Roland announces the V-Drums 7 Series, the new flagship tier in the company’s award-winning V-Drums product lineup. The V-Drums 7 Series opens a dynamic new chapter in the V-Drums legacy, elevating the world’s leading electronic drums with a reimagined sound module, next-generation pads, and enhanced creative tools. The user-expandable V71 module features an all-new multi-sampled sound library created in collaboration with Drum Workshop (DW), plus the ability to browse and download new sound content via integrated Wi-Fi connectivity and the Roland Cloud Connect mobile app.
The new VAD716, TD716, and TD713 kits offer the V71 in versatile configurations with Roland’s latest digital and analog pads. Module and kit purchases come with six months of Roland CloudUltimate membership, providing untethered accessto DW Soundworks, V-Drums InstrumentExpansions, and other curated content for serious drummers.
The V71 is Roland’s deepest and most advanced V-Drums sound module to date. The famous hands-on workflow remains, but everything else has been overhauled, rebuilt, and refreshed. Ultra-powerful DSP and greatly expanded waveform memory unlock a universe of new possibilities. Operation is smoother and faster than ever, thanks to the vivid colour display, tactile controls, and ergonomic panel layout. The V71’s onboard drum library has been created from the ground up with world-class instruments never featured in any previous module.
Roland’s proprietary behaviour modelling adds the finishing touch, refining the sound with smooth, artifact-free transitions for every articulation and over 16,000 variations in dynamic response with Roland digital pads. V-Edit tools allow users to adjust any drum or cymbal just like an acoustic instrument, from headtypes, dampening, and tuning to snare wire tension, mic distance, and much more.
The V71 also provides comprehensive audio connectivity, studio-grade processing, sample import support, and other options for crafting kits, personalising sounds, and interfacing with external gear. DW Soundworks and Sound Expansion Options on Roland CloudThe V-Drums 7 Series platform offers two ways to play: the V71 module’s expandable sound library and DW Soundworks software for computer-based drumming. The included six months of Roland Cloud Ultimate membership provides full access to DW Soundworks and related content, V-Drums Instrument Expansions, V-Drums Kit Packs, and more.
The VAD716 brings V-Drums 7 Series power to a flagship V-Drums Acoustic Design kit, with real wood shells and chrome hardware that project the premium look of high-end acoustic drums. The kit features the next-generation PD-14DSX snare, which advances Roland’s digital pad technology with even more detailed sensing and snare throw-off hardware. Roland’s digital VH-14D hi-hat and CY-18DR ride pads are also included, providing ultra-detailed playability for the three most expressive instruments in any kit.