The Roland SPD-SX-SE is a special edition of the conventional SPD-SX Sampling Pad with Sparkling Red finish and 16 GB internal memory, especially developed for live use. It has nine touch-sensitive rubber pads and two external trigger inputs. Each pad can be filled with samples, which are then played back in real time. 16 GB of internal memory allows you to store countless sounds without external media, which is especially useful when you're on stage. The three built-in multi-effect units can be operated via the real-time controllers and four effect buttons. Thanks to multi-pad sampling, you can record in real time via any audio source and then immediately assign the result to a pad. This makes it easy to create multi-layer samples. A separate click-out with separate volume control is indispensable for professional use on stage.
The SPD-SX-SE Sampling Pad from Roland is a special edition of the world market leader SPD-SX and has identical functions with eight times the memory capacity. Powerful sampling and editing functions, innovative recording functions and three multi-effect processors make it the ideal addition to acoustic and electric drums. Trigger loops & drum grooves, your own drum samples and effect sounds and edit them with internal effects. A creative e-drum instrument for live use and recording applications.
The SPD-SX-SE Sampling Pad is suitable for all situations. Whether on the e-drum, on the acoustic drum kit or in the percussion setup, the SPD SX SE brings fresh air and interesting musical mixes through its multifunctional sampling technology and promises impressive performances. The SPD-SX-SE also cuts more than just a good figure at the keyboard rack in combination with synthesizers and workstations as well as in the recording studio thanks to its impressive feature selection.
The Roland SPD-SX-SE Sampling Pad has three multi-effects processors, consisting of a main unit and two further effects units to which individual kits can be assigned. Real-time editing of the main unit via the two controls and the four buttons allows simultaneous control of individual effects such as looper, delay or filter. The possibilities for optimizing your own sounds seem almost endless. An underlay of the samples with one click or the volume adjustment of the individual wave information is just as simple as a multiple assignment of individual pads.
Each pad can easily be equipped with sounds from the USB device or another audio source using the MultiPad Sampling function. To do this, simply attach the pad to the desired time stamp to start and stop recording. This way, huge arrangements, multisample phrases or pad maps can be constructed conveniently and quickly and retrieved just as easily. The settings made can be saved in up to 100 kits for later retrieval.
A series of connectors allows the connection of different devices. Starting with two trigger stereo inputs, which allow the connection of up to four mono or two stereo pads, the SPD-SX Sampling Pad is a true multi-talent with inexhaustible musical and playful potential via the already mentioned USB port, two Sub- and Master Out (L/MONO, R), two Audio In (L/MONO, R), two MIDI In and Out as well as two inputs for attaching additional Footswitches. In addition, all outputs can be assigned differently. For example, the sub-out can be used for the monitors on stage and the built-in metronome can simply be routed to the headphone output.
Roland's SPD-SX-SE Sampling Pad offers 16 gigabytes for free use. Expressed in numbers, this means a playing time of about 50 hours at 44.1 kHz in mono or 25 hours stereo. Up to 10,000 samples can be fed into the sampling pad, giving the player the possibility to always have all his sounds with him and to be sufficiently equipped for every performance.
With the Wave Manager, the settings and pad assignments can also be conveniently controlled on the computer, so that the overview is never lost, even with thousands of samples. Furthermore, a license for the professional DJ and producer software Abelton Lite is included, with which you can easily produce your own samples. The SPD-SX-SE can also be used as a pad controller for Abelton.
All in all, the SPD-SX-SE Sampling Pad is an instrument that cannot be surpassed in complexity and helpful features as well as functions, also because of the higher storage space. Only the elegant design can outdo functionality. With its modern sparkling red finish and black pads, the SPD-SX Sampling Pad is a real feast for the eyes in all setups and especially on stage. In case the sampling pad is still too small, the SPD-SX can be upgraded with various Roland accessories, such as a suitable stand or additional trigger pads.