New Ludwig Questlove Breakbeat Kit

Roland SPD-ONE Kick Percussion Pad

Battery-powered Sample-based Standalone Kick Drum Pad with WAV Import via USB, 22 Classic Kick and Stomp Percussion Sounds, Onboard Effects, and Mounting Hardware
Share
Item ID: SPD-1K
Roland SPD-ONE Kick Percussion Pad
Price:$263 and 99 cents
$44.00 suggested monthly payments with 6 month financing‡ 36 month financing available* with $399.00 minimum purchase on one invoice.

Or we have a Certified Open Box model for just $237 and 59 cents! Learn more
In Stock!

Add to Cart
Sales engineer photo
Ask An Expert

Our expertly trained Sales Engineers are ready to help!

What is a Sales Engineer?
Sweetwater Gear Exchange

Have one to sell?
Check out Sweetwater's Gear Exchange!
Learn More

Roland SPD-ONE Kick Percussion Pad
In Stock!
Price:$263 and 99 cents
Add to Cart
Add to list
Skip to Description
Most Popular Accessories & Related Items
Back to navigation

This article was Written By

Our Product Research Team

Get to know them!

Add a Kick Pad to Any Drum Kit

Add a powerful electronic kick drum pad to your set with Roland's SPD-One Kick. This standalone kick drum pad includes a flexible sample player you can trigger from your kick pedal, hands, or sticks. It comes loaded with 22 killer kick and stomp percussion sounds, and you can always add custom sounds via USB. Tweak your sounds with reverb and distortion, pitch them to perfection, mount up your SPD-One Kick, and go to town. Whether you're fleshing out an electronic kit or putting together a hybrid rig, you're going to love the SPD-One Kick.

Killer sounds you can tweak to perfection

The SPD-One Kick drum pad comes loaded with a library of 22 top-notch kick and stomp percussion sounds, so it's super fun to play, right out of the box. Want to use your own sounds? No problem! Just connect it to your computer via USB and drop in the WAV files you want to play. Once you've loaded up the samples you want to play, there are several onboard options that let you further customize your SPD-One Kick's sound. For starters, you can tune your samples up or down to get them to fit in with the rest of your kit or to create cool special effects. Speaking of effects, built-in reverb and distortion are also great ways to make the most of your drum sounds.

Integrates into any drum or percussion rig

Whether you're light on the pedal or hard on your heads, the Roland SPD-One Kick drum pad can handle any playing dynamics you like. In addition to setting the volume and effects, the sensitivity is totally adjustable. You can even set it up for stick or hand use as part of a complete percussion rig. As for mounting, the included hardware gives you tons of options. It mounts to the floor or drum hardware for use as a kick drum, but it will also mount to a mic stand or just prop on a table, so there are tons of great ways you can put your SPD-One Kick to use. Finally, there's no need to bother with extra cables (unless you feel like picking up an optional power supply), since the SPD-One Kick drum pad runs efficiently on four AA batteries.

SPD-One: a new direction in virtual drums

Twenty years after launching the original V-Drum line, Roland is still at it, revolutionizing the world of virtual drums in exciting and creative new ways. The SPD-One combines the standalone modular approach of the traditional SPD series that drummers at Sweetwater already love in a format that lets you build the exact kit you have in mind. Want to add an electronic snare or tom? No problem. Replace your kick with a pad? Piece of cake. Build a full kit or just add the pieces you want; it's all up to you with Roland's SPD-One series.

Roland SPD-One Kick Drum Pad Features:

  • A standalone sample pad that integrates easily into any drum kit
  • Comes loaded with 22 classic kick and stomp percussion sounds
  • USB connectivity lets you load up WAV files so you can use the samples you want
  • Send MIDI via USB to control other instruments or record/sequence in the studio
  • Add reverb or distortion, even pitch shift samples to the way you want them to sound
  • Sensitivity control lets you dial in the playing dynamics that best suit your style
  • Runs on 4 AA batteries (optional power supply not included)
  • Accommodates tabletop, floor, drum stand, and mic stand mounting via included hardware

Warranty Info

Sweetwater's FREE 2-Year Total Confidence Coverage Warranty

Extra peace of mind at no extra cost.

