Roland SPD30 Octapad Total Percussion Pad
Expand your drum kit with the Roland SPD30 Octapad, and get access to 600 drum and percussion sounds from around the world, plus phrase looping and USB MIDI.
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Overall User Ratings (based on 32 ratings)
Submitted August 31, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com
"Octapad: great sound and value; alot of fun!"
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It should last a while. Here is a video of my set-up using the groove drums kit, kick and hi hat pedals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb0z6O27otI
Sound
Great sounds. Wish it included more standard sets.
Features
should include the pedal to switch kits or phrase loops
Ease of Use
a little cumbersome to edit
Quality
very durable, solid so far
Value
yes, a great instrument for the price
Manufacturer Support
n/a
The Wow Factor
getting a little carried away with this ?
Musical Background:
hobbyist
Musical Style:
jazz, RnB
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Submitted February 26, 2011 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Know it, Love it."
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My next purchase will be the Yamaha DTXM12 Multi Pad Sampling Drum Pad.
I have heard good things about this unit and I think it bits at the heels of the Octapad. Check it out.
(Hey Yamaha, send my one and I will rate it.)
Sound
Is the Octapad worth the price? Like all things, it depends on what you are going to use it for.
I purchased the octapad about a year ago from Zzounds. If you look at all the YouTube videos, and check all the reviews, you will find a lot of positive feedback about this product.
I found all the claims about what the octapad can do and how easy it is to use, to all be true. It's truly a great instrument. So why did I sell mine?
I am in a band and I thought it would be something cool that would enhance my on stage performance. While it has a large selection of sounds, it will not allow sampling. Therefore, you are limited to just what the instrument can do.
After experimenting for months I had to realize that I simply didn#t have any use for the octapad. As a result, I sold it on E-bay.
There is one very important question you need to ask yourself before you lay down over $700. "What am I really going to use the octapad for?"
If you are clear as to what you will use it for, than you have no worries, the octapad is a great instrument.
Features
I knew that the Octapad did not have the ability to sample when I bought it. I was hopeing that the ability to make sounds from the on board sounds would be enought. For me.......it was not.
Roland will not add sampling to the Octapad, so don't ask. Yea, i asked.
Ease of Use
Look at all the YouTube vids and see how easy it is to use. It really is that easy to use.
Quality
It's a Roland Quality is #1. I own a number of Roland products and they are all high quality items. Octapad is built strong and can take a beating.
But it is a musical instrument therefore play it don't beat it.
Value
Pricy, but when you buy a product that actually does everything that it is advertised to do, it takes the bite out of the cost.
Manufacturer Support
Never needed it.
The Wow Factor
The YouTube vids are great and really makes you "want one." I can't watch them anymore or i might end up buying another one.
Musical Background:
active Musician
Musical Style:
many styles
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Submitted April 25, 2021 by Snappy happy R in Bay Area, CA
"Workhorse"
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I needed to build up my home workstation so I bought SPD 30 for triggering and for its onboard sounds along coupled with my FD 8 HH and my TD 10 kick. Wow, the Roland system is by far the best ive ever owned.. Those guys at Roland really know what there doing I mst say. Built like a tank I think it will last me a long time.
Quality
Verry strong and durable.
Value
Yes
Musical Background:
Life long drummer/ Sound studio and reinforcement engineere / home workstation hobbyist.
Musical Style:
Many styles.
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Submitted July 2, 2015 by Kathleen Ide in Chapel Hill, NC
"Awesome value"
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A bit complex, but no more than necessary for its versatility. Otherwise, perfect super excellent! Even if you know that everyone loves it and understand what it does, you're still blown away the first time you hear a good musician play with it. There might be better, but not for anywhere near the price.
Musical Background:
some campfire guitar, seldom played
Musical Style:
folk
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Submitted May 4, 2017 by Mark S in Lehigh Acres, FL
"It is good to have"
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I would rate SPD-30 much higher if I used it as stand alone. Overall very nice authentic sounds, (Cuban percussions are awesome). Good phrase looping and expansion capabilities
Musical Background:
Keyboard player, starting on drums
Musical Style:
Techno, Trance, Rock
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Submitted December 7, 2018 by Ken S in West Haven, UT
"Great pads Terrible Interface"
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This is the most user-unfriendly menu and interface that I've ever worked with. It's not intuitive and the knob selectors and menu I swear were made as a joke so they could watch people fumble around and laugh at them. The sounds are decent, the trigger response on the pads is excellent. I just could really do without the user interface. Horrible.
Musical Background:
Pro musican 35+ years.
Musical Style:
Everything.
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Submitted July 7, 2012 by David W in Frisco, TX
"Great Sounds, easy to use, not for live gigs"
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I wanted SSSSSOOOOOO bad to like this unit. The best sounds of all digital drums in my opinion. It was also very easy to use, very easy to find and setup sounds, very easy to change pitch. Average user could spend 30 minutes on it without the manual and have a great idea on how to get around on it. My gripe is that it's best for studio work. I used this several nights at live shows with a live drummer. It would fire sounds on its own when the band started playing. Im guessing it reacted very sensitively to vibrations. I sent the unit back and asked for a second one. The 2nd one did the same thing. There is an addendum to the manual that comes with the unit about adjusting its sensitivity. Therefore, Roland knows its an issue. I adjusted the sensitivity per the addendum, but it didn't solve the problem.
I went with the Yamaha DTX Multi 12 instead and it works and sounds great. It can hold its own sound wise to any unit. However the Yamaha is not as easy to use and it just doesn't quite have the Roland 808 sounds and a few others that I love... I think the sounds on the Roland are the best... I just can't use it live.
Musical Background:
Semi professional musician... 25 years singing and guitar... 15 years performing
Musical Style:
Dance variety.... R&B, Pop, hip hop, funk, rock, jazz
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Submitted November 13, 2013 by Ralf H
"Octapad Rocks"
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I tried other pads but they all had limitations, Octapad has everything you need and more. The pay as you play option from Zzounds made the deal for me.
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