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Fender Motion 16

NewReleased 2026

Fender's successor to the PreSonus ATOM, from the old PreSonus team: 16 Fatar pads with pressure (mono or poly), eight touch-sensitive encoders, a touch strip and a colour screen, plus Smart Scales and a chord mode. Built around Fender Studio Pro, which comes with it, with a second MIDI port for Mackie Control in other DAWs. Despite the name, there are no motion sensors.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Fender
Status
Current
Released
2026

Pads & controls

Aftertouch
Polyphonic
Pads
16
Faders
0
Knobs / encoders
9
Display
Colour LCD
Pitch / mod
Touch strips

Connectivity

USB
USB-C
MIDI ports
TRS in, TRS out
CV / Gate out
No
Bluetooth MIDI
No
USB bus powered
Yes

Features & software

Features
Touch-sensitive encoders, Smart Scales, Chord mode, Mackie Control, Standalone MIDI with USB power
Bundled software
Fender Studio Pro (perpetual licence)

Size & weight

Dimensions (W × D × H)
300 × 172 × 20.8 mm
Weight
0.93 kg

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