The Best Sounding Cymbals: My Theory On Getting Great Sounding Cymbals

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Over my 23+ years as a professional drummer I've learned that bigger cymbals sound so much better both live and in the studio compared to smaller cymbals. I learned that the smaller and brighter the cymbal is, the more it sits above the "mix" and is harder for the sound engineer to mix. Larger cymbals tend to be darker and sit in the "mix" vs their smaller siblings and are easier to mix and physically control.
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@billc9363 5 часов назад

Pure wisdom

@MikeLumer 3 года назад

Just to put a physics slant on this, you have a theoretical limit to how much kinetic energy you can whack into a piece of brass. The bigger the cymbal, the more mass to absorb said kinetic energy, which then gets released as sound. The bigger the cymbal, the more evenly it releases the energy, vs smaller cymbals that have less mass, radiate the energy more quickly and are given to over-"saturation" which makes the cymbal sound like it's choking, which Mendiesel goes into around 4:53

@BrianTheChristopher 3 года назад

Nicely put!!!

@demarcussumter636 3 года назад

This is really such a great explanation of cymbals that I've never seen anyone explain before. It's nice to have someone break it down in such an understandable way.. Good job on this video brother.

@BrianTheChristopher 3 года назад

Thank you so much man...you seriously made my day!

@jefflyon2020 4 месяца назад

yes, i agree-bigger cymbals are where it's at. never mess with any crash smaller than a 18inch-avoid big thick loud projection crashes,unless you got the touch and work them,great video and love your approach.

@brentrichards4191 Год назад

You can go small with big, but you can't go big with small.

@stevenkbutler 3 года назад

Couldn’t agree more

@quindrey 2 года назад

I loved it man! I’m glad I found your channel!

@BrianTheChristopher 2 года назад

Thank you so much! Hoping to have some new content up soon.

@DrumtechNick 3 года назад

Very interesting story Brian 😎

@Adiaf8oros Год назад

Preach!

@ronshelton3633 3 года назад

Great minds think alike. Whenever I cashed my golden fried chicken weekly paycheck, I hustled my ass down to Tommy's, sat in his cymbal room, and knocked the shit out of everything for a few hours until I was satisfied. Or, I would just steal one from the band hall.

@BrianTheChristopher 3 года назад

Hey Ron!!! Funny you commented, In the original raw footage I actually mention you in the segment about the cymbals I had in High School when you sold me that Paiste ride cymbal. Unfortunately I had to edit it out because there was a bunch of rambling surrounding it.

@ronshelton3633 3 года назад

@@BrianTheChristopher Too funny! I may have "borrowed" that Paiste from Robbie Dodd. Serves him right for playing a Pearl Drum Kit. CB700 was the bomb, got it from Northwest Music in 6th grade.

@adamwilson1691 6 месяцев назад

matt garstkas cymbals are a little too dry for my taste. great drummer though

@karllager2214 Год назад

Hahaha. 16" crashes are splashes.

@jodychampion5018 3 года назад

🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼

@davidbarker2566 2 года назад

Love your onesty

@RorertoLombardo Месяц назад

Hi it’s interesting because the bigger you go the shittier the sound is. In a small place they all sound good then when you get big like in an arena they all sound the same very bad. The bigger you get the shittier they sound you’ll find out.

@BrianTheChristopher Месяц назад

@@RorertoLombardo I'll find out what exactly? I've played big cymbals for 20 years in small and big venues where they sounded great in either settings. I guess you never found out...😀