Snare rush

Snare rush[1] is a term often used in electro culture to refer to impossibly fast rolls.

At that sort of speed, the effect is a buzzing sound, but with a detectable pitch, so some artists vary the repeat rate, and can even play a tune.

[citation needed] The defining characteristic of a snare rush, as opposed to a roll, is the sheer virtuosity it would take for a physical drummer to play a successful one.

As such, almost all snare rushes are computer-programmed and can be used with bass drums, tom-toms, and cymbals to intensify the effect.

Snare rushes are also often run through analog or DSP effects together with variations in volume, such as a filters or pitch shifting.