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Product Description
Roland Electronic Drum Accessory (BT-1)
From the Manufacturer
The compact and affordable Roland BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad makes it easy to add electronic triggering to any drum kit. With a curved shape that mounts on the side of a V-Drums V-Pad or acoustic drum, it provides convenient playing access without disturbing your existing kit layout. The BT-1 is great not only for playing sounds in a V-Drums module or SPD-series percussion pad, but also for convenient control of a variety of functions like start/stop of backing songs and phrase loops, and much more.
David M Jugenheimer
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2025
Versatile trigger. Good mounting options. The accidental trigger protection works great. I have mounted this on my snare drum and it never triggered unless I hit it
Zero Empire
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025
It's a Roland. It's a BT-1. Works great
Jon M.R.
Reviewed in Spain on September 10, 2024
El trigger es fantástico pero no me sirvió se activa fácilmente con las vibraciones, cosas normal como debe ser, a mí no me sirvió.
Chad B.
Reviewed in Canada on May 11, 2024
If you want more cowbell. This is it.
Reflections
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
I added this my electronic drum kit and it was very easy to set up. Works perfectly!
Rich Harrison
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2023
Update: Amazon replaced the faulty BT-1 with a new one—quick turnaround, easy exchange. The issues I experienced below are not present with the new one I received. It worked straight away with the settings in the manual. I upgraded my rating to 4 stars. Crossing my fingers this one holds up. I'll leave my original review below, for those who may experience similar issues. The technology is amazing when it works as designed, but you do need to read the short manual. If you're having problems, you might have a dud like I did. Try exchanging it.--Only 30-40% of the (right side) of the pad triggered properly—the other side was barely audible. I'm using this on a Roland TD-9 module with MIDI out to trigger VSTs on my Mac—e.g., EZdrummer 3.I read that it's important to use a dual-trigger input, so I used the TD-9 'Aux' input with the included stereo cable. After trying several different settings on the module, other inputs, and different locations, I could not resolve the issue. Ultimately, I sent it back for exchange.
drummerbod
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2023
Set Aux to BT1. Nothing. Set Aux to BT1 Sens and got something but it was stunted.Spoke with Roland who ran through some checks with me and they confirmed faulty.Looking through the reviews now and it looks like the quality is lacking.Get a PD8 or PDX6 second hand. More reliable.
Vicman
Reviewed in Mexico on December 15, 2023
Funciona super bien y llegó muy rápido
Moon8766
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
Great Roland Trigger! very well made and easy to mount and use around the kit! Sounds Great too. Well worth the money for this price of drumming tech!
Skillet
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2022
When I purchased it I saw a lot of reviews talking about how it only worked if you hit it in the center, or how it just wasn't as loud as other pads when you struck it. I pulled it out of the package and plugged it into my TD-27, and started to see what the people were talking about. I was all set to write a bad review when a light bulb went on in my head, "Let's try and see what pad it's set for in the drum module". It turns out it was set to a two zone cymbal pad. All the sudden ... it worked as expected.The rejection of the pad is great. I hit the stand it was on several times and while it didn't trigger, the ride and tom attached to the stand did. I would feel comfortable putting it on one of my toms without worrying about it accidentally getting triggered from me hitting the drum. The build quality and design are well executed, and I don't really have a lot to complain about.I purchased this when there was a price drop, so I got it for around $80. If i had acted a day or two earlier it would have been closer to $70. The current price seems to be holding at $135 now, which is what it's cost when I've looked at them in the past. I think the Roland PD-8 is a better deal at retail prices, since it's a dual zone trigger, but at the lower price I purchased it for, it's a good deal. The versatile mounting system makes it a good fit for applications that the PD-8 wouldn't work as well for.It's a good trigger, just make sure to change your trigger type in the drum module.
Tino Freiberg
Reviewed in Germany on November 28, 2022
Angeschlossen, am Modul TD-17 eingestellt und losgelegt. Kann ich empfehlen.
FredTheNetGuy
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022
A cost effective way to add a triggering pad to your electronic, hybrid or triggered drum set. You can mount it on the side of a standard snare drum or electronic snare pad. Easy mounting through a drum tension rod with attachment parts for standard rod-type mounts included. Plug the BT-1 into a trigger input on a V-Drums module or SPD-series percussion pad and trigger a variety of sounds. I use mine to trigger percussion sounds, such as a cowbell or wood block.
Comet Fan
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2020
I LOVE this extra trigger for my TDK 17! It’s been great as an added cowbell or tambourine sound. I installed it on the arm of my first Tom (just above the Tom pad) so it’s within easy reach but also doesn’t interfere with other drums or cymbals. Getting the pre-installed plastic piece off the bottom of the install bracket in the first place was a bit tricky but I found some online info or a YouTube video that helped. As far as functionality, the only caveat is that occasionally it takes a few “warm up” hits on the pad before the trigger starts working and I get sound from it, but this doesn’t happen often - and once I start playing during a given drum session it works consistently with no issues. Overall I’m very happy with my BT-1 and only wish I had more auxiliary inputs so I could add another one to my kit!
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