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Roland SPD-ONE Sampler - Electronic Percussion Pad

Battery-powered Standalone Electronic Drum Pad with 4GB Storage for WAV File Samples and Backing/Click Tracks and Cymbal/Tom Stand Mounting Hardware
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Add Any Percussion Sounds to Your Kit

Roland's standalone SPD-One WAV sample-based percussion pad is as versatile as your drumming style, allowing you to take your favorite samples onstage with the rest of your kit. Whether you're looking to create a hybrid acoustic/electronic drum kit or simply add on to the electronic kit you already have, this super-flexible yet brilliantly simple percussion pad is the way to go. With 4GB of internal storage and support for one shots, phrases, loops, backing tracks, and more, the battery-powered SPD-One WAV adds a ton of utility to your kit.

Load it up with samples, loops, and more

The SPD-One WAV drum pad is a blank slate, allowing you to load it up entirely with your favorite WAV file samples. Simple naming conventions let you define sounds as one shots, loops, phrases, and more. Want to run a click track? No problem. How about a shaker loop? It's easy. The SPD-One WAV is everything a creative drummer could ask for in a simple sample-player pad. What's more, there's MIDI via USB onboard, so you can even use your SPD-One WAV to take your favorite virtual instruments onstage.

Integrates into any drum or percussion rig

Whether you play with your hands, sticks, mallets, or some other method, your Roland SPD-One WAV drum pad is happy to oblige. In addition to setting the volume and effects, the sensitivity is totally adjustable. As for mounting, you can stick the SDP-One WAV to any tom, cymbal, or mic stand you have on hand. Finally, there's no need to bother with extra cables (unless you feel like picking up an optional power supply), since the SPD-One WAV drum pad runs efficiently on four AA batteries.

SPD-One: a new direction in virtual drums

Twenty years after launching the original V-Drum line, Roland is still at it, revolutionizing the world of virtual drums in exciting and creative new ways. The SPD-One combines the standalone modular approach of the traditional SPD series that drummers at Sweetwater already love in a format that lets you build the exact kit you have in mind. Want to add an electronic snare or tom? No problem. Replace your kick with a pad? Piece of cake. Build a full kit or just add the pieces you want; it's all up to you with Roland's SPD-One series.

Roland SPD-One WAV Drum Pad Features:

  • A standalone electronic pad that integrates easily into any drum kit
  • 4GB of internal storage lets you load up WAV files via USB
  • Simple naming conventions let you set up samples as one shots, loops, and more
  • Load up click tracks or backing audio to keep you locked to the groove
  • Send MIDI via USB to control other instruments or record/sequence in the studio
  • Sensitivity control lets you use hands, sticks, mallets, or other playing methods
  • Runs on 4 AA batteries (optional power supply not included)
  • Tom stand and cymbal stand mounting hardware included

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Drum Trigger Pad
  • Pads: 1
  • Presets: 12 memory slots
  • Analog Outputs: 1 x 1/4" TRS (master stereo out), 1 x 1/4" TRS (headphones)
  • MIDI I/O: USB
  • USB: 1 x Type Micro-B
  • Formats: WAV files (16-bit, 44.1 kHz)
  • Memory: 4GB (360 minutes stereo audio)
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately) / 4 x AA batteries
  • Height: 2.25"
  • Width: 5.56"
  • Depth: 6.31"
  • Weight: 2 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: SPD-1W

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Rated 3.5/5

Been using live for 2 years. Works. Pad slipping off. Needs tinkering

Of course, if you buy the WAV over the KICK you know you're getting your hands dirty. You need to find you samples, get the levels right, EQ them, etc. The trade-off is the enormous flexibility. We've got kick, tambourine, a train whistle, a short fanfare, a ship's bell, audience applause... crazy stuff.

I think during a hot outside gig the black pad's adhesive got warm and it slipped down 10mm or so on 1 corner. Still works. Just a bummer but understandable.

For some reason, the output signal on this isn't nearly as strong as I'd expect a line-level output to be. I have to crank the master, then add a decent amount of preamp gain to get it usable. Had the same issue on a few mixers. The only think I can figure is I've got the wrong cable type. I'm running a TRS into a 1/4 mixer input that may nor may not be balanced. Not a huge deal.

We also noticed that the samples need to be high-quality. At least the higher-pitched ones. I grabbed a tambourine sample off of Logic's build-in sounds and it was awful. I recorded a real tambourine to replace it and it sounds natural.

Before the SPD we had stomp boxes and a big kick drum and foot tambourines. Now we just have this so I'd say it's been worth it in that regard.

Simply put, modern electronic music wouldn't exist without Roland. Many of the electronic musicians here at Sweetwater cut our teeth on TR Rhythm machines and fondly remember programming our first TB-303s. We owe a good part of our careers to this amazing and innovative company. It's been fun to watch and grow right alongside Roland, as they've introduced wave after wave of revolutionary keyboards, digital pianos, and more. For example, Roland's V-Drum Kits continuously redefine the possibilities of electronic drums, beginning with SuperNATURAL technology to the latest Prismatic Sound Modeling. We're huge fans, and we'd love to tell you all about them. Whether you want a pocket-sized synth or a cutting-edge video mixer, if Roland makes it, then Sweetwater is 100% behind it.

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