| Cymbals are used to express part of the vocal | | | | splash cymbal is to provide a short, often |
| range of the drum set. A standard drum kit | | | | highly syncopated accent. |
| setup requires only cymbals. But there are | | | | |
| different kinds of cymbals which can the drum | | | | China cymbal |
| set a full house. In this article we will be | | | | |
| discussing Hi hat, Ride cymbal, splash | | | | China type cymbals are manufactured to have a |
| cymbal, china cymbal, crash cymbal, sizzle | | | | dark, crisp, and explosive tone. Their |
| cymbal and suspended cymbal. | | | | origins can be traced back to the gong in |
| | | | both sound and shape, and thus they are given |
| Brief description of the various cymbals | | | | their name china. The china cymbal is often |
| | | | used like a splash cymbal. China type cymbals |
| Hi hat | | | | typically have a bell that is cylindrical or |
| | | | shaped like a truncated cone with its base |
| Hi hat is a core element in the drum set | | | | the top of the bell, an outer rim that is |
| because it is used as the primary time | | | | turned up in the reverse direction to the |
| keeper. It is actually a pair of cymbals | | | | main bow of the cymbal. |
| mounted on a specialized stand. The hi-hat | | | | |
| consists of 2 cymbals. The lower cymbal | | | | Crash cymbal |
| remains stationary while the upper cymbal is | | | | |
| attached via a clutch to a narrow metal | | | | Crash cymbal is a type of cymbal that |
| shaft. This goes down through a hollow tube | | | | produces a loud, sharp crashing sound and is |
| into the pedal, where it is controlled with | | | | used mainly for occasional accents. One or |
| the foot. A hi-hat can be played open, | | | | two crash cymbals are a standard part of a |
| closed, semi open or the pedal can be | | | | drum kit. They are mounted on a stand and |
| manipulated so the cymbals clash together. | | | | played with a drum stick. |
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| Ride cymbal | | | | Sizzle cymbal |
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| A ride cymbal is a type of cymbal that is a | | | | A sizzle cymbal is a cymbal to which rivets, |
| standard part of most drum kits. Its function | | | | chains or other rattles have been added to |
| is to maintain a rhythm, rather than to | | | | modify the sound. The most common form of |
| provide accents. A right-handed drummer will | | | | sizzle cymbal used in a drum kit is a large |
| normally place the main ride cymbal near his | | | | ride cymbal with a number of rivets loosely |
| right hand. Ride cymbals vary in thickness, | | | | fitted but captive in holes spaced evenly |
| which has an influence on attack, volume, and | | | | around the cymbal close to the rim. |
| tone of the sound. | | | | |
| | | | Suspended cymbal |
| Splash cymbal | | | | |
| | | | A suspended cymbal is any single cymbal |
| A splash cymbal is a small cymbal used for an | | | | played with a stick or beater rather than |
| accent in a drum kit. Splash cymbals and | | | | struck against another cymbal. The first |
| china cymbals are the main types of effects | | | | suspended cymbals used in the modern |
| cymbals. Splash cymbal sounds great when hit | | | | orchestra were one of a pair of orchestral |
| in unison with a snare drum or tom. The name | | | | cymbals, supported by hanging it bell upwards |
| splash gives quite an idea as to how the | | | | by its strap. |
| cymbal sounds. The normal function of a | | | | |