4.
Snare Cross Stick
– tip of the stick rests on the skin, shaft brought down on
the rim, creating a dry click sound.
5.
Snare Flam
– Quick double snare hit
6.
Snare Drag
– very short snare roll
7.
Snare Multiple Bounce
– stick allowed to bounce up and down on the skin,
producing a long, mellow snare roll.
8.
Snare ‘Stick on Stick’
– one stick laid across the skin, the other strikes the
stick to produce a fat, bead snare sound
9.
Snare ‘Wires Off’
– Centre skin hit with snare wires disabled (no rattle)
10. Floor tom – centre hit of floor tom
11. Rack tom – centre hit of rack tom
12.
Ride Bell
– hit on the ‘bell’ on the ride cymbal
13.
Ride Centre
– hit at the centre of the main portion of the cymbal
14.
Crash 18”
– centre hit of an 18” crash
15.
Crash 20
– centre hit of a 20” crash
16.
Crash 18 Choke
– Short cymbal hit, produced grabbing and holding the
cymbal immediately after hitting it.
17.
Hi hat closed edge
– edge hit of a closed hi hat
18.
Hi hat closed centre
– centre hit of a closed hi hat
19.
Hi hat Open full
– hitting a fully open hi hat
20.
Hi Hat half open
– Hitting a half open hi hat, creates more of a ‘sizzle’
21.
Pedal hat closed
– played by engaging pedal without striking the hat
22.
Pedal hat opening
- disengaging the pedal from fully closed while striking
the hat to capture a more dynamic ‘opening’ hat sound.
23.
Kick Isolated
– Kick drum recorded in isolation to the rest of the kit
24.
Kick (with kit bleed)
– kick recorded with the rest of kit present so snare
rattle and vibrations from other instruments are present
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