Let's Learn About Drums; Drum Set Elements - Roland TD-07 Owner's Manual

Let's Learn About Drums

Drum Set Elements

Here are some basic terms related to drum sets.
Bass drum/Kick Pedal
Played with a kick pedal, it's the largest drum in the kit.
* Use a commercially available kick pedal.
Snare drum
The snare drum is the main "voice" of a drum kit.
Hi-hat/Hi-hat pedal
An acoustic hi-hat uses 2 cymbals mounted on a hi-hat
stand. Pressing the hi-hat pedal opens and closes it.
* TD-07KV (example) uses a single pad.
Acoustic drum
Crash
Hi-hat
Snare
Hi-hat pedal
Kick pedal
2
Ride
Tom
Floor tom
Bass drum
Tom (Tom 1, Tom 2)
These are usually mounted above the bass drum.
Floor tom (Tom 3)
Sometimes called a bass tom, it either stands on its own legs
or is mounted on a stand.
Ride cymbal
Usually mounted on the right side of the drum kit, the ride
cymbal is principle elements in keeping time.
Crash cymbal
Smaller than the ride, the crash cymbal is mainly used for
accents.
* In the TD-07KV (example), this is the same size as the ride.
V-drums (example: TD-07KV)
Crash
Hi-hat
Tom 1
Drum
sound Snare
module
Hi-hat pedal
Ride
Tom 2
Tom 3
Kick
(Bass drum)
Kick pedal