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Before thinking about sound choices with cymbals, it is important to have proper protection between stand and cymbal. In this video, you will learn a cheap way to do that as well as how you can alter your cymbal sound.
Let us know about your own personal cymbal hacks down in the comments!
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@lennard7123 4 жыл бұрын

"Metal to metal contact should always be avoided" a few seconds later: "just put your keys on the cymbal"

@Darthvexen 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing 😂😂

@Terrezio 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@danielmathia5875 4 жыл бұрын

c'mmon, you dont compare this, do you....

@joelb5967 4 жыл бұрын

That‘s exactly what i thought too 😂😂😂

@calebthomas2616 4 жыл бұрын

but it’s much better to have contact on the surface of the cymbal than at the edges or the confer hole. contact at the hole/edge is much more likely to lead to cracking which can break ur cymbal which is much worse. but with all of these just make sure it’s not causing damage.

@schmarotzke8205 4 жыл бұрын

Drummer at the front door of his house: "Where my keys at?"

@estebanmelocardona1666 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@paulmaringelli5536 4 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean, "Where are my keys?" (proper grammar, please)

@bendudley225 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulmaringelli5536 why so proper... sir

@schmarotzke8205 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulmaringelli5536 You problem?

@bendudley225 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulmaringelli5536 true and surely drummers should be judged on how good they are at drumming not grammar

@scrungly 4 жыл бұрын

the licc in the synth line at 1:10 ????

@emberdrops3892 4 жыл бұрын

lmao yes

@mihaidrums5 4 жыл бұрын

Those Sabian cymbals are beautiful!

@Terrezio 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t go wrong with the HHX range!

@nospoon17 4 жыл бұрын

Mihai Drums yes indeed! I play the evolution hhx series except the ride , I use the same ride used in this video the hhx groove ride and I love it so much! Highly recommended for a bright ride sound with great crash ability, the crash on it is actually better than most regular crash cymbals, it could actually be my all time favorite cymbal .

@Ogilla 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a huge AAX fan, I guess since I’m more into progressive rock, but alot of their product lines are fantastic (HHX included).

@gulinienea 4 жыл бұрын

That bass drum gives me goosebumps

@WrvrUgoThrUR 4 жыл бұрын

4:29 I could listen to this John Bonham ‘Fool in the Rain’ beat forever!!!

@GeloAlcantara 4 жыл бұрын

Was wowed by the Purdie Shuffy! Love it! Didn't see that coming!

@scheme8824 4 жыл бұрын

was also impressed by this

@joesantamaria5874 4 жыл бұрын

Good Purdie Shuffle for sure!

@drew-shourd 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, great kit, awesome sound, smooth beat also. After 30+ years as a pro in L.A., I am retired but still bang on my Rolands...

@noampitlik2332 4 жыл бұрын

...and if you don't have your keys, you can use the carburetor from a 62 Plymouth.

@Studio-audio-max 4 жыл бұрын

holds rhythm very well; pleasant sound; holds sticks and brush work perfectly

@jorisdaniel1566 4 жыл бұрын

Clean snare sound!

@Strepite 3 жыл бұрын

agreed, sounds dope

@wardnelen3140 4 жыл бұрын

i have a small crack in a crash of mine, drill a 3-4mm hole at the end of the crack so it dousn't tear any further and you have a cymbal with extended sustain

@blindhydra 4 жыл бұрын

For this reason the drums are my favorite instrument

@chickenbeforeegg 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Purdie/Porcaro tribute ;)

@thaddeusodonnell3986 3 жыл бұрын

I grabbed a pair of Jeff Porcaro signature Regal Tip sticks per the advice of some random forum when I was looking up how to get less stick sound from my hats when recording. I was kind of shocked at how good these sticks rebound and their distinct sound they get on impact..I kind of thought sticks couldn't make that much a difference but these sticks themselves get q very different tone when you tap them together than any other sticks, the wood is very hard and has a nice finish and to my surprise they indeed made my hi hats sound much better in recordings. I recently ordered another signature series from Regal Tips to compare but the Jeff Porcaros are currently my favorite sticks OAT.

@Meatlooaf 4 жыл бұрын

obviously taping works on rides and hi-hats too people, used to do that to my ride when i played live at small venues, to control the sustain and volume. For ease of removal, put a crease in the middle of the piece of tape, like "_|_" so it pulls right off.

@williep3426 4 жыл бұрын

Most of all I love how the snare sounds in this vid.

@kirbyd 4 жыл бұрын

try putting your keys in between the hi hat cymbals . sounds good

@BobSchoepenjr 4 жыл бұрын

Nice reminder and money saving advice👍

@CarolinaBassHunter 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool 👍

@germanandrescollazosperea523 Жыл бұрын

Gracias bro

@einsteinalexander7187 Жыл бұрын

My keys haha~~ genius idea!

