Hi Hat Issues

[prodeuser]

Howdy!  New forum user here….

So, I just bought the Simmons SD600 e-drum kit and am using it to control EZDrummer.  I was able to change the MIDI notes in the Simmons brain to get it to trigger the correct samples.  BUT the hi-hat is giving me fits.

1. It appears that CC4 is working backwards.  When I lift up on the pedal, the animation of the hi-hat on the Drums page closes.
2. If I am tapping the hi-hat and closing the pedal, about halfway through the trip from open to closed, it triggers note 86, which in EZDrummer is some sort of ride or gong or something. Very nasty when it fires.  I can’t find anywhere within the Simmons brain to change or eliminate this.
3. I think this is related to problem 1, but if I just tap the pedal with my foot, it does not make the “pedal closed” sound even though I set it to note 21.  It sounds like a hi-hat splash.  However, once in a while I will get the proper hat closed sound.

Please help.  This is the only thing keeping me from using EZDrummer with this kit.

Thanks!

~Eric~

EZdrummer version: 2.1.8
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

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[John]

Hi,

 

can you record the MIDI from your HH while playing?

If so, you can check what exactly gets sent and how the CC Data looks.

Fully open should be ‘0’ and fully closed ‘127’.

Did you select the ‘Generic (CC-Hihat)’ E-drums preset in the Settings?

If not, I suspect you may be triggering the wrong articulation.
To have the CC data opening and closing correctly, you need to trigger the dedicated ‘Trigger’ articulations.

In the ‘Details’ of the HH instrument drop-down you can check if you are triggering correctly.

 

BR,

John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[prodeuser]

Hi, John!

 

I was able to verify that the CC4 data is the opposite of what you specified.  It is OPEN at at 100 and CLOSED at 0.

Additionally, I figured out the note 86 issue.  The kit has that note assigned to a hi hat splash which triggers halfway through the open/closed cycle.  I figured out how to access it and re-assign it.

So, what do I do about this “reversed” CC4?  There is no way to change it in the Simmons module.  I can change notes, but not controllers.

Thanks!!

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[jknight27]

Do you have any response to this? I am having the same issue with the same kit. I can reassign everything in the Simmons module but this. For me the HH pedal being halfway open/closed and me hitting the HH results in a Ride edge hit.

EZdrummer version: 2.1.8
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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