Electrix Tweaker - Manual (Page 18)

3. Hardware Controls
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3.5 Pressure Sensitive Pads
The TWEAKER has 8 large pressure sensitive pads for drumming or expressive control of effects.
3.5.1 Modes of Output
Each pad is capable of outputting in Note messages upon press and release (like a keyboard), to
trigger drums or play melodies. Each pad can also stream CC messages of the current value while
the pad is depressed, so you can use your favorite software modulate LFO’s or perform bends on
the notes after trigger.
The output modes and the Note and CC mappings of each pad can be adjusted using the TWEAKER
EDITOR or the “Pressure Sensitive Pad Settings” SysEx.
3.5.2 Pad Trigger and Return Values
The Pressure at which a Pad Generates a Note On message (and starts streaming CC messages)
is customizable. Similarly the pressure at which a pad generates a Note Off message (and stops
streaming CC messages) is also customizable using the Trigger and Return features of TWEAKER
EDITOR or the “FSR Settings” SysEx message
3.5.3 Pad Sensitivity
The amount of pressure required to reach the maximum velocity (127) is also customizable. At
the maximum sensitivity of 5, maximum value is easily achieved and value increases quickly with
increasing pressure. Whereas at a sensitivity of 0, value increases slowly with increasing pressure.
The default sensitivity is 4. Pad sensitivity can be adjusted using the TWEAKER EDITOR or the “Force
Sensitive Pad Settings” SysEx message.