You can connect the COMPUTER port of the SPD-SX PRO to the USB port of your computer using a USB cable to do the following.

SPD-SX PRO App

  • You can use the SPD-SX PRO App to import audio files on your computer as waves to the SPD-SX PRO.
  • Download the SPD-SX PRO App via Roland Cloud Manager.
USB audio

You can sample the sounds played on your computer or use your computer to record the sounds played back on the SPD-SX PRO as audio content.

USB MIDI

You can use DAW software on your computer to record what you play on the SPD-SX PRO (the MIDI performance data).

Installing the USB driver

To use USB audio and USB MIDI, you must first install the USB driver. (The SPD-SX PRO App can be used even without installing the USB driver.)

  1. Install the USB driver on your computer.

    See the Roland website for how to install the driver.


Switching the USB operating mode (Driver Mode)

Set how this unit operates when connected to a computer via USB cable.

For details, refer to “Configuring the USB Audio Input/Output Settings (USB AUDIO)”.

Connecting the SPD-SX PRO to your computer

  1. Connect the COMPUTER port on the back of the SPD-SX PRO to the USB port of your computer using a USB cable.
    • Use a USB cable that supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed.
    • After turning on the SPD-SX PRO, launch the DAW software on your computer. Don’t turn the SPD-SX PRO on/off while the DAW software is running.