Nov 23 2009

Roland SPD20 Electronic Drum Pad

The Roland SPD20 is Roland’s flagship electronic percussion multi-pad, with 700 high-quality percussion, drum and instrument sounds. The SPD-20 Total Percussion Pad makes it easy to add a wide variety of high-quality drum and percussion sounds to your live performances, studio gigs and rehearsals. This multi-pad is perfect for acoustic drummers looking to add electronic sounds to their sets, electronic drummers looking to expand further, and MIDI studio musicians who want to program rhythm parts more naturally. Four dual-trigger inputs for triggering SPD20 sounds from external pads and other triggering devices.

Roland SPD20 Electronic Drum Pad Video

Out of the box, you get 99 Preset Patches and six rhythm loops that can be played via eight high-quality pads with natural response. The SPD-20′s sound set includes everything from ethnic and world percussion instruments to classic and modern acoustic and electronic drum sounds. Four external dual-trigger inputs make the SPD-20 compatible with a dedicated hi-hat or kick drum controller and any of Roland’s drum pads (including V-Pads™). Can be connected directly to acoustic drum triggers via four drum trigger inputs. Compact electronic percussion multi-pad/sound module with 8 velocity-sensitive rubber pads. SPD-20 Delivers a velocity-sensitive Layer function, onboard effects and MIDI connections for using the SPD-20 as a controller or sound module.

Specifications of Roland SPD-20 Total Percussion Pad

  • 14 voices Polyphony  Sounds
  • Instrument, Level, Pitch, Decay, Pan, Curve, Effect Send Level
  • Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger 
  • 700 Instruments 
  • 8 Pads
  • 99 Patches, 8 Patch Chain Internal Memory
  • 7-segment, 3-character LED Display
  • AC12V, AC Adaptor Power Supply
  • Output (L/Mono, R), Phones (Stereo), External Trigger Input* x 3 (Dual), Hi-Hat Control/Trigger4 Input* (Dual), MIDI (In, Out), Footswitch (Dual), AC IN *Trigger inputs 1 and 2 accept rim shots from the PD-7, -8, -9, -80R, -105, -120 and -125 while inputs 3 and 4 accept rim shots from the PD-7 and -9.
  • 420mA Current Draw
  • BOSS BRA-Series AC Adaptor, Slit Tape.
  • The SPD-20′s Width is 450 mm 17-3/4 inches, depth 350 mm 13-13/16 inches, height 70 mm 2-13/16 inches and Weight 2.8 kg 6 lbs. 3 oz.   
Nov 19 2009

Roland TD9SX V-Tour Electronic Drum Kit

Roland TD-9SX V-Tour electronic drum kit delivers great sound experience, and its advanced triggering technology (3-way triggering for ride cymbal) gives you an incredibly dynamic and expressive playing range as well. Together with Roland’s most advanced triggering technology, this kit is destined to become a big hit with drummers worldwide. The TD-9SX kit’s centerpiece is the TD-9 sound module, loaded with hundreds of new sounds, plus real-audio songs and patterns. MDS-9 (Sturdy drum rack) with newly designed ball-clamps for the snare and cymbal arms.

Roland TD9SX V-Tour Electronic Drum Kit

Roland TD9SX V-Tour Electronic Drum Kit Features

  • Scope function with graphical LCD display
  • Advanced TD9 module with expressive new sounds, real-audio songs and patterns
  • Three-way triggering for ride cymbal
  • Comfortable mesh-head tom and snare pads with rim triggering
  • USB host for audio-file (.WAV) playback
  • Sturdy drum rack (MDS-9) with newly designed ball-clamps for the snare and cymbal arms and a new hi-hat mount for maximum flexibility
  • Special cable for easy pad connections

The Roland TD9SX V-Tour Electronic Drum Kit is outfitted with a luxurious, large backlit display with accompanying oversized buttons and controls. Its friendly, icon-based user interface makes editing sounds and customizing kits fast and fun.

Use the USB port to import audio files of your choice (.WAV), back up your data, or save a “quick record” performance. Play along with real-audio backing songs to build your musical experience base. TD 9 Delivers “Quick Record” and “Quick Play” features, which allows you to immediately record and play back solo drum parts, or drum parts performed with the backing songs. Special connecting cable allows for fast, clean and easy connection to the pads. Read more »