User manual: FW V1.1.5

6.9 Trigger settings
The touch responsiveness can be adjusted to your needs and preferences by the set‐
tings of this menu.
1. Press [KIT].
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The display shows the kit list.
2.
Press [MENU]. Use the arrow buttons ( / ) to select the option ‘TRIGGER’ and
press [ENTER].
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The display shows the list of trigger parameters.
3.
Use the arrow buttons ( / ) to select the parameter to be changed.
4. Strike the pad whose parameter you want to modify.
5.
For non-changeable parameters, the display shows ‘–’
Use the arrow buttons ([<] / [>]) or the jog wheel to change the parameter
value. Please note the information in the table below.
6. Press [EXIT] to save the changes and to exit the menu.
Parameter, display Meaning Value range
SENSITIVITY Volume behaviour of a pad regardless of the actual strike intensity. The
higher the value, the higher the volume when playing, and vice versa.
1…16
RIM SEN Touch sensitivity of the rim trigger (snare and toms). 1…16
HEAD-RIM-ADJ Ratio of touch sensitivity of head and rim. 1…16
THRESHOLD Threshold value, that determines from what tough intensity a trigger gener‐
ates a sound. The higher the value, the less sensitive the trigger responses
to vibrations of other pads.
1…16
XTALK If several pads are mounted on a rack vibrations can be transmitted to other
pads when you hit a trigger and unintentionally trigger sounds. This cross‐
talk can be avoided by the appropriate setting. The value should be set as
low as possible.
1…16
CURVE The trigger curve regulates the velocity, i.e., the ratio between the punch
and volume. Use setting ‘Curve 1’ for the most natural ratio between punch
and volume. When using ‘Curve 2’ or ‘Curve 3’ , a strong strike will cause a
bigger change. When using ‘Curve 4’ or ‘Curve 5’ , a light strike will cause a
bigger change. With the setting ‘Curve 6’ the volume changes less upon a
change of the strike. High volumes are already reached at a relatively low
strike intensity.
The gure below shows the various options schematically.
1…6
RETRIG CANCEL We call it ‘double trigger’ when multiple sounds are successively produced
when playing a pad. This eect can i.a. be caused by irregular waveforms
especially in the decaying of the trigger. With this parameter, these distor‐
tions can be suppressed. The higher the value is, the higher the likelihood
that rapidly successive strikes – such as in a drum roll – are no longer
detected. So the value should be set as low as possible.
1…16
Adjusting trigger settings
Operating
MPS-850
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E-Drum Module