Roland SRX01 Drums Expansion Board for XV Series
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Sit behind vintage and contemporary kits with this library of 64 MB of rock, pop and jazz drum sounds.
Overview
The SRX-01 Dynamic Drum Kits wave expansion board was developed in partnership with Spectrasonics and is loaded with 64MB* of the finest acoustic drum sounds ever assembled. Each of these vintage and modern drum sets--including rock, pop, and jazz--was painstakingly sampled and edited in world-class recording studios. Designed for the XV synthesizers' vast polyphony and extensive synthesis capabilities, all of these drum kits can be layered and played in stereo to deliver the most expressive drumming nuances.
Features
User-installable wave expansion board with 64MB* of world-class drum kits
Fully compatible with new XV line of expandable synthesizers
Drum sounds developed in conjuntction with Spectrasonics
Stereo samples with multiple velocity switches for unsurpassed authenticity.
*When converted into 16-bit linear format.
Features
User-installable wave expansion board with 64MB* of world-class drum kits
Fully compatible with new XV line of expandable synthesizers
Drum sounds developed in conjuntction with Spectrasonics
Stereo samples with multiple velocity switches for unsurpassed authenticity.
*When converted into 16-bit linear format.
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.
(24 ratings)
Submitted August 2, 2005 by a customer from sbcglobal.net
"I love Roland, but this product could have been better"
I am actually selling it, but for someone who does not own a lot of gear or is new to writing music as a hobby or budding profession, this might be worth a look.
Sound
Excellent toms. The kicks and snares are very good, but you could get similar sound by tweaking the effects on other Roland boards. They mainly added reverberation to many kits. The cymbals, hi hats, etc. are nothing new. There are some nice rides in the mix. Not a lot of patches. 79 rhythm sets are included, but only a portion of the keyboard range is utilized (so you can split the keyboard to access different kits). Some kits use only three keys.
Features
Offers patches and rhythm kits. Again, many are similar but with varying reverberation applied to them.
Quality
It's a Roland...
Value
It's a mixed bag. I understand why the rhymthm kits were designed the way they were, but it's deceptive to the consumer. We read: "There are 79 rhythm kits!" and we think, "Wow, that's a lot..." It's more like 12 kits with little variation, except on the kicks and snares - they're good. All the other percussive sounds are basically the same.
Manufacturer Support
Never had to deal with them in ten years of use.
The Wow Factor
This does not apply.
Musical Background:
Musician/Teacher
Musical Style:
Trance and Symphonic Pop
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