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ADVANCED TRIGGERING SETTINGS
ADVANCED SETTINGS include parameters that allow the user to setup or adjust a pad, which is not currently in
pad preset list. It is also possible that you might need to adjust these settings when a pad is worn or outdated.
The characteristics of the piezo are changing with age and its performance could diminish.
When you press the
Advanced Settings button, you will see more parameters than just a Threshold. There is
also an Input Settings button. By pressing it you can setup the actual trigger input amplification and sensitivity.
Let’s take a closer look at these parameters.
DETECT TIME fader sets the amount of time that the triggering engine may have to analyze the signal. By default
it’s 3 ms. By setting it lower on all pads you can make latency lower, but it actually won’t be noticeable. While the
quality of triggering may become worse if you set it really low, the triggering engine won’t have enough time to
analyze the signal. But all this doesn’t mean that setting it to higher values it will produce better triggering. First
of all, you will make latency higher by setting it to higher values. Rarely are any useful info is sent to the triggering
engine after 3-4 ms. So 3 ms works fine on most pads.
RETRIGGER CANCEL adjusts the triggering engine’s ability to avoid misleading parts of the signal and not trigger
them. It usually happens on acoustic drum triggering when the drums have real heads. They may perform in an
unpredictable manner producing spikes and other flaws in the soundwaves after you hit the drum. Experimenting
with this parameter may help in this situation.
Pic 27: Advanced Settings
