Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hm, I am really no talented tech, but reading the first page of the
FSR doc tells me that the higher the force, the higher the resistance.
 So technically naive as I am I could imagine that a permanent voltage
runs through the SDX pads and when hitting the pad we get a voltage
holler instead of a pulse. Is that possible?

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "superwolle70"
<superwolle70@...> wrote:
>
> Hi John,
> here is some documentation of the FSR technology provided by the
> original company which supplied SDX with these trigger foils: 
> http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=searchresult&searchstring=fsr
> Probably you can find some information. On the other hand I don't
> think that the basic idea is that magic. Instead of a single trigger
> voltage you receive two discrete signals (thererfor the stereo jack)
> what you might translate into a zone information and than into a midi
> note.
> Bye
> Wolfgang
> 
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "shuttlejohn1" <john@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone:
> > 
> > I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on how one would go 
> > about making an interface for the SDX pads, that would output midi
note 
> > number, and the positional control change number, just as the SDX 
> > itself does.
> > 
> > I have been using battery3, and would like to use the SDX pads to 
> > control it, but I am not interested in hauling around my SDX anymore, 
> > as its too fragile.  
> > 
> > It doesn't seem like there would be too much to it, but at the
moment, 
> > I don't have the know how.
> > 
> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > John
> >
>