Hi-Hat articulations: 0-based naming, why?

[Mario Krušelj]

Hihat openness level articulations use 0-based naming in the MIDI Mapping Keys view and MIDI Mapping pane, but not in Hi-Hat CC Edit pane, where openness levels start from 1 (which is OK for us humans, yes?). I assume this is a typo and an easy fix, yeah?

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[Henrik]

Nice catch! I’ll discuss this with my co-workers and get back on the subject…

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
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[Henrik]

Open articulations ending with a 0 are usually hats with loosened clutch, so it’s a special case in the sequence of open articulations!

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
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[Mario Krušelj]

Sure, but that doesn’t answer the question. Notice this visual mismatch:

I have confirmed that they sound the same when used via hatsTipTrig and getting the CC at the same level. So 0 is really the same hit as 1. They are just numbered starting from the wrong number in the MIDI Mapping Keys and MIDI Mapping pane, whereas the Hi-Hat CC Edit pane has it shown correctly, in human readable form, starting from 1. 🙂

[Henrik]

yeah – that is a bit confusing 🙂 We will discuss this and see how we can make it easier to understand!

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
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[Mario Krušelj]

Just starting the count from 1 instead of 0 seems best and easiest, really 🙂

[Mario Krušelj]

OK in 3.0.2 this seems sorta fixed… Except there aer now TWO “Open 1” hits, and there’s one entry less in Hi-Hat CC Edit pane. Is this really intentional?

It’s weird how movable dots between openness levels don’t match with where the text is… But if that’s intended, alright. 🙂

[Henrik]

What library/presets are you using in the first and second screenshot? Are they the same?

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
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[Mario Krušelj]

Just one of default SD3 presets, but it doesn’t matter which library is loaded.

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