So I’ve been using SD with logic pro 9, (now Logic X), and a Roland TD-30 drum kit for over a year now. Everything about the setup has been thoroughly AWESOME…
…with the exception of the hi-hats (VH-11). The HHs just didn’t seem to trigger accurately, and I DEFINITELY wasn’t able to get the full range of expressions. Full opened worked great, but everything from semi-open to fully closed SUCKED. I’ve tried nearly everything to get it right, including surfing these forums for HOURS and applying various modifications from within SD, to within my TD-30 brain. None of it really seemed to work well.
The SD patch really seemed to HELP (but not solve) the problem in Logic 9…then Logic 10 came along and I was back to square one.
Somewhere (on here?) I saw a suggestion to replace my VH-11 HH controller with an FD-8 foot controller pedal. I’m happy to say that made all of the difference! The HH now triggers from within SD like a real HH, fully articulating everything from full open to tightly closed!!
I do have one question though…
Does anybody know if there’s a way to adjust the HH “openness” from within SD? Right now it’s fully open without my foot on the pedal. If I want it to remain “partially open” (without my foot on the pedal) I have to adjust the pedal itself using a drum key.
