Thanks Karl, that's more than I would ask anyone to do. I think the problem is the hihat notes are so small. I can draw in a note and it works just like your video shows, but with Ez drummer the notes are so small I can't tell if they chage colours. I know when I put the mouse arrow on top of the note it never shows the little steps icon at all. It does with the note I draw in and make bigger. Hmmm strange. I do have the inline prv coming on now..thanks to Bristol_Jonesy for that.