Build and back up your whole SPD-SX from your Mac or iPhone. Kits, waves, pads, chains, and system settings — all of it, without the onboard menu.
Kit Manager gives you full control of your Roland SPD-SX from your Mac or iPhone. Build kits, edit waves, wire up pads, put together setlists, and back up the whole device.
Connect the pad via USB and everything on it is right in front of you: kits, waves, chains, system settings. No menu-diving required.
Kits and pads
Create new kits or edit existing ones. Rename them, set tempo and output level, reorder slots, copy and paste to build variations. For each of the 25 pads you get the full parameter set: wave assignment, level, pan, play mode, MIDI output, pad linking. Everything the device supports, laid out so you can actually find it.
Wave library
Browse every wave on your SPD-SX, rename them to something you'll actually remember, and delete the ones taking up space. Export waves directly off the device when you need them elsewhere.
Kit chains
Build all 8 kit chains with up to 20 steps each. You see kit names instead of slot numbers, so building a setlist actually makes sense. Drag to reorder, add and remove steps, enable and activate chains on the fly.
Backup and restore
Back up your entire SPD-SX to a folder on your Mac or iPhone. Restore from any backup when you need to roll back or move your setup to another device. You can also open and edit a backup directly, so you can configure kits, chains, and system settings without the device in front of you, then restore when you are ready.
System settings
The SPD-SX has a lot of global settings buried across its menu system. Kit Manager puts them all on one screen: display, MIDI, audio output, foot switches, pad sensitivity, V-Link, metronome, master FX. Change what you need and move on.
Demo mode
Not near your SPD-SX? The app ships with sample data so you can explore everything before you plug in.
This truly is the best companion app for the SPD. It makes uploading and managing your tracks so much easier and has a lot of good bulk management shortcuts. I wouldn’t use the SPD without it. Well worth the 5 bucks.
Amazing app!
Zac Barbieur
This app is way better than the on-board menus and first-party app. I finally have the confidence to reliably manage kits and wave files on stage during sound check. Well-worth the price.
Wave tags are now editable. Rename any tag from the Change Tag sheet in the wave library, and your labels stay with that card — handy when the factory names don't match how you actually organize sounds. DEFAULT stays locked.
Also fixed on Mac: the wave library no longer breaks its layout when the detail sidebar opens, and Change Tag now renders its options properly.
Version 1.0.9
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