You can assign the waves to an external pad (PD series, sold separately), to an acoustic drum trigger (RT series, sold separately) or to a footswitch (FS-5U/FS-6/FS-7, sold separately).
Some typical connection examples are shown below.

Connecting an external pad or acoustic drum trigger

Connecting two external pads to a single TRIGGER IN jack

Connecting an FS-5U

  1. Connect the external pad to the TRIGGER IN jack.

    Connect the footswitch to the FOOT SW jack.


  2. Select [MENU] Ó SYSTEM Ó PAD/TRIG IN.

    You don’t need to make the TRIGGER IN setting for the footswitch connected to the FOOT SW jack. Skip to step 4.

    When connecting two external pads to a single TRIGGER IN jack, set the “Input Mode” to “TRIG x 2”.

  3. Select the trigger type corresponding to the external pad that you’ve connected.

    Select the trigger type that matches the model name of the external pad you’ve connected.
    Set the parameters as necessary.

    Ø Configuring the Pads and the TRIGGER IN Jacks (PAD /TRIGGER IN)


  4. Select the kit that you want to play.

    Ø Selecting a Kit ([+] [-] buttons, [VALUE] knob)


  5. Select [MENU] Ó [F1] (KIT EDIT1) Ó PAD EDIT.

  6. Strike the external pad to make the PAD EDIT - LAYER EDIT screen for the external pad appear.

    Press the footswitch to configure its settings.


  7. Configure the wave you want to play, the volume and so on.

    You can use an external pad or footswitch to assign functions aside from playing sounds, like switching between kits or turning kit effects on/off.

    Configuring the Functions to Assign to the Pads and Footswitch, and Configuring the PAD EDIT Knob and Expression Pedal Settings for the SPD-SX PRO Overall (CONTROL SETUP)