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# **roland spd sx pro**

**Skip it****32/100 **

a small market ($92K/yr) — roland spd sx pro doesn't clear our bar today.

**Market/yr**

**$92K**

**Growth (1y)**

**+120.8%**

**Products**

**12**

**Brands**

**5**

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**32**

**Price range**

**$163.75–$1355.13**

**Returns**

**9.7%**

**Rating**

**4.3★**

**Skip it**

Scored 32/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns

Market size

**5**

 ×0.30

Growth

**67**

 ×0.30

Competition

**15**

 ×0.20

Quality gap

**57**

 ×0.10

Returns

**17**

 ×0.10

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +120.8% year over year.

1K613.5Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

## **Seasonality**

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

## **Competition**

- Roland83% - LEKATO8% - Alesis3% - ANALOG CASES3% - HXW3%

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 5 brands and 32 sellers compete here.

**Brands**

**5 **—flat

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**32**

**Top 5 brand share**

**100%**

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

1
![Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad | The Flagship Sampling Pad for Drummers & Other Musicians | 9 Playing Surfaces 8 External Trigger Inputs Color Display Customizable Pad LEDs Onboard FX & More](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/419yrhZlW7L.jpg) [**Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad | The Flagship Sampling Pad for Drummers & Other Musicians | 9 Playing Surfaces 8 External Trigger Inputs Color Display Customizable Pad LEDs Onboard FX & More**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDGJ32H4)

Roland$1185.654.7★9046%▲rising

2
![Roland Percussion Sampling Pad with 4GB Internal Memory Black (SPD-SX)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41alkwdYQJL.jpg) [**Roland Percussion Sampling Pad with 4GB Internal Memory Black (SPD-SX)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005RVSKKO)

Roland$780.794.4★19519%▼falling

3
![Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad Bundle With Drumsticks MIDI Cable Instrument Cable and Austin Bazaar Polishing Cloth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410yr2b1PfL.jpg) [**Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad Bundle With Drumsticks MIDI Cable Instrument Cable and Austin Bazaar Polishing Cloth**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWGXWXNR)

Roland$1296.285.0★56%—flat

4
![LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad Electric Drum Pad with 9 Velocity-Sensitive Drum Pad Electronic Drum Set Pad Multipad with MIDI out USB MIDI AUX Looper Trigger inputs 592+ Sounds (PD705)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418D7x8RrFL.jpg) [**LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad Electric Drum Pad with 9 Velocity-Sensitive Drum Pad Electronic Drum Set Pad Multipad with MIDI out USB MIDI AUX Looper Trigger inputs 592+ Sounds (PD705)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD7P5S1S)

LEKATO$259.874.3★2166%▼falling

5
![Roland SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411XjCCRdwL.jpg) [**Roland SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFDYK6DF)

Roland$1355.134.8★524%▲rising

6
![Roland Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Kick (SPD-1K) Yellow](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41s664jQ88L.jpg) [**Roland Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Kick (SPD-1K) Yellow**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074JWLBCD)

Roland$241.524.2★2523%▲rising

7
![Alesis Strike Multipad - 9-Pad Percussion Instrument with Sampler Looper 2 Ins and Outs Soundcard Sample Loading via USB Thumb Drives and 4.3-Inch Display](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UGfYULO4L.jpg) [**Alesis Strike Multipad - 9-Pad Percussion Instrument with Sampler Looper 2 Ins and Outs Soundcard Sample Loading via USB Thumb Drives and 4.3-Inch Display**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KFYH4TD)

Alesis$641.414.4★4153%▲rising

8
![ANALOG CASES SPD-SX/SPD-SX Pro Case - Ultra-Lightweight UNISON Hard Case](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41yDKKYy-uL.jpg) [**ANALOG CASES SPD-SX/SPD-SX Pro Case - Ultra-Lightweight UNISON Hard Case**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FSHDB3T)

ANALOG CASES$163.754.1★243%▲rising

9
![PD708 Sample Pad Electronic Sampling Drum Pad for Drummers Live Performance 1000 Built-in Sounds 32GB Storage Onboard FX Customizable LEDs](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41l4zAxfXeL.jpg) [**PD708 Sample Pad Electronic Sampling Drum Pad for Drummers Live Performance 1000 Built-in Sounds 32GB Storage Onboard FX Customizable LEDs**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF6Z73SF)

HXW$337.654.0★403%▼falling

10

![Roland SPD-1E Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Electro Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lLRZBdgpL.jpg) [**Roland SPD-1E Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Electro Green**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071ZL514B)

Roland$211.924.2★603%▲rising

11

![LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad Electric Drum Pad with 9 Velocity-Sensitive Drum Pad Electronic Drum Set Pad Multipad with MIDI out USB MIDI AUX 1 000+ Sounds 32GB Flash Bluetooth (PD708)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KwnTnzzHL.jpg) [**LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad Electric Drum Pad with 9 Velocity-Sensitive Drum Pad Electronic Drum Set Pad Multipad with MIDI out USB MIDI AUX 1 000+ Sounds 32GB Flash Bluetooth (PD708)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSB9P3SH)

LEKATO$336.233.6★172%▲rising

12

![Roland Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Percussion (SPD-1P) White Small Rockem Music](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FuLqQrpJL.jpg) [**Roland Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Percussion (SPD-1P) White Small Rockem Music**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074JXHKBZ)

Roland$235.704.3★752%▲rising

## **Product shelf**

All 12 tracked products in this niche.

