The Flagship Sampling Sidekick
The SPD-SX PRO is the ultimate sampling pad for the most demanding gigs. With years of road testing and extensive user feedback from the SPD-S and SPD-SX, the top-tier SPD-SX PRO raises the bar again. Harnessing the advanced sample pad technology of its predecessors, the SPD-X-PRO boasts an array of requested professional enhancements and is built for life on the road. Illuminate dark stages with a large color display and customizable multi-color trigger lights. Expand your performance setup with more audio outputs, additional trigger inputs, and hi-hat and FX expression pedal control. And go further with a massive 32 GB memory, 48 kHz audio playback, increased pad sensitivity without crosstalk, and a dedicated SPD-SX PRO App for easier kit editing.
Features
- Nine pads with Roland’s advanced trigger technology, including six large pads and three top-row shoulder pads
- High-visibility, horizontal and vertical LEDs with multi-color customization
- Increased shoulder pad sensitivity and improved crosstalk performance
- 4.3-inch color display for easy navigation and viewing during performance
- Import 48/44.1 kHz (16-/24-/32-bit) WAV/AIFF files and MP3s (32–320 kbps) with automatic conversion to 48 kHz/16-bit upon loading
- Stereo main output, four direct mono outputs, balanced for easy mixing on stage
- Connectivity for up to eight external individual triggers/pads (four stereo triggers or eight mono triggers with Y-cables)
- Dedicated SPD-SX PRO App for Windows/Mac for easy importing, managing samples, and deep kit editing
- 32 GB of internal storage for samples, backing tracks, and click tracks
- Input for hi-hat or footswitch expression control
- Connect hi-hats, kick, and snare for a ‘mini drum kit’ setup
- Up to 200 kit patches (43 erasable preset kits and 157 user kits)
- Over 1550 pre-loaded, high-quality samples and sounds
- 16-step pad sequencer function
- Onboard effects engine with up to four effects in parallel, plus side chain with output routing
- Built-in click/metronome
- Create in real time by recording performances as WAV files and assigning them to pads
- Product images for display purposes only. Stands, Pads & Pedals are not included with sale & are sold separately.
Roland SPD-SX & SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad Comparison
Whether playing the beloved SPD-SX or the flagship SPD-SX PRO, drummers will be blown away by each pad’s sounds and capabilities. With advanced triggering and sampling technology, these pads fit perfectly into both electronic and hybrid setups—from the live stage to the recording studio, DJ booth, or home music room.
You can find the full product description here on the Roland website: Roland SPD-SX PRO
Specifications
- Pads: Built-in pads: 9 (with PAD LED, Vertical LED)
- * Four external trigger inputs are provided, allowing you to connect up to eight pads with Y cable
- Maximum Polyphony: 32 voices (included click voices)
- Number of Recordable Wave Data: 20,000
- *Including preload data
- Internal storage Size: 32 GB
- *Including preload data
- Sampling Time;
- Sampling from AUDIO IN: 60 minutes per sample
- Resampling: 10 minutes per sample
- Data Format: 16-bit linear
- Sampling Frequency: 48 kHz
- Import Format: WAV, AIFF, MP3
- Kits: 200
- Preload wave;
- Factory preloaded samples: 1,550 or more
- Setlist: 32 (32 steps per SET LIST)
- Kit Effects;
- Layer Equaliser: each pad (Layer A/B independently)
- Layer Transient: each pad (Layer A/B independently)
- Multi-Effects (53 types): 4 systems
- Side Chain Compressor: 1 system
- System Effects;
- Master Effects (53 types)
- Master Compressor
- Master Equalizer
- Number of USB Audio Record/Playback Channels;
- Sampling Rate (Original): 48 kHz
- Sampling Rate (with Sampling rate converter): 96 kHz, 44.1 kHz
- Record: 8 channels
- Playback: 12 channels
- Display: Graphic colour LCD 4.3 inch
- Connectors;
- PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
- MASTER OUT (L, R)jacks (BALANCED): 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- DIRECT OUT jack x 4 (BALANCED): 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- AUDIO IN jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type (with Volume control)
- TRIG IN jack x 4 (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8): 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- FOOT SW jack x 1 (1/2): 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- HH CTRL/EXPRESSION jack x 1: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- MIDI (IN, OUT/THRU) connectors
- USB COMPUTER port: USB B (High-Speed USB, USB-AUDIO, USB-MIDI, App)
- USB MEMORY port: USB A (High-Speed USB, Backup Save/Load, Sample Import/Export)
- DC IN jack
- Power Supply: DC 12V (AC Adaptor)
- Current Draw: 1,500 mA
- Accessories;
- Quick Start
- Leaflet “Read Me First”
- Leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY/IMPORTANT NOTES”
- AC Adaptor
- Options (sold separately);
- Pads (PD series, PDX series, BT-1)
- Cymbals (CY series)
- Hi-Hat (VH-10, VH-11)
- Kick Triggers (KD series, KT series)
- Pad Stand (PDS-20, PDS-10)
- All-Purpose Clamp (APC-33)
- Acoustic Drum Trigger (RT-30K, RT-30HR, RT-30H)
- Hi-Hat Pedal(FD-8, FD-9, VH-10, HV-11)
- Expression Pedal(BOSS EV-30)
- Pedal Switch(DP-2)
- Foot Switch (BOSS FS-5U, FS-6, FS-7)
- Y cable (PCS-31L)
- USB Flash Memory
- Size & Weight;
- Width: 360 mm (14-3/16 inches)
- Depth: 330.3 mm (13-1/16 inches)
- Height: 92.9 mm (3-11/16 inches)
- Weight: 3.0 kg (6 lbs 10 oz – excluding AC Adaptor)
