_magic magnet SSS130
- Subsocial Studios
- Jun 27
- 2 min read
_magic magnet makes hi-hats in Ableton very attractive. 128 MIDI patterns + 131 hematite one-shots + 16 controls + 64 sound presets, all wrapped up in a custom drum rack.
We tapped, rubbed, clicked, clacked, flipped, threw, and dropped, a set of 5 shiny hematite magnets to make a unique, but useful hit-hat kit in Ableton. We ended up with some pretty slick sounding hats, but also a whole light percussion drum rack slash layered texture making machine.
Through the use of multi-samples for each sound, you'll get more realistic patterns without machine-gunning, AKA, re-triggering the same samples. There's always just enough randomness and feel no matter what pattern you throw at this unique instrument.
Included are 128 Ableton MIDI clips to get things started. There’s a wide variety of feels and patterns as starting points. There are also 64 sound presets to inspire your own designs, and 16 controls to shape and automate with.
We wanted this release to work with all versions of Ableton 12.2+, and make use of the new Drum Sampler device, and updated Auto Filter capabilities.
100% pure hematite magnetism.
The Controls
level
* overall output level control.
dynamic
* adds level dynamics to your patterns.
* if the MIDI is all equal velocity notes, this will add velocity differences.
* if the MIDI has velocity differences, this will increase the differences.
* at minimum, no additional dynamics will be added.
* increase to add more dynamics to your MIDI patterns/playing.
closed length
* Increase to allow more decay on the shorter samples that sound like closed hi-hats.
open length
* increase to allow more decay on the longer samples that sound like open hi-hats.
pitch
* increase or decrease to change pitch.
* samples get shorter when pitched up, and longer when pitched down.
soft
* increase to soften the attack of the sounds.
ratchet speed
* sets the note timing of the re-trigger (AKA ratchet) speed.
* use with ratchet length control.
* only affects the short (closed) sounds.
ratchet length
* sets the number of repeats when a note is played.
* set to minimum to bypass re-triggering (ratchet).
* use with ratchet speed control.
* only affects the short (closed) sounds.
attract
* adds more bite, sparkle, and saturation.
chirp
* adds a more modern chirping type sound.
fall
* adds a classic downwards pitch modulation effect.
rise
* adds a classic upwards pitch modulation effect.
warp
* adds a fast filter-phaser style warp effect.
flange
* adds a classic short, strong flange effect.
scatter
* randomly scatters the sounds’ positions in stereo.
splat
* adds a subtle, lazy, softer splat feel to the sounds.
• Minimum Ableton requirements: Ableton 12.2 Intro
• 131 One-Shot Hematite Magnet Samples (20MB)
• 19 sampled articulations
• 128 MIDI HI-Hat/Percussion MIDI Patterns (.ALC)
• 1 Ableton 12.2 Drum Rack Device (.ADG)
• 1 Ableton 12.2 Project/Set (.ALS)
• 16 Device Macro Controls
• 64 Sound Presets
• 96k/24bit .wav sources
• 100% Royalty Free
• Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.
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