Open hi hat one shot, long sizzle

About this sample

This 1.4-second mono open hat is a sustained, airy metallic sizzle built from white noise. A second-order high-pass at 6,800 Hz supplies the bright wash, while a second-order band-pass from 9,200 to 14,500 Hz adds a narrower upper-metal layer. The layers are mixed at gains of 0.8 and 0.45, then shaped with a 12 ms attack, 220 ms decay, 0.58 sustain, and 950 ms release. Fixed filtering keeps the tone steady; a short final fade prevents an abrupt cutoff.

Use it as an open-hat accent in house, techno, or other groove-based electronic music, adjusting placement to suit your pattern’s pace. Its long tail can overlap following hits, so trim or gate it, or use volume shaping to control the wash; check that the upper band stays crisp without competing with other bright percussion.