don't you hate ...

[hoehlentroll]

hi-hats. I can'T stand the sound of them. they're useless for me. I always try to make drummers use their rides instead.

 

[SocialNumb]

That's strange. Personally I like them. To each there own.

 

[Soundlurker]

Nah, you need hi-hats. They can be a pain in the ass during mixing if the mics had been postioned inproperly, though. I've spent hours automating the overheads.

 

[DominikJW]

I know what you mean man. I'm always trying to write the song so to avoid using it, china's are the shit!

 

[J the TyranT]

a ride instead of a hi hat? that's only for particular changes.... completely replacing it is ridiculous.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Some people overuse them sure. But I don't hate them at all.

 

[Unavailable]

Get a different pair of hats. Some can sound really bad if you don't have them spaced properly.

 

[jangoux]

I hate when someone plays he hats for the whole song. Or hardcore bands that plays the thing so fast that we cant hear definition of each hit...but it has its uses

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I used to own a pair of K custom session hats and LOVED the way they sounded. Compared to what they replaced (rock titanium bullshit hats) I can see where someone would dislike hi hats.

Got to have a nice pair.

 

[J the TyranT]

Paiste 14" Dark Crisp Hi Hats like Danny Carey uses, are the fucking shit.

I mostly use 13" Istanbuls but Ive got 14" Meinls for the heavier shit, too. brutal

 

[Sloan]

Fucking run a screw through those shits so that asshole doesn't play with them open the whole time. WHAT A DICKGINA.

 

[hoehlentroll]

funny thing is: if I listen to a proper production (like sneap) the hihat is not annyoing at all. If I listen to some overdone hihats and afterwards to the proper production, the hihat is fuckin' annyoing too. strange

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I like Hats way way way more than the ride.
but it is all about the China.

 

[-J-]

some riffs call for the hihat, some call for the ride. just how it is.

 

[viggen666]

i hate it when drummers have them open all the time and the sound just goes like, Ksssssshhhhhhh with no definition in the hits.

closed it's ok.

 

[STINNETT]

Don't you hate hi-hats?

No

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

i hate it when drummers have them open all the time and the sound just goes like, Ksssssshhhhhhh with no definition in the hits.

closed it's ok.

I will admit that shit sounds stupid (all the way open).

Slightly loose is fine. Closed tight is fine. Pedal is fine. All the way open is uke:.

 

[beyond dead]

I will admit that shit sounds stupid (all the way open).

Slightly loose is fine. Closed tight is fine. Pedal is fine. All the way open is uke:.

a biiiiiig plus one to this. whenever rapper wannabes come to my house, they always crank the hi hat right open uke:

i hate when some one is talking to you, and someone else starts talking to you. that pisses me off

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

i hate when some one is talking to you, and someone else starts talking to you. that pisses me off

At my internship apparently there is this guy who comes in to watch mixing happen and brings his acoustic to twang off with. uke:

The engineer kicks him out.

But even if he keeps the A.D.D. down to a min, he still talks through the whole thing... at $55 an hour.

 

[whitedamp]

Drums are kick, snare, hi-hats and eventually ONE crash. The rest is bullshit. Learn with Elakelaiset : D