Singlestroker wrote:
I am not sure what you mean by "gear-wise". If you have in mind how I tune the drum (since what I use to play it is obvious - a double pedal), the answer is that I tune in in no way special.

As to how I play the rolls, I think you'll have gathered that I (and probably everyone else) cannot produce press-rolls with the pedals. I simply play single-stroke rolls as fast as possible while maintaining, the correct time and as fast as the speed of the piece will allow.