# Trying to figure out software for simple cymbal setup **URL:** \ **Category:** Misc\ **Created:** [February 27, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318 "2026-02-27T20:27:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/digdoug/32/1217_2.png) [@digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/digdoug)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/1 "2026-02-27T20:27:33Z")
so excited to try my cymbals but looks like it’s going to take hours to figure out how to even get a sound. ---
**Author:** ![stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/stevenz/32/40_2.png) [@stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/stevenz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/2 "2026-02-27T20:43:08Z")
Hi @digdoug, Make sure you watch the Getting Started video on this page while you are getting setup: [Video Tutorials | Sensory Percussion 2 Help](https://help.sunhou.se/v2/quick-start/tutorials/) If you are still can’t get sound or are having difficulties after going through the steps in that video, then feel free to start a chat on our website or write an email to support@sunhou.se ---
**Author:** ![digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/digdoug/32/1217_2.png) [@digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/digdoug)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/3 "2026-02-28T21:34:27Z")
I will try, but it seems very daunting. I respect flexible software but it seems like by default it should work without having to do a lot of research. I have a DWe kit and Superior Drummer 3, I need to get MIDI out, seems like that should be all on by default. I realize this is pretty complex software, but it’s really anticlimactic to wait so long for these cymbals and I can’t even get things working. I’m not some technical dummy either… ---
**Author:** ![stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/stevenz/32/40_2.png) [@stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/stevenz)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/4 "2026-02-28T22:47:24Z")
@digidoug Here is a template that should get you there for the drums of SD3 (and probably most of the way there for DWe, although the rim mappings may be different, and there may be other differences that I can’t remember off the top of my head). > [@SP2 to SD3 MIDI Mapping Templates](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/sp2-to-sd3-midi-mapping-templates/1633#): > > [SP2-SD3-MIDI-Mapping-Template.sp2](https://forum.sunhou.se/uploads/short-url/lVMNTqrgZfG2zCnh3ujAaH9FKf6.sp2) (28.2 KB) Hey everyone! Multiple people have asked for the [Sensory Percussion V1 to Superior Drummer 3 MIDI Mapping Template](https://sunhou.se/blog/controlling-superior-drummer-3-sensory) to be upgraded to V2. So I took some time this morning to remake the mappings in Sensory Percussion 2, click the .sp2 above to download. Note: I haven’t had time to re-install SD3 on my machine and test this to make sure that it works, so please let me know if anything is not right, and I will update this post with any corrections. E… There will be templates that include cymbal and hi-hat MIDI mappings, as well.We are doing some testing and working some things out before we post that template. In the meantime you can follow the pattern of drum mappings to send MIDI notes from the cymbals. ---
**Author:** ![digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/digdoug/32/1217_2.png) [@digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/digdoug)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/5 "2026-02-28T23:55:40Z")
I really appreciate the link. What does that template do and what does it not do? Still feeling very lost. I open that up, set up the MIDI output to the IAC Driver, and then what? Maybe it seems obvious enough to you as a user or developer of this, but there’s a lot going on that doesn’t make sense. Controllers, generators, modules, etc. I just want my triggers to generate MIDI. Do I have to set up every cymbal manually as a controller, and what else? Do I need to have the portal connected to prove that things are set up to see the MIDI activity lights when I click on a one of this input widgets? It’s very hard to do this hunched over a drum kit on a thrown. It’s just so much guessing. I expect a learning curve for advanced features but this is just basic stuff, right? Thanks a lot for helping on a Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/stevenz/32/40_2.png) [@stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/stevenz)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/6 "2026-03-01T04:00:05Z")
