Here is a video I made on Snare and Hihat basic production. I feel strongly about creating you own percussion sounds, especially Hihats. The way you can make them move far surpasses the possibility of samples. 

I use only Ableton Live's Operators for this as generators. I also use a bit of compression to help shape the dynamics of the sounds, along with velocity and EQ's.

Snare and Hihat Basic Production from Andrew Snook on Vimeo.

This video is a selection taken from my Electronic Music Production Course. The full package will be released in july. 

-Andy

www.tronaudio.com