Drum Hi-Hat

Drum Hi-Hat synthesizes an inharmonic metal cluster, a filtered wash, and a short closure chick. Closed, pedal, and open articulations share one metal identity but use independent decay behavior; closed and pedal hits choke an existing open tail.

Workflow

Insert s3g Drum Hi-Hat on a stereo instrument track and sequence notes 42, 44, and 46 for closed, pedal, and open hats.
Route the track to the main stereo output or a headphone monitor.
Set the metal color with TUNE, ALLOY, SPREAD, and DENSITY.
Balance modal TONE against WASH, AIR, CHICK, and SIZZLE.
Adjust the three decay controls and CHOKE TIME while playing an open-to-closed pattern.

Sound Model

ALLOY and SPREAD move the oscillator cluster away from regular harmonic spacing; DENSITY fills the metal field. TONE weights its bands, while AIR, WASH, and SIZZLE build the noisy cymbal layer around it.

The three articulations alter excitation and duration, not just gain. Open hits retain the longest metal and wash response. Closed hits use the closed decay and terminate an open voice over CHOKE TIME. Pedal hits emphasize the closure chick and use their own decay.

MIDI Articulations

MIDI RECEIVE defaults to OMNI; choose CH 1 through CH 16 to accept only that channel when several drum instruments share one sequencer stream.

Note	Articulation	Behavior
42	Closed Hi-Hat	Short metal; chokes open voices.
44	Pedal Hi-Hat	Foot-closure emphasis; chokes open voices.
46	Open Hi-Hat	Long metal and wash decay.

Other notes use the closed articulation and transpose the metal according to NOTE TRACKING. The named notes are exposed to hosts through the CLAP note-name extension.

Controls

Panel	Controls	Role
Metal	Tune / Note Tracking / Alloy / Spread / Density	Defines the inharmonic oscillator cluster.
Wash / Contact	Tone / Air / Attack / Wash / Chick / Chick Tone / Sizzle	Balances struck metal, noise wash, and closure detail.
Articulation	Closed Decay / Open Decay / Pedal Decay / Choke Time	Sets the three lifetimes and open-hat closure speed.
Character	Drive / Bias / Compression / Rate Reduction / Bit Depth Reduction / Reconstruction / Character Tone	Adds nonlinear and conversion color.
Output / MIDI	Stereo Width / Velocity Sensitivity / Output Gain / MIDI Receive / Trigger	Sets image, dynamics, trim, channel filtering, and three articulation pads.

Presets and Safe Random

The fourteen presets include BALANCED ALLOY, TIGHT CIRCUIT, OPEN CURRENT, PEDAL CHICK, DARK TAPE, and WIDE SIZZLE. RANDOM generates a playable metal-and-wash family while preserving OUTPUT GAIN, NOTE TRACKING, and VELOCITY SENSITIVITY.

Output

STEREO WIDTH distributes upper metal and wash detail while maintaining a stable center. Set it to 0% for exact dual mono.