Top sellersNewestTrending

[![Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad | The Flagship Sampling Pad for Drummers & Other Musicians | 9 Playing Surfaces 8 External Trigger Inputs Color Display Customizable Pad LEDs Onboard FX & More](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/419yrhZlW7L.jpg)**Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad | The Flagship Sampling Pad for Drummers & Other Musicians | 9 Playing Surfaces 8 External Trigger Inputs Color Display Customizable Pad LEDs Onboard FX & More** Roland**$1185.65**4.7★90 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDGJ32H4) [![Roland Percussion Sampling Pad with 4GB Internal Memory Black (SPD-SX)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41alkwdYQJL.jpg)**Roland Percussion Sampling Pad with 4GB Internal Memory Black (SPD-SX)** Roland**$780.79**4.4★195 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005RVSKKO) [![Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad Bundle With Drumsticks MIDI Cable Instrument Cable and Austin Bazaar Polishing Cloth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410yr2b1PfL.jpg)**Roland SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad Bundle With Drumsticks MIDI Cable Instrument Cable and Austin Bazaar Polishing Cloth** Roland**$1296.28**5.0★5 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWGXWXNR) [![LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad Electric Drum Pad with 9 Velocity-Sensitive Drum Pad Electronic Drum Set Pad Multipad with MIDI out USB MIDI AUX Looper Trigger inputs 592+ Sounds (PD705)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418D7x8RrFL.jpg)**LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad Electric Drum Pad with 9 Velocity-Sensitive Drum Pad Electronic Drum Set Pad Multipad with MIDI out USB MIDI AUX Looper Trigger inputs 592+ Sounds (PD705)** LEKATO**$259.87**4.3★216 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD7P5S1S) [![Roland SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411XjCCRdwL.jpg)**Roland SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad** Roland**$1355.13**4.8★52 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFDYK6DF) [![Roland Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Kick (SPD-1K) Yellow](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41s664jQ88L.jpg)**Roland Percussion Electronic Drum Pad Kick (SPD-1K) Yellow** Roland**$241.52**4.2★252 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074JWLBCD) [![Alesis Strike Multipad - 9-Pad Percussion Instrument with Sampler Looper 2 Ins and Outs Soundcard Sample Loading via USB Thumb Drives and 4.3-Inch Display](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UGfYULO4L.jpg)**Alesis Strike Multipad - 9-Pad Percussion Instrument with Sampler Looper 2 Ins and Outs Soundcard Sample Loading via USB Thumb Drives and 4.3-Inch Display** Alesis**$641.41**4.4★415 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KFYH4TD) [![ANALOG CASES SPD-SX/SPD-SX Pro Case - Ultra-Lightweight UNISON Hard Case](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41yDKKYy-uL.jpg)**ANALOG CASES SPD-SX/SPD-SX Pro Case - Ultra-Lightweight UNISON Hard Case** ANALOG CASES**$163.75**4.1★24 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FSHDB3T)

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Value For Money**27%

*“Great value for money”*

**Audio Quality**23%

*“WOW does it add thr sound that im looking for in our sets on Sunday morning”*

**Ease Of Use**18%

*“Easy to learn”*

**Quality-Overall**14%

*“Good quality build well”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%

*“Exactly as described”*

**Portability**5%

*“its very portable”*

**Functionality-Overall**5%

*“The item works quite well”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Audio Quality**25%

*“The request for MORE sounds without taking more of the stage is more”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%

*“This is total misinformation”*

**Product Condition**8%

*“the one I received was used”*

**Value For Money**8%

*“For $300 you would think Roland could include the very specific power supply, but no.”*

**Ease Of Use**8%

*“Not easy to use”*

**Compatibility-Overall**8%

*“Not Compatible with Ableton on Mac OS senoma”*

**Connectivity-Overall**8%

*“Its Not Easy To connect with Bluetooth on My Soundbar”*

**Battery Life**8%

*“not sure how long batteries will last”*

**Noise Level**4%

*“Very noisy, both the physical pad, trigger response. would respond to even slightest movement”*

#### **Top return reasons**- Audio Quality23% - Functionality-Overall21% - Defective Material/Parts8% - Advertised Vs Actual Product7% - Value For Money7% - Ease Of Use6% - Quality-Overall4% - Audio Volume3% - Compatibility-Overall3% - Size-Overall2%