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I search for different tonalities in my taps. But my greatest pleasure is hearing a note I haven't heard before, hearing a chord that sparks something new.

In fact, I had to make an enormous adjustment to this, not only in listening to it but in playing with it. It's a full sound. In some instances, you must have the volume to get the effect.

I'd like to be able to tap with my action this low without buzzing.

I liked tap, because I liked hearing the results of my movements.

I love the rhythm of tap dancing. It's sharp and quick. Plus, the sound is very appealing.

I can tap dance a little bit.

Tap's foundation is jazz, just like hip-hop, so relating tap-dancing to rap is natural for me.

If you remix, people want to tap into your sound. If you keep that to yourself, it makes the sound more special.

I love tap!

I grew up watching Gregory Hines banging out rhythms like drum beats, and Jimmy Slyde dancing these melodies, you know, bop-bah-be-do-bap, not just tap-tap-tap. Everyone else was dancing in monotone, but I could hear the hoofers in stereo, and they influenced me to have this musical approach towards tap.