Great concept, but no good with Android :(

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#1

Senstroke is a great concept, really, and I was excited to try it. But I’m on android and sadly, after trying a few devices I can see that the latency is just too long to make it work for real drumming practice. I even tried it with a Raspberry Pi with a super-low-latency sound card (Pisound) but that’s still just a little bit too slow (plus the angle-to-midi-note function didn’t seem to be working very well, but I didn’t go any further with that problem).

Not a complaint really, it’s to be expected. My own view is that you should specify an iOS device in the hardware requirements.

#2

Hi soxsa and thanks for your feedback.

You can use Senstroke both on Android and iOS devices. Some Android phones, unfortunately, don’t dispaly an audio technology powerful enough to ensure a low latency. You can check the list of low latency devices here: https://www.senstroke.com/android-supported-devices/ and even check the latency before buying, following these steps: https://www.senstroke.com/how-to-test-your-smartphones-latency/

Feel free to reach out the the customer support through the dedicated form in the website if you require assistance in your use of Senstroke.

Have a great day.

#3

Thank you for the info, that’s helpful. Unfortunately it confirms what I found - the latency on iphones and ipads is generally around 10ms or less, it’s up around 50ms minimum for android devices. I see the table is round-trip (mic to output), so the latency with senstroke might be less than that. But in practice it’s too long - for me anyway. That said, it definitely worked on android to a certain level and might be ok for beginners learning single strokes. I know this issue is not your fault and there’s nothing that you can do with senstroke itself to fix it, so as I say, not a complaint. It was worth a try, but I’m returning mine.

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