Description
The Roland SPD-SX Sampling Pad, including the Special Edition, is a top choice for professional musicians needing instant access to custom samples and loops. With expanded 16 GB onboard storage, it accommodates ample studio-quality WAV samples. Equipped with Ableton Live Lite and Wave Manager software, it facilitates a seamless workflow from production to performance. Featuring a striking Sparkling Red finish, it stands out on stage and offers enhanced capabilities for pro players seeking a versatile sampling pad. Boasting 16 GB internal memory, master and sub outputs, and individual pad routing options, it provides flexibility in monitoring and mixing. Ableton Live Lite allows musicians to produce original samples and utilize the SPD-SX as a pad controller. Multi-Pad Sampling enables intuitive inspiration capture, while real-time effects engines enhance live performance. Seamless USB integration with computers, along with Wave Manager software, simplifies sample importing and assignment. With low latency and fast triggering, it’s an ideal MIDI pad controller for any DAW, ensuring maximum efficiency in sampling and music production sessions.
Expanded Internal Memory and Connectivity
The SPD-SX Special Edition features 16 GB of internal memory, enabling storage of up to 50 hours of mono samples or 25 hours of stereo recordings without requiring external memory. With built-in USB ports supporting various functions like flash memory and MIDI/Audio data transfer, seamless connectivity is ensured. Moreover, the included SPD-SX Wave Manager software streamlines sample import, assignment, and organization, enhancing overall workflow efficiency.
Effortless Sampling with Multi-Pad Sampling
With Multi-Pad Sampling functionality, users can intuitively capture and assign sounds and audio phrases directly on the SPD-SX Special Edition. This streamlined process simplifies the creation of multi-sampled phrases and pad maps, ensuring quick and hassle-free sampling during performances.
Versatile Pad Performance
The SPD-SX Special Edition enables professional drummers and percussionists to sample, capture, assign, and play drum sounds and audio phrases on nine velocity-sensitive drum pads. This feature allows for dynamic and expressive performances with easy access to a wide range of sounds.
Enhanced Visibility and Monitoring
Dedicated LED indicators provide clear pad status and audio-level activity feedback during performances. High-contrast red divider lines help users distinguish each pad zone onstage and in dimly lit environments, ensuring optimal visibility and monitoring during live shows.
- Sample, capture, assign, and play drum sounds and audio phrases on nine velocity-sensitive drum pads
- Easy capturing and assignment of sounds and audio phrases through Multi-Pad Sampling
- Dedicated LED indicators show pad status and audio-level activity during performance
- High-contrast red divider lines help you see each pad zone clearly onstage and in dimly lit environments
- 16 GB Internal memory supports up to 50 hours of mono sample storage, or 25 hours of stereo, eliminating the need to carry additional external memory
- Built-in USB ports support flash memory, mass storage, and USB MIDI/Audio data transfer
- Included SPD-SX Wave Manager software allows you to import, assign, and organize samples
- Three onboard multi-effects units with four dedicated effect buttons and two real-time control knobs
- Twenty-one master effects including filter, delay, short looper, and built-in EQ
- High-contrast backlit LCD provides easy-to-read data in almost any environment
- Individual click output routing with dedicated volume control, Pad Check function, and Sub Out
- Two 1/4″ outputs for connection to mixers and amplifiers and one 1/4″ headphone jack
- Two 1/4″ left and right stereo/mono inputs with line and mic gain
- Footswitch input for connecting a kick trigger and various other pedals
- Two dual-trigger inputs allow connection of external drum pads or acoustic drum triggers
- MIDI I/O allows connection of external sound modules for access to limitless sounds and control
- Pads: Built-in Pads: 9 (with LED Indicators)
* Two external trigger inputs are provided, allowing you to connect up to four Pads. - Maximum Polyphony: 20 voices
* Maximum polyphony becomes 16 voices according as an operating state. - Number of Recordable Wave Data: 10,000
* Including preload wave data. - Internal Storage: size: 16 GB
*Including preload data - Sampling Time (Total time for all wave data): Approx. 25 hours of stereo audio (50 hours of mono)
* Since the internal memory included with the SPD-SX contains preloaded data, the available sampling time will be less than the time above. - Data Format: 16-bit linear PCM (WAV/AIFF)
- Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
- Kits: 100
- Kit Chain: 8 chains (20 steps per chain)
- Effects: Master Effects (21 Types)
Equalizer
Kit Effect 1 (20 Types)
Kit Effect 2 (20 Types) - Display: Graphic LCD 128 x 64 dots
- Connectors: PHONES jack (Stereo 1/4-inch phone type)
MASTER OUT jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
SUB OUT jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
AUDIO IN jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch phone type) (with LINE-MIC GAIN control)
TRIG IN jacks (1/2, 3/4) (1/4-inch TRS phone type)
FOOT SW jack (1/2) (1/4-inch TRS phone type)
MIDI connectors (IN, OUT)
DC IN jack
COMPUTER connector
USB MEMORY connector - Interface: Hi-Speed USB (USB-MIDI, USB-AUDIO, USB Mass Storage Class, USB Flash Drive)
- Power Supply: DC 9 V (AC Adaptor)
- Current Draw: 600 mA
- Accessories: Ableton Live Lite Serial Number Card
CD-ROM (SPD-SX Wave Manager, USB driver, preload wave data)
Owner’s Manual
AC Adaptor - Options (sold separately): Pads (PD series, PDX series)
Cymbals (CY series)
Kick Triggers (KD series, KT series)
Pad Stand (PDS-10)
All-Purpose Clamp (APC-33)
Acoustic Drum Trigger (RT-30K, RT-30HR, RT-30H)
Pedal Switch (DP-2)
Footswitch (BOSS FS-5U, FS-6, FS-7)
Personal Drum Monitor (PM-10)
Y cable (PCS-31L)
USB Flash Memory
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