Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad

Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad
Product no: 9000-0101-7998 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

For over a decade, the Roland SPD-SX has been a must-have for any professional and creative drummer, and now, in response to user feedback, Roland present the next level end-boss of the sampling-pad-verse with the SPD-SX PRO. Tweaked, enhanced and improved on all sides, the PRO raises the reliability, the sound quality, the level of creativity, and even the game of the included software to complete a highly impressive sampler that's been fully set up for the performing musician. Team it up with the free Editor App and gain access to the 1,550 internal sounds, 200 ready-made kits, extensive sample editing and layering options, and plenty more.

Maximum Dependability

To aid navigation on a dark stage, each pad has been divided by a colour-coded LED strip, and the colour and light mode can be customised to further improve visibility. The multi-coloured 4.3 inch menu screen has also been enlarged and the buttons and control knobs are now backlit, so you're not just getting improved control over the performance, but the days of fumbling around in the dark to flip through patches or tweak effects are over. Thankfully, the sensitivity of the three shoulder pad triggers has also been raised so they respond more consistently no matter the angle of the strike.

Sound Quality & Creativity

While the SPD-SX was largely dependent on the internal sound quality, the SPD-SX PRO offers much more support. Internally, this next-gen sampler pad works with a 48 kHz and 16 bit audio resolution, but will also work seamlessly with other audio formats and will even correct them internally, so there's no longer any need to convert samples to ensure the correct resolution. Next to that, the balanced Master and Direct outputs deliver a cleaner and clearer signal, even when bridging wider distances, and extra outputs can be routed and assigned via the software to give the sound engineer more options. To finish, this pad features an internal audio/MIDI interface that supports eight channel recording and twelve channel playback.

Tips or comments about this product

Please note:
- This product includes the Roland SPD-SX PRO sampler pad only. The stands, drum kits and other equipment and accessories seen in the images serve illustrative purposes only and are not included.
- Any accessories designed for the SPD-SX including stands and gig bags are also compatible with the SPD-SX PRO.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Number of pads	9
Number of trigger inputs	2 - 4
Built-in sampler	yes
Preset memory	yes
Supports USB media	yes
Number of analogue input channels	1
Number of analogue output channels	5
Headphone output	yes
Built-in speaker	no
USB port	yes
Audio over USB	8-channel
MIDI & other	MIDI in, MIDI out / thru, MIDI over USB
Connector for external foot pedal	yes

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	4,4 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	49,0 x 41,5 x 18,0 cm

Product specifications

pads:
- built-in pads: 9 (with PAD LED, Vertical LED)
- plus four external trigger inputs via a Y-cable to support a maximum of 8 pads
max. polyphony: 32 voices (including click)
recordable wave data: 20,000
- *including preload data
internal memory
- size: 32GB
- *including preload data
sample time:
- sampling from AUDIO IN: 60 minutes per sample
- resampling: 10 minutes per sample
data format: 16-bit linear
sampling frequency: 48 kHz
supported files: WAV, AIFF, MP3
kits: 200
preload wave: factory preloaded samples: 1,550 or more
set list: 32 (32 steps per SET LIST)
kit effects:
- Layer Equalizer: each pad (Layer A/B independent)
- Layer Transient: each pad (Layer A/B independent)
- Multi-effects (53 types): 4 systems
- Side Chain Compressor: 1 system
effects:
- master effects (53 types)
- master compressor
- master equalizer
USB-audio record/playback channels:
- sampling rate (original): 48 kHz
- sampling rate (with sample rate conversion): 96 kHz, 44,1 kHz
- recording: 8 channels
- playback: 12 channels
display: 4.3 inch colour LCD
connections:
- PHONES-port: 6.3mm stereo headphone output
- MASTER OUT (L, R, BALANCED): 6.3mm TRS-jack
- DIRECT OUT x4 (BALANCED): 6.3mm TRS-jack
- AUDIO IN: Stereo 6.3mm (with volume control)
- TRIG IN x4 (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8): 6.3mm TRS-jack
- FOOT SW x1 (1/2): 6.3mm TRS-jack
- HH CTRL/EXPRESSION x 1: 6.3mm TRS-jack
- MIDI (IN, OUT/THRU) ports
- USB COMPUTER port: USB-B (High-Speed USB, USB-AUDIO, USB-MIDI, App)
- USB MEMORY port: USB A (High-Speed USB, back-up save/load, e.g. import/export)
- DC IN port
power supply: DC 12V (AC power supply)
- current draw: 1,500mA
dimensions (WxDxH): 360 x 330 x 92.9mm
weight (not including power supply): 3.0 kg
included:
- quick-start guide
- power supply

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