GET MORE from the OCTAPAD SPD-30
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- NOTE:
The (Unofficial) Octapad UPGRADE is now available.
This is a downloadable expansion for your Octapad containing 99 new kits and 30 phrase loops.
Get it here:
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The Octapad is a great piece of percussion technology.
However, what you get in the standard, default kits is honestly a bit meh.
To unleash the Octapad's true potential you need to be willing to customize and create your own sounds and kits.
This video offers a few ways you can approach the Octapad to get the most out of it.
See my other videos for more Octapad demonstrations and performance examples, and if you want more tips, more custom kit examples or anything else, let me know in the comments.
If you're reading this, I hope you have a great day and happy drumming :)
Hey guys, I have a question for you all:
- if you own an Octapad, do you want access to my Octapad settings along with all my custom kits, or would you rather make your own?
If you want to hear more of my Octapad btw, you can find some videos on my Instagram @limitlessdrums.alex
I wouldn't be afraid to load up your sounds if you are willing to share!
That would be awesome!!!
access to your settings and custom kits would be amazing!
I would have a look at your custom kits, make my own and share back...
Are you still planning on sharing your settings here? I would be super interested in this! Really love what you have going on here by the way!
Very nice video, thanks. I've been playing an Octapad kit for a few years now and am just getting to the deep end where you are. Nice to see you here. I've been incorporating a korg Volca Kick generator as a 4th layer, pretty fun stuff
Nice! Curious to hear how you incorporate the Volca into your playing. Make a video if you can!
Your first minute is exactly why I like the octapad better. It's simple and you get straight to creating. It's got plenty of sounds to use in a lifetime of music. I just love it. Good video. 🍻
hey Jack, glad you're loving your Octapad
I'm actually seeking someone who can help me test kit sharing.
You would need a computer and a USB stick, and in return I can offer a few of my custom made kits -- and the outcome will help me determine whether I can make a package to share all 99 of my custom kits with the world!
If you see this and would like to help, please email me at limitlessdrums@gmail.com :)
I bought my Octapad at roughly the same time as you made this video and it has been pushed to one side and forgotten a lot of the time. After a burst of enthusiasm during lockdown when I experimented with it I realised that my all too basic, untrained drumming ability limited me in exploring its potential. Your video has helped me to see that the Octapad is perfect for helping me train myself to actually PLAY. I have a KT10 pedal an additional Roland snare pad and I think your use of a pedal for side stick sounds is making me think more about using two feet. Thank you.
Great, thanks for sharing your experience!
I love the Octapad as a test of precision playing, as it is quite unforgiving in nature. If you play bad, it sounds bad! But if you play well, it is immensely rewarding.
Best of luck with your playing!
Really useful, been looking for a demo/information like this for a while. Thanks
Happy to help!
wow Alex, very professional, not only the performing (which is your forte) but also the exposition. very clear and with a perfect length, never boring; great enunciation and vocal timbre, I even liked to see your ugly mug up close!!! :)
Thank you kind sir, hoping to show my ugly mug in more videos soon :)
Great video love the drum van!
Awesome! It's like a kit in your backpack!
Haha true! I can't tell you how much fun I've had making drum kits and sounds and just playing
wonderful review..im planning to buy octapad. hopefulll i will buy soon. i like this roland spd 30
Very helpful video, thank you
great video about the octapad really helpful thank you very much the sound you create at the end are amazing!!!!!
sick dude ! cheers
Hi,
I wanted to say this was a very useful video and loved how clearly you explained everything. I recently acquired an SPD-30 and the manufacture drum kits are not the best. You said in your video that you've created your own custom kits. Would you mind sharing your Octapad settings along with your custom kits? Also in the video, I noticed that you had a MAPEX controller peddle. Is that a hi-hat controller peddle? I don't want to break the bank for a hi-hat peddle from Roland. Do you have any alternative suggestions? Thank you so much in advance.
Hi David,
I hope to share my settings and kits soon!
The Mapex pedal is actually for my TD-9 electric kit, and is an acoustic hihat pedal.
I use the FD-9 pedal - demonstrated in one of my videos - but you could try the Yamaha HH65 or the FD-8 maybe!
Magnifique explorer et on arrive. Muito obrigado
mind blowing
Which pedals/mesh/cymbols are you using? What cables with them? Trying to set my spd30 up like a full kit as well 👍
Tnx for this info ! Liked and subscribed! I own the spd30 for some years now, I put it aside as it cannot ( to my knowledge) work with imported samples or as a midi module , and instead been using a tm6pro which is a fantastic module. Seeing this made me think, can I use spd30 with the tm6pro to get more trigger inputs ? ( and use external pads, like cymbal pads for instance) tnx again !!
