5 Simple Hacks To Modify Your Cymbal Sound | Finding Your Own Drum Sound

[@bertweyeb]

One of my splashes inverted itself at some time when I was playing outside. I reverted it, but one of my band members kept inverting it afterwards, because he liked that sound more then the original.

[@Somemusicguy1995]

I have an inverted splay with a regular splash ontop as a stack and it is super quick and cutting

[@Finduh]

this is such a weird lie lol

[@Drumgobonk08]

@@Finduh???

[@capabartz7380]

Another way to do the sizzling ride is with a chain of paper clips.

[@larifari2467]

But then you fuck around with the dudeli gudeli aduliu muliu betrich in ya ear but you didnt mind well the whawha

[@larifari2467]

That sounds crazy but i know what cha mean bean dean trean

[@capabartz7380]

@@larifari2467 I wish I knew what you meant bent cent cement

[@larifari2467]

@@capabartz7380 in Germany we pay with euroCENT thats right youre good

[@capabartz7380]

@@larifari2467 thanks. I think

[@dvdtrt9421]

Zultan cymbals are incredible!!! First time seeing a big channel like yours using them, it's great!!!

[@RolfHering]

We need more Videos with Andi playing! He‘s one of my favorit drummers.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Awww 😄❤️

[@williep3426]

I missed the option of muffling the cymbals using two magnets (for instance those from Meinl). It's a great way of muffling and you can experiment easily looking for the right sound by moving them around the surface. Works great for my ride.

[@DadBodDrumming]

The coin on the ride cymbol really sounded the best!

[@thomasvigneras5860]

His playing is highly Benny-inspired! Love it!

[@foamysqueak11]

Those Zultan cymbals sounds pretty dang good, mate

[@Alex-Defatte]

Dude. Using a pair of fast crash cymbals as hi hats is unconventionally brilliant. Love stacking the splashes as well. And goofing with your set is like putting a capo on a guitar, you'll play new things. Genius.

[@offtherecord681]

Nice to see some love for Zultan!

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I really like the kitchen towel trick, if only it didn't look so ridiculous lol. I find myself in live situations in smaller room, where we want to maintain the energy of a rockin' live show but the result is just cymbals smashing everything else. Perhaps a tan towel, custom cut to each cymbal size could get the effect in small rooms without looking so shoddy.

[@mcharbo8726]

I bet if you had some leather circles cut out to fit they'd mute even better... Cut them with a smaller diameter than the cymbals to reduce the amount of muting....

[@sembalo1776]

The kitchen towel on the ride shortens the sustain of it very nicely will have to try that myself thank you. also reminded me of the chain on the ride, so much inspiration for things from this.

[@RLStein-gi3hx]

I made a hi hat out of two rides. Absolutely absurd! Thank you!

[@davidperez5089]

2 flat rides i bet!🤣

[@aesthetichomeboy2227]

About 1:33 . A free way to do that is simply put tape on the threads. Any tape will do but gaffers tape might be better so it doesn't leave any glue residue. Other than that cool video

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for the Tip!

[@mrcoatsworth429]

In my experience, cymbals wear through tape pretty quickly, though.

[@GeoffGillDrums]

Yes brother ! The inverted splash cymbal / stacked on a China…seriously just changed my sonic landscape. THNAK YOU.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Great! Have fun playing around with this idea! :)

[@Jamva1020]

The creativity is just exceptional!

[@ttext8065]

The kitchen towel muffling idea was super helpful and made my cheap ride sound a lot better. thanks.

[@BojanOstojicBlackflagStudio]

love you videos , very useful for studio recordings and variety , keep going

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks a lot 👍🏻

[@pablogaldino9753]

I am a begginer drums enthusiast. I recognized at same time The sound of the inverted Splash. I knew The sound but did not know wich cymbal did it. Amazing video!!

[@DanielBJusto]

I’m not a drummer but i really like this videos so much because i love drumms. Epic content, keep it coming ☺️❤️ by the way you look like Rick Astley 😎

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much Daniel! Which Instrument do you play?

[@ricardoconqueso]

He's no stranger to drums...

