Disco hi hat loop 118 bpm, 2 bars, open hat on the offbeat

About this sample

This two-bar stereo loop runs at 118 BPM, with crisp closed hats on the beats and short, airy open hats on the eighth-note offbeats. Each hit is fresh noise shaped by a third-order band-pass filter: closed hats span 6.5–17 kHz and decay quickly, while open hats span 5.5–16 kHz with a longer decay. Tiny fade edges smooth the hits; alternating gains add subtle accents, and closed and open hits sit slightly left and right respectively.

Use it for disco, house, and other groove-led tracks around 118 BPM, or fit it to a nearby tempo with time-stretching. Layer it over a kick-and-snare pattern for a steady pulse, and adjust its level or high-frequency EQ if the hats crowd cymbals or become harsh.