Roland announce SPD-SX Pro Version 2.0

Roland’s flagship sampling pad has just received a major update that kits it out with an array of new features and improvements. The SPD-SX Pro Version 2.0 firmware promises to make the popular unit even more powerful and flexible, introducing a number of enhancements for both live and studio users.

What’s New?
Support for SPD-SX Backup Files: This long-requested feature allows users of the standard SPD-SX model to load backup files into the SPD-SX Pro, simplifying the upgrade process by making it easy to load existing performance setups.
Time-Stretching: Expanded time-stretching capabilities allow users to tempo-match sounds just like a DAW. A real-time option provides great sound instantly, while higher-quality results can be obtained using offline processing.
Assign Master Effects for Each Kit: Users now have the option to assign master effects within each kit instead of globally. This makes it possible to create overall sound changes with kit selections and control the master effects with the unit’s panel knobs during a performance.
DJ-Style Muting: a new mute function lets performers play continuous backing tracks on pads and dynamically mute their audio, emulating a common DJ technique for improvising during sets.
Trigger Muting: It’s now possible to mute connected acoustic drum triggers and other external trigger devices by assigning their mute on/off status to individual pads. This makes it easy to reconfigure a large setup with a single pad strike and trigger external sounds with acoustic drums only during specific song sections.
Panel Brightness: The brightness of all panel lights can now be controlled globally, allowing users to quickly adjust the brightness for different playing situations.
More Workflow Enhancements: Version 2.0 also provides many additional features for ease of use, including a kit list display, MIDI monitoring on the main screen, enhanced copy functions, the ability to set parameters for all pads at once and support for customising the main kit display with user-imported images.

Availability
The Version 2.0 update for the SPD-SX Pro is available now from the Roland website.

www.roland.com/us/products/spd-sx_pro