[@Musiknird]

Ah the kitchen towel trick! Used it many times when needing to damp the trums a couple of times.

[@gonzorudeboy]

@@ricardoconqueso he knows the grooves and so do I

[@WatchesnguitarsDK]

Become one 🙂

[@CoredusK]

Phenomenal playing!! Hats off!

[@lukeanika9635]

first time to be here in your channel and i must say these are good stuff. great drumming man!

[@karstenbursak8083]

you mentioned, that many hesitate to invert the cymbals bc they fear to break the cymbals ... even broken cymbals are very interesting sometimes, not only for stacking ... Steve Gadd already did this in the 70s ... there are even videos of him playing the big stage with Paul Simon where he uses a broken ride cymbal where roughly 1/5 to 1/4 of the cymbal is broken of

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Good point 👍🏻

[@toneshack]

I need to repeat the intro many times just lovin the fills.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

😃

[@lauragalvan6285]

What a great video! I loved these tips! I have tried adding a splash in random places but it never sounded how I wanted, but I didn’t think about some of these other possibilities, so I am definitely going to be playing around with all my cymbals in the coming days 👹

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I had a drummer one time do your Splash trick, but use an FX splash and keep them together pretty tightly, and it sounded almost EXACTLY like a midi "clap" sound. It was a really cool way to get that trashy fakey sounding 👏👏👏 that you hear sometimes in hip hop music, and as an effect.

[@ooPreacherManoo]

Really like these hacks.... gonna use them at church, I think. Add a little spice to the songs!

[@brassseller8921]

Gaffer tape can also be used as bell protection if you get stuck. And as a cymbal mute. Use gaffer 'loops' to dull both heads and cymbals, it works a treat!

[@risingson7681]

Geile Ideen! Werde ich heute abend direkt anwenden. Ich bin da echt nicht drauf gekommen einfach mehrere Becken übereinander. Du bist ein Genie! :D

[@georgefog8380]

Very sweet beats, love this. Great content

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks a lot! 👍🏻

[@jerrygamez5723]

Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it.

[@m.rmalakadrums2047]

Nice brother God bless you

[@fastfiddler1625]

Oh man. I love those inverted splashes. Sound almost like baby chinas.

[@666dreamboat]

the zultan sounded so good inverted, wow.

[@TheChobyter]

7:10 there is third option take old snare wires, cut them in half and fix that on top of the cymbal.

[@flea182]

I have been trying to work on my push pull technique. Couldn't find a lesson about it on the site. Hope you guys can make one. Great video by the way. Keep them coming!

[@tdog4827]

Gordy Knudtson has an awesome video series on yt about open/close technique👍

[@flea182]

Thanks dude! I will check it out

[@johnny5.56]

Secret weapons for the modern drummer

[@michaelbruhl4425]

Kompliment, klasse Ideen, die der Kreativität freinen Lauf lassen. Werde demnächst mal einiges ausprobieren. 👍👍👍Gelungenes Video, Gruß Michael.

[@rozhkovmusic]

This video really helps, i was looking for it ❤❤❤

[@kevinschwanbeck3310]

Very nicely organized. I just can't bend one of my Zildjian splashes

[@havespacesuitwilltravel9607]

The JoJo Mayer custom pedal in the intro is a VERY nice bit of kit

[@bryan0710]

That Setup is fire bro🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MikeyLikesItt]

You might have the most beautiful array of cymbals I've ever seen

[@BenjaminBustos77]

Nice Video Congratulations ✨👌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks

[@alfonsalenius2482]

great drumming!! the crash hihat idea sounded fantastic, i should try that out...

[@dermitdem1179]

ich bin kein Drummer aber produzent und immer interessiert an neuen Sounds und möglichkeiten. habe auch selber becken, hihats und so es ist zwar kein richtiges "drusmet" was ich habe aber es geht schon, für meine Zwecke Cooles Video! ich kannte schon ein paar tricks aber nicht alle :) und die Drumbeats die zur vorführung dienen, sind wiiirklich groovy!

