What you play
B bass · S snare · g ghost · rest1
B
2
·
3
S
4
·
60 BPM
startpass
How to play it
- 1Alternate bass on beat 1 and snare on beat 3 , moving your hand between the centre and the top edge.
- 2Exaggerate the position change. Big move now, small move later.
- 3Make the contrast as big as you can: deep round boom, bright sharp crack. Listen for two obviously different characters.
- 4Play it with one hand first, then try bass and snare both on the right with the left resting. Keep the click running - the move between positions must not steal time.
- 5Record about 60 seconds.
Listen forClear alternation of two distinct sounds, a low boom and a bright crack, with steady spacing between hits.
start 60 · pass 80 BPM · take about 60s
Record a take
I start the click at 60 BPM, count one bar, and stop after about 60s. Phone about a metre away, facing the front plate. You get my notes within a minute of sending it.
Watch out for
- • Both sounds converging into a generic mid whack
- • Rushing beat 3 because the hand is already travelling
- • Looking down and hunching. Stay tall.