cymbals

Okay, somebody tell me what's REALLY going on here. I know how to mike a drum kit, I know how to get great sounds, I've got great gear and great kits and snares, but no matter how hard I try, the snare drum track always turns into a ride cymbal or hi-hat track. Ditto the overheads and room mics.

I have a cheap drum to record that i got from an old friend and there is only one cymbal and it is written crash/ride 18/45. I want to get another one but I'm not sure if i should use the one i already have as a ride and buy a crash, or the other way around. Can someone help me figure this out and also maybe help me figure out how to choose once in the music store. Im really new to this.

Well, I am looking to pick up a cheap pair of powered monitors for my future Korg D1600/D1200. Of course these will probly stay with my for a long time as cash isn't something that grows on trees for me :roll: .

I had these in mind:

I was wondering, what are your favorite cymbals to use for recording?

Mitchell

hello,

Hi there,

Does anyone have opinions about these cymbals? I have a chance to get some from the source and perhaps take advantage of the exchange rate. How do they compare to other brands?

Thanks,
ken

I need excellent feeling and sounding e-drums for stage noise purposes. I will never use sampled cymbals, because they are sterile. But I know that the drums themselves can sound really good when sampled right. I have some samples from Sonic Implants that I love. So I know its possible, but is anyone out there "making it happen".