Music is the heart of every occasion and the drum is one of the things that signal the beginning of celebrations and competitions. Whether it is a song or a dance without the drum the song seems incomplete. There is something about the rhymes of a drum that gets us in a happy mood our bodies move with the beats in a natural wave that is beautiful to watch. There is one drum that has a great effect on people and that's the drum roll sound effect. It belongs to the percussion instrument the drum roll is made from a membrane that is stretched over a hallow subject so as to produce sound when hit.

Drum rolls are used by composers to sustain and create other effects and the most common is using the roll to build expectation. There many types of drum rolls and here are some drum rolls that are used by many composers;

I. Snare drum roll

- This drum roll is usual plated with double strokes alternating from left to the right hands.

II. Timpani roll

- This drum roll is exclusively a single-stroked

III. Key board roll

- Similar to the timpani and the composer has the lead on how it will sound.

IV. Fulcrum roll /one handed roll / gravity roll

- This drum requires the composer to strike it in a professional way to have the preferred effect.

When the composer wants to get the desired drum roll sound effect then they have to practice and learn which drum roll they are playing so as they can learn the best way to strike the drum. Here are a few tips on how to get the drum roll sound effect in a professional way;

v Real instruments – when using real drum rolls try make sure that they are in a comfortable position so as to produce quality sound. If possible create a reverb and delay send effect that will place all your sounds in the same virtual space. For an even more powerful drum roll effect try applying the reverb pre-fader sounds cape styles effect.

v Layering chopped up beats (drum loops) - this is a good way to get the authentic DnB sound. For a tight modern sound put each hits end point before the next drum sound occurs. By simply leaving the end point at the end of the sample beat helps to produce a jingoistic sound but you have to make sure the membrane is tune and stretched to produce the desired tempo.

There many ways that one can play a drum roll and when searching for the best way to play a drum roll with impressive sound effect you can go to a training musical school or go online and find information on how to play the drum roll.