There are countless uses of the snare in fills. In a groove its' main use is for accenting beats in the pattern, most commonly the back beat. In standard drum kit notation, the snare drum is notated in the second gap down with a circular note head on the 'middle C' note, which is the second gap down in the stave.

Our notation refers to where the drum is positioned on the kit rather than it's actual pitch. Likewise, another drummers floor tom may sound like a mid tom because it is tuned higher. For example, a drum that is notated as a hi tom for one drummer may actually sound like it is a floor tom because it is tuned so low. It also worth noting that different drummers kits will sound very different. A bigger drum will generally be lower pitched with a 'fuller' tone where a smaller drum would be higher pitched and quite 'snappy' in tone.

The diameter and depth of a drum have a big impact on its tone. Drums come in a huge variety of sizes and each type of drum has a general size, for example snare drums are most commonly 14' in diameter and between 5' and 6' deep. Skins can be tuned to create different tones and pitches. Each material has it's own distinct sound characteristics and construction methods. Woods such as Birch, Maple, Mahogany and Beech are common while metals such as Aluminium, Bronze and Copper are also widely use. The shell can be made from a variety of materials. Live Pads with Rhythm, jam and effects parameter to play live and control by MIDI messages.In standard drum kit notation drums are notated with circular note heads (the exception being our notation for hitting the rim of a drum).Ī drum is a circular 'shell' with skins on both the top and bottom. Humanize Velocity to get more human authentic sound. Jam Effects will add Delay And Reverb sends on the way depending on the level you can adjust. Delay and Reverb Send effects creates warm reggae and dub environments. Adds a new Reggae bank to iBassist with more than 60 bass lines. Choose the drumming style that fits best in your music and change between them to get inspired. Modern, Classic and Contemporary reggae drums. Drums for Reggae, Ska, Dub, Backbeat, Fusion. Reggae Drummer brings warm Jamaican rhythms to your iPad and iPhone, with lot of new features. Reggae Drummer brings warm Jamaican drum rhythms to your iPad and iPhone

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