My electronic hi-hat stays open or closed

You press the pedal, but the sound stays open; or you release it and the hi-hat stays closed. Before changing the calibration, check whether the module's MIDI data actually follows the pedal position.

The eDrumWork diagnostic compares the positions it asks for with the notes, articulations and controller messages it receives.

What MIDI carries

Depending on the module, how open the hi-hat is may be sent as a continuous controller value, as different note numbers, or both. A plugin can misread correct data, and a module can also send a value that barely moves.

Inspect raw MIDI before deciding which layer to adjust.

Test the extremes first

1. Hold the pedal fully released and play repeated bow strokes.
2. Hold it comfortably closed and repeat.
3. Compare controller values and articulations.
4. Only then test one or more intermediate positions.
5. Finish with chick and splash if your hi-hat supports them.

The fully open and fully closed positions must be stable before half-open behavior can be judged. Do not infer a whole range from one isolated value.

If raw MIDI moves correctly but the plugin stays on one sound, fix its mapping or the way it reads the data. If the state received does not follow the requested pedal position, you are looking at D10.

Calibration is a compromise. Widening one end can squeeze the half-open range or make chick and splash harder to play. Retest open, closed, half-open, chick and splash after every adjustment.

Do not apply a value found for one Yamaha, Alesis or Roland combination to a different controller and module. eDrumWork reports the mismatch in the events without naming a physical component.

Test my hi-hat positions