Positional Sensing Addon

[Metalal5150]

Hi guys.

What is Positional Sensing Addon and what does it do ?
I have been spending more and more time reading all the super interesting stuff on this forum and leaning as much as i can from the more experienced users and
i have come across this little feature called PSA. Positional Sensing Addon.
What is it ?

Do ineed it or do i have it ?

How do i check ?

New owner and user so forgive a silly questions.

Thanks in adwance !

Regards

Al

[ignotus]

What is Positional Sensing Addon and what does it do ?

Positional sensing is the ability to detect where a hit has occurred on a pad's surface and send the corresponding MIDI CC messages that convey that information to the VST. You need a VST that supports it, and the pad needs to be a mesh pad with a centre-mounted trigger. It basically gives you the changes in pitch that a real drum would give you as hits move between the centre and the edge.

Do ineed it or do i have it ?

If your style of playing on an acoustic kit involves making use of the nuances offered by playing on different areas of the head, it's cool to be able to replicate that on your e-kit. Otherwise... well, it's still cool, but depending on your pads, configuring it to work 100% reliably can be a hassle. I had it on my snare but ended up not using it because the occasional mis-detected hit was really annoying. YMMV.

How do i check ?

You'll have to open up the module and peek inside. It's a small PCB that sits between the flat cable coming from the pad input jacks and the main board. There's more info on PS and what you need to look for here.

[Metalal5150]

Good morning and thanks again for a great explanation!!!!

Well this is something that I will not need at least for some long time....
I am learning the drums as we speak and I never played an acoustic kit
In my life. I also don't think that I will ever be able to get one due to the fact that
I am I guitar ,bass player/shredder and learning drumming and also
I don't have a space for a real kit.

It does sound like a very nice feature to have but this will be more beneficial to someone who is
A well established player and plays with a lot of feel .

I need power !!!! Not the feel !!!! Lol
Regards
Al