ps theres only a limited set of timbres that can still be called hats, and you dont need effects to make hats cut through. experiment bro. its got to be one of the easiest things to get sounding right. tune them to a high odd numbered harmonic of the bass or kick. most definitely. i don't really sp...

how about not putting loads of effects on them. That's not what I said. I don't put anything on them usually. I was just saying I've tried to put effects on them to no avail either. And I'm not chaining god knows what on them, when I say putting FX on them I mean just a chorus/flanger/bit of reverb...

how about not putting loads of effects on them. That's not what I said. I don't put anything on them usually. I was just saying I've tried to put effects on them to no avail either. And I'm not chaining god knows what on them, when I say putting FX on them I mean just a chorus/flanger/bit of reverb...

I love 'em, but I hate 'em. I can't get enough of them, but seriously, I feel that my weakest point at the moment is trying to make hats feel 'right'. It's mostly the timbre I can't seem to nail down. When I listen to tracks that I'm working on I can always pick out the hihats out of everything else...

http://d.atal.us/2009/06/15/mix-002/

Any feedback is appreciated. I'm trying to do a mix a month, we'll see how that goes

have patience. musical development lasts a lifetime.

audio mulch is pretty interesting and so is renoise.

I'm not a DJ so forgive my ignorance but: Do people really mix music during busy musical sections? Do people go and do a set without any preparation? I started producing about a year before DJ'ing but I love both and I'm also starting to build up a more live based approach to try and marry the two ...