Roland SPD-30 Octapad Digital Percussion Pad, Black

Excellent device. Just what I needed to add to my one man band setup. Good range of sounds, enjoyable and fun to use, easy to carry around as it is small enough and worth the money.

Roland have developed this idea very productively. Years ago I had an SPD-11: this is so much more flexible and usable. Crucially, the pads are excellent. The RH control panel is powerful and intuitive with some great features (i.e. the ability to copy settings on a pad-by-pad basis from existing kits into a new kit). There is real-time control of many parameters. The sounds are generic Roland fare - not really my cup of tea but professional sounding with convincing layering and decent effects. The phrase looping function would be great for live use and is very straightforward to use. Unless you absolutely MUST have multiple outputs there's very little to find fault with.

Good quality unit, but it didn’t have the sound I wanted

Easy to use, sounds great

Having joined a new band that plays more modern music than I have played previously, I needed some additional effects such as clave, finger clicks and claps. This unit is perfect for my needs. It’s very easy to set up and use and sits neatly behind my snare. The only gripe I have is that it doesn’t come with a power supply and the batteries (Duracell) only last for 2 gigs. I bought a Roland power lead for another £25, so it took the edge off my purchase. I still highly recommend this product, but I am a big Roland fan as I have a lot of their kit.

Poor variety of sounds. It does sound loud but for the price is terrible overpriced, you have only 10 banks and 1 optional for your own sounds… is not versatile and is heavy and big for carrying around . I like an unnecessary extra gear

This is a brilliant bit of kit, especially if played through a bass amp. I have a Roland bass cube and it sounds GREAT. I did see a review on another site saying how can they charge £200 for this? The answer is because it's that good. The sampling is perfect and the percussion sounds are just spot on. Get one NOW.

if your hesitating to get this bit of kit based solely on the fact you’re only likely to use one setting (I.e acoustic act with a stomp) don’t be. You can fine tune to the exact bass tone you want. Also when your at a gig and your not quite getting the reverb or volume you need for the genre your looking to put out then look no further. Very happy 🤘🏽 I can’t see it staying at this price for long it’s already gone up in value twice.