How to INSTANTLY Make ANY Pair of HiHats Sound Better.
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Any pair of hihats can instantly sound 10x better if you employ the right techniques. This discussion starts with making sure the stand is adjusted properly, but this has even more to do with how the drummer is striking the cymbals. We can take this a step further and say that the drummer’s MINDSET further determines the quality of sound and music coming from the hihats. Today we talk about how we can take our hihat playing to the “next level,” regardless of what cymbals we have or even what kind of stand we have. With the right approach, we can tremendously improve our hihat musicality. We can take a robotic, boring hihat sound and make it into something extremely expressive, full of feel and depth.
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What are those pads over your heads?!
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hot tip: for a funky feel, have your heel going up and down in time while your toe keeps the hihats closed. the way the difference in pressure interacts with your stick dynamics very often sounds very nice.
I do this all the time. The groove sounds very nice.. :)
famitory i’ve noticed this
Sometimes i have to consciously try to stop doing the foot dance in songs that the sound it makes doesnt fit haha
Just tried your method and it works excellent, thanks man, now i have another weapon in my arsenal 👍✌.
As a drummer in a Reggae band, the hats are probably the most important part of the one drop rhythms, using the whole stick can give a very different sound and i use it alot to highlight certain accents etc.
Yea I can’t figure that style out for the life of me, I don’t know if it’s just the sound of my kit or if I’m shit at dynamics
@@ninorandazzo844 for some years to me was like that, couldnt tell
But i didn't got more drums, now just trying to play everything as if i didn't wanna wake up someone next to me
Frustratingly faint, getting addicted becouse of the pretty sounds
Slowly the hands begin to feel like 1 could practice stickings on glass and no worries
I mean that's,
I think more becouse of the decay on the hats than volume
The consistently short/snappy sound i think is what gets me rolling in
Not to mention DRUMMERS aren’t just a time keeping device (#other band members!);-)
Don't you just love it when the bass player can't keep a beat to save his life? XD
@@ballsrgrossnugly That s when the drummer needs to step up + create a dialog with the bassist. Show him/ her how to play in time/ in the pocket/ in the groove. Less is more. Service the song. Everybody wins if you re on the same team.
@@jimfritz9503 the thing is that will they listen to you lol
@@09-caokhanhduy89 They will because the rest of the band is waiting to " gel" / to become a tight sounding unit. I be played with some Prima Donna's who have screwed up big time and then try to blame others. All they ve done is make Everybody look bad. Pride + Ego can be a bitch.
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I've been back playing a few years after a thirty year hiatus. Finally getting my feel back and videos like this help. Nuance is everything when drumming.
Watching this video reminded me that I started out with just a snare drum and a pair of hi-hats. The rest of my first drum set came a few months later. During those months when it was just a snare and the hi-hats, I felt that I learned a lot about the different sounds you can get from your hi-hats. Years later I was performing on a float in my city’s annual Christmas parade, and I only had enough room for a stool, a snare, and my hi-hats. The float was kind of small and there was about six musicians and their gear on there too. But I didn’t fret. For one, several years had passed since those days when all I had was my snare and my hi hats and my playing had improved a lot. Also, I drew from my experience with just the snare and the hi hats. When all you have is a snare and your hi hats, you learn to get creative really quickly. Thanks for sharing!!
It's amazing how you crash control dynamics and build on a transition by letting the hi hat breathe and with pedal control and staccato you can actually create a fill with the hats alone. Underrated and overlooked in regards to expressing the music.
Great, as always. I'm picking through all your videos in the coming weeks. Thanks for all the free guides, too!
Just bought a beginner kit, learning so much from your videos. Great job!
Damn, I thought you meant taking a pair of cheap hats and turning them into like zildjian k's! Cool video though, I like the groove you play at about 4.55, the hat part reminds me of Charlie Watts.
Exactly what I thought
Thanks! Hey you might not make any pair sound like K's, but you CAN make any pair sound BETTER (key word better haha).
