mapping 2 nearly real-time notes ot a rim shot

[bryan_harvey]

Using a Roland TD 50 I can control two note choices (head & rim) from the module. IN SD 3 I can each. With the rim note I can assign to rimshot or “rim only”.. one or another. So this limits the use of sounds and playing considerably. Seems the Roland does internal processing to determine that two notes occurred nearly the same time and fires off the rimshot sound versus just a rim sound if it sees it separate enough. But there is no midi channel for this out form the module.

So… is there a way in SD 3 to map a combined note pattern to a trigger like a rimshot. So if rim and center come in strong right next to each other a mapping can be made to rimshot to rigger more realistically? If not can you please consider for an update? Seems the software could be made to do that by evaluating what came in and combining two notes that meet criteria like this:

IF both RIM note and center happen with .1 timeframe (or whatever makes sense) THEN
If (RIM note >20 and center 20 and center > 20) THEN route together as one RIMSHOT note
IF (RIM note 20) then CENTER only

Something like and maybe the variables can be user defined would make for a killer midi trigger configuration ability way beyond just the rimshot!

Thanks for considering!
Bryan

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[Christoph Brandes]

I am very curious about this as well.. I am using a 2box Drumit and everything works nice – but I usually hit rimshots when I play drums – this puts out 2 notes at nearly the same time – if I record MIDI and edit it I have just to delete the “Snare Center” note by hand – but when playing realitime or doing a first listen I hear always some kind of a flam because Center and Rimshot are played both.

Just like Bryan described.

Isn’t there some kind of a solution to translate this in more realistic way?

When I hit Rim and Center within a small timeframe that only the Rimshot is played?

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