This is a great option when you want to expand your drum sounds, or when the mic setup if your kit is less than ideal. For example, using a kick-drum trigger you can complement your acoustic bass drum sound with an electronic kick. I love setting the Octapad up next to my acoustic drum set for live performances.Ī great aspect about the extensibility of this electronic instrument is that you can hook up almost any type of drum trigger or pad to it.įor example, you can hook up an acoustic drum trigger to your Octapad. Phrases: 50 Parts: 3 Tempo: 40 to 260 Resolution: 480 ticks per quarter note Recording Method: Real-time Maximum Note Storage: approx.I also switched between a few different kick pads (both Roland and Yamaha brands). Tuning Muffling Soft Attack Tone Color Pitch Sweep Volume Pan ReverseĪmbience (7 Types), Equalizer, Limiter, Multi Effect (30 Types)
In addition, you can connect four dual-trigger inputs plus a hi-hat controller (compatible with Roland FD-8, VH-11) to create a mini drum set with external pads (Roland KD / PD / PDX / CY series), as well as to accept triggers from acoustic drums through Roland’s RT series.īuilt-in Pads: 8 * Four external trigger inputs are provided, allowing you to connect Pads. Each pad is a separate, isolated unit, providing the ultimate in sensitivity with complete crosstalk rejection. The SPD-30 benefits from Roland’s most advanced V-Drum triggering technology. There are 30 types of internal multi-effects onboard, plus EQ, limiter, and seven Ambience types.
It’s like having a truckload of customizable drum and percussion instruments in one portable package.īased on Roland’s world-leading effects technology, the SPD-30’s multi-effects engine will take your performances to another level. You can customize the sounds with the onboard controls for tuning, muffling, attack, pitch sweep, and more. Unlike the original Octapad PAD-8, which was strictly a MIDI controller, the Octapad SPD-30 is a controller that’s packed with its own internal bank of sounds. It provides a +6 dB boost when a stronger signal is needed. Use the Chains as is, or easily edit them to best suit your live-performance needs.Ī new Output Gain function has been added to increase the overall output of the OCTAPAD SPD-30. Select from Drum Kits, Percussion, Orchestra Perc, Club Sounds, Melodic Perc, Melodic Synth, Sound Effects, and Expanded Kits. There are eight banks of Kit Chains onboard conveniently organized into musical style and instrument categories.
You can also save your phrase data on your USB Memory. You can record and store 50 phrases internally, with each containing up to three layers. The onboard Phrase Loop function lets you instantly create layered loops and phrases. Controllable Phrase Loop function with 50 preset phrases (Version 2).* You can back up your own original OCTAPAD SPD-30 kit data and import it into Version 2. Use the OCTAPAD as a compact drum set, play dynamic orchestral percussion, or explore traditional world percussion and melodic instruments from India, the Middle East, Africa, China, and Latin America. The number of kits has been increased from 50 to 99 (Version 2)įorty-nine exciting new kits have been added to the OCTAPAD for even more creative possibilities.The SPD-30 blends the world’s most essential sounds with the latest triggering technology in a road-tough package that’s ready for the most demanding performers. Today, decades later, an exciting new chapter in Octapad history begins.
The size of a briefcase, the Octapad offered drummers and percussionists the equivalent of an entire electronic rig in one self-contained unit - a new level of convenience and expression. Roland’s original Octapad profoundly changed the landscape of electronic percussion.
The new Version 2 system upgrade expands the SPD-30’s onboard kit and phrase libraries, and add powerful new features and functions.