Roland’s Flagship Mid-level V-Drums Kit with Digital Pads

Roland’s latest mid-level electronic kit blurs the lines between flagship performance and real-world affordability. The V-Drums TD-27KV packs the same 14″ digital snare, 18″ digital ride, and Prismatic Sound Modeling engine as Roland’s top-of-the-line TD-50 kits. Yet a streamlined profile — a collapsible rack stand with 10″ toms, 12″ and 13″ cymbals, and a tower-style kick drum — reduce the TD-27KV’s footprint to a stage- and studio-friendly form factor. Within the TD-27 module, you’ll find the same powerful customizations that made the TD-50 such a game changer. These include virtual head swaps, tuning and damping, snare wire and kick beater subs, and more. Such tweaks are easily accessible within the TD-27: just tap the pad you want to edit, and all options appear onscreen before you. All-new for the TD-27 is Roland’s PureAcoustic Ambience Technology, which allows you to adjust direct and ambient mic positions and FX processors at a virtual level for unbelievable realism through headphones. Once you’ve dialed in your kit, you can route it to your interface via four direct outputs (e.g. stereo L-R, kick drum, snare drum) or inject 28 channels of audio directly into your DAW over USB. Bluetooth streaming from phone to module enhance practice time, as do the onboard coaching functions and metronome. All told, the Roland V-Drums TD-27KV is one of the most eagerly anticipated V-Kits to drop, and one who’s value and features drummers at Sweetwater are eager to get behind.

Tech Specs

• Total Number of Pads:5 x drum pads, 4 x cymbal pads
• Included Snare/Tom Pads:14″ PD-140DS Digital Snare, 3 x 10″ PDX-100 Mesh Toms
• Included Kick Pads:KD-10 Kick Pad
• Included Cymbal Pads:VH-10 Hi-hat, 1 x 12″ CY-12 Crash, 1 x 13″ CY-13R Crash, 1 x CY-18DR Digital Ride
• Included Drum Module:TD-27 Module
• Number of Drum Kits:100 (55 Presets)
• Number of Instruments:728 Instruments
• Effects:Reverb, Compressor, EQ, 3 x Multi-effects Systems, 30 x Multi-effects, Overhead Mic Simulator
• Module Trigger Inputs:1 x DB-25 (multi-pin cable included), 1 x 1/4″ (crash 2), 3 x 1/4″ (aux 1/2/3)
• Module Analog Inputs:1 x 1/4″ (mix in)
• Module Analog Outputs:2 x 1/4″ (master out), 2 x 1/4″ (direct out)
• Headphones:1 x 1/4″
• Module MIDI I/O:In, Out/Thru, USB
• Other I/O:1 x 1/4″ (footswitch), Bluetooth (audio streaming in)
• USB:1 x Type B (28 channels), 3 x Type A
• Storage:SD/SDHC Card Slot (WAV files)
• Included Hardware:MDS Standard Drum Rack