The onboard module now comes with the Version 2 software pre-installed. It also means this is one of the best portable electric drum pads available. That’s light enough to cart around just about anywhere, and the bonus is that it doesn’t cry or wet itself. That’s about the size of a briefcase.Īnd at only eight pounds seven ounces, it weighs about the same as a newborn baby. It measures 21 5/16” wide and 10 ¾” deep, and it stands 3 ½” tall. The Octapad SPD-30 is essentially a flat box with eight rubberized pad triggers on board, an LCD display, and editing and programming controls. But that’s enough history let’s dive into our Octapad SPD-30 Review… Octapad – Overviewįirst, let’s start with the stats. Through the 90s and the noughties, memory and functionality increased tremendously as computing power and memory went through the roof. Onboard memory was increased so that more patches could be stored onboard. The Octapad-II added stick velocity control and the ability to assign multiple MIDI notes to each pad. But it could still be synched via MIDI to external drum machines to use their patches. That instrument was an 8-pad drumming machine that held only four patches (instrument sounds). That was the PAD-8, and it’s the grandpappy of the SPD-30. Leading electronic instrument maker Roland came out with their first electronic drum pad in 1985. So, let’s get straight to it… A Brief History of the Octapad And in our Roland Octapad SPD-30 review, we’ll get down and dirty with one of the best electric drum pads out there. ![]() Welcome to the present, where life really is that great! Yes, electronic drum pads or multi-pads have been available for years as additions to, or completely replacing, a full drum kit. Wouldn’t life be so much easier if there was something out there as much fun to play as a drum set and as easy to transport and set up as a guitar? At the same time, they’re also the biggest, bulkiest, and hardest to cart around. Drum kits are by far the most fun instrument to play, but I would say that, I’m a drummer.
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