What does hi-hat with foot mean?
closed hihat is hitting it with the stick while your foot holds it closed. foot hihat is stomping the pedal so the top and bottom crash together. ... The Closed Hi-hat sound is a short sharp metallic sound (as I'm sure you know) but the foot hi-hat is a bit quiter and has a slightly less metallic sound, a bit more gentle.
What happens when you press the pedal down on the hi-hat?
If you were to place a gear below the pedal and thread the chain under the gear (making a sort of U shape to the chain), downward motion at the pedal would become upward motion at the hi-hats and vice versa.