Roland TD-02KV review

The TD-02KV is Roland's answer for drummers whose main constraint is noise in the rest of the house. Roland lists a beaterless KT-1 kick trigger pedal and an FD-1 hi-hat pedal with noise-reducing design features for minimizing sound transfer to other rooms, so there is no beater thumping a pad. The snare is a PDX-8 mesh pad with cross-stick playability, joined by three PD-4 toms and three CY-5 cymbals on a wide four-post stand. The TD-02 module has 16 kits, five coach modes, a metronome, a headphone output and USB audio and MIDI; Bluetooth needs the optional BT-DUAL adaptor. At 14.3 kg it is the lightest kit we compared. The small tom pads and 16 kits mean most players will outgrow it faster than a TD-07KV2, and Roland's US page showed no price when we checked. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not test it.

Who it is for

First-time drummers who want Roland's quietest kick design and a mesh snare

Price

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Key features

• PDX-8 mesh-head snare with cross-stick playability
• Beaterless KT-1 kick trigger pedal and FD-1 hi-hat pedal
• Three PD-4 tom pads and three CY-5 cymbal pads
• TD-02 module with 16 kits, coach functions and metronome
• USB audio and MIDI; optional BT-DUAL adaptor for Bluetooth

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Kick and hi-hat pedals designed to reduce sound transfer to other rooms
• Strength: Lightest kit here at 14.3 kg
• Strength: Wide four-post stand with an acoustic-style layout
• Weakness: Only 16 kits
• Weakness: Bluetooth needs the optional BT-DUAL adaptor
• Weakness: Toms are small PD-4 pads

Key facts

• Snare: PDX-8 mesh
• Kick: KT-1 beaterless pedal
• Kits: 16
• Weight: 14.3 kg
• Bluetooth: Optional BT-DUAL adaptor

Where it ranks

Roland TD-02KV is No. 10 in our Best Electronic Drum Kits verdict.