Kenny’s Hi-Hat Loop Library

Check out the Demo:

If you know me at all, you’ll know that I hate drum machines. They’re fine if you want them to sound like machines, but if you want them to sound like a real drummer, you’ll surely be disappointed.

I do understand that many of you either can’t play drums, don’t own a room designed for recording drums, don’t possess all the mics and pre-amps to record them properly or simply can’t afford to make the noise in your home or apartment studio.

So I’ve created this product just for you.

It’s designed to be quite painless. Simply get your Kick and Snare pattern rocking and then, instead of programming the Hi-Hat (or Ride/Crash), simply drop in my Rex2 or Wav loops (at the desired tempo) into your favorite DAW and you’re good to go. No more mechanical sounding hats. It’s all performed by a real living breathing human. Each loop is 4 bars long so your ear doesn’t get trained into thinking it’s a machine. And with 4 levels of intensity and different brands of Hi Hats provided (Zildjian New Beat and Paiste 2002 Sound Edge) your creativity will be stimulated too.

Also, this library was not recorded using one mic on the Hi-Hat. It was recorded using Full Kit Miking (9 mics) to faithfully reproduce the sound of the Hi-Hat within the kit. Some room tone and drum rattle was purposely left in for complete accuracy. I had no intention of making this a sterile product.

These loops were created for REX compatible software so they will bend and shape themselves into your productions at your tempos while not losing any of the audio fidelity or groove that most
time-stretching will impart. If, on the other hand, you do not own any REX compatible software, I have provided WAV files for your convenience.

Each Hi-Hat loop contains 4 variations.
Closed, Medium, Open and Quarter notes Wide Open.

10 different tempos are provided.
70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, & 160.

Ride Loops contain both Edge and Bell attacks.

Crash Loops are provided at all tempos too. With two different Cymbals.

All loops were recorded in Stereo 44.1kHz and are 24bit.

Features: 

Over 130 REX2 or WAV Loops
All played by a real live drummer
Full kit micing – (Not just 1 hi-hat mic)
Recorded in 10 different tempos
Tempos from 70bpm to 160bpm
4 different Intensities
Zildjian New Beat Top Hat &
Paiste 2002 Sound Edge
Includes Hi Hats, Rides and Crashes
Perfect for Reason, Pro Tools,
Cubase, Live, Fruity Loops etc.
Designed to replace sterile samples
24 bit 44.1kHz Stereo files