@6shorty0loc2 4 жыл бұрын

I like your hacks lol. It's as if you made this video just for me. Long story short I have a drumset that is missing the felts and needed a quick fix. Plus I was curious to how to give my cymbals a more sizzle sound. For when I record them. Funny tho that you used your keys as I've seen my uncle do this trick before. Real talented drummer lol. So I'm always looking for ways to compliment his playing.

@alonsocentenopalomino9623 4 жыл бұрын

that bassdrum sound is amazing dude!!!!!! one hack to sound like that please!!!

@mlaugh3 4 жыл бұрын

very good tips.

@jojodrumz 4 жыл бұрын

🔥🥁great video

@manorikodikara7109 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice...

@robertotimo8504 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of hhx ride did you use? I love it! Thank you

@Unprocessed 4 жыл бұрын

this changed my life

@foomfs 4 жыл бұрын

Unprocessed yoooo love your new album 🤣

@PeterSpacey 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your Using My Music // Keep up the fresh & Spacey content ✊🏽✨🙏🛸

@yom3r3ngu3s 4 жыл бұрын

I liked more the standard sound, but surely I can try your suggestions

@quirkyfunguy 4 жыл бұрын

What preamps did you use? Sounds really good

@joeg7967 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, stright to the point, good info no BS!

@JesseShortis 4 жыл бұрын

If you change your sticks out you will get a completely new cymbal tone. For example a thin timbale stick compared to a 5B stick is massively different

@EqDior 3 жыл бұрын

im still wondering how you get your cymbals so shiny and clean looking!

@YungFantastic4 4 жыл бұрын

What’s in the bass drum?? 🤯🤯 How did you get such a deep clean hump out of the bass drum?

@Terrezio 4 жыл бұрын

hudson that’s hax!

@austincox1709 4 жыл бұрын

hudson thank you, i’ve been looking for this!

@GuyIncognito486 4 жыл бұрын

After hearing the serious gate and compression on a Ludwig Black Beauty in another video, I bet that the thud comes from basic EQ, gate, and compression.

@whyhatestrangers 4 жыл бұрын

Simple dampening and some light EQ can do wonders.

@dannycastromusic_ 3 жыл бұрын

put some blankets inside the bass drum. It'll do wonders or your sound.

@arlanddanielerandio4234 4 жыл бұрын

love the snare

@laauuurrrr 4 жыл бұрын

I used to tape more coins on a second ride. It seemed interesting at the time... I wouldn't do that now, however

@janreypunzalan4986 4 жыл бұрын

what size is the snare drum that you use here?

@boybrownstone154 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@cantalopepizza1159 4 жыл бұрын

Was that the beat to Grapevine Fires by Death Cab For Cutie? It sounds very similar. I love the composition of that song.

@ryancain6012 4 жыл бұрын

It's a shuffle pattern. Grapevine Fires has a really unique sticking, but the sound is very similar. If you were in a cover band, just about any shuffle would suffice.

@whyhatestrangers 4 жыл бұрын

Reed Alexandra there are several notable shuffle patterns, but this one sounded like the purdie. Look up Bernard Purdie Shuffle. It looks and sounds way easier than it is.

@artisticevan2358 4 жыл бұрын

When ur snare starts playing 😭🤤

@myazstar 3 жыл бұрын

Is it better to buy symbols cingular or in pack? Is there a difference in the quality of sound?

@jameseveritts8113 4 жыл бұрын

Barrel tip sticks to help

@nanashipersonne4151 7 ай бұрын

Is the 8mm diameter the diameter inside the tube or with the tube included?

@eutytoalba 4 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! You can dry out the sound of your cymbals with a cloth.... That's practically some functional Willie Wonka style logic there.... 😆

@maxiss874 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vid and nice drummer!, that edit 4:56 was on point tho

@seankingdon8346 4 жыл бұрын

Flip a cymbal upsidedown and put it on your snare, makes an interesting sound. Could just be my cymbal idk

@ColtraneTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I shall try that.

@roromoho 4 жыл бұрын

I Saw few jazz drummers who had a hi hat with the bottom larger than the top. What's the reason of that ?

@hannes1734 4 жыл бұрын

Sound gets P H A T

@Winky8723 4 жыл бұрын

I would assume it offers a cleaner sound when closing the hat

@stanbarrington9698 4 жыл бұрын

I think Elvin Jones used a top 15 with bottom 16.I have the same set up,cause I wanted to hear it.It offers more contact area and the CHICK is stronger.I have always bought several pairs of used Zildjian 14 new beats/quick beats and mixed and matched hoping to get LUCKY.Even throwing in Paiste sound edges too!

