Talk:Mandala Drum

Only 127 velocities?

"Because a Mandala surface is divided into 128 position rings and can detect 127 strike velocities (greater than 0) it can produce up to 16,256 (128 x 127) individual triggers."

Please give a source for this info, as it sounds like original synthesis. That goes for both the calculated possible triggers and the total velocity levels.

I would think velocity level 0 is the lowest-velocity strike, making the total strike velocities 128. If level 0 were simply no strike at all, it wouldn't be used. I don't think MIDI needs to transmit a 0 for every non-strike... does it?

I'm going to remove this in a day or so if there's no source or response, but if you'd like to discuss this you can respond below on this page. Thanks. Equazcion ^(talk) 10:49, 14 Mar 2011 (UTC)

Removed. Equazcion ^(talk) 18:51, 18 Mar 2011 (UTC)

0-127 is correct; many midi controllers send a note-on with velocity 0 instead of a note-off command. it's legit in the context of drum controllers anyway, because it can be use to operate a choke on a sustaining sound, to cut it off.

while I'm here- is that really the best we can do for an image of this gadget?

duncanrmi (talk) 17:52, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article refers to 127 ‘strike velocities’. This is correct because when a Mandala sensor is actuated (struck) it will only produce a MIDI note with velocity greater than 0. The Mandala will only output a MIDI note with velocity 0 (same purpose as a MIDI Note Off message) when its sensor is released, never when it is struck. Harmoniuss (talk) 03:01, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Image

The image is not very clear and it's hard to know what the Mandala Drum is and what it looks like. The article could benefit from an image of the device itself. 47.227.138.75 (talk) 03:32, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]