Drum Roll

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	Started by Darobat on 2002-10-12 16:43:22
How do you do a drum roll?
	Reply 1 by Francis Beaumier on 2002-10-12 19:23:25
On a drum staff (a staff set to channel 10) put a base clef and use the note just below the first ledger under the clef (it would be a D). Make the duration 32nd notes and if you want vary them a little so it sounds more realistic
	Reply 2 by Ron on 2002-10-13 11:47:32
BASS clef!
	Reply 3 by Francis Beaumier on 2002-10-13 15:52:08
oops...
	Reply 4 by Darobat on 2002-10-17 12:52:52
How would u do it on a timpani?
	Reply 5 by d justice on 2002-10-18 02:23:57
With both feet on the floor and holding on to the handrails.
	Reply 6 by Francis Beaumier on 2002-10-18 11:56:07
Sorry I'm so late... To do it for a timpani, DO NOT use channel ten use a regular channel, and select timpani from the instrument tab in the staff properties. Use the pitch of the note to select the pitch of the timpany.
	Reply 7 by Tim P on 2002-10-18 22:52:39
Many people also use two different pitches, say a B and a C for a rolling B. I avoid this because it sounds like an out-of-tune timpani to me. I also use a sustain pedal (yes, as is used for piano parts) to help achieve a more realistic sound.
	Reply 8 by Bob Lim on 2002-10-20 07:42:04
Depending on your soundcard/font, sustain or just plain legato/slur over the repeated notes can make things sound better. Another tip is to accent the first one or two notes in a roll (particularly a loud one) to emphasise the attack. Where there is a roll followed by a rest, or at the end of a piece, you may also have to replace the repeated notes with one or more rests so that the timp. stops playing when everyone else does; this applies to string tremolos also.
	Reply 9 by Simon on 2002-11-06 18:58:07
>>How do you do a drum roll?<< Depending on your sound card, one single note can play the whole roll. In my case, it's the F waaaaay down on the staff. Start from the normal F, then go down two octaves. That's where my drum roll is. As for timpani, I just write what sounds good. I usually use sixteenth triplets, or thirty-seconds.