Reviews of Roland SPDS Sampling Percussion Pad
Feature: My unit came with the mounting bracket in 2003, but I've heard that they don't include it anymore. Too bad. It doesn't come with a lot of memory, but I bought a flash card at Costco and now I have lots of space.
Quality: I wrote a review earlier (07/30/2003) about false triggering. It was a problem with early models that has been corrected. Good old "let the consumer do the beta testing". With it's plastic case I try to be sure not to drop it.
Value: I still think it's a bit expensive.
Desirability: This has been a good addition to my MIDI percussion rig.
Sound: You have 3 levels of sound quality. I have used the medium for most everything and that works OK for playing throughan average PA.
Support: I wasn't sure what would happen with support concerning the problem of false triggering I mentioned in my first review (07/30/2003). I went to the Percussive Arts Society Annual Convention In Louisville that November and talked (confronted, really) the Roland sales rep about this issue. He gave me contact info and I was able to get this fixed under warrenty. It took about 2 weeks from when I sent it to when I got it back. I don't know if this would have gone so smoothly without his help, but I'm happy now, nonetheless.
Overall: I will always want something else!
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