Main Features Of The Sdp-20X - Roland Octapad SPD-20X Owner's Manual

Main Features of the SDP-20X

• The SPD-20X features 747 di erent internal instruments, including drum set sounds, percus-
sion sounds from around the world, dance sounds, sound e ects, phrase loops, and more,
that can be used in a wide variety of musical genres.
• Each sound can be edited using a wide variety of sound parameters, including level, pitch,
decay, pan, velocity curve, and e ect send.
• Using the Layer function, di erent Velocity Curves can be assigned to each of two sounds,
and the two sounds mixed (or switched) by your playing dynamics.
• The on-board digital e ects unit (Reverb, Delay, Chorus and Flanger) allows you to set the
e ect depth independently for each sound assigned to a pad.
• Four external dual trigger inputs are provided, allowing you to connect kick trigger units
(KD-7,KD-9 ; sold separately) or pads (PD-8, CY-5, CY-8; sold separately), for
playing in conjunction with the SPD-20X's pads. When you connect the PD-8, or CY-5, CY-8
you can enjoy such drum techniques as snare rim shots and cymbal choking.
• When a hi-hat control pedal (FD-8; sold separately) is connected, you have continuous con-
trol (from closed to open) of the hi-hat sounds.
• Settings for the SPD-20X's 8 pads, 4 external pads, hi-hat control pedal, and the e ects unit are
stored as one of 99 Patches. This means that a single SPD-20X is able to store and instantly
recall 99 di erent percussion "sets," covering virtually any style of music you can imagine.
• Using the Patch Chain function, you can create and store a sequence of up to 16 Patches
which can be selected in a predetermined order (convenient for use within a song). The SPD-
20X can store eight such Patch Chains.
• For each pad, you can set two independent MIDI transmit channels and Velocity Curves, so
that your playing dynamics can control external and internal sound generators.
• The professional Equalizer (EQ) and Compressor (Comp) allows you to create your unique sound
from patch to patch. Even with the same set of instruments, di erent Equalizer and Compressor
can lead to totally di erent feelings. With rich adjustable parameters, you have full control of your
Equalizer and Compressor.
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