Hi,

in EZdrummer 3, you cannot control articulations individually, lowering or raising the volume would be for the entire instrument. This would be done in EZD3 by clicking the Hi-Hat on the Drums page and then move the volume knob in the upper left corner. This volume knob controls the volume for the instrument, while the fader on the Mixer page controls the microphone/mixer channel volume.

In Superior Drummer 3 you can control articulations individually, should you want to, by first clicking the instrument (e.g. Hi-Hat) on the Drums page, then selecting the articulation in question in the articulation list in the upper right corner of the plug-in, followed by adjusting the slider in the Level Property Box.

Another option is of course to adjust the velocity for any hits you feel stand out in your arrangement.

Selecting articulations for the Hi-Hat from different instruments and libraries is not possible but could possibly be achieved by some advanced Stacking in SD3. I wouldn’t recommend it, though. It would probably not sound natural and involve a lot of work.

BR,
John