There’s lots of talk about hybrid drums (electronic + acoustic percussion together) right now and what it can do for you. Listening to the drummers out there though, we know that it can feel intimidating to build electronics into your playing. But with a little knowledge, it couldn’t be easier.

If you want to go hybrid, one of the easiest ways is to use an Roland SPD-SX sampling pad. As well as being able to load your own sounds or songs (or any audio for that matter), it also has on-board percussion sounds from acoustic to electronic samples. Because the SPD-SX has nine velocity sensitive pads (sounds are played quieter or louder depending on how hard you hit the pad), you can simply stand the SPD-SX next to your acoustic kit and you’re a hybrid drummer! You’ve got the power to play extra sounds, or connect your acoustic drums to the SPD-SX with drum triggers to layer or play acoustic and electronic sounds together.

In the following video watch Ryan Jenkinson, drummer with Reverend and the Makers, V-Drums demonstrator and Roland artist, as he shares some inner-secrets of the professional drummer’s world with his SPD-SX.