rototom

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Rototom

Etymology

From roto- +‎ tom.

Noun

rototom (plural rototoms)

  1. A drum that has no shell and is able to change pitch by rotating its drumhead around a threaded metal ring.
    • 2005, Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, St. Martin's Publishing, page 409:
      The guy said, 'The rototom's talking! Hear the rototom?' Swear to god, he said the rototom was telling the story. 'Can't put no verse there, the rototom telling the story'.
    • 1987, John Strawn, The Proceedings of the AES 5th International Conference: Music and Digital Technology, Audio Engineering Society, pages 23-24
      rototom, has the majority of its energy in the lower frequencies.