Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 17:07:40 -0000, you wrote:

>I am talking about single rolls on the snare.... i have always been 
>doing them with only downstrokes.... i found out yesterday about 
>upstroke / downstroke technique. In other words one hit when the 
>stick goes down and one hit before it goes up.

Double stroke roll?

>Is it harder to perform on rubber than a actual drum?

Feels about the same to me.
 
>I guess that tecnique is the only way to get blistering fast single 
>rolls. 
>
>And another question conserning the kicktower... ive heard that its 
>harder to get fast rolls on them than a usual bass drum because 
>there is not as much rebound from the kicktower. Have i heard right?

Rolls on the kick drum?  With one kick?

Spring adjustment has a lot to do with how well your pedal rebounds,
and the quality of the pedal as well.



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Jim