Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "superwolle70"
<superwolle70@...> wrote:
>
> 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?

That's pretty close.  The FSR resistance actually decreases as more
force is applied.  And yes, there is a small voltage going through the
FSR when the unit is powered on.  From what I've seen while working on
my DrumKat, the resistance changes very quickly, and produces a
cleaner signal than a piezo since there's no 'ringing' involved.  

Does that make sense?

Dave