Drum set

A drum set or drum kit consists of several drums and cymbals, which are combined and arranged in such a way that they can be operated by a single player.

The bass drum

The bass drum is played with a foot machine.

The Snare

The snare drum is identical to the snare drum of the orchestra, it has so-called snares made of metal spirals on the bottom.

The tom-toms

The three tom-toms have different sizes. Two are mounted on the bass drum (hanging toms), the largest is on the floor (floor tom).

The hi-hat

The hi-hat is a double cymbal on a stand.

The crash cymbal

The loud crash cymbal is for accents.

The ride cymbal

The hissing ride cymbal for a continuous rhythm.

Drum sounds in beatboxing

Drum sounds are the elemantary sounds of a beatboxer or vocal percussionist.