Oddball - Skip ahead to about 1 minute in to hear what is meant by, 'letting the air out' of your hats.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FX_84iWPLUEnjoy,John
OK, I think I understand,...It`s easier to just step harder to get that effect. The only drawback is the hats tend to turnup !i To eliminate that I just tilt, step hard and it`ll flatten out anyway`s
yeah, he either the zildjian ad was wrong or he switched them. thats for certain. i would have thought that the bottom sticking out like that would place it in a vulnerable position. i guess not.
mike
I didn`t know they have names for tha sh*t !i
you may be right blair. i was just reading what the literature mentioned top 14,bottom 13.mike
I am right....Yes Sir lol
There a a few people ,includeing myself that play their hats open quite a bit so I can play the cymbal separate. So I don`t have to cross too.I really really gotta ask though, because I`m clueless to what is being said, and never had the trouble.What is this let the air out thing ?I can shut my hats, tilted or flat just as fast and without resistance of any kind, and notice no differences in tone or overall sound. I currently have 13`s !i
I think what is meant is that when you have your hats perfectly aligned with no tilt and they are a perfect match and you want a quick close "chick" sound sometimes the air escaping from the enclosed space prevents the cymbals from hitting as hard as they might and results in an unsatisfying sound. A softer sound, not the nice chick sound that many drummers like.
I think that's it. At least that's my understanding. Someone tell me if I'm wrong.
I think it`s more a soup sound, than a chick. and if ya do both it`s good for you cuz then ya have chick and soup !i
I think it`s more a soup sound, than a chick. and if ya do both it`s good for you cuz then ya have chick and soup !i
I actually like the soup sound, just not when I'm keeping time with hats.
That hi-hat technique is generally referred to as "hi-hat bark" - quick opening of the hats followed by immediate closing them - most often performed with a syncopated pattern.
"Letting the air out" should be used only in reference to your lead vocalist 'passing gas' on stage during a show.
The BandEye Ball
That hi-hat technique is generally referred to as "hi-hat bark" - quick opening of the hats followed by immediate closing them - most often performed with a syncopated pattern."Letting the air out" should be used only in reference to your lead vocalist 'passing gas' on stage during a show.The BandEye Ball
I wish someone would let the air out of my lead guitar player! But I think that' another thread.
