Keep it sorted
Kit exports and full backups in one place, ready to browse whenever you need them, instrument or not.
PROJECT 002 · macOS
SX Pro
Companion
Read the kits and backups of a Roland SPD-SX PRO without the instrument in front of you, and compare two backups to find out exactly which kits changed.
01 / THE IDEA
Add to it, don’t replace it
Roland’s official app does what it was built for: backing up, loading and editing the SPD-SX PRO. SX Pro Companion doesn’t redo any of that.
What I was missing is everything around it. Opening a backup without the instrument plugged in. Finding one kit among several exports. And above all, answering a simple question: what changed between two backups?
The rule I set myself: only add what the official app doesn’t offer — never a different take on something it already does.
02 / WHAT IT DOES
What the first version covers
Read it
A kit’s contents in plain view: the settings of every pad and its layers, rather than a file only the instrument can open.
Spot the change
Two backups, A and B — a single kit or a complete backup. The app shows which kits were modified, and what differs inside each one.
Follow it
Backups put back in date order, so you can see when a kit changed.
More will follow later, under the same rule: only what the official app doesn’t do.
03 / WHERE IT STANDS
Decoding comes first
IN DEVELOPMENT
RELEASE SOON
The kit format, one setting at a time
Showing a kit in plain terms means knowing where each setting lives in the file first. I work that out by producing series of exports where a single value changes at a time. The app ships once that reading is reliable, not before. Screenshots will come with a settled interface.
04 / WHAT THIS IS
Built by one person
This is developed by a single person, with the gear that person has to hand. There are bound to be setups and ways of working I haven’t thought of.
If a kit shows up wrong, or a value looks off to you, write to me — that’s exactly what I need to move forward. Feature ideas are welcome too, as long as they can serve more than one person. What I don’t do is bespoke development for a single setup.
05 / TRADEMARK NOTICE
Independent development
Roland and SPD-SX PRO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Roland Corporation. SX Pro Companion is independently developed and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Roland Corporation.