Roland SPD-6 User Manual

SPD-S SAMPLING PAD

SPD-20 TOTAL PERCUSSION PAD

SPD-6 PERCUSSION PAD

HPD-15 HANDSONIC

Add Sampling to Any Percussion Setup!

SAMPLING PAD

The SPD-S Sampling Pad is a simple and affordable way to tap into the power of

sampling. Six pads and three edge triggers

allow drummers to trigger CD-quality samples

and create phrase loops complete with

pro-quality effects.

MULTI-EFFECTS SAMPLING MODE/TIME

1 REVERB+GATE (Reverb+Gate)

1 REVERB+GATE (Reverb+Gate) 2

2 DLYEDREVERB (Delayed Reverb)

DLYEDREVERB (Delayed Reverb)

3 STEREODELAY (Stereo Delay)

STEREODELAY (Stereo Delay)

4 SYNC-DELAY (Sync Delay)

SYNC-DELAY (Sync Delay)

5 TAPE-ECHO (Tape Echo)

TAPE-ECHO (Tape Echo)

5 6 CHORUS

CHORUS

7 PHASER

PHASER

8 FLANGER

FLANGER

9 STEPFLANGER (Step Flanger)

STEPFLANGER (Step Flanger)

9 10 TREMOLO/PAN

TREMOLO/PAN

PRE-LOADED SOUNDS

-Phrase-

001 Moon Drs

001 Moon Drs 002

Moon Bas

002 Moon Bas 003-004

Moon Gt x 2

003-004 Moon Gt x 2

Moon Vo

005

005 Moon Vo 006

JzStpDrs

006 JzStpDrs

JzStpBas

007

007 JzStpBas

JzStpChd

008

008 JzStpChd 009

JzStpPad

009 JzStpPad

JzStpMel

010

010 JzStpMel 011

2step Bt

011 2step Bt

JnglBt x 2

012-013

012-013 JnglBt x 2 014

Xylo Bkg

014 Xylo Bkg

SynthBkg

015

015 SynthBkg 016

Org Bkg

016 Org Bkg

HipHpBkg

017

017 HipHpBkg 018

Didgerdo

018 Didgerdo

BongoPtn

019

019 BongoPtn 020

CongaPtn

020 CongaPtn

ShakrPtn

021

021 ShakrPtn 022

TablaPtn

022 TablaPtn

16BtPtn x 3

023-025

023-025 16BtPtn x 3

16BtFil x 3

026-028

026-028 16BtFil x 3

029

029 16BtEnd 030

030 16BtSnr 031

031 16BtCrK

-S.E.-

032-033 AirDrft x 2

032-033 AirDrft x 2 034

034 SuperLow 035

035 RevoDown 036

036 SwepNoiz 037

037 VerbyHit 038

038 RevLASER 039

039 WhtPulse 040

040 Sperks 041

041 SldWhstl 042

042 NoiseTap 043

043 Dolphin 044

044 Scratch 045

045 Hi-Q 046

046 Spd-S 047

047 Welcome 048

048 ComeOn! 049

049 UGotGrv 050

050 Yeaaah

Sampling is easy!

11 SIMPLE-COMP (Compressor)

SIMPLE-COMP (Compressor)

12 COMP-ENHANC (Compressor+Enhancer)

COMP-ENHANC (Compressor+Enhancer)

13 2BAND-COMP (2Band Compressor)

2BAND-COMP (2Band Compressor)

14 4BAND-PEQ (4Band Parametric Equalizer)

4BAND-PEQ (4Band Parametric Equalizer)

15 FILTER

FILTER

15 16 ISOLATOR

ISOLATOR

17 WAH

WAH

18 OVERDRIVE

OVERDRIVE

19 DISTORTION

DISTORTION

19 20 LO-FI (Lo-Fi Processor)

LO-FI (Lo-Fi Processor)

16BtEnd 16BtSnr 16BtCrK

SuperLow RevoDown SwepNoiz VerbyHit RevLASER WhtPulse Sperks SldWhstl NoiseTap Dolphin Scratch Hi-Q Spd-S Welcome ComeOn! UGotGrv Yeaaah

