Thirty nine Indian localised phrases and ten more worldwide phrase from the original SPD-30 will show good examples of phrase loop,which inspire your musical creativity. Useful 49 preset Phrases inspire your creativity of live performance.
99 enhanced preset kits including 50 Indian localized kits.My only knock against it is it's kind of ugly. The handsonic is fun to play with hands and pedals but also works with sticks. Damn things oxidize periodically and one or more pads start to fail. I had to replace the FSR's on my drumkat 3 times at $150+ each time. and doesn't require FSR replacement every few years. My opinion is that the handsonic is as or more expressive then the others, supports after touch, is much lighter than the drumkat, is much easier to program than the drumkat, has sounds, 3 unusual expression controllers (the infra red beam and the two pressure slider strips). And I also have a wavedrum which is fun but kind of a toy. I have owned drumkats as well and my e-drum experience goes back to the original octapad. I have a vdrum kit that I use most of the time and don't need the handsonic anymore. I'd rather see it used than just sit around. I'm an enthusiast and am not being biased. If I was only going to own one compact do it all unit, that would be it. I'm looking to sell a Roland Handsonic HPD-15. But I think it is just gonna be too limited as a standalone drum unit.Īny of you compared these (or other) units? The Wavedrum seems to be super solid (haven't read of any defects, and used units are hard to come by, which tends to mean nobody buys one and then gets rid of it). I think they will both certainly meet my needs and then some. The Octapad and DTX seem pretty comparable, though different. it is what it is and that's all it is but it might meet most of my needs. but there's no real programming/customizing.
I like the Performance Pad Pro because of its basic kit sounds and pricepoint. The Alesis Performance Pad has 8 pads, quite a few sounds, but limited programmability. Can even be used as a brain for a regular electronic drumkit. The DTX Multi 12 is like the Octapad, but has 12 pads. Drums, tones, and seems to be pretty programmable. but there are only 2 sounds you can use at one time. I like the Wavedrum for it's simplicity and sensitivity. running through a loop pedal (right now a JamMan, soon to be a Boss RC300).
I have a Line 6 HD500 for playing guitar and bass through, a GR55 for other sounds, mic and Voicelive for vocals and harmonica. The the unit will be used for live looping. The ones I'm considering are the Korg Wavedrum, the Roland SPD-30 Octapad, the Yamaha DTX Multi 12, and the Alesis Performance Pad Pro. So I'm trying to choose a compact electronic drumset.