Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Guys, Thanks so much for the help!  That video was helpful(and 
inspiring as well)..;)  That is the exact sound I was trying to 
describe!(although he does it 3 times; I usually only would hear it 
once)  

So, I've been trying to reproduce the sound...it seems like I got 
the "whiplash" part down, and it seems that if I open the high hats 
when I do this, it adds a more swishy effect to the triplets, which I 
assume is a good thing.  However, I was a bit confused as you 
mentioned a "second hi-hat stroke".  Right now, in an attempt to 
duplicate the sound from 
that video, at the right beat, I:

1) open hi-hat.
2) do the whiplash(which results in 3 hits - feels almost like a 
forced bounce on the hi-hat)
3)close hi-hat(kinda sims the extended tsssst between triplets)
4) repeat

Seems like I'm missing something tho..sounds like he's doing the 
triplets 3 times with a long tssssst in between.  In this the "second 
hi-hat" stroke you mentioned or the closing of the hi-hat?

Again, thanks so much for your guys help; I know it must be 
frustrating to try and explain this via typing...
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" <moosetication@y...> 
wrote:
> --- I wrote:
> > Imagine making the hat stroke...
> > [much babble deleted]
> > Aw, hell. Where's my camera...
> 
> Ok, found one. Go to Steve Holmes' site here:
> 
> http://www.houseofdrumming.com/order-ssl.htm
> 
> Down at the bottom of the page, there's a link to a preview of his 
> video. Watch his hi-hat technique at the start of the preview. This 
> is exactly what I'm trying (badly) to describe. In particular, 
about 
> seven second in he plays some triplets which is what I think you 
> were asking about originally.
> 
> Caveat: this is not an endorsement of this instructional video. I 
> have seen no more than the downloadable preview and know nothing 
> more about Steve Holmes or his ability than what's on his site.
> 
> Stewart