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The bass drum

The bass drum

A bass drum

The bass drum as the snare is a major component of the battery. It is also used independently in bands and orchestras in the classical (music from the baroque ). Its origin seems to be lost in the first age of mankind.

It currently comprises a cylindrical, two skins (typing and resonance) and its acastillage.

The diameter of the drum may vary between 18 inches and 26 inches for a kick drum and between 26 and 40 large crates of harmony . The bass drum is played by hand (with a mallet called stork) and the foot, with a pedal, since 1882, thanks to Roger Ludwig. In some styles of music, you can use double bass drum pedal, that fires with two feet, which can strike twice as fast. Another style pedal can hit twice as fast with one foot.

The bass drum has the lowest audio frequency of the battery. It serves primarily to give a dynamic marking the highlights ( rock ) or as rhythmic accompaniment of bass and melody ( jazz ). Some batteries have two bass drums.

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