Official In The Groove Soft Pad.

Reallynotnick · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jan 2005

well I decided to order this pad with the itg combo thingy, I have to say thats a pretty nice deal with all the free things and free shipping. Anyway I have never owned a pad befor so I think this will really be a good starter pad, I mean I am not going to drop $100+ on something that I have never tried befor, well I will probaly destroy this pad this summer and then maybe go for a levelsix pad after that, and then who knows what I will get next. Hope they start shipping soon.

paranoid. · Trick Member Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA

I just got my pre-order sent today, including the soft pad.

It works well and it's plenty reactive. The non-slip grip on the bottom seems to do the trick. I actually prefer the grip on this soft pad from the my ignition's (on the left of the top picture). I'd say it's a great pad to work with if you don't want to spend huge amounts of money.
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Reallynotnick · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jan 2005

O man I can't wait for mine to come in the mail!! This is going to be my first dance pad ever so wish me luck!

Libra · Trick Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005

Does anyone know if this pad will be available in stores like EB, Gamestop, or Best Buy like the Ignition is? I am thinking of getting this pad after my Gamestop ones dies but I don't want to have to order it online.

RudeBoie · Vivid Member Joined: 26 Oct 2004

Going to bump this because I'm interested in the experiences that people are having with the OITG Pad so far.

Reallynotnick · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jan 2005

I have had this pad sense it first came out and play about every other day. I leved up from a 1 all the way to a 6. I really really like the pad and when I put it ontop of a chair mat (the hard ones with spikes) it does not move more then 1/2" after 3 songs! If you want a soft pad then this is the one to get.

jjang1993 · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2005

sorry for bumping this thread, but read on amazon.com that this pad has raised arrows like the BNS Ultra NX Pad, is this true? and for ITG Pad owners to answer, hows this pad holding up so far? im thinking of buying this off amazon to save some cast money rather than buying a BNS Ultra NX pad plus 9 bux shipping
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CoasterKrazy · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

Sounds more like a Ignition pad with the hard foam inside, rather than the soft pad.

If your going to buy and of the newer versions of the 2.0's and 3.0's, go ahead. Have fun taking them back every other week

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CoasterKrazy · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

RO makes both Ignition and Official ITG soft pads... just so you know.

But no, the soft pads are thin with minimal cushioning and no raised buttons.
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jjang1993 · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2005

does this dance pad have the same quality of a konami soft pad?
EDIT: which pad would you recommend for Standard (6 feet and below)
this pad or the BNS Ultra NX
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:04 pm Post subject:

From what I've heard and seen of this pad, it is completely flat like the Official Konami ones.
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jjang1993 · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2005

jjang1993 · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2005

hey can i get an answer please? sorry if im being impatient. but i have to practice for a tournament in november
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neothe0ne · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2005

I managed to grab the last bundle at Best Buy this morning... what bundle, you ask? ITG game and 2 ITG pads for $30!

I'm very impressed with these RedOctane soft pads so far. They seem to be everything they're advertised to be: Very sensitive (I can activate hands with just a finger), very durable (no broken arrows yet, unlike the Ignition 3.0), and very antislip (I had to tear the pad off itself when I unfolded it).

Man, for stealing $70 from Best Buy... let's say I'd recommend this pad over any other soft pad, including the Ignition 3.0, because we all know how well that thing lasts. I've also plugged this into my Xbox via adapter, and it works (minus the X and O buttons), but I didn't play a song for more than 30 seconds.

Kevin_Raven · Trick Member Joined: 22 Dec 2005 Location: Blacksburg, VA

I've been reading the ddr freak forums for a long time, but I felt like making an account just to post my reaction to the itg official softpad

I bought it when redoctane was doing their bundle deal around thanksgiving, 2 pads and itg ps2 for $30 plus s&h. Aside from being an amazing deal, the pads have held up rather well. I've been using them for a week and they are indeed very sensitive, (I can confirm that it is indeed possible to adtivate the sensor with just one finger). They clearly weren't messing around when they made the 'non-slip' surface on the bottom, I set my pad on a plastic mat used for rolling desk chairs, and it hardly moves during ITG 9 foot songs. Of course, I can't say much about the long term durability as of yet, but they appear to be built to last compared to other soft pads I've seen.

Kevin_Raven · Trick Member Joined: 22 Dec 2005 Location: Blacksburg, VA

I've been using the pad for almost a month now, so I thought I might give an update on the pad's quality and durability...

the sensors are extremely sensitive, which may have contributed to a small problem I had when using the pads with stepmania. During every song, the pad would detect a press of the start button (not the select button or any other button, strangely) at random intervals throughout each song. This would cause problems since stepmania will display 'keep holding start to quit the song' when the user hits start, but I worked around the problem easily enough by re-mapping the keys.
The pad's sensitivity can also cause problems when my foot will be triggering one of the arrows that I didn't intend to hit, so that when I actually hit the arrow with my other foot, the pad doesn't register another arrow press. This has really only been a frustration when trying to full combo songs, but then again, if you're going to be seriously trying to full combo songs, you should probably think about a more expensive pad anyway.

Despite some pretty heavy use both at home and being transported all over town, both pads hav held up really well. Hope that anyone considering purchasing a soft pad finds this helpful.

neothe0ne · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2005

I also hooked up the ITG pad to my computer for StepMania, but I'd say you either have a faulty Start button or a faulty adapter. My adapter has a joystick axes problem

, but I've found that perfectly timed jumps actually register as a touch on both up and down or left and right. Yes, the pad is so sensitive that if you aren't careful you'll trigger another arrow at the wrong time, but just work on better coordination of your feet, I guess...

Dan Druff · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Location: Louisiana

Isn't this pad the old RedOctane flat pad but with ITG colors?
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