Analysis of drum player's motion
Hiroshi Kawakami, Yuki Mito, Reiji Watanuma, Mieko Marumo · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2008
In this experiment, the motion of a drum player's arm was measured by the optical motion capture system in various performance types. From these actual movement data, we analyzed about the acceleration and sound energy flux of the stick before and after excitation. Moreover, the snap of a wrist which is very important at the time of a high drum performance and the relation of acceleration, and the relation of sound energy flux were also analyzed. From those results, it was suggested that the snap of the wrist was important at the time of a high drum performance, and it was concerned with sound power. Especially, the performance which player hit the drum speedy and repeatedly was concerned with the acceleration of stick before and after excitation.