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Hearable here: 10 with an editorial clip, 0 more through a community example · 0 have community recordings. Names and difficulty in beatbox are partly a matter of scene and taste; aliases are listed so you can find a sound by any of them, and nothing here claims who invented what.
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The tick of the beat — a short, crisp "t" that keeps time between kicks and snares.
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A snare with a chest behind it — part cough, all impact.
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The hi-hat's inward twin — ticks that recover breath instead of costing it.
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The classic battle snare — a sharp K cracked on the in-breath.
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A kick made while breathing IN — hit hard without spending air.
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The classic snare crack — made by pulling air IN past the side of your tongue.
nothing to hear yetaka Inward K Snare, K Rimshot
The heartbeat of every beat — a punchy bass-drum hit made from a hard "B".
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The splashy sustain — a hi-hat that rings open instead of closing shut.
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A lip-popped snare with a breathy tail — soft kit, warm character.
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The classic outward snare — a two-part "P + f" pop with built-in sizzle.
nothing to hear yetaka Classic Snare
The dry click-crack of a stick on the drum rim — the K snare's sharper cousin.
nothing to hear yetaka Inward Rimshot
A soft, brushed hi-hat — the sound of a broom sweeping the beat.
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A sharp, bright snare cracked off tense lips — louder and wetter-sounding than Pf.
nothing to hear yetaka Pepper Spit Snare
The crispy "tch" — a snare living inside a single consonant cluster.
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