Hi-Hat 2

Longer, more open hi-hat companion to Hi-Hat 1. Great for open hats, ride-like textures and shakers.

Available on: Track 6
Built on: Mutable Instruments Plaitshi_hat model (open variant).


Character

Same six-partial metallic noise voice as HH1, tuned here for longer, more sustained hats. The noise balance is pushed further so you can dial in open hats, rides and tambourine-like textures.


Parameters

Parameter Range What it does
f0 low → high Centre pitch of the hat partials
tone warm → bright Bandpass / highpass colour
decay short → long Open-hat decay time
noisiness metallic → noisy Blend between tuned partials and white noise
accent soft → hard Velocity / emphasis

Pair HH1 (closed) and HH2 (open) on adjacent tracks and use Mutes to sculpt the groove.


See also

  • Hi-Hat 1 — closed-hat companion on Track 5.

Origin & credits

Based on Mutable Instruments Plaits’ hi_hat model (Émilie Gillet, MIT-licensed). Uses the same DSP as Hi-Hat 1 with an open-hat-oriented preset. TBD-16 integration by Robert Manzke / CTAG (GPL 3.0).

  • DSP source: plaits/dsp/drums/hi_hat.h
  • TBD-16 wrapper: rack/RackHH2.hpp / .cpp