[sdiy] Velocity/Position sensing

[jvastine]

...are you sure that wasn't force sensing resistors was what was mentioned in a similar thread? I could be mistaken here, but isn't it possible to use force sensing resistors in an application of this type?

jvastine

---- Kyle Stephens <lightburnx at yahoo.com> wrote: 
I must have deleted it, but I swore something like this (velocity, or at least position sensitive pads, of Japanese manufacture if I recall) was discussed on the list a while ago...

If you can find it, that and a piezo will get you what you need for the physical interface I'd imagine.


_kyle

--- On Tue, 9/30/08, Grant Richter <grichter at asapnet.net> wrote:

> From: Grant Richter <grichter at asapnet.net>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Velocity/Position sensing
> To: "Justin Owen" <juzowen at googlemail.com>
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 4:10 PM
> I would definitely Google a guy named Max Matthews.
> 
> He has been working on such devices since the 1950's.
> 
> His first XY drum was sheets of linen with simple wires
> running horz.  
> and vert.
> 
> The current version uses radio batons and reads XY and Z
> for each of  
> two batons.
> 
> MIDI out I think.
> 
> On Sep 30, 2008, at 5:03 AM, Justin Owen wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've been asked to look into the idea of designing
> an electronic  
> > percussion instrument that emulates the surface of a
> skinned  
> > percussion instrument - i.e. playing different parts
> of the skin/ 
> > surface will give you a different sound/timbre/etc.
> >
> > Can anyone point me in some directions to start
> researching a pad/ 
> > surface that could read/sense both
> velocity/pressure/force and  
> > position - say, some sort of X/Y co-ordinate?
> >
> > At this stage the idea is that the values could be
> read and  
> > converted into CV information via a microcontroller -
> but I'm open  
> > to any and all suggestions.
> >
> > I've found a few potential leads - but I thought
> there might be  
> > some good clues on this list. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Justin
> >
> >
> >
> >
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