Erica Synths EDU DIY Hi-Hat - Analog Hi-Hat Module happy-nerding The ISA 828 MkII offers

The ISA 828 MkII offers up to 60dB of microphone gain with an additional +20dB continuously variable trim

Designed for use with snare drums and toms

the SSAS7000B is an excellent choice for light-duty work in bars

You need to build this yourself

(bias tremolos in the power amp and harmonic tremolos in the preamp) The only reason that you don’t hear this added signal is because the LFO is below frequencies our ears can hear

Erica Synths EDU DIY Hi-Hat - Analog Hi-Hat Module happy-nerding The ISA 828 MkII offersSynthesized, analog Hi Hats are pretty fascinating. Thats because emulating any kind of cymbal using an analog circuit is tough since the sound a real cymbal produces is not quite pure noise, but also not really harmonic. Still, a couple of classic drum machines like the Roland TR 606 and TR 808 took their best shot at it, with quite strange sounding results that have since become iconic in electronic music. Inspired by this, we decided to follow suit