Acoustic hi hat sample, half-open, natural

About this sample

This 0.32-second stereo hat pairs a crisp, noisy stick tick with an airy, short cymbal wash. The 18 ms attack uses independent white-noise channels, high-passed at 7 kHz and given a very fast decay; the wash starts as white noise high-passed at 5.2 kHz, then passes through a low-pass filter moving around 10.5 kHz with 2.5 kHz modulation at 3.2 Hz. Its envelope has a 1 ms attack, 100 ms decay, 0.12 sustain, and 180 ms release. A final 3.5 kHz high-pass keeps the sound bright, and the sample is dry with a -3 dB peak.

Use it for acoustic-leaning house, pop, or live-feeling hip-hop patterns, at tempos where a brief open-hat tail won’t crowd the next hit. Layer it with a closed hat for extra attack, or trim the tail if the groove needs a tighter feel. Check the bright upper frequencies against vocals and cymbals.