Hey I saw this morning that you are a fellow Stephen Taylor fan! I noticed we both commented on his video about finger control. He posts a lot of great stuff.
Yeah, he's a cool old timer! And yeah, it's a small world, and it's full of Stephens apparently! :P I stalk all of them!
Strelock same
yeah, Stephen's quite the clickbaiter, ruthless, calculated, deadly! Beware!
Really useful video, especially seeing the robotic beats vs expressive beats. That illustrated your point so well and opened my ears to the idea.
Simply THE BEST drums channel on RUclips! Thank you man, subscribed
Superb points, Stephen. Been playing a long time (60's stuff) and you till taught me a few things. Thanks!
Stephan, you're phrasing and groove is super on point man! Takes a special dude to be having that kind of contentment fun in the simple grooves. Bravo
I'm 83 so growing up with swing and jazz I was used to an open and closed hat on 2&4. When the Rock beat came along with closed hat and straight 1/8 notes I would still finish each 4th or in the case of 6/8 which purists call 12/8, with a a double. This "hitch" annoyed many guitarists or keyboards players but I found it added a little flair to the groove. On occasions, I fin😅sg the 4th or 6th with an open/close hat then revert back to all closed. When criticized I told a couple of bands to get a drum machine if straight 8ths or 16ths is what they want. So, seeing you add these variations makes me feel vindicated. I play twice a week once with a Classic Rock foursome and they like my variations. The other play is with a four piece Jazz combo and we mix in swing, slow ballads and BeBop snd they expect me to add in hat variations. Great video especially for drummers brought up in the Rock tradition. Some times those others in your band, guitarists in particular, have to learn their not the main feature 😆
I like this video because it reminds me to keep my options open and not to get stuck playing the same old way. It's nice for any drummer to share his or her take on things. We all can learn from each other.
from one drummer to another, great video! Very good suggestions. Thanks!
Great tips. We all love those overlooked stuff that improves
Good solid advice. Having been self taught for 25yrs, I am very appreciative of all the self-help videos. Always learning and confirming.
And the previous hihat vid was/is a BIG help, thank you!
Rock on, sir \m/
Thank you Sir! It's great to hear that these are helping you out 👍 I hope to keep bringing you guys solid content!
I really liked that last example in the video. That sounded really funky, and I can see how accenting can make it more interesting. Great tip, thank you for sharing this.
Steve, you apologize too much - your points and methods are excellent. Please stop worrying about offending anyone - everything you do in teaching will offend somebody... "Becoming a better drummer", as you note, is the point. Thanks!
This was my thought watching this, way too many disclaimers and attempts to quash arguments that have only happened in his mind.
Steve, stand by what you say and how you say it, it's offputting and distracting to have paragraphs pop up like full legal disclaimers on the last point made while you're making a new point. Let people have their own experiences, and embrace the fact that whenever you do something creative and garner respect and attention, you will inevitably get haters and trolls as well.
Just do your thing, and relentlessly focus your message on the believers, they're the ones who will stick with you. Anyone who argues or talks trash won't be around in a week, they're not worth one shred of your time or attention.
Hey thanks for your comments, Dan and House of Kush. I think this was one of those topics that reaches the height of subjectivity in my mind. While I believe fully in expressiveness, I also believe fully in simplicity when it's necessary. I may have gotten carried away with the captions when I edited the video, since I wanted to add in more input from the alternate angle. But yes, you guys are absolutely right about apologizing less haha. I'm actually trying to use less captions anyways in future videos since it's confusing to read anyway :)
Steve is a humble gentleman. Lol but seriously your not going to be able to please everyone as some people are just trolls. Keep making your videos as I really enjoyed it.
Totally agree.
But if it makes you feel more comfortable putting out the video then so be it.
Drumming/music is a sensitive area because it invokes passion and emotion.
Sometimes getting a angry response is not necessarily a bad thing, it just means that people are getting emotionally involved with the video.
Keep them coming dude.
If I can learn even just one thing from a video it's a step forward for me and I class that as a good video.
