Re: S2, still having problems getting the hi-hat to play realistically…

[rentadrummer]

ORIGINAL: robertgeorge

Thanks very much for your help Rouge and I’m really trying to solve this problem for me and others and do not mean to disagree BUT the TD-20/VH-12 puts out the same 2 notes D0 and A#1 (and only those 2) regardless if it is open or closed. It uses CC4 to tell the TD-20 if it is open or closed but uses only those 2 notes for the bow/edge. I have both tip/ring/sleeve cables connected and it’s working perfectly. I’m looking right at the midi notes on my screen. When I record ALL the different hi hat articulations from the TD-20/VH-12 and play them back FROM my TD-20 they ALL play back perfectly (bow,edge, closed and open pedal) So I know it’s putting out (and receiving) the correct midi data. When I try and follow your directions (thanks for the detail) and get to trying to map the closed edge and tip – S2 will not take a second instance of those same 2 note numbers D0 and A#1) I guess Roland changed this in the TD-20. (do you have a TD-20/VH-12 to test this?) Hopefully is shedding some light on the problem.

I’m not sure if you’re talking about the same thing, but on the TD-20 if you press Instrument, Control, Hi Hat – it should show you a window with the hi hat mapping, and there are 5 MIDI notes shown. There should be edge- open/closed, bow – open/closed and pedal.

Also, make sure that you remove all of the MIDI notes from the articulations in the Key Map window in S2 before you start mapping. Some of the articulations contain more than one note, which can be seen if you right click on the Key Map window. You need to click Remove 2 or 3 times for all the notes to be deleted. After mapping, even though it appears that some of the articulations for the open/closed sound are the same, if you right click you should see a second note.