Programing midi Hi Hat Squelch in DAW. I don’t want closed HiHat hit sound.

[Shootie]

Hello. Never really heard this problem until today. It must be because my hihat is so loud in the mix I can hear the closed hihat hit when Squelching my open hihat.

I happen to be using Metal Machine 14″ custom hihats. Intuitively I just use a Closed Pedal articulation to squelch my hihats. For the project I’m working on, there is an audible Closed Pedal hit even when velocity is turned down to 1 (Pro Tools piano roll). It doesn’t sound natural to me comepared to sqelching on my v-kit or real drums.

Is this the proper workflow to squelch a hihat? If not, please tell me the procedure. If so, am I missing something or is this how it is? If that’s the case, can I switch over to Superior to overcome this?

The only workaround I can imagine, if I’m stuck, is routing the hihat out to it’s own track and volume automating it. I’m way more interested in the intended method though, if one exists.

Thanks for reading and your time!

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[Erik]

Hey shootie,

Personally I would use a less open articulation than the previous if it’s in a mix (e.g. Open 1 instead Open 4), but you can also use the edge/tip trig articulation together with CC1 (mod wheel) or CC4 (used by many drum modules) to get better control over the hi-hat openness. The trig articulations are normally used when playing on e-drums, but you can program them too.

As for the loud pedal even at velocity 1, could you upload a MIDI clip with that issue present? What may be happening is that it takes a while for the pedal to gather the ringing sound from previous hits, but I’m not hearing anything I wouldn’t expect when I try myself.

Erik Berglund — Toontrack

[Shootie]

Erik, thanks so much for your articulate reply. I understand I may have missed the window getting back to you a month later. That project came and went so fast, I had other fires to put out.

Reexamining the issue so I can reply to you. I do not know how to program CC4 into Pro Tools, so this may all just be my ignorance. I put a couple minutes of googling in before replying.

I was noticing just now that this percussive squelching sound I don’t want really pops out in the AMB track. Though that may just be the Closed Pedal sound and what I need is the CC4 in my piano roll. It’s interesting it makes such a loud sound at velocity 1 though. It’s loud.

I wanted you to hear it from my end with a quick video clip incase you’re still available. Thanks so much again for your response last month!

https://youtu.be/BSNWk3Vfkn4

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