Okay everyone, I recently got an Octapad II (Pad 80) off of Ebay for about $163. Pretty good huh? The guy told me that pad three had to be smacked really hard. he didn't mention the same for pads 4 and 6 however.
What do I do? I don't have the manual. I messed around with the [SENSITIVITY] parameter. It does a great job with the response of some pads, but with pads 3,4 and 6, I get some good response, but not when I hit those pads (3,4,6) softly.

My question, is this due to years of use? I know that the Octapad II is at least 12.

My SECOND question is about the external trigger units. How do I set these up relative to the internal system? I can't seem to access them on any menus. I went out to buy two sustain pedals to use them as triggers (These should trigger the sound without the velocity that a kick trigger could give you), how can I set this up?

Please giv me an answer or some feedback. If I can't solve the problem within a week, I'm going to resell it locally for $375. Thanks.

The Infamous EPU.

Hi EPU,

Don't have any answers, but you'd probably get an answer quickly if you ask on the VDrums.com discussion board (in the 'technical' forum).
http://161.58.219.136/ubbbin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro

Lots of users of the SPD over there, as well as guys with DITY experience for repairs (usually pretty easy stuff with these units).

Regards,
Chris

[This message has been edited by feefer (edited 07-16-2000).]