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Rimshot / Cross-Stick
A dry click made on the edge of the snare.
1 · Hear it
Listen twice: once alone, once with the band. The second one is how you'll actually hear it in songs.
2 · What it actually is
The stick laid across the drum, striking the metal rim instead of the skin.
Its job
A quieter backbeat for songs that need to stay intimate.
Listen for
Woody, tight, almost no ring.
You've heard it in: Soft ballads, bossa nova, late-night soul.