@herbert bourne what is the correct chain for this? How would you go about it, not sure I understand what u ment by layering... tnx!
It seems to me that you can also midi in a module like the Pearl Mimic Pro or something similar that has superb kit samples, turning the Octapad into a small but great sounding unit. I definitely think the stock sounds are pretty lame, especially the snares. I have an old TD8 module that has many of the same samples. Again crappy snares but otherwise many usable sounds. Maybe an edrum module midi in video for these pads would be interesting. Thanks for the video!
Yeah for sure. I have a couple of old videos using the Octapad to trigger both EZDrummer 2 and Maschine, which is really fun.
Sadly I don't have the Mimic on hand to play with!
really cool custom kit examples, can I try
Hey yes!
email me - limitlessdrums@gmail.com
I am having so much trouble programming the pad, I am not blaming the construction I am just finding it difficult
Hi Anthony, I will release a video soon where I show how I make one kit and how to get the most out of each setting. Stay tuned.
Does the Octapad have compression as a effect? Also, can you apply an effect individually to a pad?
Great video mate, just wondering how you made your own drum sounds? Do you create them from sounds on the Octopad or do you use logic/ableton and then load them into octopad??
Yep, everything played here is made with internal sounds. The Octapad doesn't function as a sampler (but can be used as a MIDI controller inside Logic or Ableton if you want).
Hope that helps.
@@limitlessdrums2680 awsome, thanks for replying! hopefully buy one soon!
Great Video
Thanks and I will upload a video with the settings soon :)
Hi, and what about using it as a midi controller in DAW? I trying to switch it to Logic, but I hear only sound of kick, and no any sound of another pads…
I have a double bass acoustic kit with full rack and was thinking about getting this vs adding triggers to my kit,but my question is what would be a good quality PA/Speaker to go with? Not crazy loud,but loud enough for people to hear the effects I add to my playing.
Hey there, so I've used my Octapad for rehearsal, for street busking and for gigs, and if you want something suitable for all 3 then you need to go quite powerful
The thing with edrums is that they use the full frequency range, like keyboards. You need an.amp that can handle deep bass and also sparkling treble.
Keyboard amps or edrum specific amps are the way to go.
My go-to is the Roland PM-30 but they don't make them anymore. Those kind of specs are what I'd be looking for. 100 Watt, 12" subwoofer and tweeter.
EQ knobs are a bonus, as well as a bass boost for bigger venues/audiences.
What you definitely DON'T want to do is go for something underpowered, even if it's just for your own practice.
The beauty of the Octapad is it's rich sound and you'll lose a lot of the impact by losing punch at the bottom end, not to mention that it has to be able to compete with the acoustic kit.
Hope that helps!
Hey everyone, I'm delighted to announce that I have released an UPGRADE to the Octapad which you can get and download now.
Based on the response I got to this video, I spent hundreds of hours putting together 99 brand new kits, and you can install them to your own Octapad via USB.
This is the biggest update ever made for the Octapad, and was made with care and love for the Octapad community!
Check it out here:
payhip.com/b/lvDWk
how to compare this to what is out there today in mid-2023? and what do you think go the Nord Drum 3P in comparison to this? What happened on the market since you first reviewed this?
thanks for sharing and hope their back form you when possible!
hey, I wish I had played a Nord Drum 3P but I don't have experience with that one yet!
I think the main difference between the Octapad and similar devices is that here you only get the classic Roland sounds to play with. Since the Octapad first found success, there are many similar products that either work as samplers or have their own built in sounds (like Nord), so it really depends on how you like the Roland sounds.
Also Roland build quality is known to be the best in the electronic drum market, and I can attest to that! I've played my Octapad for thousands of hours at this point and it still performs perfectly.
Hope that answers your question :)
thanks, just found a store that had all of them.. hmm, they were all really cool to play on I have to say... the pads however are really different.. the octapad is the softest with less rebound, the Nord drum is the slimmest with a snappy rebound of your stick, and the Roland Pro, tjeh new one got the best feel closer to a drum, but stil more rubber softy compared to the V drums.. but V drums only har full kits and I did not find that they have made a mesh Drum Machine... that would definitely be the best choice as the mesh of the V drums are amazing for real feel and re-bounce really on a different level than all of the bad drums... I really cannot say what to choose, the Nord Drum only got 6 pads and if one ad a kick pedal it takes away one pad, not a smart move by Clavia brand to do so... Hope there comes more ones this year... thanks for getting back!@@limitlessdrums2680
Thanks so much for video. I want to purchase an Octopad and not sure if the SPD 30 or SPD 20 pro is the better instrument. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Hey friend, I've never played the SPD-20 actually, and I'm not too sure of the differences.