051

Haaaay

051 Haaaay

BasSlide

052

052 BasSlide

-Percussion-

053-054 WndChim x 2

053-054 WndChim x 2 055

PinChime

055 PinChime

BelTree x 2

056-057

056-057 BelTree x 2

Crotale x 2

058-059

058-059 Crotale x 2 060-061

Triang x 2

060-061 Triang x 2

AccCym x 2

062-063

062-063 AccCym x 2 064-065

CupChim x 2

064-065 CupChim x 2

Gong

066

066 Gong 067

Tamtam

067 Tamtam

Block x 3

068-070

068-070 Block x 3 071-072

Claves x 2

071-072 Claves x 2

Cricket

073

073 Cricket 074

FlexMtl

074 FlexMtl

MtlCrash

075

075 MtlCrash 076

Ratchet

076 Ratchet

Vibraslp

077

077 Vibraslp 078-081

Tmbrn x 4

078-081 Tmbrn x 4

Cowbell x 2

082-083

082-083 Cowbell x 2

CowbJam x 2

084-085

084-085 CowbJam x 2

Follow these simple steps to record and play a sound.

21 RADIOTUNING (Radio Tuning)

RADIOTUNING (Radio Tuning)

22 RINGMODULAT (Ring Modulator)

RINGMODULAT (Ring Modulator)

23 PITCHSHIFT (Pitch Shifter)

PITCHSHIFT (Pitch Shifter)

24 PITCHBENDER (Pitch Bender)

PITCHBENDER (Pitch Bender)

25 OCTAVE

OCTAVE

25 26 VOICETRANS (Voice Transformer)

VOICETRANS (Voice Transformer)

27 CENTRCANCEL (Center Canceler)

CENTRCANCEL (Center Canceler)

28 SYNTH-PERC (Synthesizer Percussion)

SYNTH-PERC (Synthesizer Percussion)

29 SHORTLOOPER (Short Looper)

SHORTLOOPER (Short Looper)

29 30 SLICER

SLICER

086

CowbBngo

086 CowbBngo

CowbMmbo

087

087 CowbMmbo 088-089

Agogo x 2

088-089 Agogo x 2 090

SlighBel

090 SlighBel

AnklBed x 2

091-092

091-092 AnklBed x 2 093

Shaker

093 Shaker

ShakeEgg

094

094 ShakeEgg

Maracas

095

095 Maracas 096-097

Cabasa x 2

096-097 Cabasa x 2

Bongo x 3

098-100

098-100 Bongo x 3 101-103

Conga x 3

101-103 Conga x 3

Cajon x 2

104-105

104-105 Cajon x 2 106-108

Timble x 3

106-108 Timble x 3

SpokTom x 4

109-112

109-112 SpokTom x 4 113-116

OctTom x 4

113-116 OctTom x 4

-Drums-

117-125 clubSnr x 9

117-125 clubSnr x 9 126

808Snr

126 808Snr

909Snr

127

127 909Snr 128

110Snr

128 110Snr

eSnr

129

129 eSnr

AcuSnr x 3

130-132

130-132 AcuSnr x 3

133-135

Xstick x 3

133-135 Xstick x 3

808Claps

136

136 808Claps 137

909Claps

137 909Claps 138

110Claps

138 110Claps

HndClap x 2

139-140

139-140 HndClap x 2 141

FingSnap

141 FingSnap

clubKik x 5

142-146

142-146 clubKik x 5

808Kik x 2

147-148

147-148 808Kik x 2 149

909Kik

149 909Kik

110Kik

150

150 110Kik 151-152

AcuKik x 2

151-152 AcuKik x 2

clubHH x 4

153-156

153-156 clubHH x 4 157-158

808HH x 2

157-158 808HH x 2

909HH x 2

159-160

159-160 909HH x 2 161-162

110HH x 2

161-162 110HH x 2

AcuHH x 3

163-165

163-165 AcuHH x 3 166

110 Cym

166 110 Cym

Splash x 3

167-169

167-169 Splash x 3 170-172

Crash x 3

170-172 Crash x 3

China 16

173

173 China 16 174-175

Ride x 2

174-175 Ride x 2

808Tom x 3

176-178

176-178 808Tom x 3

AcuTom x 3

179-181

179-181 AcuTom x 3

CompactFlash (approx.)

24 min.

48 min.

24 min.

48 min.

12 min.

24 min.

12 min.

24 min.

6 min.

12 min.

6 min.

