Roland SPD-SX Digital Sampling Pad

Roland SPD-SX Electric Percussion Instrument and Sampler

The Roland SPD-SX Electric Percussion Instrument and Sampler is the ultimate Percussive Sampling Instrument putting powerful sample creation and playback under your sticks with innovative audio-capturing features, expressive playability, three multi-effects engines, and much more. Whether you’re firing off one-shot samples, looped phrases, or complete audio playback tracks, the SPD-SX get the job done.

The Roland SPD-SX is equipped with nine highly sensitive rubber pads with two independent real-time control knobs and four dedicated effect buttons. Roland’s most advanced triggering technology ensures the ultimate in accuracy and fully dynamic performance, while a large backlit LCD provides easy-to-read data in all varieties of environments.

Illuminate Your Performance

When you trigger sample phrases, the LEDs remain lit to show you which pads are in play and which are not. In addition, the LEDs change illumination strength according to audio-level activity (similar to level meters on a mixing board). The high-contrast red divider lines help you see the pad zones clearly onstage.

The SPD-SX has three multi-effects units onboard: one master unit and two units that are assignable per kit. The master effects engine lets you perform in real time like a DJ using the dedicated front-panel controls. Get your hands on the filter, delay, short looper, and user-assignable effect — all of which can be creatively adjusted with the four front-panel buttons and two control knobs.

The SPD-SX’s generous internal memory (4 GB) lets you store and carry your entire sample library inside. With no external memory required, you can house approximately 720 minutes of audio (10,000 files) at 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, mono. The built-in USB ports let you directly import audio files from USB flash memory. The bundled SPD-SX Wave Manager software app lets you import audio files directly from computer via USB, assign the samples to each pad, and organize the thousands of samples efficiently.

The Roland SPD-SX Main Features:

• Unique sampling-pad concept — the only instrument of its kind in the world
• 4 GB internal memory, enabling approximately 720 minutes of sampling (mono) without requiring external memory
• Nine velocity-sensitive rubber pads, two external dual-trigger inputs
• Easy capturing and assignment of audio data through Multi-Pad Sampling
• Three units of multi-effects onboard, with two real-time control knobs and four dedicated effect buttons
• Individual Pad Dynamics indicators show pad status and audio-level activity during performance
• Expanded USB functionality (USB Mass Storage, USB MIDI/AUDIO, USB Memory)
• Wave Manager software included for easily importing, assigning, and organizing samples
• Large backlit LCD
• Two external trigger inputs allowing you to connect up to four Pads.
• Maximum Polyphony: 20 voices
• Sampling Time:  Approx. 180 min. in stereo (360 min. in mono)
• Data Format: 16-bit linear PCM (WAV/AIFF)
• Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
• Dimensions: 364 mm, 14-3/8 inches x 331 mm , 13-1/16 inches x 94 mm ,   3-3/4 inches
• Weight: 2.5 kg / 5 lbs. 9 oz.