Edit Style & Hi-Hat Articulations

[devwil]

I think I’m running into an EZDrummer 2 limitation, but I wanted to be sure:

One thing I love in drum parts is open hi-hat accents.

So, what I’d like to be able to do is add open hi-hat notes (via Edit Style) to a MIDI loop I like that already has some hi-hat work (a loop that has non-open hi-hat notes, I mean).

However, it seems like Edit Style doesn’t allow for this level of detail on the hi-hat, even if there are (thankfully) plenty of Toontrack MIDI loops with multiple hi-hat articulations within them. Conversely, it seems like Edit Style only allows you to change the articulation of all hi-hat notes all at once and add/subtract the number of hi-hat notes in general.

Am I correct about this, or is there something I’m missing? Thanks!

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[Olof Hermansson]

That is right, Edit Play Style doesn’t allow for that level of detail. However, you can copy and paste notes from one block into another, so you could for example record some open hi-hat hits using Tap2Find, drag the Tap2Find loop to the song track, optionally adjust the articulation in it using Edit Play Style, copy the block and finally paste the hi-hat into the block where you want to add the hits.

Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder

[Henrik Ekblom]

You are correct that you can’t edit individual hits in Edit Play Style (EPS). EPS is designed to change the play style with broad changes, like “add more of that instrument” and “change power hand to that instrument”.  If you want to add specific hits to certain places on the time line, this is best done in the grid editor in your DAW!

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack

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