Getting good drum sounds: particularily hi-hat closed, foot closure
Hello and thanks for looking
Problem: I have been unsuccessful in finding a good sounding hi-hat closed (by foot without stick) sample on the various soft syths that I have (Session Drummer 2, NI Battery 2, DimensionPro). All seem to be initially too percussive. I've tried compressing and changing the attack times with little success.
My primary concentrations has been on Session Drummer 2 and Dimension Pro. I ran through Battery 2 and didn't find anything to my liking. What is my liking? Most closed hi-hats in pro recordings, in my opinion, minimize the initial percussive attack and capture the the (highly compressed/sustain?)splashing or ticking sound of a hi-hat. (My description isn't very scientific or technical sounding, but I hope you get an idea on what I'm saying
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Anyone have any thoughts on this topic?
Does anyone have any good sounding hi-hats?
What is a good source of hi-hats?
Don't get me wrong, the products I mentioned above have tremendous sounding drums & cymbals, but I have struggled with the hi-hats.
Enough said......Any ideas!