Rimclick

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The Rimclick is a special way of striking a drum.

Mostly it is performed on the snare drum of a drum set . The tip of the drumstick is placed on the skin and the handle is placed on the rim of the drum. The edge of the hand fixes the stick on the fur, and the fingers simultaneously grasp the stick without touching the fur. To execute the blow, the stick is now raised slightly and hit on the edge of the drum. This creates the typical “click” sound. The greater mass of the stick grip compared to its tip, as well as the dissipation of part of the impact energy to the eardrum, mean that this naturally soft impact can be performed with good audibility.

Due to the subtle and light nature of the click, it is often used for the rhythmic accompaniment of softer music or rather calmer passages of a song. The latter is also not uncommon, only to achieve an enhancement effect in the later course by switching to the usual snare strike. Classic example; Rimclick in verse (e.g. of a pop song), and normal snare strike in chorus, e.g. B. in Michael Jackson's Earth Songs.

Another hit, in which the head and the edge of the drum are struck at the same time, which (especially because of its completely opposite sound) should not be confused with the rimclick, is the rimshot .

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