I-Rototom: incazelo yensimbi, umlando, izinhlobo, umsindo, ukusetshenziswa

I-Rototom iyinsimbi yokushaywa. Ikilasi - i-membranophone.

Abashayi besigubhu u-Al Paulson, uRobert Grass noMichael Colgrass. Umgomo wokuklama kwakuwukusungula isigubhu esingagcotshiwe esingaculwa ngokuphendula umzimba. Ukuthuthukiswa kwangena ekukhiqizeni ngobuningi ngo-1968. Umkhiqizi wayeyinkampani yaseMelika i-Remo.

Kunezinhlobo ezingu-7 ze-rototome. Umehluko omkhulu obonakalayo ubukhulu: 15,2 cm, 20,3 cm, 25,4 cm, 30,5 cm, 35,6 cm, 40,6 cm no-45,7 cm. Amamodeli abuye ahluke ngomsindo nge-octave eyodwa. Usayizi ngamunye ungaveza imiphumela ehlukene, kuye ngekhanda nesilungiselelo. Ithuluzi lilungiswa ngokushesha ngokuphendula i-hoop. Ukushintshashintsha kwezwi.

Ama-Rototome ajwayele ukusetshenziselwa ukunweba ububanzi bomsindo wekhithi yesigubhu evamile. I-rototom isiza abashayi besigubhu abasaqalayo ukuqeqesha izindlebe zabo zomculo.

Insimbi ivamise ukusetshenziswa ngabashayi besigubhu kumabhendi e-rock. Idlalwa njalo nguBill Bruford we-Yebo, King Crimson kanye noTerry Bosio bebhendi eyedwa kaFrank Zappa. U-Nick Mason we-Pink Floyd usebenzise i-membranophone esethulweni esithi “Isikhathi” kusukela ku-“The Dark Side of The Moon”. URoger Taylor weNdlovukazi wasebenzisa i-rototom ekuqaleni kwawo-70.