[sdiy] Velocity/Position sensing

[Andreas Wetterberg]

Synesthesiacorp Mandala - 128 strike positions from edge to center * 128
velocity values = 16384 diff. values total... usb connection,  349usd.

http://synesthesiacorp.com
http://www.mandaladrumstore.com

Hard to beat, to be honest,, but since this is a diy list, and since I
reckon this is for a modular or something?, I'd recommed two ddrum
triggers front and side or similar, going into an old dm5, and then a
clever matrix of values going to a midi->converter? Or how about a
couple of piezos glued on? Then you can actually apply some proper
tension and do real "cv bends", which is cool.

Andreas Wetterberg.

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Justin Owen skrev:
> 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.
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> 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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