@bowdimiller933 4 жыл бұрын

I use two crash cymbals as hats. Makes the sound "PHAT" and also gives it a deeper, less "pingy" sound.

@6shorty0loc2 4 жыл бұрын

I just push my tongue against the back of my teeth. Back and forth and blow quick burst of air out for my high hat sound lol

@arielalvarado6007 4 жыл бұрын

What series HHX are those? They sound beautiful! I’m in love with the hats. Thanks

@bfo3605 4 жыл бұрын

Ariel Alvarado Groove hats and ride.you can see it in the video. Not sure about the crash

@11superawesomepandas 4 жыл бұрын

Groove hats, groove ride, and x-treme crash :)

@wurdofwizdumb1928 2 жыл бұрын

That snare is beautiful. What is it?

@user-uk2hg5nk8f 3 жыл бұрын

CANY ANYONE TELL ME WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE MATERIALS TO USE TO CREATE THAT CRASH CYMBAL SOUND PLZ??

@RaulRincon28 4 жыл бұрын

fr how do you get the bass drum to sound like that

@kailiw.8462 3 жыл бұрын

tune it

@ColtraneTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

I'm confused about the ride and crash cymbals. Don't these rides sound a lot like crashes?

@zackmagruder757 4 жыл бұрын

I want all those drum sets the ones that I saw now

@CHABIEPORTNOY 4 жыл бұрын

4:30 These Chains By TOTO

@george9065 4 жыл бұрын

That's the Purdie Shuffle

@joesantamaria5874 4 жыл бұрын

Ain’t no TOTO. That’s Bernard Purdie, brother.

@CHABIEPORTNOY 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Santa Maria I know, even Porcaro said so☺️

@danywan83 4 жыл бұрын

5:05 nice sound

@juangrimalt6354 4 жыл бұрын

Medida del snare? 13"?

@olliejohnson5158 4 жыл бұрын

Personally I like to use a short necklace for a riveted effect on cymbals, it works just as well and also looks cooler than a piece of a toilet

@abrahampalomo4978 4 жыл бұрын

what is the name of the cymbals?

@nicolascodreanu5035 4 жыл бұрын

4:28 purdie shuffle!!!!

@youtubemainia1664 4 жыл бұрын

It almost sounded like "fool in the rain" by Led Zeppelin

@zackmagruder757 4 жыл бұрын

I want theme now

@lilchung8158 4 жыл бұрын

That bass drum tho

@Monsterdrumma 4 жыл бұрын

I use scotch tape that doesn’t dampen the cymbal and a nickel.

@originalhasky 4 жыл бұрын

this wholekit soundsw so sexy! and i mean the non modified version....

@francissolomon2426 4 жыл бұрын

Is this gabe? From drum beats online?

@pascal_thielen 4 жыл бұрын

No, it's me, Pascal, from OnlineLessons.

@Joemama-le4md 4 жыл бұрын

Can I put tape on the bottom of a ride?

@mrnemo04 4 жыл бұрын

No.

@salvi_5037 4 жыл бұрын

How do you tune your snare? 🤯

@beaueatbutterflyyummy4151 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t crank the resonate head and little bit of paper under the wire

@Taigeseat 4 жыл бұрын

purdie schuffle:-)

@aaronbrodofske4104 4 жыл бұрын

Try a vid with b8x.... 'cymbals'...

@_c3a3m_88 4 жыл бұрын

My hi-hat always makes a noise whenever I open it up. This makes it really annoying to use the foot pedal. Any idea on how to fix this.

@lilaaronboy1629 4 жыл бұрын

Either the top hi-hat or bottom piece may be dented

@andymcmillan9260 4 жыл бұрын

You're always going to get noise just by moving them. Make sure the bottom hat is tilted and that your clutch isn't set too high. Too much distance between them can cause resonance. They, as the dude above suggests, could be dented and uneven.

@_c3a3m_88 4 жыл бұрын

Lil' Aaronboy there’s a crack in one of the cymbals.

@_c3a3m_88 4 жыл бұрын

Andy McMillan they’re very old and I got them used so maybe that’s why?

@lilaaronboy1629 4 жыл бұрын

@@_c3a3m_88 I think you should get new ones since cracked cymbals are dangerous

@edwinsonsantos7100 4 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy that "Ching Ring"? Am I right with the spelling?

@HarveyG 4 жыл бұрын

pwede ka mag diy nyan sir pwede gamitin pinit pit na tansan

@bryanthrow 4 жыл бұрын

g00gle

@a.j.wilkes6352 4 жыл бұрын

Ching Ring by Meinl Percussion. You got it right.

@BlazingNinjaGaming 4 жыл бұрын

What we're the drumsticks that you were using

@andymcmillan9260 4 жыл бұрын

They're Vick Firth. Judging by the colour, they're either hickory or maple. Maple is the softest, hickory a nice middle ground and oak is the hardest. They're excellent sticks and all I ever use.

