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Hi-Hat Controller Sensor on Alesis Strata Prime

Wiring, module settings, and tips for the Hi-Hat Controller Sensor when used with the Alesis Strata Prime.

Setup — Hi-Hat Controller Sensor on Alesis Strata Prime

Works

Yes — the Hi-Hat Controller Sensor works as a full hi-hat on the Alesis Strata Prime: variable pedal position.

Continuous Open Closed

Wiring: 1× TRS (pad) → HH CYM trigger input + 1× TRS (controller) → HH CTRL

Variable hi-hat is fully supported — the controller mounts under the cymbal and tracks the pedal's relative position continuously, so open, half-open, closed, chick, and splash articulations all play. The Hi-Hat slot also reads Bow, Edge, and Bell zones. Use a TRS cable for the controller: HH CTRL is one of the fourteen 1/4" TRS jacks in that row, and User Guide §2.2 item 7 scopes them as "Trigger Inputs (1/4" TRS [6.35 mm]) … Connect cables here to receive signals from drum and cymbal triggers, and a hi-hat pedal" (p.12).

Cable routing

  1. Connect a 1/4" TRS cable from the hi-hat pad to the HH CYM trigger input on the rear panel — that is Alesis's label for the hi-hat cymbal jack, and it sits next to HH CTRL (User Guide p.7).
  2. Mount the hi-hat controller under the cymbal on the hi-hat stand so it tracks the pedal travel.
  3. Connect a 1/4" TRS cable from the hi-hat controller to the HH CTRL jack on the rear panel.

Module settings

  1. Open Trigger mode and tap HH Setup; loosen the clutch, let the cymbal rest down on the controller, tap SET, then — without pushing down on the pedal — raise the cymbal to playing height, tighten the clutch, and press FINISH.
  2. In Advanced (HH), fine-tune Pedal Bottom (100-2048) for where open sounds transition to closed and where chick/splash start.
  3. In Advanced (HH), adjust Chick Gain (0-200), Splash Sensitivity, and Splash Gain (0-200) for the foot-technique response you prefer.
  4. Re-run HH Setup if you change the cymbal height.

Tips

  1. Pedal Bottom is the key playability control — higher makes chick/splash more sensitive, lower makes open/closed patterns more realistic.
  2. Pedal Top generally needs no change after calibration; it sets where the fully open sound plays.
  3. Re-run HH Setup if you change the cymbal height so the variable response tracks the full pedal travel.
  4. Do not set the cymbal too high above the controller piston, or position tracking suffers.
Hi-Hat Controller Sensor also fits 70 other drum modules — see setup

Other compatible drum modules

2Box

Alesis

ATV

Audiofront

Donner

GEWA

NUX

Pearl

Roland

Simmons

Yamaha

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