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Greg_L
Banned
True, I forgot the smiley. 
PhilGood
Juice box hero
If I want my cymbals to be quiet I just add several large pieces of duct tape to each one.
snellular5
neil young whore
ask your band to stand near your cymbals and nail em as hard as possible then they become deaf and you can play as loud as you want 
But +1 on playing softer with cymbals this will easily improve your overall playing.
But +1 on playing softer with cymbals this will easily improve your overall playing.
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ReDpHiVe
New member
Cymbals are loud and non melodic. Sizes and alloy quality also come into affect. Loudness and quietness also are affected by sticks (width, taper, tips), hand control, finger control, wrist control. I've played in many situations from classical orchestra to death metal in the last 12 years and I'ved used the same 22 in orchestral hand cymbal as my ride in all situations. I've bashed it, I've rolled it w/ mallets, swung the shit out of it, and funked it up. You want loud Rock cymbals, use 22in crashes Rude, HHX, AAX explosions, You want quiet use A's and K's ...use 14in and 16in fast crashes. But you also have to be able to control how you play them.
The drummer in me says ... If your guys think that the drums are to loud tell them to back the f*@k up. But trying out proper cymbals might help alleviate their trouble. In case it hasn't been said tell them to buy some ear plugs and shut the hell up
The drummer in me says ... If your guys think that the drums are to loud tell them to back the f*@k up. But trying out proper cymbals might help alleviate their trouble. In case it hasn't been said tell them to buy some ear plugs and shut the hell up
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henapen
New member
this has been a problem in my band - at times the cymbals can be very loud and as they get picked up to a certain extent by all the vocal mics you can end up with a bad ringing sound. The drums are rarely too loud though, unlike the guitar... the moon gel is great - didn;t think about putting on the cymbals! One solution is to get them as horizontal as you can and put plenty of dampening on.
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mediumus
New member
Thinner cymbals will always be quieter, and cymbals with a smaller diameter will also usually be quiter. B20 alloy sounds darker to my ears than B8 and that also can help with perceived loudness. Lean how to hit your cymbals at an angle with a glancing motion with your sticks and that will help you control volume. It all comes down to practice and technique mainly.