Create a closed hi hat from an open hi hat?

[ferdik]

How to best create an closed hi hat from an open hi hat?

(Reason is I have lots of open hi hats samples with cool character and I want a the closed hi hat to match with the open)

[himalaya]

First thing I would do is play with the decay stage of the amp envelope to make the sample shorter. This by itself can liken an open hat to a closed hat. Then, I'd look at adding suitably shaped white noise to add a stronger attack. This can also be done with FM, if you feel adventurous enough. Whichever it is, the trick is to add enough attack without affecting the sample too much ( so that you can still hear it and not just the 'noisy' attack).

Experiment.

[himalaya]

Also, the attack stage can also be added with another closed hat sample, maybe slightly tweaked to make it very short.