PSTX Swiss Hats (HL 3710306)

PSTX Swiss Hats (HL 3710306)

Providing you with a dirty (yet highly focused) chick sound and a rough, fuzzy character, Paiste PSTX Swiss hi-hats seem tailor-made for electronic music and hip-hop. When they're closed, these hats sound fairly soft and responsive. When you open them; however, you get a noisy, trashy sound that's brimming with distinctive character.

Alloy: Alloy: CuSn8 bronze; MS63 brass/aluminum

Applications: Live playing and casual recording in an entire range of styles at all volume settings

Weight: Medium thin top/medium thin bottom

Volume: Low to medium loud

Stick sound: Washy

Intensity: Lively

Sustain: Medium short

Chick sound: Dirty, dry

Sound character: Warm, rough, fuzzy. Fairly narrow range, complex mix. Fairly soft and responsive feel. Noisy open sound. Impure chick sound. Focused hi-hat for applications in electronic music, Hip-Hop or as an auxiliary hi-hat.