Drum-kit-notation

1 - Bass drum 2 - Floor tom 3 - Snare drum 4 - Tom-tom 5 - Hi-hat

6 - Crash cymbal 7 - Ride cymbal 8 - Splash cymbal 9 - China cymbal

MusiCAD can be used to produce drum-kit-notation. To get corresponding playback-sounds any drum-part must have been assigned midi channel 10.

A 'standard' drum kit consists of:

• snare-drum
• bass-drum
• floor-toms
• hi-hat
• ride-cymbal

The bass-drum and hi-hat are played with feet and their notes get sticks down, whereas all other notes get sticks up.

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See also

• Percussion-notation
• Drum options