Tresillo - the Latin key

How to play it

1. 1Play bass on 1, bass on the and of 2, snare on 4, at 70. Three, three, two.
2. 2Count one-and-two-AND-three-and-four-and out loud. Your hits are on 1, the AND of 2, and 4.
3. 3Say ONE-two-three ONE-two-three ONE-two while you play, and keep quarter notes going in your foot or your nod.
4. 4Loop it until it stops feeling like maths and starts feeling like a wave. Once it is solid, add ghosts in the gaps and hear it turn into rumba.
5. 5Record about 90 seconds.

Listen forThe 3-3-2 spacing clearly audible and stable, with the middle hit off the beat, looped steadily.

start 70 · pass 100 BPM · take about 90s

Record a take

I start the click at 70 BPM, count one bar, and stop after about 90s. Phone about a metre away, facing the front plate. You get my notes within a minute of sending it.