Simple and effective hihat strategies

Here's a little video for those of you who wonder what concepts underlie simple & effective hihat lines. It's elementary drum programming for the top end of your track, and in Ableton Live we show the most simple controls to pay attention to to make it all work together.
Next week we'll look at part 2, the processing and EQ of these hihats.
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Contents:
0:00 Let's talk about hihats
1:05 Laying the foundation kick & clap
1:49 Hihat Gears
2:30 Upbeat hihat
3:12 16th note rolling hihat
3:56 Ride cymbal
5:08 Hihat sound design
6:49 Using an LFO for modulation
8:29 EQ high-passing hihats
9:30 Jacking hihats
11:57 Draw the rest of the M1 House Owl

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    @fatherWolt3 жыл бұрын

    Man that Ghost note clap does SO MUCH for the simple four on the floor pattern, excellent tip :)

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @igelbox.5 ай бұрын

    Hihat gears trick is great. It really helped making loops less boring by adding nuances while keeping the main beat/mood stable. Thank you for revealing such a hidden gem.

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    @Slope1142 жыл бұрын

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  • @Gnurklesquimp
    @Gnurklesquimp3 жыл бұрын

    Frequency shifters are my favorite tool for drums, and I probably use them on hats more than anything else. It's amazing how they can pull together various different sounds and make them sound like they're from the same kit, if not the very same sound just played differently, especially with some of the tricks you can do with freq shifters.

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    @vexlava97863 жыл бұрын

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  • @Henry-dg5vs
    @Henry-dg5vs8 ай бұрын

    Excellent, thank you for so clear explanation!!!

  • @Yotrymp
    @Yotrymp2 жыл бұрын

    Drum sets are infinitely customizable. You can indeed have open and close hi hats at the same time! But it is a good thing to understand how a single hi hat works.

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    @luke19783 жыл бұрын

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @droningkeyboardgroup3 жыл бұрын

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  • @joskun
    @joskun3 жыл бұрын

    High hats were the bane of my existence 😩 when starting out programming them. Great tutorial, appreciate the time you took to make these and can't wait for the next one Oscar 😀👍 Also I make Hip hop beats once in a while like Njuabes and will experiment with that genre too.

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    @pratyushkapoor2003 жыл бұрын

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  • @deepinsidetherhythm
    @deepinsidetherhythm2 жыл бұрын

    best video for writing groovy HHs

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    @IKUCHI-TRIBE-ICUICY2 жыл бұрын

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @nizer71473 жыл бұрын

    Super clear tutorial on something really important that not many tutorials go in to detail on. Thank you! 🤘🏼

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    @misterphb218311 ай бұрын

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  • @karlonehouserecords
    @karlonehouserecords3 жыл бұрын

    couple min video long will take me like 2 days of studing :D thanks for sharing that was what i was looking for for around a year. I've never thought that hihats are so importand, and hard to process to sounds rich.

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    @solarsailer57023 жыл бұрын

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    @deesteve41563 жыл бұрын

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  • @dani.papaya
    @dani.papaya Жыл бұрын

    Really fresh fried hihats 🤙🏽🤪 love the M1 feeling!💥🙆🏻‍♀️💕🎊

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    @peterkalyoncu68693 жыл бұрын

    Great video and even better explanation !

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    @tadeocatzin66193 жыл бұрын

    First video and i'm already a fan, very well explained!! Thank you and keep vibing! :)

  • @Paul-ui6in
    @Paul-ui6in3 жыл бұрын

    Love how you explain it!

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    @foroudifarhad3 жыл бұрын

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Super appreciated, thank you so much 😁

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    @PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy3 жыл бұрын

    thank you..... I been learning a lot more from your videos, than... wow, I never seen such simple basic videos can make a difference.... Thanks, Oscar, I bet you are a friend of Insider or a lease you know him

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks the nice words Pablo! I'm afraid I don't know Insider :D who's this?

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    @PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @SaucemanSauceman
    @SaucemanSauceman3 жыл бұрын

    Cool, i have been editing each note manually. A time saver.

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    @AF-ws5yf3 жыл бұрын

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    @MrChamesy3 жыл бұрын

    Very useful tutorial, thank you brother

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Greeting right back!!!

