by stride88 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:00 pm
Hi,
I'm new to playing the congas. I'm trying to teach myself and I'm just playing on my own for fun. As a result, I have no one to give me any feedback. Hoping you fellow forum members might be able to pass along some advice/comments about this.
I am working on all the tones, and of coarse, the slap is proving to be most difficult. When I listen to players on YouTube, their slaps sound more like a "slap", whereas I'm getting more of a popping sound. Is this partly because of the sound quality on YouTube, or should I be trying to get more of a slap sound than a pop?
Hope this makes sense. Look forward to any replies.