Morning. Well, as i said, workarounds aren't really an option as i would like to trigger some external hardware as well. But i think i can forget this.
You can route the MIDI note with software.(Cantible,Gig Performer..AUM,Audiobus etc) if you are not using anything (iPad/Laptop etc) in your rig look into a standalone programmable MIDI Patchbay.
And the same with the samples. In the above posted link ( https://www.alesisdrummer.com/index.php?topic=8386.msg53645#msg53645 ) they talk about factory samples. But what i want to do (and i consider this as a basic) is to use my own samples. Is there somewhere an explanation how to create own "Hi Hat Combinations"?
"Hi Hat Combinations" aren't "basic".They are complex.There is a reason drum modules only have one Hi Hat input tied to the HH Controller input
and don't allow Factory Combinations to be mixed or replaced.A complete Hi hat is made up of multiple samples,velocity ranges etc.
The module deciphers the position/voltage of the pedal,hit velocity,when to splash it etc.
This module like the majority of the "add your own custom samples" modules, allows you to load your own custom sample(s) with restrictions.
The Crimson II you can load 1 sample/voice per trigger with a maximum size of 15 MB or 15MB TOTAL per kit...that's it.
Each sample must be a 16-bit WAV file and have a sampling rate of 48, 44.1, 32, 22.05, or 11.025 kHz.
Samples that you have loaded to the drum module can only be deleted all at once.
In other words,if you have loaded multiple samples into a kit (or to multiple kits), you cannot delete only one of your samples; you must delete all of them.
There are very few drum modules that are capable of constructing a multi-sample Full Range Hi Hat .examples:STRIKE,2-Box Drummit