[@harrygeal5937]

rdavidr energy from this

[@ArtOfDrumming]

👋😃

[@janemcgowan]

GREAT ADVICE!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Some nice phrasing here....

[@thebutcher1865]

Thanks, pretty informative and interesting. Good drumming as well.

[@georgefog8380]

Great, really great, gddam useful, thank u guys so much!

[@geralddrums]

Sehr coole Hacks. Mega Video!! :-)

[@mariesyvian8187]

for the muffling, I think it'd be interesting for recording do one take of the song with tape on the cymbals and then another with towels or something on the drums and mix them together

[@saturnwalker6516]

Very useful🤘😉

[@elcrackengaitos_bs4804]

is nobody gonna talk about how tasty plays this man? he's a beast

[@gustavoborchert]

Excellent tips; thank you!

[@krzysztofwaclawski9002]

Amazing!

[@lemuelconnell1753]

Great video, very helpful!!! What are the drum dampeners you are using?

[@Am0r_y_PeZ]

Beautiful drum sound

[@MixedByDotRob]

Great ideas. Have to buy more Splashes now! ;-)

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Always good to have some splashes around 😄

[@pawelmorrison]

I have that same 10" Aja splash and its fantastic for stacking!

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Great hacks! Txs 🙏🏽

[@Eurodrummer666]

If I find nice looking towels, I´d try them out!

[@Frontdesk99]

Your kit sounds like a dream. BTW the bath tub chain is something I've been using since 1978. Works best at thicker rides, like the 20" Zildjian ride I bought back then (and still use :-))

[@TheWeckle]

You can also use moon gel to muffle your symbols. This will help with the quick removal issue so you can take it off very quickly.

[@StevenJamesBurks]

Those cymbals sound incredible. I don't say that easily.

[@garykilgo6552]

I use Moongel on my ride to calm it down....works great and no tape residue

[@kshtimi]

God bless this helped a lot ✝️

[@nik_in_the_box]

Great muffling tips

[@iltiziochecommenta]

My gosh, when I see that cymbals😛🤑

[@Gabrielanb7]

hey I love the videos! Would appreciate it if you used a de-esser on the voice, it gets quite sharp sometimes :)

[@drumedison]

one of my favorites is bottom china 15" to 18" Top splash 8" to 10", now i have 15" sabian xtreme china bottom and the splash 10" from max stax also sabian top in a remote hihat pedal... really great, the china from the max stax 10" bottom have a 8" splash arborea top also like a hihat but in just one cymbal stand.

[@brianfoster7486]

interesting vid. I've heard of cloth for drum but not cymbals. I could see using cloth on cymbals though for quieter practice, but otherwise, nah. I've heard of moongel too, but haven't tried it. I think it would tame certain frequencies, and would depend on placement on the surface.

[@nikkisdad6705]

To your right side, What is the cymbal with the smooth finish near the top, located left of the inverted china? It sounds great!!

[@KitCatStudio]

Even though It does work to put tapes on your cymbals, I tried it when I needed some muffling for studio work, it not so great idea because it’s really hard to take it back down. A specially if you forget it there, after a while it becomes impossible to peal it off, and leaves a mark on the cymbal. If you wanna maybe sell the cymbal or replace it it doesn’t look so good. I prefer to let them ring or yeah sometimes use a towel or a small piece of cloth to take it down a bit.

[@whoismori]

thanks!

[@dylanwbarnes]

I freaked out when he inverted that splash.

[@lajollascott]

I yelled so loud my wife called from the other room, asking what's wrong.

[@dylanwbarnes]

Lol!

[@jonleonguerrero]

I can’t bring myself to do it. I paid enough for that splash to make me reluctant to break it. Maybe after a while I’ll get over my hang up.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

😉

[@Lesbo-Drummer]

The trash hats go crazy tho

[@ringostarchy3604]

I use my ride cymbal as a crash ride sound pretty good ngl

[@mafufu7419]

Have the same towels, they look rad. Do they sound vintage of I don't wash them after cleaning my plates? Would love to convert my generic cheap cymbals and add some original patina :D

[@UstheBear]

Nice

[@kuroageha1096]

Yeah, we use tapes or blankets to make drum sounds dry and tighter and why don’t we do it to cymbals? This video gave me some keys to new sounds. Thanks so much!