Hopefully someone else will see this and can tell us!
I wonder if you can help me where i can find the sounds that you played at the end of the video? Great video 👍👍
Hi, all the sounds in this video are custom made by me.
Hopefully I can do a video soon to share how I made some of them
@@limitlessdrums2680 awesome sounds! I’ve subscribed and will be looking forward to seeing how you made these sounds (especially the last ones) because that could create a real deep track!!! Great work!
@@limitlessdrums2680 yes please help me in how to create custom sounds and patch it in SPD 30.
Hello and thank you very much for your wonderful take in tuning the spd30. Could you please make video or give some actual knowledge on the maximum compatibility to the extension pads, cymbals and hi hats of roland? There is no actual information to find, even Roland homepage is only recommending pd8 and pdx8 as the only pads or Vh11 and cy5 and cy8. All videos on this subjects are 10 years old. Could you give me please info which addition out of the roland shelf will work on the spd30 and which will not? That would be awesome! Thank you!
Hi, I had a look on the vdrums forum for you and it seems like the Octapad is compatible with any two-zone pads.
There are 4 inputs for kick, snare, hihat and ride -- but you can use 4 tom pads if you want, and you can change the sounds to whatever you like. In the video I use a kick pedal to play snare, for example.
Hope that helps!
@@limitlessdrums2680 thanks a lot, this is very helpful! Have a nice day!
I'm kinda interested in why your kit is in the back of a delivery van - is this some sort of mobile studio? - mobile lesson space?
Ha yeah, this was my mobile drum studio. Solar powered, mostly sound proofed and set up for teaching, recording and practice.
It travelled across Europe with me but sadly Covid meant I had to sell it and switch to something more stationary!
Sir ,will u share it kits back up.plz drop it mail
That Sunrise Kit tho.
Hey Delmar, check out my latest video if you want to get your hands on the Sunrise kits (and 98 others!)
Hi Alex, really good content and exceptional playing! Just wondering I can see your kits are saved over 50, mine stop at 50. Im guessing you are using USB? Im having troubles getting USBs detected on my spd30, ive tried 2 so far and none work….
Hey Robbie, did you ever get this sorted?
I have just released an Upgrade with 99 new Octapad kits and would love to help you figure out your USB problems -- if you're having this issue then maybe others are too!
@@limitlessdrums2680 hi Alex! I have! I think it was a firmware issue… as soon as I updated it worked fine! I will deffo check your release as soon as I’m back home… on tour atm… thanks checking!!!
@@trozombo ah great, glad you managed to get it updated.
Have a great tour, who are you playing with?
Hi. Have you ever thought of sticking your custom sounds on a USB stick and selling them? I'm sure plenty of SPD30 owners would love access to better sounds but don't have the time or expertise. Thanks!
Hi, yeah that has occurred to me and I've been working to get 99 kits that are of equal quality!
Out of interest, in your opinion what would be a reasonable price for a fully loaded USB of new kits?
Kan you make kits/custompresets/banks with midi notes to each pad?
Like for example if I have a vst on my computer that uses notes c1 to g1 can I then program it to the pads, and make a second kit where I program c2 to g2 to the pads and instantly switch between the banks with the different midi notes?
This comes in handy if you for example have a vst plugin where you have midi notes from c1 to g1 and program that to the pads and then another different vst that has c2 to g2 as notes and program those to the pads, and then if you have another vst that uses notes c3 to g3 and program that to another bank and instantly switch between them if you need to switch between the vsts without reprogramming the midi notes.
Is it possible.
Oh interesting question!
Hmmm I believe that MIDI notes are set on a system wide level and not kit-specific.
But i'll take a look and let you know!
@@limitlessdrums2680 thank you
Can I apply more than one single fx to a single pad ? Let’s say I’d like to add reverb and phaser only to a snare…. I just can’t figure out how
SadlY no. This is the biggest flaw with the Octapad in my opinion.
If you want to to use more than one FX on any kit, you will need to run the Octapad through an FX pedal or a computer with a DAW.
My Upgrade contains what I think are the best FX settings you can make across the 99 new kits - check it out if you are curious.
Hope this helps.
Hi. Can I ask you a question. How do i do for my SPD-30 to roll. It's like there's not enough bounce. I can't do triolet. Roll if you want. When I ajust my pad The Sensitivity is at +9 my velocity curve is at Linear and the Threshold is at O so why it not enogh sensible? I can't roll. Please help me. Thanks !!!
Hey, so I have my Sensitivity at -2, my curve Linear and my Threshold at -2.
This allows me to roll and create extreme dynamics in my playing.
