Thanks Hellfire.
I do have the cymbals mounted correctly. I tried a few things after your note and I have found I just can't grip the cymbal with enough force to trigger the choke. I've had similar problems when trying the pull the trigger on a revolver. I don't have the hand strength to pull the trigger.
Thanks... I guess I'll just not have to choke
There is always a way if you really want something. Just thinking off the top of my head here and I'm not 100% sure how well this will work.
What about setting your cymbals up on a
"mute group". Then set-up one of your rim triggers on a drum to also be part of that
"mute group" but set the instrument volume to 1 (for the rim instrument). Basically when you trigger that rim it will make no sound, but being part of the mute group that you set up with your cymbals, it should silence your cymbals similar to a choke function. That way you don't have to squeeze anything. Just tap another trigger to choke.
Electronic drums allow for alternate ways to do things. Sometimes we just need to think a little differently about it. Don't let yourself be constrained to the traditional ways of drumming. With edrums there is always a work around.
Side note: Make sure you have a copy of the Alesis Strike User Guide. Here's the link if you don't have it:
http://5a18fcdc5c8aa2617926-54d68a14e2e7c1f76563a2d8c3e9fd82.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com/1550/documents/Strike%20Performance%20Drum%20Module%20-%20User%20Guide%20-%20v1.0.pdfPage 16 describes the "Mute group" function.
Let us know if that works.