Trigger too hot?

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Trigger too hot?

Postby ValadTheImpaler » Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:20 am

So I have just started working with my Megadrum that dmitri built for me, and I think the trigger I'm using is too hot, but I'm not entirely sure. (I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but i couldn't find a definite answer)

From what I have read the first step in setting up a pad is setting the highlevel right.

I set HiLvlAuto to Yes, then hit the pad hard a few times and got a highlevel of 992.

From comments I have seen, I assumed this was too hi. ie, my trigger was too hot, so I tried putting a 15k resistor in line to cool it down. I did the same test again, and got the same result. I tried it once more with a 20k variable resistor and again the result didn't change.

I'm using a 35mm piezo with a cone centre mounted on a crossbar with a mesh head, and I'm running firmware 20121210

Could anyone give me a hand in understanding what is going on / what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks
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Re: Trigger too hot?

Postby everson » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:55 am

20k is probably not enough. You better try with a 100k potentiometer.
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Re: Trigger too hot?

Postby dmitri » Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:45 am

Before each test with a new resistor, did you re-set HighLevel back to 64? If yes, just try a higher value resistor.
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Re: Trigger too hot?

Postby ValadTheImpaler » Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:09 am

Yeah it went back to 64. I'll try to grab a 100k pot.

What HighLevel should i be looking for?
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Re: Trigger too hot?

Postby dmitri » Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:15 am

Below 900.
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Re: Trigger too hot?

Postby ValadTheImpaler » Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:26 am

Cool, thank you very much
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