Roland SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad

The Roland SPD-SX Pro is Roland’s flagship sampling pad — a professional-grade performance instrument built for drummers and percussionists who need reliable, expressive, and deeply programmable sample triggering on stage or in the studio. Nine velocity-sensitive pads (six large playing surfaces plus three shoulder pads) provide a wide and ergonomic layout, with an overhauled sensor structure delivering improved sensitivity and dramatically reduced crosstalk compared to its predecessors. A high-contrast 4.3-inch full-colour LCD display makes navigating kits, samples, and settings fast and readable in any lighting environment, including the most demanding live stage scenarios.

On board, the SPD-SX Pro carries 32GB of internal storage housing 1,550 pre-loaded samples and 200 kit patches — enough for nearly 44 hours of 48kHz/16-bit stereo audio. You can record up to 60 minutes of external audio into the unit in real time via analogue input or USB from a computer, or resample internally for up to 10 minutes. Sample import is handled via USB memory stick or Roland’s dedicated software editor, which allows drag-and-drop management of your entire library. Four dual-trigger inputs (four stereo TRS jacks providing eight total trigger connections) allow you to integrate external pads, acoustic drum triggers, and additional percussion into the same performance setup.

The processing engine provides 53 master effects including compressors, filters, delays, a looper, and built-in EQ — giving drummers the tools to shape and perform with samples in ways that go well beyond simple playback. Whether you’re augmenting an acoustic kit with sampled loops, running a fully electronic live performance, or layering production-quality samples into a hybrid setup, the Roland SPD-SX Pro is the definitive professional solution.