Agreed. There are people out there who are offended by "becoming a better drummer" in itself!
This was a super useful video, thanks!
This is the BEST instructional video I have ever seen. Straight to the point, CLEAR, and super easy to follow. It’s hard for me to follow videos with LOTS of technical talk, and I think the drums are more about watching and listening anyway. Thank you for your awesome videos I’m learning A LOT!
Great tips! Thanks!
Thank you for this. Very well done and presented.
Great tips. Thanks man!
Very good examples! Thank you)
Great to get another drummer’s input on groves and beats to learn how to play them if not knowing or playing before. Never to late to learn new ways that expand the range of licks to add to beats played is always nice to see, learn & play. Thanks For The Video’s. They will definitely help more drummers to get better & play new beats on any part or all of the kit. I’ve played since I was 5 & I’m 59 now. Always a good day to learn something new. Thanks For Sharing. It definitely has helped me even at my age & number of years playing drums
age is just a number pal- you remain the same person, but in a different place
Drumming is a art of building techniques & knowledge. I like your approach, simple additions lead to more complicated techniques. Good job!
no argument here, very well done with a crystal clear explanation ,your approach is so easy to understand and informative, keep them coming
working on the e-hats - your articulate verbal explanations really help carry your lessons. far more informative and useful than hearing "uh....like this, and uh like that, see....?" (with those, I'm like uhhh, wtf ???). I guess nearly 100 000 other subscribers will agree. Cheers!
This definately is good info, i will keep this in mind for sure and agree this does make the sound of the groove loooots better.
Yes, nicely presented. Clear and a couple of good tips too. Tx
Great video, informative and thought provoking. Thanks!
Great tips, thanks
Nice lesson Stephen! Really liked the last groove you played. Great feel.
Awsome! Will try to implement this!
Some really good ideas. Thank you, Stephen. I just subscribed.
Brilliant as always thank you
Very informative- thanks man, very well done👍
Very useful, Thanks.
Love your videos, thanks for uploading
Thanks! Appreciate it 👍
something i have been working on, it helped, thanks
Great feel man.
Thanks Mr Clark,,,,,I always think of Carter Beauford when I think of using the hats with heightened expressions.......loved the B&W/Color spots, Very clever
great tips mate
Awesome video!
like it!! good job ... will help
Useful info!
Just what I needed to see right now - thanks
This was very helpful. Thank you
thank you very much for this one. I will share this with my students!!!!
Great tips! I can't wait to try some of these out!
Awesome! I hope they help you out.
This was very helpful, thank you!
Thanks for the great content. Appreciate any help I can get. 😁
Thank you!! So helpful, I'm going to practice this today :) Subscribed
A great series of videos. I like your style... I guess I could've used such an advice resource when I first started... Ohhhh sooo many years ago.. about 1976 I think.... Had to learn alot of what you're saying by way of my own trial and error... keep it up...
Excellent!!!!
Very great advice! Thank you.
👍 Thanks for watching!
Great video brother, preciate it. Keep killin it
Thanks, man! I'll do my best 👍
Great tips man, thanks !
Totally agree bud. Trying to make gigging not boring by doing things like this. My skill set is somewhat limited but this type of thing should keep things interesting. Cheers.
Such an amazing helpful video, especially for me as a beginner...thanks
I'm just reading Stephen's pdf guide. He's a generous dude for giving us this info. God bless you sir.
Thank you !
Cool stuff!
Great stuff
I’m just learning really enjoyed your video thank you I will subscribe
Cool illustration
Great video man! My friend (who teaches me how to get a proper feel of the drums) always tells me that I should be linear and I really don't know what the heck it means until I came up with your video with the purpose of improving our hi-hats in church but I learned even something BETTER. Simply amazing keep it up
Lawrence Angelo Cruz I’m not sure what you mean by linear, as I would interpret that as being from a source to a destination without any detours, that’s linear. With regards to improving the groove of your hi hat playing, I might suggest a few double stroke rolls/trills mixed into a low tempo groove which might fill out the gaps between your kick and snare hits and give your beats some colour. Also add accents to the double strokes to further increase the texture to your sound so as not to sound robotic. You’ll feel it man. It’ll come and you’ll make your audience cum in return haha! Peace.
