Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Sakamoto" <sakamotj@y...> 
wrote:
> often while listening to music, I hear the drummer sneak in a 
quick 
> triplet on the HighHat. Kinda sounds like...
> tsst...tsst...tsst...tssttssttsst...tsst...etc.  

Hi Jon,

What comes to mind from your description is a figure used by a lot 
of drummers to injest some depth into 4/4 time. To my mind, the most 
inventive rock drummer in this respect was Stewart Copeland, who 
actually was able to insert double-strokes with both of his hands on 
his hi hat for a remarkable variation of this effect. But I digress. 
So far as the technique is concerned, if I read you correctly, the 
triplets are created not by letting the stick bounce but by 
controlling each stroke with your wrist and fingers, in something 
like an undulating motion (without gripping the stick too tightly so 
that it can move freely). On the last note of the triplet, you open 
the hi hat slightly to get the tsst sound before closing it quickly. 
I'm not the biggest technician; maybe someone can refine this 
description. But I hope that it confirms your suspicion that the 
effect isn't magic.

Ed