Alesis Real Hat - high vs low impedance

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Alesis Real Hat - high vs low impedance

Postby glenn.szymanski » Wed May 01, 2024 5:07 am

On the instructions for Megadrum 32 input, it shows 2 different pin inputs for a high hat pedal. High and Low Impedance

Is there any way to tell which one I would use for an Alesis Real Hat pedal. There isn't any info on their website. Would I have to take it apart or use a multimeter on the output?

https://www.alesis.com/products/view/realhat-pedal


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Re: Alesis Real Hat - high vs low impedance

Postby dmitri » Wed May 01, 2024 5:36 pm

Most pedals will work best with the low impedance input.
If this pedal turns out to be high impedance (unlikely), that is very small voltage change between positions - no big deal, just move it to the high impedance input (and change the pedal config to use Alt Input).
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Re: Alesis Real Hat - high vs low impedance

Postby glenn.szymanski » Fri May 10, 2024 1:03 am

I heard back from Alesis...

"the RealHat Pedal variable resistance should be 0 - 62 ohms so it would be considered low impedance."

Is this also a range that the Megadrum would consider low impedance?
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Re: Alesis Real Hat - high vs low impedance

Postby dmitri » Fri May 10, 2024 11:26 am

It is low impedance.
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