Roland VAD503 Electronic Drums

Traditional drum immersion experience

The VAD503's stunning looks, familiar configuration layout, and inspiring performance like top-notch traditional drum kits make any drummer instantly find a familiar feel. The drum kit features a 14" stainless steel snare, plus a 10" mid tom, 14" floor tom, and a 20" bass drum with a full-size wooden shell for added realism, providing under the sticks and sticks A true traditional drum playing experience. Fully equipped cymbals include 12-inch V-Hi-Hat, 14-inch crash (with a low profile and textured finish), and 18-inch ride cymbal, providing outstanding performance and a natural look on stage.

14" Digital Snare Drum and 18" Digital Ride Cymbal

Roland's state-of-the-art digital pad technology brings a more authentic playing experience to V-Drums. The digital snare drum and ride pad are connected to the TD-27 via a USB cable, bringing a more natural expression with the sound module, and you can hear every detail of your drumming skills in detail. Multi-sensors and lightning-fast processing deliver amazing responsiveness, allowing you to develop your drum skills in the most natural way possible. Decorative notes, rim hits, and cross sticks on snare drums are precisely detected in every detail, while the ride cymbals offer a wide tonal expression and can touch the top or heart of the cymbal for muted sound.

The natural punch of traditional drums

Roland's legendary multi-layered tension-adjustable mesh drumhead dramatically enhances true hitting feel, allowing you to customize stick bounce to suit your individual playing style. When you hit the sticks against the specially designed kick drum, the air inside the drum shell physically moves, creating air pressure and resistance, just like playing a traditional kick drum.

More in-depth Prismatic Sound Modeling

The TD-27 sound module inherits the sound of the flagship TD-50 sound module, and is equipped with a large number of drum sounds that behave naturally like traditional drums. First, we sampled a wide range of drums, cymbals, and percussion instruments, both classic and modern, in high quality, capturing all possible dynamics and details of head strikes. These samples are then applied to Roland's unique Prismatic Sound Modeling sound modeling technology, and the sound is brought to life with patented behavior modeling technology that has been refined over two decades. Every time you hit a drum or cymbal, you don't just trigger a canned sound—you play a full instrument sound that reacts like a traditional drum in every way, with an unprecedented range of sound that lets you play freely.

Build your own drum kit

With traditional drums, you can create the sound you want by changing the head type, adjusting the tuning, adding mufflers, adjusting the tension of the snare, changing the sticks of the kick drum, and more. The TD-27 sound module implements these functions, allowing you to create custom drum kits for every situation. Just hit the next pad to select it, then use the physical controls and intuitive editing tools to get the sound you want. Your edits are automatically saved, so you only need to concentrate on your performance. You can even load your own samples and layer them over the built-in sounds, allowing you to create even more personal drum kits.

Double stand chrome drum stand

The traditional drums and cymbals are mounted in a way that not only conveys a classic image - but also has an impact on the playability. The mid drum pads are mounted on the same racks used for traditional mid drums, making the hit feel just right. Each drum stand features dual stands for rock-solid stability and easy adjustment to suit your preferred configuration.

PureAcoustic Ambience sound field technology

The new PureAcoustic Ambience technology makes every drum kit sound better, producing an incredibly natural and immersive sound field when performing. You can also adjust the mic position of each drum kit even more deeply, and use the newly developed overhead mic simulator to adjust the overall sound. Finally, the advanced built-in multi-effects and mixing functions give you the power of a studio console, with transient, parametric equalizer, compressor, reverb, delay and more at your disposal.

Provides powerful connectivity for stage and studio use

Equipped with a variety of connectivity options, the VAD503 provides exceptional sound for live performance or recording work. The TD-27 sound module has stereo outputs for the overall drum sound, and two direct outputs for independently sending kick drums, snare drums and other sounds to the audio console for independent mixing. In the recording studio, the built-in USB audio interface can make computer music production more convenient, and only one cable can transmit up to 28 audio channels. MIDI transmission is also supported via USB and dedicated I/O, allowing you to synchronize with other MIDI devices and trigger sounds from software sound generators in your computer.

Easily expand drum kits

With the VAD503 drum kit, you are no longer limited to your original drum kit. Using the TD-27 module's three aux pickup inputs, it's easy to add toms and cymbal pads to enhance your arsenal. Or you can use a double kick drum configuration for the most powerful impact. Whatever you want, the Auxiliary Pickup Input is the solution for your ideal drum setup.

Bluetooth wireless connectivity and built-in coaching tool

The built-in Bluetooth transmission function can wirelessly transmit the audio from your mobile phone or laptop to the audio source, allowing you to play drums with headphones. Play along to your favorite music, or mix drum kits with sounds from YouTube instructional videos. The built-in coach function helps you practice drum skills and track your progress, while the advanced metronome function helps you develop a sense of steady tempo. At any time, you can record your performance and listen to the parts you need to practice.

VAD503

VAD503 Four-piece kit with full-size wooden drum shell, digital snare and ride, and TD-27 sound module

Drum Module: TD-27 x 1; Snare: PD-140DS x 1; Tom1: PDA100-MS x 1; Tom3: PDA140F-MS x 1; Hi-hat: VH-10 x 1; Crash1: CY-14C- T x 1; Ride: CY-18DR x 1; Kick: KD-200-MS x 1; Pad Combo Rack: DCS-10 x 1; Cymbal Stand Drum Rack: DBS-10 x 1; Multi-Clamp: APC -10x1