This is by far the absolute best tutorial video of the Roland SPD-SX ever. Ive been searching for a video like this for quite a while. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I have one question, I notice that on a lot of the tutorials there is red tape on the edges of the unit, They don't appear to be the Special edition, so what is the purpose for this tape?
Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad this is helping ya! The tape is gaff tape I put there so that during a gig when they black the stage out or the lighting is super dark I can still see the edge of the SPD haha
This is by far one of the best SPD SX tutorials I have found. this based on information, presentation and the fact I can actually listen to your voice. Thank you for sharing Tim.
Tim! I absolutely love your spd sx vids, they're really informative and the quality of your recording/editing makes it even better. Keep it up and thanks again!
For us that use the Roland electronic, this is good and useful information. I have gotten so much out of your Ableton and SPD-SX guides. Thanks Tim....
I do - but none for download haha. Sorry! The reason is a lot of the samples I've collected over the years are from sample packs I've purchased or artists I've worked with and I can't pass those around without permission.
I just bought one today and Im trying to wrap my head around it. is there a video where it tells you how to transfer samples from Logic Pro? this Spd-sx doesn't have very good snare or kick drums for metal/rock music. any suggestions?
I have a playlist here on RUclips that I believe covers that. If not, I actually have a course on my website that teaches SPD-SX. Feel free to reach out via my site if you have any questions! I'd love to help.
When i bought mine i got scared after playing it because the top three pads are not responding like the lower ones. I thought i got a faulty piece but after watching some reviews and feedbacks i got relieved that my pad is ok.
hey i noticed that he pads 1 2 3 are way less sensitive for some reason on my machine ..i have been adjusting sensitivity but maybe you discovered a pro tip along the way to remedy this ? i'd like to use them more than i do its a little annoying trying to not to beat the hell of the pad to get sound . ( i'm referring to the top little pads )
Yep! Unfortunately that is a defect/oversight in the design. Kinda a bummer - I just always assign things to those pads that don’t require any dynamics or finesse haha
Tim, I've searched all over and can't find any good guides to each of the Kit Effects and how they can be adjusted. Can you please address 1. That one pad/trigger can only have one effect applied to it at a time and 2. All the different effects (Reverb, Slicer, etc. ).
Hey Todd! I believe I mention that in this video here: ruclips.net/video/gJOwAnubVuM/видео.html If not, feel free to reach out to me via the contact form on my site and I'll get you the help you need!
@@TimBuell Tim, thanks for pointing that out. I just watched and found that very helpful. Can you do a dedicated video on the Kit Effects versus Master Effects. Example: have camera on the screen itself showing how you navigate to kit effects, how you apply it to go through the master versus sub and phones. Show how you take Fx1 and route through specific pads versus Fx2 routing through other pads. And then can you walk through screens of the effects themselves and what each of the changes to a given effect do? No one's covered in this depth. Again, your videos are really helpful. Can you also do a video on mixing in a click. Do you pan right or left or have it centered? And then can you do one on your own personal monitor mix when you're playing a full kit? What percent in your mix is bass versus electric versus vocals and keys. Do you leverage panning in your mix? What do *you* like in your personal mix? For your own kit, how much of your kit do you feed through that mix? I have a lot of ideas ;)
We started using SPD-SX because we could get the sound we wanted with our system an issue my drummer is having is double firing and no ghost notes how do I make it more realistic for him
Double firing and ghost notes are a threshold/sensitivity issue. To get a more realistic feel (with ghost notes) you need to lower the sensitivity threshold for the pads (which you can do in the SPD-SX settings). The double edge sword is that lowering the sensitivity will make double firing more frequent and/or easy to do. So you kinda have to pick your poison.
Hey! Great question. I have a few videos on the channel that cover that topic: ruclips.net/video/piQONlCWVS4/видео.html ruclips.net/video/RrOOD2vbpgs/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Hp75wKYMJj4/видео.html
4 GB - and it has always been enough for me. Especially if you do full back ups for certain artists and just load different full back ups for each person you work with.
How do you make it so you can hear the sound you need,before i put it on a pad. As it is at the moment when i select the sound i don't hear what it soubds like,until it's actually alocated to a pad.
I think there are 300 sounds that come with the Roland, and you can load on whatever other sounds you want. I think the SPD-SX is a GREAT tool for live performance.
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This is by far the absolute best tutorial video of the Roland SPD-SX ever. Ive been searching for a video like this for quite a while. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I have one question, I notice that on a lot of the tutorials there is red tape on the edges of the unit, They don't appear to be the Special edition, so what is the purpose for this tape?
Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad this is helping ya! The tape is gaff tape I put there so that during a gig when they black the stage out or the lighting is super dark I can still see the edge of the SPD haha
@@TimBuell Great Idea Gaff Tape. Hmmmm!
So clear and articulate - saved me hours of head scratching and frustration
This is by far one of the best SPD SX tutorials I have found. this based on information, presentation and the fact I can actually listen to your voice. Thank you for sharing Tim.
Glad it helped!
Love your videos, Tim. You're great!
Tim! I absolutely love your spd sx vids, they're really informative and the quality of your recording/editing makes it even better. Keep it up and thanks again!
I appreciate this so much! Thanks for your kindness.
For us that use the Roland electronic, this is good and useful information. I have gotten so much out of your Ableton and SPD-SX guides. Thanks Tim....
Drew - SO glad to hear that. Pumped this stuff is hitting home with ya!
This is absolutely fantastic my dude, nice work!
