Musical equipment

Musical equipment

Any device used to create sound, especially musical instruments.

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crash cymbal

Musical equipment; Drums

The cymbal played that's used for emphasizing a certain beat in the song. This cymbal has more sustain than a ride cymbals does.

cross-stick

Musical equipment; Drums

Using a drumstick, this is played by laying the stick across the drumhead with the end of the stick extending past the rim. The palm/heel of the hand stays in contact with the ...

cuica

Musical equipment; Drums

a Latin percussion instrument which sound resembles a dog barking.

cut-time feel

Musical equipment; Drums

Playing any groove twice as fast as its regular tempo, while the measures of music continue as normal. Often confused with Half-time. To achieve this, the back-beat is played on ...

cymbal

Musical equipment; Drums

a copper/bronze disk struck with a drumstick to ride or emphasize beats. With the hands. Two cymbals can also be played together such as in a marching band or hi-hat cymbals.