The Roland SPD-SX Sampling Pad is considered the industry standard for good reason. It offers powerful sample creation and playback capabilities, along with innovative audio-capturing features and expressive playability. Additionally, it features three multi-effects engines, making it a versatile addition to any musician’s setup.
The Roland SPD-SX is suitable for use with acoustic or electronic V-Drums kits, percussion setups, DJ booths, and keyboard rigs. It is equally at home on the live stage, in the recording studio, pre-production suites, or dance clubs. This sampling pad is designed to provide sample triggering in a live-ready body, making it a valuable tool for musicians.
The SPD-SX builds upon the proven concepts of its predecessor and takes them to a new level. Whether you need to fire off one-shot samples, looped phrases, or complete audio playback tracks, the SPD-SX is equipped with the latest technology and tools to get the job done quickly and accurately.
The SPD-SX features nine highly sensitive rubber pads, two independent real-time control knobs, and four dedicated effect buttons. It incorporates Roland’s most advanced triggering technology to ensure accuracy and dynamic performance. The large backlit LCD provides easy-to-read data in all environments, and each pad has an LED companion that illuminates to indicate the pad’s status.
Improving playability and functionality, the SPD-SX meets the increasing requirements of drummers and percussionists who need to incorporate audio samples into their performances. It offers essential features such as individual click output routing, dedicated volume controls, Pad Check function, individual Sub Out, and more.
Onboard, the SPD-SX has three multi-effects units, including one master unit and two assignable units per kit. The master effects engine allows for real-time performance control with dedicated front-panel controls. Users can access a filter, delay, short looper, and user-assignable effect, adjusting them creatively using the front-panel buttons and control knobs.
One of the standout features of the SPD-SX is its Multi-Pad Sampling capability. This allows users to create multi-sampled phrases and pad maps quickly and easily. By striking each pad at the appropriate start and end points while audio streams in from an external source, the sample will be automatically truncated and assigned to that pad.
The SPD-SX comes with generous 4GB of internal memory, which can store the entire sample library. It offers approximately 360 minutes of audio storage (10,000 files) at 16-bit, 44.1 kHz mono. The built-in USB ports enable direct import of audio files from USB flash memory. The bundled SPD-SX Wave Manager software facilitates importing, assigning, and organizing samples from a computer via USB.
Some additional specifications of the Roland SPD-SX include nine built-in pads with LED indicators, maximum polyphony of 20 voices, recordable wave data of 10,000 samples, sampling time of approximately 180 minutes in stereo (360 minutes in mono), and various connectors such as PHONES, MASTER OUT, SUB OUT, AUDIO IN, TRIG IN, FOOT SW, MIDI, DC IN, and COMPUTER. The interface supports functions such as USB-MIDI, USB-AUDIO, and USB Mass Storage Class.
The SPD-SX comes with an AC adaptor, CD-ROM with software, owners manual, and preload wave data. It is a versatile and powerful tool for musicians who require sample triggering capabilities in their performances.
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