Glad ya dig it Adam!
Your videos are extremely helpful, keep up the great work, Thank you.
That's very kind Greg. I appreciate that!
Thanks for this video !
Helped a bunch
Glad to hear it!
Awesome video dude
And thank you very much....
Great Video! Thanks. Is it possible to download SPD 30 tones to use on SPD SX? Where can I get those tones please. Hope it’s a free download.
THANKS TIM! Do you have any more kits?
I do - but none for download haha. Sorry! The reason is a lot of the samples I've collected over the years are from sample packs I've purchased or artists I've worked with and I can't pass those around without permission.
I just bought one today and Im trying to wrap my head around it. is there a video where it tells you how to transfer samples from Logic Pro? this Spd-sx doesn't have very good snare or kick drums for metal/rock music. any suggestions?
I have a playlist here on RUclips that I believe covers that. If not, I actually have a course on my website that teaches SPD-SX. Feel free to reach out via my site if you have any questions! I'd love to help.
How do I labe the save as screen
When i bought mine i got scared after playing it because the top three pads are not responding like the lower ones. I thought i got a faulty piece but after watching some reviews and feedbacks i got relieved that my pad is ok.
hey i noticed that he pads 1 2 3 are way less sensitive for some reason on my machine ..i have been adjusting sensitivity but maybe you discovered a pro tip along the way to remedy this ? i'd like to use them more than i do its a little annoying trying to not to beat the hell of the pad to get sound . ( i'm referring to the top little pads )
Yep! Unfortunately that is a defect/oversight in the design. Kinda a bummer - I just always assign things to those pads that don’t require any dynamics or finesse haha
Can I use any size usb drive or does it have to be a certain size? I have a 128gb usb drive.
Not sure. I think there is a limit (maybe 64 GB?)
Hello..do you have a video for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS on roland spd
? That would be great. I got one and i am..realy overhelmed..thank you very much.
Tim, I've searched all over and can't find any good guides to each of the Kit Effects and how they can be adjusted. Can you please address 1. That one pad/trigger can only have one effect applied to it at a time and 2. All the different effects (Reverb, Slicer, etc. ).
Hey Todd! I believe I mention that in this video here: ruclips.net/video/gJOwAnubVuM/видео.html
If not, feel free to reach out to me via the contact form on my site and I'll get you the help you need!
@@TimBuell Tim, thanks for pointing that out. I just watched and found that very helpful. Can you do a dedicated video on the Kit Effects versus Master Effects. Example: have camera on the screen itself showing how you navigate to kit effects, how you apply it to go through the master versus sub and phones. Show how you take Fx1 and route through specific pads versus Fx2 routing through other pads. And then can you walk through screens of the effects themselves and what each of the changes to a given effect do? No one's covered in this depth. Again, your videos are really helpful. Can you also do a video on mixing in a click. Do you pan right or left or have it centered? And then can you do one on your own personal monitor mix when you're playing a full kit? What percent in your mix is bass versus electric versus vocals and keys. Do you leverage panning in your mix? What do *you* like in your personal mix? For your own kit, how much of your kit do you feed through that mix? I have a lot of ideas ;)
are those 80's retro (Simmons toms basically) stock sounds or did you sample them into the unit?
Everything in this video is from the stock sounds provided by Roland
Thanks bro.
Anytime! Thanks for watching.
I just bought mine today but I don't have samples how do I get some.
We started using SPD-SX because we could get the sound we wanted with our system an issue my drummer is having is double firing and no ghost notes how do I make it more realistic for him
Double firing and ghost notes are a threshold/sensitivity issue. To get a more realistic feel (with ghost notes) you need to lower the sensitivity threshold for the pads (which you can do in the SPD-SX settings). The double edge sword is that lowering the sensitivity will make double firing more frequent and/or easy to do.
So you kinda have to pick your poison.
What’s up Tim!!!! Why is my spd sx freezing on me even when I’m not running backing tracks
please sample full set of good sound for acoustic drums for spd-sx🙏🙏🙏🙏🙇🏻♂️🙇🏻♂️
How to make our own drum studio, can you video on that topic please.
Hey! Great question. I have a few videos on the channel that cover that topic:
ruclips.net/video/piQONlCWVS4/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/RrOOD2vbpgs/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Hp75wKYMJj4/видео.html
@@TimBuell oh thank you so much
hi can i used this kit in SPD SX PRO?
is yours the 4gb version or the special 16gb version? Curious to know if the 4Gb version is plenty of storage....
4 GB - and it has always been enough for me. Especially if you do full back ups for certain artists and just load different full back ups for each person you work with.
How do you make it so you can hear the sound you need,before i put it on a pad.
As it is at the moment when i select the sound i don't hear what it soubds like,until it's actually alocated to a pad.
Help please. Does anyone know how to use the tap tempo feature on a pad? Thank you.
How many built in instrument sounds in roland spd sx? May I buy it for my live performance?
I think there are 300 sounds that come with the Roland, and you can load on whatever other sounds you want. I think the SPD-SX is a GREAT tool for live performance.
@@TimBuell Thank you for your valuable reply.
HELLO TIM I DID ALL AND I HAVE A ERROR EVEN FOR UPLOAD AND SAVE (NO USB MEMORY all the time i did format usb key but nothing happen thank you
I really can't see what the screen is showing.
Could you please show the screen up close,thank you.
So sorry I bought this sounds like crap and I am unable to figure out how to build a blank kit
Oh hit enter and label..im sorry
Way too much talking... oye...