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The Next Generation of Roland's Flagship V-Drums Module





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If 2016's TD-50 drum module represented a sea change in V-Drums modeling technology, the TD-50X takes V-Drums tone and expression to another level entirely. Inside, you'll find 70 premium preset drum kits and 900 instrument sounds that run the gamut from rock, pop, and metal to EDM, world, and experimental styles. Support for all three of Roland's latest digital pads ? snare, ride, and hi-hat ? makes playing on the TD-50X the most lifelike V-Drums experience to date. So even if you're coming from a traditional Roland pad setup, the TD-50X gives you plenty of room to grow into. Thanks to an intuitive interface with hands-on mix faders, per-function knobs and switches, and endless opportunities to drill down and fine-tune your sound with muffling, tuning, and more, the Roland TD-50X has all the makings of a sound module that can last a career. It's powered by the latest wave of Roland's Prismatic Sound Modeling technology. This non-sample-based sound engine allows you to tailor the size, composition, space, and tone of each drum and cymbal to a staggering degree. Other features eDrummers at Sweetwater love about the TD-50X include discrete ins and outs for pads and sends, 500 user samples for bringing your studio sounds to the stage, 24 minutes of onboard mono record time (12 minutes stereo) for capturing ideas in practice and on the road, and up to 32-channel USB audio recording for creating professional drum tracks via a single cable.





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Dream up any kit through Prismatic Sound Modeling





Roland V-Drums are the undisputed kings of virtual drum shaping. And with the TD-50X's Prismatic Sound Modeling engine, you can expect nuance and realism like never before. The TD-50X's every onboard kit is crafted to sound great without any tweaking. But for those times when you need a custom kit for a particular performance, Prismatic Sound Modeling has you covered. You have control over each drum shell's thickness and overtones, plus each cymbal's size and thickness. You can even control virtual mic placement to dial in the right amount of natural ambience. Once you've found your sound, you can sweeten the kick, snare, or toms with 30 types of built-in FX, including smooth multiband compression and saturation.





Import custom libraries at will





Whether you're importing one-shots of your studio acoustic kit or loading in your favorite sample library, Roland makes it easy to incorporate these sounds into your V-Drum TD-50X. High-capacity SDHC cards let you create an arsenal of custom libraries and call them up on your V-Drums at will.





Scrap or store kit changes with Snapshot





Tone tweakers abound here at Sweetwater. What we love about the Roland V-Drums TD-50X sound module is that you can edit kits to your heart's content without committing. Use the Snapshot feature to quickly A/B the before and after. And if you like what you've done, save it; if not, scrap it and start over.





Practice and perform like never before





With its sophisticated brushed black finish to its expressive kit sounds, the TD-50X is built for the stage. But you may be surprised to learn what a difference the TD-50X can make to your practice hours. Jam along to the TD-50X's built-in metronome to practice septuplets and strengthen your internal click. Or loop a groove and solo over it to build your lick vocabulary. What's especially cool is you can record yourself playing to a click or backing track right onto an SDHC card. This is a handy way to track ideas and share with bandmates.





Take control of the way you I/O





The versatility of the TD-50X is fully seen in its flexible in and outs. Send drum kits pre-mixed to your FOH engineer using balanced stereo XLR outs, or directly into your home stereo speaker system with unbalanced stereo 1/4-inch outs. And if you've got mixer channels to spare, send your kick, snare, toms, and cymbals separately via balanced 1/4-inch direct outs for individual treatment and level control. MIDI in/out even lets you track your performance and replace sounds at a later time.





Record up to 32 channels of multitrack audio over USB





Sweetwater drummers love our eDrums for home recording. And with the Roland V-Drum TD-50X module, you can do it all over USB, in glorious 96kHz, without reaching for an audio interface. This means you can enjoy studiophile drum recording, even in your apartment, at any time of day.





Roland V-Drums TD-50X Sound Module Features:


Sophisticated brushed black finish


Preloaded with 70 premium kits and 900 instrument sounds


Support for all 3 of Roland latest digital triggers: PD-140DS snare, CY-18DR ride, and VH-14D hi-hat


Intuitive, professional hands-on interface


Import custom drum libraries with SDHC cards


Practice along to loops or click tricks, then save sessions via SDHC


USB multitracking ? record up to 32 channels of multitrack audio to Mac or PC at 96kHz


Snapshot lets you A/B kit changes before you commit to them


MIDI in/out captures performances and lets you changes kits later


1/4-inch and 1/8-inch headphone outputs


1/8-inch aux input lets you jam along to your phone or laptop


3 digital trigger inputs


14 analog trigger inputs: 6 drums, 4 cymbals, 4 aux


8 balanced TRS direct outs for individual treatment and level control


Send pre-mixed audio via balanced stereo XLR or unbalanced 1/4-inch outputs


Module only ? pads and hardware not included


Prismatic Sound Modeling engine is the new standard in V-Drums virtualization:


All-new kit sounds to inspire great performances


Adjust each drum's shell depth and overtones


Control each cymbal's size and thickness,


Tailor room response with adjustable virtual overhead mics


Send any of 30 onboard FX to individual drums and cymbal ? EQ, reverb, saturation, multiband compression, EQ, delay, etc.