Does this work for you?
great video , I have one also with the Alesis Multipad together they are amazin , is it possible to get you kits , how ? thanks
Hey, yes I am testing kit sharing at the moment.
Shoot me an email to limitlessdrums@gmail.com
@@limitlessdrums2680 thanks I just did
Sir I want to learn octopad instment can u guide me
My SPD-30 is way too quiet when connected to my Mixer. All the other instruments are loud on the same mixer. If I adjust the Octapad volume it buzzes before it is loud.
Which mixer are you using?
@@jonestodd72 Behringer X2222USB Xenyx 22 Input 2/2 Bus Mixer. I looked on a VDrum site, and apparently all Octapad SPD-30 have the same problem. The Phones jack is louder, but still not as loud as other instruments.
Do you have version 2 of the Octapad?
If so...
"Version 2 in the SPD-30 added a feature called Output Gain, which boosts the output level coming from the outputs +6dB. Selecting this setting can be helpful if your particular setup requires a stronger output signal from the SPD-30. Here's how to access the Output Gain feature:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Turn the function 1 (F1) knob to highlight "AMBIENCE."
3. Press the function 3 (F3) button (ENTER).
4. Press the F2 button repeatedly until you've selected the "LIMIT" tab.
5. Turn F3 to choose "+6dB."
6. Press the BACK button when you're finished. The new settings are saved automatically."
Also, impedence is a factor.
"The Heaphone Output is Low Impedence (47 Ohms) and to drive the Headphones, so the volume is good
The Output (L&R) is High Impedence (1 k ohm) and is expected to be connected to a Pre-Amp and Amp, so this would account for the difference you experience.
You can use the +6dB Gain setting to increase the volume."
(both if these quotes credited to the Vdrums forums)
@@limitlessdrums2680 I already set the output gain, it is still too quiet, but not as bad.
I swapped outputs on the Octapad, and now it is louder.
Cant you make the Octopad stop and start a loop by using an exterior pad as a stop/start switch?
Thanks :)
Yeah, you can.
It has a foot switch input on the back which can be set up to start and stop loops.
@@limitlessdrums2680 can you eventually show it in a video? I cant make it work?
Can I load and use Wave samples with it? I couldnt figure it out :(
Hey, no the Octapad is not a sampler.
It's more like the drum equivalent to a synth.
There are hundreds of sounds, and they can all be modified - but you can't add anything new.
Of course it can be used as a MIDI instrument to trigger other software -- but generally if you buy the Octapad it's because you like the Roland sound.
I believe my Upgrade pack gets the full potential out of it, but it's all done by editing the sounds that are already there.
Hope that helps.
do you know what the storage capacity of the octopad spd30 is ?
I checked the Owners Manual and it doesn't say.
But based on the fact you can't upload or add samples to it, I think the on-board storage is irrelevant.
If you want to create endless user kits you need to use a USB stick, as the Octapad will only store 99 at a time
@@limitlessdrums2680 cheers
What foot pedal triggers are you using?
I use KT-10 kick drum pedals and the FD-9 hi-hat pedal. Highly recommend both!
Can you download some sounds and put it in spd30?
Hey, you can only use the Roland sounds already on the device, but you can edit them into a ton of variations.
The Octapad isn't a sampler - you can get this feature on rival products!
Is it possible to use the Octapad as a guitar looper (for live guitar riffs) like the Alesis Strike Multipad shown in this video (without any foot pedal)? ua-cam.com/video/0_xyK00UuxQ/v-deo.html
Hi, no unfortunately atelier the Octapad does not sample. It's a self-contained instrument that can also be used as a MIDI trigger
Actually, yes. I believe it can be used to midi-control or at least loop, up to three live instruments. 😊
But Limitless is correct that it does not sample so far as I can figure out. I think that’s one of the biggest reasons it’s not much more popular.
Hola hello
Hi!
this not sampler hahaha
Hi. Can I ask you a question. How do i do for my SPD-30 to roll. It's like there's not enough bounce. I can't do triolet. Roll if you want. When I ajust my pad The Sensitivity is at +9 my velocity curve is at Linear and the Threshold is at O so why it not enogh sensible? I can't roll. Please help me. Thanks !!!
Hmm I'll have to check my settings next time I play.
Honestly it's not the best surface for press rolls and such but it's definitely possible for double strokes, fast singles, Moeller triplets etc
@@limitlessdrums2680 Thanks i'm waiting for your set up. You are the only one who answer me. I realy need to know why because i see alot of people roll on there octapad and i'm not able. I'm kind of sad. Thanks
Hey Nicolas, sorry to keep you waiting but if you want access to my settings you can now get them!
Check out my latest videos for more details -- I've released a massive Upgrade for all Octapad users, and it contains all of my pad settings and a whole lot more :)