@johnjuan6698 2 жыл бұрын

Are you the same guy from art of drumming?

@dwaynerobertson383 4 жыл бұрын

I also meant to state that the video was good, but I really needed to stress the harshness of sticking gum, goo, glue (whatever), on a cymbal. Otherwise, a very cool video.

@TronciM 4 жыл бұрын

Why? It won't damage the cymbal

@batero4life 4 жыл бұрын

Hi-Hat hack. Use the botton hat on top and the top hi-hat at the bottom. It will sound better.

@pearl1985 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion standard sound is much better than modified.

@chefroccoparise1870 4 жыл бұрын

Y did u hold ur stick upside down???

@brandonmclendon5368 4 жыл бұрын

Some drummers do that in order to get more attack

@CharlesTPrimm 8 ай бұрын

Is this a computer-assisted voice??

@vasiliscond9433 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips, but geez I think that ride cymbal sounds awful Personal preference, I know but I really dont like those HHX rides

@paulmaringelli5536 4 жыл бұрын

Save money. Need some "cymbal sleeves," get some milkshake size straws in a fast-food place. Cut the straws to 1/4 inch size.

@drummer6219 4 жыл бұрын

I put oil on cymbals because I be cookeeeen🥁🦈🙊🙉🙈

@thechannel2378 4 жыл бұрын

i wish that my snair will sound like that

@clementzote9404 4 жыл бұрын

But I don't have drum 😂

@sparrovski 4 жыл бұрын

Shaking my head.

@SaumBodhi 4 жыл бұрын

Hack #1 buy good cymbals that already sound good. My shitty cymbals dont sound any better with a bathtub chain.

@backstab86 4 жыл бұрын

how about this hack: TIGHTEN YOUR RIDE CYMBAL TO MAX AS IT SHOULD BE, WHAT KIND OF HIPSTER PLAY WITHOUT THE KNOBS ON?

@mrnemo04 4 жыл бұрын

Right!

@Novaeax 3 жыл бұрын

i poop on my cymbals

@thejontte4394 4 жыл бұрын

This video should be named: Buy Zildjian A-Series and you're good to go

@DrSamE 3 жыл бұрын

Unless you use your creativity, you can re hammer and lathe cymbals pretty easily.

@ichbrauchmehrkaffee5785 4 жыл бұрын

Two things I never figured out, why drummers would do that: 1. Sizzle cymbals, to me it just sounds like a cymbal with a crack in it. 2. Tape on the underside of the cymbal, I mean COMEON, that just sounds like shit

@mrnemo04 4 жыл бұрын

I, as well.

@kitty2397 3 жыл бұрын

i don't even have drums

@SfilmujMnie 4 жыл бұрын

Puting tape on cymbals - most stupid thing to do.

@angelbethea645 4 жыл бұрын

Cheaper way to get the sounds you want without spending an extra $200-$300 on a cymbal...AND no permanent damage? Smartest thing to do in my opinion.

@dwaynerobertson383 4 жыл бұрын

I have a hack for you - DO NOT STICK TAPE ON YOUR CYMBALS. Those instruments, the proper ones, are not inexpensive!! If you are considering using tape on your cymbals you just bought the wrong cymbals. Sell them, and better luck when you get back to the music store next time. For those of you who disagree, why not skip the piece of tape altogether and drop a nice glob of epoxy on your cymbal? Better??

@christopherlockwood9321 4 жыл бұрын

Wow why so triggered over a piece of tape? It’s a big piece of metal I’m sure a small strip of painters tape isn’t going to hurt it.

@dwaynerobertson383 4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherlockwood9321 I don't like to foul woods and metals with unnatural materials. Pretty much that simple. Cymbals are full of grooves, and tape gum/glue is not a part of the alloy. It's a foreign material, and it has to get trapped in those grooves. Yes, you can clean it, but why? It's just a personal thing, I guess. I never have, nor will, use tape on my cymbals. It's gotta' be a bitch to clean off, and it's a contaminate. If I had to mute a cymbal I'd take a piece/strip of very fine cloth, punch a hole in it to fit over the cymbal stand threaded rod, and drape it over the cymbal. You can mute them without using sticky gums and glues. Not to mention that beautiful cymbals look like shit with pieces of tape stuck on them. Polished, shining, shimmering cymbals look and sound beautiful. Putting tape on them is akin to putting lipstick on a pig.

@angelbethea645 4 жыл бұрын

Different things work for different people...

@dwaynerobertson383 4 жыл бұрын

@@angelbethea645 absolutely. It's an opinion...and we all have some.

@chelebeaqueen 4 жыл бұрын

@@dwaynerobertson383you equals tool