@digdoug, I think this video should help you understand MIDI out of Sensory Percussion: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tuKfR_OsYyo/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/tuKfR_OsYyo?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque The template will get the correct MIDI notes from Sensory Percussion to the MIDI outputs of Sensory (which, from your comment, it sounds like you have already successfully created and have created an IAC bus). So, with the template, you should be able to hit your snare and — if you have set your MIDI output setup right and routed your IAC bus to SD3 correctly — then you should get a snare sound from SD3. Routing MIDI between two softwares is always going to have a bit of a learning curve and require some patience - I don’t think Sensory Percussion 2 is any more difficult with this workflow than other software. There are a few concepts to learn, sure, but there also is a growing body of resources available to you to help you get the result you want (for example: tutorial videos, the user manual, the forum; and we’re always happy to help via email to support@sunhou.se). For a good first experience with the software, I think it’d be fun to train the drums, setup the cymbals and play some of the presets. After that, it would be good to build a few basic things with samplers and controllers just to get a feel for how the software works: like drag samples onto the drums, and then add some FX on the edit page - maybe click around on a preset to see how it’s built. From there you may start to feel more comfortable with how things work and may have a better experience sending MIDI to other software ---
**Author:** ![edxter](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/edxter/32/1236_2.png) [@edxter](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/edxter)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/7 "2026-03-01T07:02:15Z")
these are not “triggers” in the traditional way, these are sensors, you need to add a midi notes generator for each element you want to hear in SD3 and a midi cc generator for the hihat, check this post in the vdrums forum: [https://www.vdrums.com/forum/general/products/1176458-official-sensory-percussions-discussion-topic?p=1308192#post1308192](https://www.vdrums.com/forum/general/products/1176458-official-sensory-percussions-discussion-topic?p=1308192#post1308192) ---
**Author:** ![digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/digdoug/32/1217_2.png) [@digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/digdoug)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/8 "2026-03-01T13:09:35Z")
Ok, sounds like I either need to create all of those mappings or wait for the template then. That’s the key point, I wish I knew that earlier on. I think this could be a great product, I’m sure you guys are might even get acquired by Roland soon just like with DW, they’re not going to let anyone beat them. And the software seems very powerful but I’d say this is also a shortcoming. It needs to be more approachable for the default case for people who just want to play. I am an engineer but when it comes to music I am like a lot of other musicians who just want to play. I’ve been counting the weeks for the cymbals to arrive, and I wasn’t expecting to have to put a whole weekend aside just to be able to get started. For me, MIDI drums are all about recording. Given the wait in getting products out and shipped, I am disappointed there isn’t better support out of the box. It seems like your ecosystem was designed for people doing electronic music and using drums in “new” ways and not just drummers who want better cymbals integrated into their system, but this product changes things. To me I think the latter is the real volume game changer many of us have been waiting for. I am certainly capable of spending the time to learn the software, but a big learning curve up front just really spoils the fun and excitement. ---
**Author:** ![digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/digdoug/32/1217_2.png) [@digdoug](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/digdoug)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/9 "2026-03-01T18:38:23Z")
Ok some progress. For some reason MIDI output stopped working completely, restarting the app didn’t help. Deleting the MIDI out and adding it back in restored operation, with no change in its settings. The template was a bit misleading to me because per the name I expected cymbals to be there but they are not. But what I did figure out is that all I need to do is add a generator for each and map the notes. ---
**Author:** ![edxter](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/edxter/32/1236_2.png) [@edxter](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/edxter)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/10 "2026-03-02T09:24:54Z")
yeah this isn’t for edrummers who just want to plug and play, you have drum modules for that, this is a whole different approach, and the cymbals are there to complement it ---
**Author:** ![stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/user_avatar/forum.sunhou.se/stevenz/32/40_2.png) [@stevenz](https://forum.sunhou.se/u/stevenz)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/trying-to-figure-out-software-for-simple-cymbal-setup/2318/11 "2026-03-02T20:25:13Z")
@digdoug , Here’s a post with updates to the SP2 to SD3 template that I think you might find helpful: > [@Sensory Percussion 2 to Superior Drummer 3 Template with Cymbals](https://forum.sunhou.se/t/sensory-percussion-2-to-superior-drummer-3-template-with-cymbals/2334): > > Hey all! Here is a “Work In Progress” Template for routing MIDI from SP2 to SD3: [SP2-to-SD3-MIDI-TEMPLATE-WITH-CYMBALS.sp2](https://forum.sunhou.se/uploads/short-url/evenKx7BkXA1gaCPl5AlDneFmMC.sp2) (26.7 KB) A few things to note: Sensory Percussion 2’s internal sound engine will always be better for hi-hats than sending data over MIDI. There may be some optimizations included in a future version of this template, but there is a lot going on with Sensory Percussion 2’s sound engine that can’t be translated over MIDI to another sound engine. That being said, we are…