How important are the pads on todays arrangers for you?

Personally i am a big fan of Tyros 5s midi pads, and since most of the arps in Motif are compatible with Tyros 5 i have a huge database of them...

They are also not that hard to create yourself ( with the exception of the midi pads using mega voice technollogy)

So how much use do you make of the pads?