Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Controller Black

I can't say enough good things about this instrument! This spares me from having to invest in loads of percussion items for my animation studio; takes up practically no space; fits in a backpack and the sound quality and responsiveness are superb. I highly recommend this to just about any musician regardless of what their primary instrument is. I've read lots of "must-have" statements about different instruments and audio devices, but this one truly is a "must-have" type of thing seeing as how percussion & rhythm are so essentially foundational to music creation. If you are able; do yourself a favor and get one.

Very responsive drum pads with many great sounds. Sounds focus mainly on hand percussion instruments, but can add more drum sounds. Bought this to use as my drum kit when looping guitar tracks.

its the best equipment I have bought in my entire life.

Ok so I just got my HPD 20 and I am comparing it to the original handsonic 10. To my delight the sounds in the 20 are different samples than the sounds in the 10 so it makes sense to have both. I love the sounds on the 10, they are recording worthy, no complaints about them at all. No complaints about the sound quality of the 20 ether, they seem to be thicker sounds, more computing power maybe. like painting with a broader brush. The palm muted slaps on instruments like djembe work better on the 20 than the 10, they worked every time for me, so great improvement there. I did not like the way the Roll function sounded when I heard people use it online but once I tried it out for myself I can make it sound great and I love that function. The 20 comes with 100 factory kits, they all sound great and 100 user kits to save your settings to, Drum kit sound quality is even better than Rolands electric drum kit sounds. maybe its time for Roland to make there electric kits sound as good as there Handsonic lol. we know they can do it. The dynamic range is really great. I can do tympany rolls with my two index fingers that sound just like the real thing. You can tune the entire kit or individual pads up or down way more than you could on the natural instrument. Great effects as well. My nieces love playing these things just as much as I do. So they are both ultra picky grown up and kid approved. Of course You can't expect the Handsonic to be a replacement for the real instruments they trigger but they are so good that someone listening to a recording you make with the Hand sonic would not be able to tell it was not the real thing. The samples sound that good and the dynamic range is that deep. so Its pro. and tones of fun.

The Handsonic is a lot of fun to customize and play, especially if you're patient, and enjoy tweaking. The out-of-the-box kits are hit or miss, as usual, but with a little tweaking, you can make most of them sound great. If you are familiar with other Roland percussion instruments like the Octopad or V-Drums, the tweaking is similar and flows well. I use it for my own enjoyment and have not used it to play out. I find it relaxing and a real joy to play.