Agreed, why use these high tension Carbon Fiber Scotch Drums instead of a conventional marching snare ? Try one with Rope tension and you will have Sound instead of speed.

I know you didn't ask me - but If I had to rank them I'd put Odessa at like a 6.5-7/10, Etude in E Minor like a 7.5-8/10 and this at like a 9.5-10/10

I used Paul Rennick’s line of sticks - FS PR2’s

Haven't heard this solo so clean in awhile and last time I heard around 130 was are percussion head and I went to a performance arts school. ( I played Yellow After Rain on Marimba lol didn't want that snare smoke lol)

They’re tough for sure... with any of those dotted 16th/32nd figures I actually try and widen the rhythm slightly between the 32nd note with an accent, and the following note. For me it sounds a little funny if played too closed. Playing them more open helps me to round out the sound, and to distinguish between a normal flam and one of those “French flams.” I also think of phrasing to the notes after the accent; I’ll play that next beat after the accented 32nd note slightly louder so the note is clearly heard, and not covered up by the accent. To practice it I would recommend starting slow, without playing the offset 32nd note accents and keeping the remaining notes steady within the underlying rhythm. Then when adding the accents, try to first play them very wide, to where the accent is placed directly between the surrounding notes. Then play them very closed, almost like a double stop. Then find an interpretation in the middle that you like. Hope this helps!

@@AustinCernosek that helps tremendously!! Thanks man!

Thank you! Steve Weiss sells it, here’s a link: www.steveweissmusic.com/product/corea-chick-corea-booklet-deviney/mallet-duet#full-description

Thanks man, I aimed for a one-handed approach to those quick 4 stroke ruffs (all three grace notes played with the left hand, sort of like a left hand buzz stroke that leads into the primary note.) In practice it felt like a Swiss army triplet, but with three grace notes on the left hand instead of one. I made all of the other stickings work around that - every note before playing the 4 stroke ruffs (lllR) was always a right hand tap. Might help to slow down the video. Hope that makes sense.

Thank you!