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Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Use any simmon pads with sdx?

From: Patrice Jacquot <Jacquot.Patrice@...>
Date: 2009-09-11

Dave told me years ago that FSR's on the pads are sending a modulation
signal following the hit position..
We could probably trig positions via midi if using a modulation
signal in add ...


Le 11 sept. 09 à 21:21, superwolle70 a écrit :

> portakit and SDX only work together via midi, but the Portakit does
> not support positional sensing as the SDX does. Although both
> provide FSR foils for triggering, the only reason why FSRs had been
> used in the Portakit was in order to avoid cross triggering. It's
> just the same as today's Roland SPD20: It also uses FSR
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "jimstew37" <jimstew37@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > How well does something like the Portakit (or DrumKat, for that
> matter) work with the SDX? They both use FSR, although I don't know
> about "zone intelligence." I'm guessing that the zones otherwise on
> an SDX pad could then be spread out among different pads or surfaces
> on the Portakit?
> >
> > Jim Stewart
> >
> >
> > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "superwolle70"
> <superwolle70@> wrote:
> > >
> > > you can trigger the sdx with any mono pad, but you won't get
> positional sensing
> > >
> > > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "morrisphilco"
> <morrisphilco@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to use any kind of simmons pad with an sdx or
> does it have to be sdx pads?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>



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