Rimshot

There are still many new drummers; even long playing drums beating do not know rimshot.

One day when I became one of the assessment team at the time of audition drum festival (music) in 2000, I saw 2 or 3 people playing with a drummer who was hit hard, but why the sound of his snare still no sound (sound and all, but sound slow and not sharp). And it seems he tried to hit hard the snare to be heard, but in vain. Then I saw that she was not using the technique Rimshot on his snare so that his voice was low and not sharp.

Many drummers are hard to find a good snare sound, to the extent that they replace the head, to tune the snare with different tension and even there is also to buy a new snare. They do not know the key to get the snare sound is sharp and nice ... that is Rimshot!

Actually it would not hurt you are not using a rimshot. Hitting techniques commonly used in country songs, pop. But if you play rock, fusion, funk, Latin, jazz and metal you need is you RIMSHOT!

This is the usual punch. End of the stick only hit the drumhead course, the resulting sound is less focused, especially if hit hard and fast the drumhead will be concave.

This is a blow Rimshot. Stick on the drumhead and the rim on the snare at the same time, so the resulting sound loud, full and sharp, with a blow like this then the drumhead, rim and the shell will be 'silent' so much character snare drum sounds. Get used to play using this technique. This technique is a must if you want to record. So, make it a habit to use this technique on every song that you played.