hand claps
Rhythmic palm slaps
Hand claps are the sounds made by striking palms together, used as rhythmic accompaniment in music or as applause.
In recording and production, hand claps often appear as a percussive element layered over drums: The track needs some hand claps on the backbeat.
Group hand claps create a distinctive, slightly ragged texture that synthesized versions try to replicate.
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- round of applauseCollective audience acclaim
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- percussionSound through impact
palms · slap · thunder · audience · ovation · standing ovation · snapping · call and response · stomping · cheering · tempo · flamenco · gospel · celebration · encore · standing · crowd · praise
- stadium soundscheering, booing, chanting, applause, whistling
- 60s rockgarage rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock, pop rock, power chords
- flamencoduende, fandango, flamenco guitar, toque, zapateado
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- kids musicsinging, songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, alphabet songs
- rhythmsbeat, rhythm, syncopation, offbeat, cadence