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Roland DDR-30 Digital Drums Module Demo


electronic drumsQuick demo of an often forgotten Roland digital drum module. With nice & crunchy (I’m guessing 12 bit) PCM samples, Roland entered the electronic drum market with the DDR30. While limited with only kick, snare and 4 toms, the DDR-30 offers several sound samples for each drum (including acoustic, Simmons-style electronic and timpanis) and many options for tailoring the sounds to your needs with pitch, amp envelope & EQ. It can also serve as a pad-to-MIDI converter for triggering other MIDI instrumennts.
In this demo, I go through the 32 drum kits that were stored in this module (not sure if they’re factory kits or not) while being triggered by a rhythm pattern on my Roland Fantom X6. It might be hard to hear on your crap-top speakers, but this module really kicks. I think Infomation Society used one on their eponymous album – I’d have to check my copy of the CD+G that has their equipment list.

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14 Responses to “ Roland DDR-30 Digital Drums Module Demo ”

  1. SimmonsDrums Says:

    in the second half …
    in the second half of the 80′s have been advanced digital modules


  2. SimmonsDrums Says:

    very good 80′s …
    very good 80′s digital modul!


  3. 808beatbox Says:

    I had one many …
    I had one many years ago and now I wish I could’ve sampled the sounds!


  4. BillieJean900 Says:

    i have the wav …
    i have the wav drums for this


  5. maccagrabme Says:

    Just sample it
    Just sample it


  6. BThe1992 Says:

    where can i buy …
    where can i buy one this?????????i love it


  7. tonyteclas2008 Says:

    hola amigos a todos …
    hola amigos a todos los que visiten este video necesito un modulo ddr30 alguien tiene uno que este interesado en venderlo espero su respuesta a este correo antoniobarrios17@yahoo.com.mx gracias saludos


  8. zibbybone Says:

    You can download …
    You can download owners manuals for nearly every Roland item (including the DDR-30) for FREE at RoalndUS dot com


  9. SuperMusic49 Says:

    I’m looking for a …
    I’m looking for a Roland DDR-30 manual, does any one have one that you can download and send it to me?


  10. mully303 Says:

    I want to buy one …
    I want to buy one of these! in London, UK


  11. audiotrax2000 Says:

    I wonder how much …
    I wonder how much just the module would go for now?


  12. Geeljasjes Says:

    Nice timpanies.
    Nice timpanies.


  13. rhoggard76 Says:

    definitely dub …
    definitely dub sounding


  14. EFKA526 Says:

    Ah I owned this …
    Ah I owned this module a few years ago and I really liked the sound of it. With some external fx I used it to create some Dub Reggae beats and I liked the vibe. Perhaps going to buy one again.