Reply to idea for a very responsive trigger

Alright, I dont know where i would be able to pick up, or every how to do any of this....but maybe some of you with some knowledge can help me out.

My idea is to create a touch sensitive pad that is very slim, and wire it into a midi device and use it to do very quick beat juggling. You would mount the film on something like a piece of wood or glass so it stay stable. Then in theory it would just be like tapping on a desk. Then i was believein somewhere along the lines of how moldover has that bar thing across his controller to do effects.