Session Drummer 3 64 bit

If I put in a new sfz file, I'm still limited to using the sound that this file has put together....  
 
I'm not sure on how to edit or create my own sfz file; I will check the help files, but I think I have done this in the past without success....? 
 
If you can direct me to a template on editing a sfz file, perhaps that may be helpful...?

you may have to have two instances of session drummer loaded and using a drum map have your open hat sounds assigned to your second hi-hat

 
Great idea Steve, with one possible drawback - choking.
It's normal for any Hi-Hat artic to choke anything that's still sounding when a new hit occurs - I can't think how you could set up a choke group across 2 instances of the same vsti. You could do it easily in BFD2 just by loading a 2nd Hat into a spare slot, allocate both Hats to an unused choke group and you're golden.
 
Can't think of a Session Drummer workaround, other than piddling around with sfz files, which is even more mind-numbingly boring than creating drum maps.

el funt
If I put in a new sfz file, I'm still limited to using the sound that this file has put together....  

I'm not sure on how to edit or create my own sfz file; I will check the help files, but I think I have done this in the past without success....? 

If you can direct me to a template on editing a sfz file, perhaps that may be helpful...?

You are limited to whatever samples are referenced in the sfz file. But the file can contain any sound files playable by Session Drummer.
 
There are a few references that go into the details of the sfz file format, if you are interested. Some specially written sfz editors exist on the internet. All of that is not really necessary. You have quite a few examples of working sfz files already in your Session drummer kit directory. Take the hihat file for the kit your are currently using, copy it and alter the section to use the samples that you want, load it after loading the kit or program and the save it under another name. That is the easiest way I know of to create a custom drum kit or program.

el funt

 
Question: is there a way to change the open high-hat sound and keep the closed high-hat sound, or is it true, that once you change an instrument in a program, the program will no longer play both sounds: open high-hat and closed high-hat?
 

This is a pretty simple question with a very direct answer. The answer is yes, you can change the open hihat sound and keep the closed hihat sound by editing the sfz file. To accomplish this:
Copy the existing sfz file to another name
Edit the file replacing the open hat sample names with other sample file names
Open session drummer and load a kit/program
Load the new sfz file for the hihats
Save the kit/program
 
That is all it takes. Might take a few minutes of time. It is not a big deal.

Keni
I guess you could simply use two iterations of Session Drummer each playing the appropriate part(s)...

Keni

Nope that won't work because of the reasons discussed above. Well, it could be made to work but it would require more effort than custom building a single sfz file.