8 Powerful Trap Hi-Hat Techniques For Better Groove

In this video you’ll learn about 10 powerful hi hat techniques that will give your trap beats better groove. I’ll be using Ableton Live, but these tips will apply across any DAW. Subscribe to LANDR on YouTube: Enhance your music production knowledge with LANDR Premium Courses—learn the fundamentals of composition, arrangement, and audio engineering to create stunning tracks: Get the samples I’m using here: Loop: 808: Hi Hat: Rimshot: Clap: Open Hi Hat: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Base Your Rolls Around Your Kick & Snare 02:22 Use Triplet Grid For Your Rolls 04:54 Use Open & Reverse Hi Hats 09:10 Pitch the Hi Hats Up & Down 14:08 Change Up Your Hi Hat Velocities 16:29 Offset The Timing of Your Hats 17:53 Use Groove Pool to Add Swing 19:48 Process Your Hats With Effects First, you’ll learn how to place hi hat rolls in your beat. You can start using hi hat rolls by using your kick and snare as a guideline. This will give you a foundation to start placing rolls, and make your kick and snare hit hard. You should be using different rhythmic grids in your DAW when you start to write hi hat rolls. You’ll learn about which grids to use, and why. I’ll show you how to switch between them, and how I like to use them. Manipulating sounds and using different samples are great ways to make your hi hat rolls sound unique. They can help you achieve a sound that cuts through the mix. You’ll learn how to do this by processing samples, and using different pitches in your hi hats. Bringing a human element to your hi hat sound can make it more interesting for the listener, and add depth to your beat. You’ll learn how to do this using velocity plugins, as well as moving MIDI notes manually in the piano roll. Finally, once you have a fire beat with killer rolls you’ll learn how to process your hi hats to give them a final polish. There are many tools that can help give your music a wider mix with tons of stereo depth. ------------------ Try LANDR now: Subscribe to LANDR on YouTube: Follow the LANDR blog to get the best tips, tools and tutorials for producers: Instagram: Twitter: -------------------- #musicproduction #trap #beatmaker #hihats #LANDR #abletonlive #producer #hiphop #beats