Drummers' Dictionary - S
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZA brief audio recording, often edited for multiple uses.
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
A device used to store and play back specific audio recordings (samples).
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
Toms with a smaller height to width ratio than is usual. For example, 12"x6" rather than the more usual 12"x8".
See rimclick.
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
A cymbal that has a series of hole drilled near the egde, into which rivets have been installed, thereby creating a sizzling effect when struck.
the part of a snare drum stand that directly supports the drum, usually consisting of three fold-up arms.
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
The shallow indentations cut into the bottom bearing edge of a snare drum, allowing the snares to lie flat against the snare head.
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
The wires, gut, cable, or plastic cords tensioned beneath the bottom (and occasionally the top) head of a snare drum to give the drum its characteristic sound.
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
A MIDI device that actually produces the sounds when triggered. An example would be the Roland TD8 Kit's "Brain" that stores and reproduces the drum sounds when a pad is struck.
Small cymbal, usually less than 12" with a fast, immediate attack and very little sustain.
A drum stroke in which one stick strikes the other while the struck stick is held with the tip against the drumhead.
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
A term used in drum books to tell the student which stick to use in any given exercise. An example of this would be RLRR LRLL (in this case a paradiddle) written under eight notes on a stave.
Source: Bob Airzee, Drummer
The mechanism on a snare drum that engages and disengages the snares from the snare head and adjusts their tension. Also known as snare mechanism or throw-off.
A method for mounting drums where the mount itself does not attach directly to the drum shell. This allows the drum to resonate more freely thereby imporving sustain and tone.
A temporary displacement of the regular pulse typically caused by stressing the weak beat or its subdivisions.
Source: Modern Drummer Magazine, August 2005
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