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    Question how to use a high hat

    ok,
    so i have Ludwig in my basment with double kick pedals
    but its hard to switch from left kick to high hat,
    if you have any idea how to make it easier
    PLEASE speak,
    thanks so much all
    xMATTHEWx[[MURDER]]

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    isn't this same question on another forum?.....

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    Yea i saw this somewhere else

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    Practice,Practice,Practice. Drop your top hat down and lock it and just use simple beats and work on it.

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    do you mean you have trouble doing it ...physically or knowing when to do it ?? also get a drop clutch ...awesome invention !!

    ok after much faffing around i`ve managed to write you a small excersize in letters i hope you get it

    key = :

    hh = hi hat
    s= snare
    rb = right bass
    lb = left bass pedal .



    tried to type it in but it wouldn`t av it ....ok...

    it`s dead easy ...just keep doing it over and over and over and over and over .

    dave


    EDIT : I`ve added a second excersize and as you can see you are doing a paradiddle with your feet .it`s tricky to start but just keep going with it .notice the HH is playing 1/4 notes instead of 1/8 notes ..have fun !! when you get fastr at these play 2 bars of the check patten then 2 bars of the B/drum pattern (the check patten being the first bar)WARNING: don`t expect to get anywhere near the second one for a fair while !!
    Last edited by pinkfloyd; 09-16-2006 at 06:05 PM.

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    nice lecture pink. i believe thats too theoretical. i will advice u to connect ur thinkin to the beat u are playing. And for every beat u wanna play, have it in ur mind b4 doin it- apply it to switchin to hi hat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kord Jazz
    nice lecture pink. i believe thats too theoretical. i will advice u to connect ur thinkin to the beat u are playing. And for every beat u wanna play, have it in ur mind b4 doin it- apply it to switchin to hi hat!
    ...Sheesh. Well, he did say he was an "adviser" to drummers.

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    I don't have a double bass pedal yet, sorry. but it sounds like pink's on the right track there, i air drummed that, and it just feels right, with the bass drum parradiddles.

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    uhh...yea...drop clutch is key..and see if you can integrate a second to drop it or raise it in your playing or find new ways to follow through with the beat while freeing a limb to perform a task

    like...ill play with my snares down..and play a beat with just my right hand and bass so it gives me a sec to put my snares up to change up what i wanna do

    Hope this helped!
    Good Luck!

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    Practice movement by jerking your leg from one play to another very quickly, and place the pedal closer to the hh pedal. :D
    Oh, and sorry for the late post!
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    Holy crud this discussion got complex. I was just going to say make sure the pedals are RIGHT next to each other ( A two legged hi-hat stand helps) then try pivoting between the two pedals by putting your heel in the middle of the two. I don't play double bass, but I watched Benny Greb here and that it was cool. Behold, a master of pedal control.

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    Just practise doing all kids of patterns, if your wanting to get some independance. It gets fun when you get a second hihat stand next to your main kick pedal, too. Derek Roddy's DVD "Blast Beats Evolved" Had a section on muti-pedal stuff, could be worth checking out.

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    Two-legged hi-hat stand REALLY helps you get that left foot back to the hat's pedal. Really.
    AND the drop clutch is really helpful too. I used to think I could play around that third, hat stand leg...argh!

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    wow

    talk about thread revival , how much dust was on this one

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    Watch this from the 4:37 mark...

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xshrk4D0Rw&feature=player_detailpage"]thomas lang - creative controll 4.mpg - YouTube[/ame]
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    if you have two bass drums and don't have a legless hat stand, get one.

    but it sounds like you're just running a double so i'd say adjustments and trial and error. Set up your hat stand where you want it then work the other pedal in between.

    If you gotta move the hat stand further away to fit the pedal in then you'll just need to adjust to the new hat stand position.
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