How is the effect called when you slap a drum stick on the metal edge of the snare?

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I am actually looking for a sample that contains this effect, like in this song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers at 0:55

Tetsujin · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-10 06:46:29Z

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It's known as a side-stick or cross-stick

I didn't test either of the above, I've got more drum samples here than I really know what to do with ;)

answered Jul 10, 2015 at 6:46

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Thank you, i was first looking for 'Rim Click' samples but that didn't give me the right samples. I got more rim shots like the second link you posted
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Jul 11, 2015 at 2:56

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user1103 · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-17 03:01:54Z

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My drummer always called it a rimshot.

answered Sep 17, 2015 at 3:01

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There's some confusion/disagreement over 'rimshot' as a term. I'd consider a rimshot to be like a normal stroke, but with the stick angled precisely to hit both the skin & rim simultaneously. The effect is pretty dramatic, & loud. Compared to cross- or side-stick, which has the stick resting on the skin & then the sound made by striking the rim.
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Mar 21, 2016 at 13:44

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