# Trap Hi-Hat — Instrument

> Rapid hi-hat patterns characteristic of trap music. Triplet rolls and bursts.

## Type
Programmed hi-hat sound (closed, sometimes open).

## Sound character
- Tight, crisp
- Short decay
- Often layered
- Rapid sequences possible

## Patterns
### Standard trap
- 8th notes basic
- Add 16th notes for energy
- Triplet rolls (signature trap sound)
- 32nd note bursts (rare, dramatic)

### Triplet rolls (signature)
Three notes per beat, faster section. Creates "rolling" sound.

### Hi-hat opens
Open hi-hats on off-beats (rare in trap, for variation).

## Genre fit
- Trap (essential)
- Modern hip-hop (since ~2010)
- Drill (slightly different patterns)
- Modern R&B
- Sometimes pop

## Programming notes
- Quantize tightly (machine-perfect)
- Velocity variations for groove
- Reverb minimal (dry sound)
- Layer multiple hi-hats sometimes

## For Suno
```
[Trap hi-hats: rapid 16th note pattern with triplet rolls, tight programming]
```

```
[Trap hi-hats: standard 8ths with occasional 32nd note bursts, modern trap]
```

## When to use
Trap and modern hip-hop. Defining element. Avoid in acoustic / live drum contexts.
