Roland HD-1 Electronic Drums Perfect for first-time players and tour-vets who need a practice kit, the Roland HD-1 V-Drums Lite is compact, affordable and simple to use yet still plays and sounds like a real drum set. The Sounds Roland opted to keep things simple with the HD-1 by building a streamlined module that only includes the essential buttons and dials. There are five selectable kits, each with a variation, for a total of 10 great sounding drum sets. Because the drum and cymbal pads are velocity sensitive some pads on each kit trigger a variety of different sounds. For example, when a player dials up the second variation of the “power” kit and play the ride cymbal at a normal velocity, it sounds like, you guessed it, a ride cymbal. However, if the energy gets amped up and they strike the same pad harder it turns into a heavy, trashy China. This combined with the fact that the hi-hat pedal is now a second kick pedal means that the tiny HD-1 sounds like a huge metal power kit, complete with double bass and China cymbal. With rock, hip hop, latin, metal, world music, electronica, voices and percussion sound sets, the HD-1 gives players the ability to have 10 completely different drum kits in one tiny package. Silence (Even for a Drummer) is Golden Thanks to a well designed kick drum pedal, cushioned tom pads and a mesh snare drum head, the Roland HD-1 is incredibly quiet. It's like having 10 drum sets in the living room with the added benefit of not waking the neighbors at three in the morning. And, because of it's unique rack design, the Roland HD-1 has a small foot print, making it the ideal drum kit for even the smallest apartment, closet or home studio. Perfect for the kind of musician who wants to take their drums with them, the HD-1 makes it easier than ever by mounting most of the components onto one stand for a clean and simple set up, tear down, and transport. Jam Along The HD-1 features an external input for connecting audio sources (such as CD players or iPods) so that players can jam along with their favorite songs. Like any good electronic kit, the HD-1's brain also features an on-board metronome with a dial to adjust tempos on the fly. Features of the Roland HD-1 V-Drums Lite - 10 drum kits including rock, metal, hip hop, electronic sounds and more - Compact design makes it perfect for apartments, home studios and practice spaces - Streamlined design for easy operation - External input to connect iPods, CD players and other media devices - Built in metronome - Headphone and external speaker outputs - Cushioned rubber tom pads and a mesh snare drum provide a quiet playing experience Roland Roland has been on the cutting edge of electronic drum and percussion technology for years. Best known for it's ground-breaking V-Drums line, Roland has developed a reputation as the go-to company for professional electronic drum gear.