Ghost taps

How to play it

1. 1Move both hands to the top corners of the plate.
2. 2Tap with the pads of your fingers, all of them landing together as one unit, the way you would drum on a table.
3. 3Alternate right and left on quarter notes at 60, and keep it light: about half the volume of your bass.
4. 4Think tick, not hit, and let both hands hover close to the plate between taps. These are what will fill the space between the big sounds later.
5. 5Record about 45 seconds.

Listen forEven, steady, light taps with matching volume between the hands, and a clearly quieter character than a bass stroke.

start 60 · pass 80 BPM · take about 45s

Record a take

I start the click at 60 BPM, count one bar, and stop after about 45s. Phone about a metre away, facing the front plate. You get my notes within a minute of sending it.