with that many pads, you won't have to play chords. And if you're going to go that far, might as well get rid of ALL the buttons and sliders and just make it a .midi file player...
As an fyi, those tiny little knobs are a PITA if you actually play live...
No thanks -- I have my Radias-Rack sitting next to my M3, so I'm all set for knobs and switches....heck, some days I'm lucky just to find the power switch.....