do it seperately usually, anyone got any bright ideas for making hats sound snappier and more up front, best thing I've managed to do is layer a closed hat on an open one but it's a bit hit and miss. Compressors often seem to suck the life out of the sound before it gets the nice attack I'm looking for and EQ doesn't take me all the way there either ...

Could be I just need a better set of sounds to start with!