From shof@crl.comTue May 23 11:08:32 1995
Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 10:58:01 -0700
From: Shof B <shof@crl.com>
To: analogue@hyperreal.com
Subject: Re: Roland Dr. Pad?

>I saw a couple of these in a pawn shop the other day.
>
>they are little units (they look like squat foot pedals) with a 4 inch
>square rubber pad, three 1/4" ins or outs (I forget) and a switch for
>different sounds ( a few drums, a gong, and a star chime ...).
>
>Anybody know anything about them?
>
>

Yes, I have 2 of them.  They are not bad sounding are are very easy to use.  
They also have analog trigger inputs on them.  I have triggered the bass 
drum sound in one of them from a signal off of a mixer.  Worked fine.  They 
shouldn't cost you alot of money $30 - $50 or so.  If you ever work as a 
persussionest they are coll because they are no work to get going ( they can 
run on batterys ).  Just set them on the trap table, hook up an output and go.
Shof B
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