12 min.

LONG

STANDARD

FINE

Internal

(approx.)

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB

12 min.

6 min.

3 min.

Convenient CompactFlash storage

The SPD-S works with readily available

CompactFlash media—making it easy to

expand the onboard sampling time, store

custom sounds, and

even import or

export .WAV/AIFF

files using your

Mac or PC.

*Please contact your authorized Roland dealer regarding compatibility of CompactFlash media.

96 min. min.

96 min.

48 min. min.

48 min.

24 min. min.

24 min.

193 min.

96 min.

48 min.

386 min.

193 min.

96 min.

Integrates easily with your kit

A great alternative to acoustic triggers and a rack

sampler, the SPD-S lets you play up to eight sounds

using six durable rubber pads and three superb-feeling

edge triggers. There are no complicated settings to make.

Just record a sound, assign it to a pad and go. Up to 12

minutes of sampling is provided in Long mode, along

with CD-quality sampling and easy editing including

Truncate and Trigger Mode functions.

Choose from pre-loaded or sampled sounds

With room for 399 User waveforms, the SPD-S can store

plenty of samples. Better still, there are also 181 ready-to-

play waveforms pre-loaded into User memory. These

sounds are unique to the SPD-S and include a variety of

acoustic and electronic drums, percussion, sound effects

and phrase loops that can be combined with user samples

to create the ultimate drum kit. A sampling CD is also

included, making it easy to expand the onboard sounds.

Powerful sound creation tools

With 30 multi-effects algorithms and a unique ambience

effect, the SPD-S offers endless sound-sculpting tools.

Just add an effect and resample the output for quick and

easy triggering! Using the Phrase Maker function, you can

create custom phrase loops by resampling a pattern being

triggered from the pads. And tweaking a sound or effect

during performance is easy—just twist the front-panel

knobs or use an optional expression pedal.

Expandable and customizable

The SPD-S has a stereo input and can accommodate up to

two trigger units for playing a drum pad in either a head or

head/rim configuration. And with MIDI In and Out, it makes

a great controller and module as well. Drummers will also

appreciate being able to assign two waveforms per pad

and switch them via velocity or footswitch. The pads and

the optional footswitch also make for an easy way to stop

sounds, switch Patches and turn effects On or Off.

Connect the source to the Input jack and set the Mic/Line switch accordingly.

Press PATCH to enter Patch mode and use the [-]/[+] buttons to select the destination.

Press SAMPLE and strike the pad where you want the sample to go.

REAR VIEW

SPECIFICATIONS

• Pads Built-in Pads: 9 • Maximum Polyphony 8 voices • Sampling Mode Fine/Standard/Long • Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz • Input Level Line : -10 dBu, Mic: -50 dBu • Input Impedance 10 k ohms (LINE/MIC) • Output Level Output: -10 dBu • Output Impedance Output: 1 k ohms Headphones: 47 ohms * 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms • Memory Patches: 128 Waves (User): 399 (Pre-loaded Sound 181), Card:500 • Maximum Sampling Time 12 min. approx. (Internal Memory, Long Mode) • Effects Multi-Effects (30 Type) + Ambience (System) • Display 16 characters, 1 line (backlit LCD) • Connectors Output Jacks (L/Mono, R, 1/4 inch phone type), Input Jacks (L/Mono, R, 1/4 inch phone type) *LINE/MIC selectable, Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type), Trigger Input Jack (1/4 inch TRS phone type), Expression Pedal Jack (1/4 inch TRS phone type), MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT), Footswitch Jack (1/4 inch TRS phone type), CompactFlash Card Slot • Power Supply DC 9 V AC Adaptor • Current Draw1,000 mA • Dimensions 342 (W) x 282 (D) x 83 (H) mm / 13-1/2 (W) x 11-1/8 (D) x 3-5/16 (H) inches • Weight 2.1 kg / 4 lbs 11 oz (excluding AC Adaptor) • Accessories Owner's Manual, AC Adaptor (ACI-120C/ACI-230C/ACB-230E/ACB-240A), Sampling CD, Slit Tape, Screws: 2, Hexagon Wrench

Press START/STOP and start the source. The SPD-S automatically begins sampling when the input exceeds the threshold. Press START/STOP again when finished.

Press SAMPLE and strike the pad where you want the sample to go.

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