MIDI Strike-Velocity Pads — Consumer Controller Line
Custom FSR matrices integrated into a consumer MIDI controller line. Microsecond velocity sensing survives more than one million strikes per pad in accelerated life testing.
System Overview
A tactile pad platform integrated into consumer MIDI controllers. Custom-shaped FSR sensing areas replace conventional single-switch rubber pads, delivering true velocity dynamics and millimetre-level hit position to the sound engine while keeping the familiar feel of a drum pad.
How It Works
A strike changes the resistance of the FSR area under the impact point. The controller firmware drives a constant-voltage excitation, samples the conductance change within microseconds, and converts it into MIDI note-on velocity; when the pad carries a multi-node FSR matrix, the centroid of the activated nodes is computed so the hit position is reported as well. Factory calibration curves keep response consistent across temperature and lifetime.
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