The video is awesome, but I'm using the SPD-SX also for my in ear monitors, what I'm doing is having all instruments back to the sampler via the Audio IN and then mixing it inside the SPD-SX. I have the click track routed to the headphones and backing tracks going to the mains L and R. This eliminates the need of external mixer and simplifies things. Click is on one pad, backing track is on another. Both pads are linked so they play together. I hope this is helpful to anyone.

Why would you depend on FOH or monitor engineer to hear yourself? Just send all your outputs (click, samples, backing tracks) to FOH using direct boxes with parallel outs. Then connect each parallel out to a channel on your own outboard mixer, along with whatever monitor mix you need from FOH or monitor engineer to listen to the rest of the band. BAM, done! Your end up with 4 individual channels on your mixer that you can mix to your liking: click, samples, backing tracks, monitor mix

I find unit has an overall low volume output compared to td 9, korg wave, roland integra,and korg nautilus

Hi my click channel sounds (at very low volume) in my music channel can someone help me with this issue? Its some kind of panning hack or something?

my brain is fried

Great vid Tim, this content is even useful for those with non-Roland sample pads. Not sure if you have a separate video on this, but can you recommend volume levels to set on individual pads when making a full kit (kick, snare, HH, toms, cymbals, etc.) on the SPD-SX for use in live gigs to replace a drum kit? I am struggling with making sure there is a good balance of pad volumes through the FOH system, much like you can accomplish on real drums when you are mic'd up. Thanks!!

Wouldn't it make more sense to run the backing track to the sub out and collapse click and samples to mono, since the click is mono anyways? In your solution, you're sending the (mono) click track to your only stereo output.

Hi Tim, how are you? i am using the SPD SX for some time and it is a great tool on stage and in studio. i usually used the built-in click track up to now, but now i want to import my own click track and sync it with the internal click of the Roland SPD-SX. but: it is out of sync, it is slowlier and you can also hear it through the deeper tone of the tamborine... Turning off tempo sync via pad settings did not succeed. any ideas? appreciate your help greetings from Germany , Björn

What if your mixer doesn’t have an fx send but an aux?

Hi! Great video. What kind of setup might you suggest for someone hearing impaired such as me? I'm deaf in my left ear..

Thank you for this video. I' ve been asking around on this topic and no one seems to want to give me any insight. Your tutorial has given me insight on how to run my click track. I'm new and am still learning. Thanks!

You are a life saver, Tim! This is all really new to me and I find It's so easy to get lost in all the terms and equipment. Thanks for sticking to simplicity! I can't wait to try this out live

I've been searching for stuff like this for a looong time! thank you! it is perfect!

these spd-sx tutorials are invaluable!!!! thank you so much!!!

Thanks for the video.

Brilliant - thanks this is exactly what I was looking for! Namaste hands to you sir!

Yes, THANK YOU for posting! In the process of dialing this in rn!

Great video as always, Tim!

SPD-SX set up: click track, backing tracks and samples

Beautifully explained...great solution. Thanks a lot for your time. Experience means a lot.