It's a fair point, but it's not a completely barren landscape. Melodics (https://melodics.com/ https://melodics.com/) is one platform aimed at developing pad co

It's a fair point, but it's not a completely barren landscape. Melodics (https://melodics.com/ https://melodics.com/) is one platform aimed at developing pad controller skills. For a much more rigorous and far less marketing-driven approach, I really recommend Quest for Groove (https://questforgroove.com/ https://questforgroove.com/) which develops a lot more than just the physical dexterity required to drum on one of these things. As with anything, it does just take practice, and these instruments are so much easier to play than something like a guitar that just noodling around will also get you places.