All hihats variable setting – FXpansion BFD2 Manual User Manual

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Possible problems

Apart from a problem in getting the MIDI to BFD2 (check your host MIDI filter settings), it is possible that your pedal may not be
sending out the maximum possible range of MIDI CC values.
For example, its maximum value (when fully closed) may be 90 instead of 127. If this is the case, adjust the transition point
between closed and 1/4-open so that it is at or below 90, and move the other sliders to appropriate points over the rest of the

available range moving down towards 0.
You can use the MIDI event log to examine the range of values transmitted by your hihat pedal.
You may also be able to adjust this range of the MIDI CC in your drum brain.

All Hihats variable setting

This setting, located in the BFD2 Session preferences, represents a quick way of changing a set of regular hihat articulations into
a variable hihat setup. It works by changing all hihat articulation mappings (with the exception of the pedal articulation) to variable
equivalents using a single preference check-box.
To illustrate this using the Roland TD-20 example:

Roland note

Open Bow

Closed Bow

Open Edge

Closed Edge

Pedal

MIDI note (note no.)

A#1 ()

F#1 ()

D0 ()

A#-1 ()

G#1 ()

BFD default

mapping

open tip

closed tip

open shank

closed shank

pedal

‘All hihats variable’

enabled

variable tip

variable shank

pedal

In the table above, the column to the extreme right shows the effective mappings with the setting enabled. The original mappings
are not changed at all, and you can return to normal by disabling the preference.
While the preference is enabled, hihat articulations display the relevant variable hihat controls in the Advanced mapping settings
display instead of the standard settings, so you can customize hihat response as you would when dealing with variable tip and
variable shank articulations.