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Martyna 💚

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    wow this is such a clear and well explained tutorial, don't even make dance music but you earned yourself a sub

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    Love your videos! Very digestible

  • @lokithesecondII
    @lokithesecondII2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you from a beginner who previously felt clueless about hi hats :)

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    Your Videos are really inspiring!!!

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  • @OscarUnderdog

    @OscarUnderdog

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love this comment!!!

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    @peterha67343 жыл бұрын

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    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @RogerioValgode3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tips!! Thanks 🔥👌

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    @MSHRadio-dj5zn3 жыл бұрын

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    @renden4693 жыл бұрын

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  • @RonShielly
    @RonShielly3 жыл бұрын

    That track he made is so fire

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    @victorarrudadj3 жыл бұрын

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    @Lenamusic3 жыл бұрын

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    @andresvasquez56632 жыл бұрын

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  • @briarboy8959
    @briarboy89593 жыл бұрын

    3:43 Pump up the jam 😁

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    @maxmurashov1613 Жыл бұрын

    now we are vibing!

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    @hoagy_ytfc2 жыл бұрын

    "Draw the rest of the owl", LOLZ :)

  • @MrWhite2277
    @MrWhite2277 Жыл бұрын

    God damn..The jackin hi hat technique is something I've never been able to figure out from trying analyse other tracks. Why in all the tuts I've watched has this never been explained? You sir are a legend. Would be great If youve done further hat technique tuts for house , tech house , deep house etc.

  • @CanBabaluma
    @CanBabaluma3 жыл бұрын

    Great video, hi hats are so crucial to getting the feel right.

  • @TheDoctaMelbourne
    @TheDoctaMelbourne3 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed the lesson. Like your teaching style. Thanks!

  • @ambientthrill6687
    @ambientthrill66873 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to share this 💟

  • @pablojescobar3400
    @pablojescobar34003 жыл бұрын

    I have watched so many of your videos. Been in the sphere for 2 months and massif thanks as it feels like Im in the room with you. Learning heaps!

  • @OscarUnderdog

    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Pablo 😌

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    @pablojescobar3400

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OscarUnderdog I also have a beard and no hair so my girlfriend makes fun of me like I'm watching myself all day haha

  • @nnuae
    @nnuae11 ай бұрын

    The jacking house part left me confused, because I couldn't figure out why the closed hats cancel the open ones when we can easily, for example, play a kick and a snare at the same time. Cool rabbit hole to research for myself though. If anyone else is wondering, research the subject of choke groups, and keep in mind that Ableton silently automatically adds them to the 808/909 core kits. You can check them out by opening the chains for the drum rack, which reveals a hidden button, labelled I/O, which once activated shows you the choke groups. Horrible UX design, but a fun adventure in learning for me, I'm glad you didn't explain it so I can do some of the work myself, lol.

  • @dluxJT
    @dluxJT6 ай бұрын

    This is GOLD !

  • @austindeleon8179
    @austindeleon81792 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial helped a lot!!! much appreciate it.

  • @dakiQ
    @dakiQ3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely gonna book a session with you next month. Nice shirt by the way.

  • @jacobchrist1894
    @jacobchrist18942 жыл бұрын

    Straight to the point, and translated the theme very ice🙏💯

  • @SlayerDarkRaver
    @SlayerDarkRaver2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic tutorial as usual. Gonna try to use simpler more for my hihats :)

  • @nopolicemusic
    @nopolicemusic2 жыл бұрын

    This.... blew my mind

  • @OscarUnderdog

    @OscarUnderdog

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @drummouth
    @drummouth3 жыл бұрын

    brilliant tutorial 👏💡

  • @RogueFire29
    @RogueFire293 жыл бұрын

    I love all your tutorials so much

  • @OscarUnderdog

    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks :D

  • @marda379
    @marda379 Жыл бұрын

    you're so good at explaining things.

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    @teodorbrunzell79953 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all your amazing videos!

  • @OscarUnderdog

    @OscarUnderdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    💚

  • @redefiningsk8ing
    @redefiningsk8ing3 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel