![]() ![]() The wonderfully responsive pads are lovely to play and the stock of preset patches serves up an endlessly satisfying selection of full-bodied tones. Hands onĮven without delving into the complexities of creating loops or editing sounds, the new Octapad is impressive. ![]() In short, it's a powerful little package. Fifty kits made up from nearly 700 sounds, 30 multi-effect types, seven ambience settings and the ability to create up to 50 phrase loops are just some of the SPD-30's highlights. Internally, things continue in much the same vein. In all, it's a thoroughly modern package that's been well conceived to meet the demands of both studio and live use. MIDI in/ out is to be expected, as are L/R stereo and headphone outs and Mix In socket for iPods etc but there are also five 0.25" sockets to allow for use with V-Drum ride, hi-hat, snare and kick pads (so you could potentially use the Octapad as a super-compact e-kit), plus USB MIDI connection and a USB memory slot for storing user-created data. The rear of the unit is equally impressive - assuming you're fascinated by the interconnectivity offered by hi-tech musical production tools, of course. ![]()
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