Afro house shaker and hi hat loop, 122 bpm, 2 bars

About this sample

A two-bar stereo percussion loop at 122 BPM pairs a busy 16th-note shaker with crisp eighth-note closed hats and occasional longer open-hat lifts. Each hit is fresh noise shaped by a third-order band-pass filter: shaker energy spans 4.5–12.5 kHz, closed hats 6.5–16 kHz, and open hats 5–15 kHz. Hits have short decay envelopes and anti-click fades; shaker accents vary in level and decay, with a 12 ms delay on alternating steps for subtle swing. Alternating shaker and hat positions spread the rhythm across the stereo field, followed by light, short reverb.

Use it for Afro house and other house grooves around 122 BPM, or try it in related dance tracks where a fine-grained top rhythm can add motion. Layer it over a kick and bass, and adjust its level or high frequencies if it crowds bright synths or vocal sibilance. The open-hat lifts add extra energy, so leave room for them in denser sections.