I like the way you have padded your hi hat!! Fortunately I do most of you said! Cheers!
That snare tone though! Love it!
Great video.
Good points... It reminds me of Carter Beaufords hihat approach..... using the hihat as a musical piece
Absolutely! He's a great example of this. Sometimes I wonder too if his "self-taught" approach to drumming has had something to do with his unique musical approaches. Either way, I do find his hihat work very expressive, inspiring, and very fun to listen to.
Great videos, well put together, interesting, helpful, and not overdone topics. Love this channel. You deserve more subs
Thanks so much, Drew!
This is AWESOME
thanks for this
Great videos! Thanks.
Good job dude !!
Super helpful video. If someone had talked to me about this a long time ago, it would have been helpful, lol.
This is one of the big things that sets "musical drummers" apart from timekeepers. I've been striving for this since I started drumming. Thanks!
Thanks! Yeah I find this to be just one of those subtleties I can always continue to improve in my playing. I'm with you there - if someone had specifically shown things like this to me years ago, it would have helped tremendously. Even though I took lessons through highschool and college, some things can get overlooked still.
For me a new drummer , this was inspirational. Sweet
Yea i feel both of you! I really like the HCS pack for being a starter set that came with my tama imperialstar kit...and the kit is starter too(poplar shells) but they sound so good for the price.. i updated heads and got iron cobra double bass pedals and a zildjian k 9”hybrid splash and im jammin in my basement!😎😂👍🏾
I AM A GUITARIST AND I ALWAYS END UP WATCHING DRUM VIDEOS
Me too... But I'm learning drums right now because I want to learn as many instruments as possible
Why limit yourself? The more you know, the more you can record all by yourself!
That’s coz you want to reclaim all the groupies that the drummers steal from the guitarists, init brah?
It can only help your overall understanding of a group s dynamics. Many players only care/ listen to their instrument or parts of a song. There s a lot more going on. Playing rhythmically on your guitar( drum parts) can t hurt. Hendrix did it quite often. Good Luck to you !
Camilo Rodriguez maybe it’s a sign
Thanks Steve that gave me some good ideas to try out! HH's to me go in partnership with the snare then everything else locks in..
Hey! I just bumped into your vid and I'm glad I did. Good points, mate! You have a new subscriber!
Thanks, man! Welcome to the channel!
This is a really great video.
Very, very, VERY! nice video indeed. This insight was awesome. And I liked a lot the sound of the kit, as if it was kind of electronic. Thanks.
Thanks so much! I do like the sound of the super pads. They naturally just sound like a very disco, funky, muffled kind of sound. Very much electronic, and no samples needed!
excellent video!
Wow! I didn't know changing the dynamics on the hi-hat could make such a difference in the groove. This was very helpful.
The hihat can be a really powerful tool! That's why it's my favorite part of the drum set :) Glad this helped you out!
Hi,Stephen so true it gives form by releasing in stages,not many beginners do this.
Interesting will do some of these.
THANK YOU
Great content. I'm just getting into drums. This is perfect.
Thanks! I hope the channel can give you some useful drumming tips!
Thanks a lot guy
Thank you. Got a couple songs with 16th notes which isn't in my norm and found the sound and feel stiff like you mentioned. I will experiment.
Good feel for it
good video; the last example of syncopated hats reminds me of Carter Beauford's style with Dave Matthews band; additions by subtraction here. thanks.
I've been playing for 5 years and I like this
Great video! There are lot of things a drummer can do to improve hi hats. Dynamics, syncopation, using silence, etc. Most drummers don't see their potential to make drums more musical.
EPIC!
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Thanks for that. I guess ur using the hihats in a more dynamic way! Very helpful video
nice thoughts, thanks
Thanks for watching!