Thanks for the info!
However, I'm more interested in getting it to properly read open and close positions AND the in-between positions than dual zone. Would the brain be able to read continuous changing data stream that'd allow for smooth transition from closed to open and so on. As it is, I only get totally open and totally closed without anything in between and even that is kinda laggy and hard to use - need to lift the leg from the pedal clearly in advance or it misses the open position completely.
I've circumvented the problem by pretty much only playing open or closed and changing the velocity curves in my DAW/Superior Drummer afterwards to get the HiHat to have variation there.
The way I have it rigged is I have the click and tracks from the DAW to DM10 brain but not the triggered sounds, so when I play and record, I hear the Alesis' own sounds and when I listen to what I just recorded, it plays the Superior kit sounds from the MIDI track. So I'm only using the brain's own sounds for latency-free monitoring.
And the Hi-Hat works a LOT better that way too...still no in-between positions and a little laggy to open, but it's so so usable. However what gets recorded to MIDI file is pretty much just open or closed. (Cubase 6).
Hm. I for sure won't be upgrading my whole kit - the DM10 is quite good enough for me in every other respect...but perhaps it means I would need to get a new brain as well as a new Hi-Hat then.