Roland SPD-S user reviews ( 9/10) - 8 user reviews

• 03/18/11

  moosers's review

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  The Roland SPD-S is an electronic drum pad that's made for triggering samples. It's designed to be placed within the context of your drum kit so you can have access to electronic drum sounds on the spot. I don't own this and I'm not primarily a drummer so I don't plan on owning it in the future, but I recently did a recording session where the drummer had one of these and was using it within his full kit. A lot of drummers would overdub stuff like this, but I guess if you're used to playing with it live anyway and it's a big part of your rig, you might as well use it like a real drum. The SPD-S has six pad in total in addition to three edge triggers, and you can play up to eight sounds at once. It also has a ton of preset sounds and effects, so it's definitely a fully functional drum pad in itself. One of the best features of it has to be the 12 minutes of sampling it has as well, giving you an endless array of possibilities. Again, I haven't gone in depth with the Roland SPD-S as most users will, but I've heard it and seen it used enough to know it's potential. As far as I've seen, it's one of the most complete drum pad triggers I've seen. It's hard to go wrong with a Roland product in general as they make some of the best gear available. The SPD-S is definitely included amongst their best work as unless you're looking for more pads or more control, this is pretty much the perfect drum pad to add to your kit. It's probably only worth it for those who are triggering sounds and samplers all the time, but either way it's an awesome tool for any drummer to have.
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• 12/05/10

  Djano's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " The pellet"

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  Trigger full concert half an hour slab of deer in the forest of Rambouillet saved the day with a dictaphone is possible with the spd-s!
  
  
  
  I dreamed of being able to do that on stage (I say "power" to do so). At full strength, it can have on hand for each song together 15 different samples, (8 concurrent) who can not turn or loop, or not be sensitive to velocity, etc. etc..
  
  
  
  Setting possibilities for each pad are great, besides the fact that the starting sample (assigned to that pad) can already be calibrated, processed, cut etc..
  
  
  
  The internal effects are good, but beware, it is only one effect per patch (all 9 pad set for a song).
  
  
  
  Indestructible machine, yes, yes, but one day I had a pad that shit: it was triggered when tapped on his neighbors. I opened the machine, run a quick brush and shoo! Here we go again!
  
  
  
  A very nice toy ...
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• 11/08/10

  oasis-supersonic's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Innévitable Omnipresent and once it was in a group!"

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  I use the SPD-S sampler for several months with my cover band ...
  
  It's fascinating how, in hindsight, he made his place in the group and became indispensable ... Its a little here, a sequence by the ... I remember the head of my fellow purists to the old instruments on the first day I'm stingy with it: "You will do what?? For metal ???". After all this time and these hours, they realize that having the pretty bell on "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica, it's fun on stage ...
  
  All that to say that this machine is a very important place in our musical life and develops ideas to infinity ... especially since it's a great friend in the complementary music ... lots of bells, congas, tambourines, gongs, without moving any arsenal .. it's been very fun ...
  
  Two flats and a big question:
  
  First trouble: When I launch an audio clip of the value of a piece (4 minutes), and percussion that I made above, the sequence is cut ... is there a way to fix this??
  
  Second downside: I still have not found when I did a loop mode "WAVE", how to import on a patch and assign a pad ... is always possible ... starting from the wave to patch ... then frankly ... if someone could finally explain to me, that would make me a GREAT service ...
  
  
  
  In conclusion, beautiful machine, very useful, effective, reliable, and convenient ...
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• 04/06/09

  vincent sermonne's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

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  <p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- How long have you use it?</span>
  
  
  
  About two years
  
  
  
  <p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- What is the particular feature you like best and least?</span>
  
  No more endless loads of funk and a micro break. New pad, the compaction load flash that said sample has the computer.
  
  Robust believe me! I play often in extreme conditions, very hot sun, cold, rain. Well he is still alive! Its ease of use.
  
  The least ... I want more output, more inputs for other pads, an even longer memory and real effects.
  
  
  
  <p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?</span>
  
  
  
  It is the only one! there is no trick of the same kind
  
  
  
  <p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- How do you report qualitprix?</span>
  
  
  
  Excellent!
  
  
  
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  Ben very good for it is the only of its kind

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• 07/15/06

  rhaaboudin's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

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  I use it for over a year is a reliable, heavy duty, good quality sound of trs, trs implementations fairly simple and friendly, the possibility of multiple edition, but with two big little problem: the time-stretching algorithm is carrment needy (they put a little warning for the "noises" additional) in fact it is often inaudible, and For me the biggest missing: although the "short" squenceur benefitted from a "tap tempo" it does not send or recognize clock, or SMPTE or MIDI clock or MIDI Time Code, the feared serious! thus we can not use samples "in tempo" mode improv, you have to go through something like gnial "Ableton Live" with another module that sends the clock; honnte it for the price, and all fawns, there is no choice;
  
  
  
  Roland Rules!

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• 01/29/04

  Anonymous 's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

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  The problem with the SPD-S is that it will soon become the gold standard of "MultiPad" and that I am even more lucky to have one!
  
  Apart from the absence of direct USB connection and only 8 voice polyphony, nothing can repprocher him under what it offers for its price ...
  
  IF! Perhaps the absence of a separate output for the kick we like to have sec.
  
  But hey, who for years have carted racks samplers, who fought with the cables and had come to give up are finally rewarded.
  
  For others who are new to the electro with this machine: What luck!
  
  I do not see what could fill me .... one more second ... SPD-S for show?!?!
  
  I wanted to sleep with, but Madame is very jealous.

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• 01/02/04

  Romvaillant's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

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  APRS passs six months together, I never get tired, the SPD-S sduit me as always! I emmne everywhere all the time. This tool is the little drummer + essential today I think c simple, a ring and it works!
  
  It combines both tt is ergonomic and trs quickly dplacer 12 million ct of stuff. I blame him for just a little trick when ngligeable m not, it does not click and go into a midi c Misr ... Otherwise, c the ball!
  
  Really leave the door to everyone! As for the price, c still too expensive but good ...

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• 10/24/03

  yan64's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

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  Systm percussion multi-pad with compact Sampling in CD quality.
  
  Simultaneous reading of what the nimporte of 8 sounds from 6 pads and 3 edge dclencheurs
  
  Up to 360 seconds of 44.1kHz user sampling (90 seconds in fine mode)
  
  200 forms and 120 forms donde donde user preset play lends
  
  Squenceur type pattern incorporated with resampling function
  
  28 multi-effects processing dambiance to add dimension to sounds supplmentaire
  
  Shape memory expandable donde lintermdiaire of Flash cartesCompact
  
  Easy mounting on the supports and fixing Systmes traditional batteries
  
  The SPD-S is a simple and economic solution for adding samples kit percussion or drums. Alternative choice lensemble acoustic sensor / sampler rack, the SPD-S lets you capture samples in CD quality and replay them from its six IMMEDIATE pads or three dclencheurs of edges. It has of course also sound presets and deffets to use IMMEDIATE.
  
  
  
  TRS is a good product for dvelopper his sense of rhythm, sound and support its library.

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