Sensory Percussion
your kit, reimagined
How it works
Your acoustic kit becomes an expressive electronic instrument in four steps - no triggers, no rubber pads, no compromise.
One system. Any kit.
Every Sensory Percussion setup is built around the Portal: an audio interface with seven sensor inputs that accept any combination of drum, cymbal, and hi-hat sensors. Start with a single snare, or build out a full hybrid kit - the software, sounds, and sensors all work together.
How drummers use it
Whether you're on stage, in the studio, or practicing after hours, Sensory Percussion responds to how you actually play.
With Sensory Percussion, you get all the creative benefits of layering samples without the rigidity of a backing track, giving drummers more freedom for live improvisation. And unlike backing tracks, Sensory Percussion responds to the nuances of your playing, creating subtle variations that make the electronic elements feel more human.
Sensory Percussion can hold hundreds of samples per drum. Seamlessly stack, cycle and randomize your samples, breathing life into single-sample beats - then multi-track record directly in the software or to a DAW.
An acoustic drum creates thousands of sounds depending on stick angle, location on the head, velocity, and timing. With traditional e-drums or practice pads, that subtlety is lost - but Sensory Percussion senses all of it and maps it to thousands of samples for an incredibly realistic playing experience on mesh heads and low-volume cymbals.
The Portal
The EVANS Sensory Percussion Portal Audio Interface gives you more input/output flexibility than ever. Use the 7 sensor inputs for any combination of drum, cymbal, or hi-hat sensors. Want to expand your Sensory Percussion experience beyond the drums? With four analog inputs, you can connect your vocal mic, synth, guitar, or any other number of devices and process them alongside your drums inside of the Sensory Percussion software. And with 8 output channels and ADAT output channel expansion capability, there are more ways than ever to monitor your sound.
- Supports up to 7 sensors of any type (drum, cymbal, or hi-hat)
- 2 combo/XLR inputs with 48V phantom power
- 2 ¼” line-level inputs
- Built-in microphone channel
- 16 output channels (2 headphone outs, 2 main outs, 4 aux outs, 8 ADAT outs)
- MIDI-out (5-pin DIN)
- USB-C port (USB 2.0)
Explore the system
The Portal is the hub - here's what plugs into it.
Playing Sensory Percussion is the first time I've felt genuinely inspired to use my drumming with electronics. It's the closest I've felt the line between my two realities merging -- electronic production and acoustic drumming.
Eli KeszlerComposer
