Roland KT-9

Product Description

KT-9 is Roland's beaterless kick pedal, built for players practicing on an electronic kit at home who want to play as hard as they like, whatever time of day it is. The pedal uses a patent-pending linkage mechanism that dramatically reduces mechanical noise from both the pedal action and the strike, without compromising feel or playability.

Even with headphones on an electronic kit, two sounds typically still escape into the room: the click of the pedal mechanism as you press it, and the thud of the beater hitting the kick pad. That's rarely an issue at a rehearsal space or on stage, but at home late at night, or whenever others nearby are trying to sleep, it quickly limits how freely you can play. KT-9 is built specifically to solve that.

By removing the beater from the design entirely and instead having the linkage mechanism trigger the sensor directly, the most noticeable noise source is gone. What's left is a pedal that still feels like a normal kick pedal to play, while leaving far less sound in the room.

Who It's For

KT-9 suits anyone practicing at home on an electronic kit who wants to play freely without worrying about the clock or the neighbors. It's less of a natural fit where volume is already a non-issue, such as at a rehearsal space, where the benefit of the quiet design matters less.

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