Dudes fsr box run

[dude]

the pressure is very sensitive. so you can focus on a few angles.

one trick is to use a corner for touch so a very small surface area to allow for greater control

another is to patch slew on in output (or in even?) to allow a slurring of signals

and another is to put something soft on top of the pad and you’ll change how pressure is interpreted by device.

it is a bit of an instrument regarding the fine motor skill sensitivity, which i always found helpful rather harmful in terms of learning curve. and then always some way to kludge a patch if some aspect isn’t responding in the desired way.

i do believe its completely open nature inspires creativity in patching.

and there are no dumb questions (i’m happy to discuss at length any aspect in public or private!)

[xeric]

Thanks for the advice! I hadn’t considered using a corner at all, so that is super helpful.

I just had a vision, of a patchwork of different surfaces on the device at once, so I can very quickly try out different responses of different materials, and quickly change the sensitivity on the fly by touching different areas of the pad I’m gonna need to digging around in my basement for different types of foam and rubber

[dude]

that idea is one ive never tried and would be helpful for experimentation but also probably for some aspect of performance oriented patching if specific materials ticked various approach boxes. i guess that is what i mean about kind of letting it lead you in patching. nothing going in as far i have ever seen has done any harm. they are just resistors so you can explore a lot of territory.

[adrianf]

HI Xeric, I’ve had success with sending a lower offset to the FSR box - so instead of +8V from stages, i send something like +5V.

[xeric]

Ended up using some cardboard with good results! Haven’t tried different materials yet, but a combination of a lower input offset (instead of just attenuating the output) and making use of corners (great for vibrato!) has been made this box sound really amazing.
Paired with Earthsea, I can now play much more expressive phrases

I especially like modulating the delay time on Chronoblob with pitch shifting enabled (feels like I’m manually pushing on a tape loop!) as well as spreading the span on 3 Sisters (fun take on a wah-wah sounds).

Another useful (and simple) trick I used is to mult the outputs so I could modulate either mono-synth in my setup (I switch back and forth between Earthsea controlling Just Friends in sound mode and a MIDI keyboard controlling a pair of Mangroves, and I didn’t want to have to choose between the two )

[dude]

finally got around to building/testing a shiny pad version to keep for my modular use. mouser offered different parts so i like to see what is around. so many different but seemingly “the same” versions of the square fsr.

the corners feel a bit different but can get that smooth edge work via middle of each edge.

noiasueating audio use test:

Magic from Space / Behind You