# BFD Player and Alesis Surge Mesh SE - strange hi-hat behaviour \[Resolved\]

**URL:** https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/bfd-player-and-alesis-surge-mesh-se-strange-hi-hat-behaviour-resolved/4585
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [March 17, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/bfd-player-and-alesis-surge-mesh-se-strange-hi-hat-behaviour-resolved/4585 "2023-03-17T21:39:31Z")
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#### Post date: [December 31, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/bfd-player-and-alesis-surge-mesh-se-strange-hi-hat-behaviour-resolved/4585/21 "2023-12-31T01:07:32Z")

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The map had MIDI Note 23 activated previously (years ago) for BFD3 to eliminate the silent spot.  
The Nitro/Surge Module (Medeli DD512) is a design that’s over 10 years old…previously The short lived Alesis DM7X.  
I set the attached map (above) to Variable Mode as BFDPlayer doesn’t have that particular Feature/Option as BFD3 does.,so you can’t go in and adjust the Hi Hat pedal transition etc(Transmutation)  
The maps in BFD Player are from BFD3 and are 5 Zone (Full Open-3 Zones-Full Closed) which the majority of the expansions are…BFD Player has the updated Hi Hat Engine and Samples (Dark Farm) which is 9 Zones (0-8) (Full Open-7 Zones-Full Closed) and all the 1/8 Articulations.

> [@Info on the expanded hihat artics/zones?](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/info-on-the-expanded-hihat-artics-zones/5155/4):
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> I haven’t seen an updated Manual/User Guide as of this post… The Articulations for the BFD3 Core Library are still the same. The 1/8 Articulations I have only seen in Dark Farm…which is the most recent expansion. The AIR Plugins are New…(Well…“New” for BFD3) The Plugins are from the Creative FX Collection] which has been around since Pro Tools 8 or so… I still have an old link for the [Creative Collection](http://akmedia.digidesign.com/support/docs/AIR_Creative_Collection_Guide_80358.pdf) and created a [Download](https://www.mediafire.com/file/xob6tzb9c3oygxc/Creative+FX+Collection+-+User+Guide+-+v1.0.pdf/file) for the more current version which is both Create FX and Creativ…

The BFD3 maps are typically set for dual zone Hi Hats.

BFD2MidiMapHihatVariableElement name=“HHTip” zone0=“25” zone1=“51” zone2=“76” zone3=“102” CC=“4”  
BFD2MidiMapHihatVariableElement name=“HHShank” zone0=“25” zone1=“51” zone2=“76” zone3=“102” CC=“4”

The BFD Player only has one Module mapped (that I’m aware of,I haven’t used BFDPlayer much since release) for both BFD3 and BFD Player for the updated engine/Dark Farm Articulation-samples and that is the Alesis Nitro MAX.  
The maps for some software/Vst BFD3,EZDrummer3 and GetGoodDrums are mapped also.  
I don’t believe there is an SD3 map.

The map is setup for a Triple Zone/Variable Hi hat (Nitro MAX doesn’t have)

BFD2MidiMapHihatVariableElement name=“HHTip” zone0=“25” zone1=“51” zone2=“76” zone3=“102” zone\_1-8=“38” zone\_3-8=“63” zone\_5-8=“89” zone\_7-8=“115” CC=“4”

BFD2MidiMapHihatVariableElement name=“HHShank” zone0=“25” zone1=“51” zone2=“76” zone3=“102” zone\_1-8=“38” zone\_3-8=“63” zone\_5-8=“89” zone\_7-8=“115” CC=“4”

BFD2MidiMapHihatVariableElement name=“HHBell” zone0=“25” zone1=“51” zone2=“76” zone3=“102” zone\_1-8=“38” zone\_3-8=“63” zone\_5-8=“89” zone\_7-8=“115” CC=“4”

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