MIDI mapping a Roland PDX-8 snare

[Kurt Wilson]

The Roland PDX-8 snare is a dual-trigger 8″ mesh snare pad with a 2″ rim for rim work. Besides triggering a “snare center” sound via MIDI in SD3, I want to be able to hit the rim of the PDX-8 and trigger the “snare sidestick” sound.

Can anyone please help me walk through how to assign this in the MIDI mapping? I don’t understand.

Thank you.

• This post was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by Kurt Wilson.

Topic

[Kurt Wilson]

Cancel this question/request. Just found out that PDX-8 is NOT positional sensing as required to MIDI map with SD3.

[Mark King]

You can still make rim do sidestick though as it is two separate triggers and nothing to do with ps. Just assign to the correct midi note in the edrum settings. You can even stack so a softer hit is sidestick and a harder hit is rim shot. I prefer a separate trigger to do this though as your never 100% which you will get.

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

[Kurt Wilson]

Thank you Mark for replying.

Yes, now I see how.

???

[Author]

Replies