hi-hats
Drummer's foot cymbals
Hi-hats are a pair of cymbals mounted on a stand, operated by a foot pedal that brings them together or holds them apart.
They're a staple of drum kits, producing a tight, crisp sound when closed and a sustained wash when open.
Drummers use hi-hats to keep time, typically playing eighth notes or sixteenth notes throughout a song.
The term also refers to the sound itself in electronic music production: Layer some hi-hats over that beat.
Young bird, especially poultry
- sizzleSound of frying
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- crispFirm and breakable
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
wash · sustain · decay · brightness · ping · trash · open · closed
Foot-operated lever
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- openNot closed
- closedNot accessible now
- half-openPartially unclosed state
splash · barking · stepping · rocking · heel-toe · splashing · choking · accenting
Narrow cut or routine
- pulseArterial blood throb
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
syncopation · swing · shuffle · pattern · pocket · timekeeping · driving · pushing
chick
Young bird, especially poultry
shimmer · wash · sustain · decay · brightness · ping · trash · open · closed · half-open
pedal
Foot-operated lever
half-open · splash · barking · stepping · rocking · heel-toe · splashing · choking · accenting · ghosting
groove
Narrow cut or routine
- pulseArterial blood throb
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
backbeat · syncopation · swing · shuffle · pattern · pocket · timekeeping · driving · pushing · steady
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
hip-hop · electronic · metal · R&B · soul · house · breakbeat · four-on-the-floor · trap · brushwork
stand
Upright support structure
felts · legs · tripod · mounting · hardware · positioning · height · angle · tension · spacing
- drum kitsnare drum, bass drum, kick drum, ride cymbal, crash cymbal
- audio samplessamples, loops, vocal samples, one-shots, one shots
- SoundCloud RapLil Uzi Vert, SoundCloud, mumble rap, Juice WRLD, lo-fi beats
- ReggaetonBad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma