Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Pete,
   So you are saying he's not really hitting the high hat faster, 
it's because of the type of acoustic(reggae) kit he's using?


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "peterpan" <malakies2000@y...> wrote:
> jon,
> 
> its just a certain technique that the drummer is using, and can be 
> played on a dtxpress but of course it wont sound quite the same. 
the 
> sound the drummer is getting on this track is quite a rich acoustic 
> one, where all the dynamics can be heard. the cymbal sounds (hi 
hat) 
> on the dtxpress cannot match this quality, clarity or depth, but 
hey 
> its only fair - they be using professional recording studios!
> 
> however the sounds on the dtxpress are plentiful and with a bit of 
> experimentation i'm sure u could produce something quite similar. 
> perhaps it would be a good idea to ask the group if anybody has 
been 
> able to create a realistic reggae style hi hat, and adjust their 
> settings to ur taste. i keep forgetting how many sounds there are 
on 
> this module as i have pretty much stuck to 4 custom kits for the 
last 
> year or so. happy huntin jon, let us know how it goes
> 
> pete
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Sakamoto" <sakamotj@y...> 
wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> >    I was wondering if there is some "trick" to doing a type of 
> double 
> > time on the high hat.  There is a song by 311, called "Amber" and 
> the 
> > high hat sounds very different than most songs I've heard.  My 
> friend 
> > says he hears this high hat beat alot in reggae songs...In order 
to 
> > duplicate that, assuming you don't use 2 hands, is there any 
> trick?  
> > It kinda sounds like tik-kit tik-kit tik-kit..
> > 
> > Right now, I'm pounding(not literally....;)) away on the HH on 
the 
> > DTXpressII, but it doesn't sound quite right.  Wondering if it 
> might 
> > be something you can only do on a real HH?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > Jon