The Roland SPDS Sampling Pad is a great way to add sampling to any percussion setup. It is an affordable and very easy to use type of product and an excellent alternative to a rack sampler and acoustic triggers. The SPDS allows you to record CD-quality samples and it offers you the ability to play them back instantly and the fact that it is equipped with three edge triggers and six pads makes this process so much simpler and allows endless creative possibilities. As you might naturally assume, the SPDS also includes effects and preset sounds that allow you to start playing immediately.

• 9 Build-in pads
• Maximum polyphony of 8 voices
• The sampling mode is Fine/Standard/Long
• Maximum sampling time is approximately 12 minutes.
• Effects: Multi-Effects (30 Type) plus Ambience (System)
• 399 User waveform locations and 181 pre-loaded waveforms
• Display: 16 characters and 1 line (backlit LCD)
• Connectors: Input Jacks (L/Mono, R, 1/4 inch phone type), Output Jacks(L/Mono, R, 1/4 inch phone type), LINE/MIC selectable, Trigger Input Jack (1/4 inch TRS phone type), Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type), Expression Pedal Jack (type: 1/4 inch TRS phone), Footswitch Jack (type: 1/4 inch TRS phone), MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT), CompactFlash Card Slot
• Accessories: AC Adaptor, Slit Tape, Owner's Manual, Sampling CD, Hexagon, Wrench Screw x2
• Mounts very easily on the conventional drum stands and hardware.
• Weight: 2.1 kg or 4 lbs. 11 oz. (Weight: excludes AC Adaptor)

The Roland SPDS is a brilliant and powerful tool. Play and record loops, samples, rhythmic phrases, mostly anything you want quickly and easily and most importantly, musically. And not to mention those 181 preloaded sounds. A lot of drummers that play in the most notorious bands use this product quite often. So this is a very cool equipment to have.

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