I opened a SDX pad a few times
IMO they are FSR's, but they sense the positioning by a kind off wireframe
underneath the foil. The positioning information is send as modulation info
on the midi out.(for sequencing etc). Sequencing made every computer go wild
(and crash) since there was to much information on the midi going on.
So sending back modulation while hitting a pad might give the positional
sensing idea. BUT: me as a drummer needs both hands to play the drums, so
no hand free for tweaking a modulation wheel. And you would need a wheel
for every pad
Still the SDX is great!!
Berk
>-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: Patrice Jacquot <Jacquot.Patrice@...>
>Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:10:27 +0200
>Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Use any simmon pads with sdx?
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
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>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 ...
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>Le 11 sept. 09 à 21:21, superwolle70 a écrit :
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>> 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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