The new version 2 system upgrade expands the SPD-30’s onboard kit and phrase libraries and adds powerful new features and functions. Roland’s original Octapad profoundly changed the landscape of electronic percussion. About the size of a briefcase, the Octapad offered drummers and percussionists the equivalent of an entire electronic rig in one self-contained unit—a new level of convenience and expression. Today, decades later, an exciting new chapter in Octapad history begins. The SPD-30 blends the world’s most essential sounds with the latest triggering technology in a road-tough package ready for the most demanding performers.