[@AlBenemsit]

Don’t really know if this comment has been made already, if yes, I’m sorry! But… I have been told that using duct tape to muffle cymbals is actually somewhat “dangerous” since it prevents the cymbals from swinging as freely as they naturally would. By interrupting this “natural swinging wave” the cymbals can easily crack. That being said, I’m more of a hard hitter, so maybe that’s a difference. What I did in a live situation where my cymbals were too loud: I used Moongels close to the bells to dampen them a bit. Worked really great!

[@MetalionMusic]

Using Moongels on cymbals is something I have also done to great effect. I like it better than tape for a few reasons. It is easier to move around to different spots on the cymbal and to take off all together when doing studio work. If it leaves any sort of residue, which it usually doesn't, it is easy to wipe off (I use Trick drum polish for that typically). And of course, moving a Moongel from a cymbal to a different cymbal, or from a cymbal to a drum only takes a few seconds so, it is easy to use, versatile, and for my preferences provides the right amount of dampening. Cool to see other people using this technique as well!

[@Lestat888]

i wonder what you can do with a zildjian planet z hats and crash/ride .

[@pierreg8562]

great video!

[@hunteralexander9791]

What’s that silver cymbal? It’s absolutely gorgeous

[@ArtOfDrumming]

You can find the full cymbal list in the description 👍🏻

[@rochluongo8018]

I was doing this 20 years ago. Sometimes when I get a quiet gig I put a splash on top of the crash turn it into a short

[@lk-nest7750]

Nice. 🙌

[@MichaelDionneDrummer]

I sometimes use both of my 10" splash cymbals to make a stack, but it never sounded good. It always sounded dead. I might try inverting one of them and see what difference it makes! Thanks for the tip!

[@jonn443]

1. The 16" Trash Hats sounds AWESOME!!!! 2. Your floor Tom sound is the TRUTH!!!!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Yeah! 👍🏻

[@tommypatton3556]

What is the piece of hardware you used to stack the splashes?

[@krioni86sa]

I inverted my ride cymbal and it became a backride cymbal.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

😅

[@Will13drumheaded]

oooof... i was experimenting since 2013... doing my own mini hats.. dry af splashes.. hammering down my old hats to a high (top) pitch and bottom (low) pitch chinas converted my old 20" ride to a darker china then went to pair it with the old high top hat now china then i thought it was a close enough to Luke's bullet stack...

[@davidhamilton7780]

Heads to kitchen, cuts hole in towel... wife not happy. Thanks for the tips!

[@dukha82]

OMG! I can't thank u enough. I have just bought a China cymbal which sounds pretty good. However I was looki g for a trashy sound and mine does not sound as trashy as I would like it to. After placing a dodgy cymbal on top of the other...WoW, the trashy sound arises from hell. Still not perfect, but I am getti g Closer to what I was looking for. Maybe a lighter or smaller Splash Will do the job si ce the cymbal on top is quite large and heavy

[@thedrinkerofH2O]

Great video, thanks for all the clever tips, really useful. You used better cymbals in your previous videos though, why didn’t you use them again?

[@pierreg8562]

i actually think they sound great, especially when you know their price!

[@thedrinkerofH2O]

@@pierreg8562 Didn’t know about the pricing, thanks for that perspective.

[@Ashlord]

Actually I think they sound just as good and maybe even better.

[@HakkKim]

+Taping on your ride cymbal's bell makes more crash sound!! (But you can lose a little stick definition)

[@handyboen]

👍👍👍

[@NightmaresWontStop]

I’ve been in a bunch of music videos and we always taped the bottoms of my cymbals so I’m not super loud

[@pierreg8562]

@9:30 this is my worst nightmare and why i can't buy a hi hat without trying it, i havent found gaffer tape to make much difference. A very prominent (and annoying overtone example: Jack Johnson's Wasting time) :)

[@ask_me_about_sharks]

What are you using to dampen your drums??