Whitten Rogue is right (Olle too actually – I think you were way too harsh on him). The edge of the hi-hat is really only ever played with the shaft of the drumstick.
The term ‘tip’ comes from the part of the drumstick usually used for the other sound (bow).
I’ve never heard of a drummer refer to the bow of a hi-hat cymbal, probably because hi-hats are often pretty flat.
So record producers will ask you to play with the tip of your stick on the ‘top’ of the hi-hat. OR…. they will ask you to play on the edge of the hi-hats (with the shaft).
So, to be pedantic, Toontrack could/should have called the two sounds Tip and Shank, or Bow and Edge. But as it is, most drummers will understand the two sounds being called ‘tip’ and ‘edge’.
There are one or two names Toontrack have given things that aren’t 100% correct, but they are Swedish and make a fine virtual drum kit so I don’t worry about it.
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