Long time DDR enthusiast and player (since DDR 1st Mix 1998/1999). Have purchased and used many dance mats (a few soft ones and a number of hard pads and custom pads). This L-TEK Core pad is very responsive and definitely sensitive enough without having to do any mods (like the penny mod). I many play in socks, so its perfect for that. I would not recommend using shoes for this type of pad since it not designed for it compared to an arcade pad (or one that is designed similar to it). The only thing I would recommend with this pad is to get a rubber drawer liner (found at a dollar store) to place under to pad if your pad slides during your gameplay. The dance pad barely moves with the rubber feet it has, but on some occasions on carpet, it seems to move/shift slightly after Hard songs. And I wish these models can just include a simple LED for each panel to use as indicators when each panel is stepped on. I would mod in LED's just for that diagnostic purpose. I really don't care if its super bright, it just needs to be visible for testing, or for those that are new to playing. Definitely one of the best home dance pads (hard type) that I have ever used with a high quality build and well-priced for those that do not have a huge budget for the $1000+ arcade type pads. Bang for the buck for sure.
I had some 3d printed elsewhere. Compared to these… the others sucked! The others were thin and weak. These aren’t!
Shipping was fast. I received a new pad that works great with my PS 2 and PC. The directions were easy to understand and I will keep them in case I need them in the future. I’ve been wanting to play Dance Dance Revolution. I haven’t played since I was a kid so I’m happy to have this working. Thank you!
Found this dance mat for my PS2 from a FB group. I ordered it, worried it might not work or may not arrive. But it came in the mail in about 3 business days here in Texas.
I opened the box & everything was brand new and works perfectly!!!! I'm so happy to play again and try Stepmania on my PC as well.
Highly recommend!
The mod i made turned out really well — the precision is great, and I had no issues with the PC detecting it. Very good, too bad i couldn't buy de 9 panels one :(
I got the LTEK Prime and it’s worth every penny. Much better playing experience compared to the soft pads from my teen years.
Fast shipping! Ordered and was processed for shipping the following morning.
I was initially sent the wrong cable but it was fixed very quickly, and without question.
The new cable worked right away, was able to just plug it in and set the controls without issue.
I do have 2 small issues (that dont affect the end function):
1. The pin connector comes with locking screws, and so does my pad.
2. The lights on my pad don't work with this cable.
These are minor enough yo not affect the 5 star rating because I have a working dance pad again.
I'm very happy with my L-TEK Core pad from DDRPad.com. Shipping was great because it came well-protected, with a USB cable packed separately. The panels even had a protective film so they could stay pretty during shipping. Worked right out of the box, plus it looks beautiful with its glossy finish on the panels and metal trim. I appreciate the reinforced corners so I'm able to move the pad around and store it upright safely.
Pad feels high-quality and solid at about 40 lbs. Heavy, but still manageable to move around. Nonslip base works well on solid floor and carpet. Built-in noise reduction makes it noticeably quieter than other pads I've tried.
Performance is excellent, the sensitivity is spot-on unmodded. No issues playing on my MacBook Air with OutFox. I play while wearing socks, but since the surface is smooth it can feel a bit slippery. Be careful!
Another bonus is the size, it's easy to slide under my bed for storage in a small apartment.
Overall, it's a sturdy, well-built pad that excels in quality and playability.
I was putting off buying new panels for weeks. I'm so glad that I finally did because these new ones fit perfectly and are so shiny and beautiful! I stream ITG frequently, so my dance pad has gone through a lot of stomping. My viewers enjoyed watching me install the new panels and like the look of them too! Thank you, DDRPad!
picked a few of these up for a personal project that is not quite ddr. i've been working on my own game for a minute where you have 2 stomp buttons and 2 punchable buttons. i have been using FSRs before and needed to replace them, and these ones with the female housing are honestly so nice. Solder tabs on these things can be kind of a pain and getting the housing on myself also sucks so very happy with the quality and price of these, came super fast and love the stickers thrown in. been telling a lot of indie game devs working on hardware to grab these ones, i'll absolutely be getting more
I use the ddrpad to play my custom game written with Gamepad API in web browser. Very cool!
