HiHat Pedal settings
Next screen HiHat Pedal->Type:
<HiHat Pedal >
Type: F.Contr <HiHat Pedal >
Type: Pot
Set the type of the HiHat pedal. The only difference, at the moment , is that when it set to F.Contr (Foot Controller) MegaDrum send Control Change (CC) messages with the changes of the pedal position. And when it is set to Pot (Potentiometer) it doesn't send CC messages.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->Curve:
<HiHat Pedal >
Curve: Linear
Set a curve you want to apply to the HiHat pedal CC messages. Options are Linear, Log1, Log2, Log3, Exp1, Exp2, S1, S2, Strong1, Strong2. Default is Linear. Can be used to metigate non-linearity of the pedal output.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->ChckDelay:
<HiHat Pedal >
ChckDelay: 0
Sets a number of milliseconds MegaDrum will wait before sending a Chick note, when you do a Chick. It can be set to any value above 0. If you set it to 0 you can only get Chicks. The higher ChckDelay the easier it is to get Splashes but the longer delays are when doing Chicks. If set too high, 15-30 milliseconds, you might begin noticing Chick latency.Default is 0.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->AltIn:
<HiHat Pedal >
AltIn: No
Here you can choose to use either a standard HiHat pedal input if set to No, or an alternative high impedance HiHat pedal input if set to Yes. High impedance might need to be used with high impedance output pedals. Default is No.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->CC Value:
<HiHat Pedal >
CC Value: 4
Cotrol Change message number to be used with F.Contr type. Default is 4.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->CC RdcLvl:
<HiHat Pedal >
CC RdcLvl: 0 CC MIDI messages reduction level . If set above 0 it reduces amount of CC MIDI messages for pedal position changes. Can be set between 0 (default - no reduction) and 3 (maximum reduction).
Next screen HiHat Pedal->LvlsRevers:
<HiHat Pedal >
LvlsRevers: No
For some types of pedals it necessary to set it to Yes to reverse input levels read from a pedal.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->EnSoftChick:
<HiHat Pedal >
EnSoftChick: No
Enables or disables "soft chicks". "Soft chick" are HiHat "chicks" which are triggered when the pedal is pressed only half way and then quickly released.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->LevelsAuto:
<HiHat Pedal >
LevelsAuto: Yes
If set to Yes MegaDrum will try automatically adjust HiHat Pedal->LowLevel nad HiHat Pedal->HiLevel after you pressed the pedal a few times. You may use it initially as a guidance for proper Low and High levels of the pedal. Once you saw what levels were auto set you'd better set it to No and adjust LowLevel and HiLevel values manually. Default is Yes.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->LowLevel:
<HiHat Pedal >
LowLevel: 90
Set the low level of the pedal, when pedal is fully pressed. If set too low you may not be able to get fully closed HiHat pedal.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->HiLevel:
<HiHat Pedal >
HiLevel: 900
Set the high level of the pedal, when pedal is fully depressed. If set too high you may not be able to get fully open HiHat pedal.
You should adjust both low and high level so that the values were as far apart as possible and yet the pedal reaches extreme positions. Use VU Meter (not very accurate), Big VU Meter (more accurate) or CC messages (with MIDI-OX). When using CC messages and MIDI-OX as a guidance you need to achieve such a configuration that CC messages are not sent by MegaDrum in extreme pedal positions.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->OpenLvl:
Next screen HiHat Pedal->SOpenLvl:
Next screen HiHat Pedal->HOpenLvl:
<HiHat Pedal >
OpenLvl: 8
Measured against CC MIDI message value: 0 - for fully open, 127 - for fully closed. Set the level below which HiHat hits registered as open/semi open/half open hits.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->ClosedLvl:
<HiHat Pedal >
ClosedLvl: 110
Measured against CC MIDI message value: 0 - for fully open, 127 - for fully closed. Set the level below which HiHat hits registered as semi closed and above which as closed hits.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->ShrtChckTh:
<HiHat Pedal >
ShrtChckTh 115
Measured against CC MIDI message value: 0 - for fully open, 127 - for fully closed. Set the level below which a following pedal 'step on' will generate a chick with velocity between 1 and 64 depending on the speed with which the pedal is pressed.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->LngChckTh:
<HiHat Pedal >
LngChckTh: 16
Measured against CC MIDI message value: 0 - for fully open, 127 - for fully closed. Set the level below which a following pedal 'step on' will generate a chick with velocity between 1 and 127 depending on the speed with which the pedal is pressed.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->HHInput:
<HiHat Pedal >
HHInput: 2
Set the input number which will be paired with the HiHat pedal as a HiHat cymbal. It is set to input 2 by default which is a default HiHat cymbal input. It can be set to any even input number corresponding to a Bow input of a dual (3 zone) cymbal.
Next 3 screens HiHat Pedal->BowSO/EdgeSO/BellSO:
<HiHat Pedal >
BowSO: G1 44
Set the note number which MegaDrum will send when you hit HiHat on the Bow/Edge/Bell and the HiHat pedal is between fully open and half pressed (half open).
Next 3 screens HiHat Pedal->BowHO/EdgeHO/BellHO:
<HiHat Pedal >
BowHO: G1 44
Set the note number which MegaDrum will send when you hit HiHat on the Bow/Edge/Bell and the HiHat pedal is half pressed (half open).
Next 3 screens HiHat Pedal->BowSCL/EdgeSCL/BellSCL:
<HiHat Pedal >
BowSCL:G1 44
Set the note number which MegaDrum will send when you hit HiHat on the Bow/Edge/Bell and the HiHat pedal is between half pressed (half open) and fully pressed.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->BowCL/EdgeCL/BellCL:
<HiHat Pedal >
BowCL: G1 44
Set the note number which MegaDrum will send when you hit HiHat on the Bow/Edge/Bell and the HiHat pedal is fully pressed.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->Chick:
<HiHat Pedal >
Chick: F#2 42
Set the note number which MegaDrum will send when you do HiHat chicks.
Next screen HiHat Pedal->Splsh:
<HiHat Pedal >
Splsh: A#2 46
Set the note number which MegaDrum will send when you do HiHat splashes.
