Roland SPDS Trigger Pad

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Roland SPDS

Roland SPDS sample pad is an exceptionally powerful tool for the live drummer or percussionist. The SPDS enables you to have 8 samples playing simultaneously and have expandable memory with the Compact Flash slot. The SPDS is a really popular and really useful piece of kit.

Here's what Roland say about the SPDS

Features

· Compact percussion multi-pad with CD-quality sampling
· Play any 8 sounds simultaneously via 6 pads and 3 edge triggers
· Up to 380 seconds of 44.1kHz user sampling (95 seconds in Fine mode)
· 399 User waveforms and 181 "ready-to-play" Pre-Loaded waveforms · Re-sampling function and onboard pattern sequencer
· 30 multi-effects and global ambience add dimension to sounds
· Reads from and samples directly to optional Compact Flash cards · Mounts easily to conventional drum stands and hardware
181 Pre-Loaded Sounds At the Ready

While the SPD-S lets you sample up to 399(internal) User waveforms,(500 on the Compact flash card) it's nice to know there are 47 pre-programmed patches using the 181 Pre-loaded sounds covering everything from acoustic and electronic drums, loops, percussion and sound effects. Combine the onboard sounds with your own sampled sounds and loops to create the ultimate drum kit. A sampling CD is included to help get you started.

Create Your Own Phrases and Effects
The SPD-S includes a powerful multi-effects processor with 30 types of programmable effects. There is an additional, global ambience effect, giving you the power to sculpt any sound into something entirely new.

Once you've added effects to a sound, you can resample the waveform freeing the effects for something else. Original phrase loops can be created using the onboard pattern sequencer, and then that pattern can be re-sampled as a new wave form! The entire sequence can then be triggered like a phrase loop from one of the pads! With tools like these, the possibilities are endless. The SPD-S makes sampling a very easy process.