DDRPAD.com has a guide to ensure you pick the correct control box, and that guide helped me pick this one. It worked like a charm. Plugged in to my pc, mapped the arrows in stepmania, and it all worked stunningly. It came with some free stickers as well. My experience with DDRPAD and this product have been stellar. I am so happy! I can hook my PC up to the big tv and the entire family can play now. Before, I had a soft mat and it stuck to our feet and shifted.
Swift delivery and will make your cab look like a million bucks. Customer service interactions were fantastic as well.
Works great with my laptop. Tons of fun. Kids love it. It arrived earlier than I expected and easy to put together.
Real simple. Plug your L-Tek to the adapter, plug adapter to PS1/PS2, then play.
Bought two of these for my wife for Christmas to play Stepmania. Opened them on Christmas Eve, and my wife couldn’t stop playing. The construction is A+ and the packaging for shipping is top notch. My wife said it’s one of, if not the, best gift she’s received in the 15 years of Christmas we’ve celebrated together. She also crushed my score. Josh from DDRPad is extremely helpful.
Just recently got it and I must say that it is a solidly awesome, quality build and was worth every penny. When I first bought it, it was actually out of stock so I had to wait around a month and a half but they updated me promptly when I asked about their inventory status.
Initially I thought our unit was a dud and left a review saying the same. Josh himself reached out and offered a full refund and he was serious.
I said you know what? If he's serious, I'm going to be serious too. I don't want money, I want a DDR set up, so let's try and find the issue here.
I took the box to an EE I know and several minutes with an ohmmeter later they determined the box worked but the extension wire we were using was bad. Once we connected directly to the console, we were golden and I've been killing it at DDR on PS2 ever since. Thanks Josh 🙏
Dance pad works great for novice, easy, and intermediate difficulties, might not be as accurate for those playing on higher difficulties. The foam provides a comfortable cushion but I wish it was a little thicker like how the 1" hard foam mats used to be. If you're looking for an affordable mat to play leisurely this should do the trick.
Worked perfectly with my old Blueshark pad. My original control box would not work with my Windows 10 laptop and I didn't want to keep using my decade year old Windows 7 laptop I'd pulled from storage, so I looked around online and found this control box.
Windows 10 recognized it with no issues, and it worked perfectly in Stepmania.
Bought these sensors to see how they worked with my SMX. Yeah you read that right. I removed my FSR's and replaced them with these. Dont know why kyle just doesn't use a sensor like these but i definitely will not be using FSR's ever again
Bought for my wife. She loves it. Setup was a bit difficult but we got it figured out without too much trouble. Now it works like a dream.
Works great! I can now move my DDR cab by playing music.
So we've been using our pad for several months now, I was concerned it would quickly rip or the buttons wouldn't work, but surprisingly, it's doing fine, even after several uses by two large adults. We used free software to pair it up with Step Mania. I'm surprised at how well it works, given that it's just a soft pad.
It's convenient that it can be rolled up or packed away easily.
However, if I was buying again, I'd get a harder pad second time around. This one has a tendency to scrunch, especially if you're not wearing socks (I recommend wearing socks) and I have a feeling the game would just be easier to play if it didn't scrunch around so much as you are using it. Our pad is on a rug, I don't know if that's better or worse than hardwood for scrunching, I suspect better.
If 40 dollars is pushing your budget, this will work fine if you don't mind the scrunching. If you can afford a little more though, I'd go for a harder model than this one, especially if getting a good score is important to you.
We bought it to make getting some cardio more fun, which it definitely does, so we're not super concerned with the score, my only concern is if it gets my heart rate up, and it does that just fine, it excels, DDR is TOUGH! We play on easy, and we take turns with the one pad (my partner and I) and we're WIPED out after 30 minutes.
So overall, it's better made than I was expecting! -1 star for the scrunching, other than that, no complaints!
Bought this for my son as an early Christmas present. He loves it! The build quality is very solid and amazingly thin! Works great. Thanks!