getuhgrip said:
Thoroughly frustrated trying to get a recordable cymbal sound from TD8 module, so I'm going back to conventional cymbals.
What's clean and cheap set these days? ZBT4? SB8?
what do you mean by "
I'm going back"?

Do you mean you used to record drums and somehow ended up with a 'module'? Which devil has possessed you to do so?
ZBTs and SB8s are cheap...or 'cheaper'

that's a fact. Now, are they 'clean'...? that's a good question sorta' speak, meaning depending on what 'clean' means to you.
What ever 'clean' means to you, I'd imagine that you have some 'clear picture of the sound' in mind, so I'd say the only safe way to get it is actually to go to the store and play/try some "cheap" cymbals and find what you like and buy them ...and then, well, come back to your studio and get
thoroughly frustrated trying to record your real cymbals so they sound as you hear and like the way they sound

..heh heh
http://www.zildjian.com ... - they've got all their cymbals sampled...so you can get a bite of it, which may help, may confuse of even mislead in selecting the 'right cymbal for you'... , well, at least you can hear something ... I was playing around with ZXT thin crashes... thinking of maybe getting couple of them...
From my personal experience, only I can tell that I've found Sabian B8 20" ride pretty 'recordable'

, I have 16" B8 crash...which is ..I don't know...kinda ok, kinda not good... it depends, I use B8 14" hats as right-handed extra closed hats, I like them for this job, I also have set them somewhat stange way ...with no bottom felt, the bottom hat just seats on a metal washer... so it's kind of extra 'metalic' psick-psick, but again, that's what meets my taste I guess...
Good luck picking your 'brass' etc ...
/respects