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Two points determine a line. Three points determine a plane. Four limbs determine a groove.

Start with an eighth-note ride pattern. Split it palindromatically across two sound sources, using two limbs, on two sides of the kit. Add a simple, funk-inspired kick and snare rhythm underneath, and — this is the hard part — try to play it. (It’s just eighth notes; how hard can it be?!) The result is surprisingly nonlinear; most beats are played in unison. It is the changing of limbs to play these combinations that requires some practice.

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
RC  o   o     o   o 
SD        o     o   
KD  o o     o       
HH    x   x x   x   

Patronize these links, man:

• Virtual Drummer
• MIDI
• MP3