  • Save money with FREE parts and labor
  • Get back to making music with the industry's fastest turnaround time
  • Fix it the first time with our award-winning, factory-certified Service Department
Learn More about Total Confidence Coverage
Back to navigation

Tech Specs

  • Type: Drum Trigger Pad
  • Pads: 1
  • Sounds: 22 - Kicks, stomp, clap, percussion and more
  • Presets: 22 factory, 12 user sound banks
  • Analog Outputs: 1 x 1/4" (mono out), 1 x 1/4" (headphones)
  • MIDI I/O: USB
  • USB: 1 x Type Micro-B
  • Formats: WAV files (16-bit, 44.1 kHz)
  • Memory: 4GB (360 minutes stereo audio)
  • Effects: Reverb, Distortion
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately) / 4 x AA batteries
  • Height: 2.25"
  • Width: 5.56"
  • Depth: 6.31"
  • Weight: 2 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: SPD-1K

What Makes Our Sales Engineers Great?

Sweetwater Sales Engineers are a world-class team of experts dedicated to you. Hand selected from across the globe, each brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of music gear to provide you with unparalleled service completely free of charge. Friendly relationships, real trust, and the right gear are only a call or a click away!

Back to navigation

Reviews

Devin earns a 5 Star Stellar Service from Dimitris
I've been ordering from Devin for years, and he is exceptionally knowledgeable and kind in his sales approach. He goes the extra mile to always provide the best options for me to incorporate instruments into my hand percussion/drum world. I'm super happy with the Roland stomping pad, typically used by Guitarist, however now incorporated into my Congas, and other hand percussion instruments. Much musician love to Devin, and the entire amazing TEAM at Sweetwater. Dimitris, SamSimsBand.
What every cajon needs
I have recently found the need to translate drum kit parts to my cajon. That has been especially challenging for songs that that demand a driving, "four-on-the-floor" beat — most cajons are perfectly capable of producing that nice punchy thump; however, I'm having trouble finding the optimal two-hand pattern to drive the beat while filling up the rest of the spaces with snare accents and "tom" fills.

This Roland kick pad has freed up my hands to get a drum kit feel from the cajon. Truly, my box drum has become an entirely new instrument.

Prior to purchasing this item, I tried a non-powered, piezoelectric stomp pedal by another manufacturer— it had a decent kick drum sound, but the pickup beneath the pad was uber directional — my foot had to be in just the right spot in order to produce a consistent sound. I found that the type of shoe I was wearing would also vary the responsiveness, volume and frequency. Not good.

The SPD-One Kick fixed those issues. The pad is uniformly responsive across the entire surface, and you can dial-in the preferred sensitivity. (Note that the stage surface may dictate a lower sensitivity setting — for example, if the pedal is sitting on a hollow wood stage and sensitivity is set too high, it can pickup foot tapping away from the pedal! So make sure you sound check accounts for that.)

The SPD-One also provides EQ and tuning controls. Thus far, I haven't played with those too much but they really can alter each of the selected voices — could be some cool possibilities there as well.

I can see this pedal as a useful stomp box accessory for guitar players too. It really does open up a whole new world of possibilities.
Fun!
This thing is a joy to play! Sounds great in the PA.
Buy two!
I play bass in a trio. I bought two of these to add some percussion to our band. I have a pedal under each foot. One set to a bass drum for beats one and three, and the other set to various shakers for beats two and four. It adds a whole new dimension to our sound.
Very Useful Live
Have played a ton of duo gigs using this. We use mostly a kick sound for 4 on the floor tunes and sidestick on 2 and 4 for some other tunes. We have it back in the mix but it really adds to the energy on the right tunes (about half of our songlist). My partner stomps it and has really developed skills around steady tempo and dynamics. He's not a fan of backing tracks so it's become our solution to enhancing our live show in way that works for both of us.

We tried a piezo stomp at first, it was finicky, hard to dial in and is limited to a single sound. He has this mounted right on his pedal board which has a flat front platform and angled upper section for his acoustic preamp and other pedals. He uses a sheet of rubber cabinet liner cut to size under his board to keep it from creeping forward.

I know this is also intended for drummers to be played with sticks, have no experience there. I would say performing with this would be difficult if you solo a bunch on guitar or otherwise. Highly recommended otherwise!
Music background: professional musician

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.