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Roland BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad

Bar Trigger Pad with Compact Curved Form Factor, One 1/4" Trigger Output, and Bundled Attachment Parts
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Roland BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad
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Easy-to-integrate Trigger Pad

The Roland BT-1 is an innovative electronic trigger pad that easily attaches to a V-Pad or acoustic drum. The BT-1 bar trigger pad's compact curved form factor hugs the perimeter of your drum and pokes up just enough to be an easy target, saving space in your setup and giving you the flexibility to position it ergonomically. You can even attach multiple BT-1s to your acoustic drum kit without ruining its appearance. With its compactness and affordability, the Roland BT-1 is a great addition to your kit.

Roland BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad at a Glance:
  • Compact curved shape provides flexible and comfortable positioning and saves space
  • Attach multiple BT-1s to your acoustic drum kit without ruining its appearance
  • Accurate and reliable triggering of percussion sounds
Compact curved shape provides flexible and comfortable positioning and saves space

If you're like most drummers, finding the perfect spot for a conventional trigger pad is a challenge. Your drums are already perfectly positioned - a setup that took years of painstaking tweaking to achieve. Roland has your solution! The BT-1 bar trigger pad will integrate into your kit without disrupting the location of your existing drums.

Attach multiple BT-1s to your acoustic drum kit without ruining its appearance

If you're an acoustic drummer just getting into electronic "enhancement" of your sound, the Roland BT-1 is the ideal trigger. You can start with one, and the BT-1's affordable price makes it easy to add additional BT-1s as your triggering needs grow. And thanks to the BT-1's trim, ergonomic form factor, your kit will still look killer!

Accurate and reliable triggering of percussion sounds

Roland is one of the leaders in e-percussion, and they know their stuff. The BT-1 bar trigger pad is an inspired design, to be sure, but it's also a reliable, professional piece of kit that will stand up to the most rigorous tour schedules, and live to tell the tale. You can count on Roland quality.

Roland BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad Features:
  • Accurate and reliable triggering of percussion sounds
  • Operate start/stop, effect on/off, and kit change on V-Drums
  • Attach multiple BT-1s to your acoustic drum kit without ruining its appearance
  • Compact curved shape provides flexible and comfortable positioning and saves space
  • Comes with all the attachment parts you need
Add one or more Roland BT-1 bar trigger pads to your kit, and start triggering!

Tech Specs

  • Type: Trigger Pad
  • Drum Type: Add-on Bar
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: BT-1

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Customer Reviews

Rated 4/5
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Rated 5/5

Great Little Thing

I'm using this with the TV-17 in the aux trigger input. It works just like it is supposed to and the size is big enough to hit but small enough to stay out of the way when you whirling around the kit.
Rated 5/5

A Great Addition to my Roland Drum Kit

If you are looking to add a trigger for items/sounds like a tambourine, cow bell, wood block, or other percussion instrument, then this will work great for you on your Roland Drum kit. It was easy to install and add to the kit. You can either attach it to the drum pad rim, to the clamp post on one of the drum pads, or what I did was purchased an additional pad mount and placed it between my toms. The reason for this was it helped alleviate the transfer of vibrations to the drum, or nearby cymbal. At first I attached it to one of the drum pads and the drum pad mount, but I noticed when I played that I could hear either the Tom drum, or the cymbal faintly in the background when I hit the trigger. Moving the trigger to it's own mount positioned away from the other drum or cymbal triggers stopped the ambient noise from the other triggers being activated. Anyway, I love having this added to my kit.
Rated 5/5

Roland BT1 Bar Trigger

Excellent accessory, wide range of sounds. Very easy and flexible for use and to install.
Rated 5/5

Better than a Canoli!

I read a review that stated you cannot adjust the sensitivity on the BT-1. However, further from the truth. Using the settings in the Roland TM-2 and I was able to adjust the sensitivity. Regardless, I can put this "cannoli" anywhere on my drum set and it is perfect for triggering any sound I program to it through the TM-2. No longer do I carry tons of extra percussive instruments like tambourines, blocks, bongos, and more. Triggering them from the "Cannoli" (BT-1) is perfect and in reach all the time. Planning on purchasing another soon after Christmas. Only one complaint ... and it is NOT about this product. When are sound engineers going to be less freaked out about electronic drums through the front and monitor system? Do yourself a favor, get yourself a monitor so you can hear the sounds you're triggering with this 'Cannoli" (BT-1). By they way, a Cannoli is a type of Italian pastry.
Music background: Professional musician / drummer
Rated 5/5

Awesome product

This is a very well built piece gear. I am sure it will last a long time.
Music background: bass player. Sound engineer

Simply put, modern electronic music wouldn't exist without Roland. Many of the electronic musicians here at Sweetwater cut our teeth on TR Rhythm machines and fondly remember programming our first TB-303s. We owe a good part of our careers to this amazing and innovative company. It's been fun to watch and grow right alongside Roland, as they've introduced wave after wave of revolutionary keyboards, digital pianos, and more. For example, Roland's V-Drum Kits continuously redefine the possibilities of electronic drums, beginning with SuperNATURAL technology to the latest Prismatic Sound Modeling. We're huge fans, and we'd love to tell you all about them. Whether you want a pocket-sized synth or a cutting-edge video mixer, if Roland makes it, then Sweetwater is 100% behind it.

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