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Hi-hat sounds, but will foot position reach the module?
Plan separate strike and foot-position paths for electronic hi-hats. Check switch versus continuous control and exact approved analog or digital routes.
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Strike and position are different information
A module can hear a hi-hat hit yet never receive the foot position. An analog setup commonly needs both a strike path and a controller path; the module combines those observations. A supported integrated digital assembly may carry both through its exact digital connection. That does not make ordinary USB, MIDI or an arbitrary audio lead a compatible pad connection.
Read the function, not just the label
A binary switch does not promise continuous intermediate openings. A continuous controller also needs a documented receiving mode and compatible lead. Do not reject or accept an input solely because its faceplate says TRIG or CONTROL: particular manuals can assign controller functions differently.
Example: analog strikes working, a continuous controller, but only a switch-state receiving function cannot meet a continuous-opening request. A documented analog strike path plus a supported separate continuous controller route can satisfy the declared requirement; physical range/calibration remains an exact-model task.
Do not cross-connect to experiment
Some controller inputs supply power. A strike pad must not be plugged into such an input merely because the connector fits. Follow the exact pad/controller/module manual and approved lead; this tool supplies no resistance, voltage, polarity or calibration recipe. The reference distinguishes product-specific examples from general requirements.