The MPD18, looks perfect for your SPs!!!

http://www.akaipro.com/mpd18

Looks pretty handy.

If this is around $70-$80 I might pick one up. Otherwise the korg nano keys look more appealing to me right now.

Yeah they best have a decent price point. Too bad the Korg Nanos don't have MIDI ports. The Nanopad would be ideal for a 404, 12 pads and all.

Akai PADS SUCK now days

Good point, I was only thinkin for computer use. I've never thought about using a controller to use any of my samplers cuz part of the fun is making the best out of the original hardware. *unless it was a rackmount

looks interesting. finally an appealing design, im sick of these ugly ass controllers they keep pumping out.

what makes it good for SPs?
say over previous MPDs or a padKontrol?

Nothing in particular. I'm very minimalist and appeals to that. No extra knobs n shit that can't control anything on an SP.

Just a note to those talking about korg nano products in here.

dont get the nanokey. . its just like a laptop keyboard in the shape of a piano-keyboard. .. the buttons are shite.

All the nano stuff seems pretty low quality from what I could tell at Guitar Center. I would break those in like a week and I'm pretty gentle on all my gear.
On the other hand I have korg padkontrol and I find that to be great for all my beat making needs and it has solid construction and pads that light like SP.

i would never touch the nano pads ESPECIALLY not the nano keys. but i picked up the nanokontrol because i needed a shitload of knobs and it definitely does the job even if it isnt rock solid

I'm pretty sure the nanoPAD is just a small version of the padkontrol, so it should be OK.

The nanoKontrol, I'm sure it does what it does too.

i heard people have a problem with the pads sliding... unless you tape it down

If you actually feel the nanopad it's really thin and cheap feeling and the point of a drum pad controller is to beat on it. The nanocontrol is probably fine since you'd just be tweaking the knobs.