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I No longer have the Crimson II module (Medeli DD650).
I do have some of the original Crimson modules but the MIDI mapping is entirely different.
Alesis knew of the same MIDI note being tied to the Hi Hat in the Crimson II (Medeli DD650) and it was also the same in the DM10 MKII Studio (Discontinued) and there apparently was a workaround in a Logic-X Topic,which all this information was deleted from the "Get Satisfaction" Forum years ago and current knowledge base as it is being rewritten.
Basically you assigned Note 9 and this allowed the Hi Hat to send separate MIDI notes for Open/closed.
BFD has MIDI Maps for a large number of modules now..reassign the MIDI Note in the module and use MIDI learn in BFD then SAVE the map.
I posted all the info in
this Topic...no one posted/responded confirming one way or the other.
Please post if it does or does not work for you.
"Notice in the Default Assignments sections above, that the Hi-Hat Open and Hi-Hat Closed triggers both send a MIDI Message of #8 or G#-2.
Because of this any software will be unable to distinguish between the hi-hat open and hi-hat closed triggers.
Before we can map the functionality of the trigger, we must assign a different MIDI message to one of these functions.
Press the Menu button on your module, then toggle down to Trigger and press Enter to enter the Trigger Settings menu.
Use the knob to change the selected trigger to Hi-Hat.
Press the Down button and select MIDI Note.
Use the Data Dial (big knob) to change the assigned MIDI note.
In most cases, and for this example, MIDI note 009 (or A-2) will work.
From here, you have manually adjusted the MIDI assignment for the open Hi-hat within your module!
Your Open & closed positions will be sending separate MIDI messages."I don't know why the statement "In most cases" as later on the instructions go into actual mapping of the Software.
The only reason I can think of is there may have been a firmware change somewhere along the timeline of the Crimson II.
I would try setting the Hi Hat to MIDI note 009 in the module and see if that does work and the module does send individual notes...the rest is remapping the Software/Vst or using MIDI learn if the Software/Vst has that feature.
As for BFD...
Inmusic acquired FXpansion from Roli (Fxpansion became a subsidiary of Roli in 2016) who had done nothing with it for years and the reboot has been a mess..to say the least.
The focus has been on DRM and the License Manager ,requiring you to log in,online check, after 90 days or it will stop working etc etc.The software went from FXpansion to Inmusic BFD as of v3.4.
Previous FXpansion users are required to re-download/license all purchased expansions, previous FXpansion account numbers etc etc.Expansions not being recognized..3rd party expansion Licensing expired.FXpansion BFD Data/Knowledge base deleted.
You can read all about it on their
Forum.
The
BFD Player is scheduled to be released early 2023.
EDIT:Added updated post/Topic from Alesis Knowledge base..NOV 15,2022...still recommending changing Hi Hat Open to MIDI Note 009
The Topic is for mapping in Drum designer..same procedure applies to all drum software/Vst.
Alesis Crimson II | Mapping the Crimson II Hi-Hat in Logic Pro X