The whole thing of burying cymbals does sound a bit wacked you gotta admit, but who knows.I would be interested in knowing what mics were used as overheads that resulted in the harsh sound. From my thinking, if they sounded great when you played them but sounded harsh when you listened to playback the problem is in the chain somewhere - room acoustics (is there glass in a drum booth that makes the sound harsh?), stick used or more commonly the mics themselves.My call is that the mics weren't right, plus headphones make drummers play like they're holding hammers, the same as people talk loud when they're wearing headphones.
Thank you...
The reasoning I gather from burying a cymbal would be to get it to sound like a cymbal that was never cleaned. You know, the greenish ones. Going for a mellower sound.
I should also mention that I hate marketing gimmicks like this. It seems most of the big companies has one gimmick a year that they try to convince us is the next great thing. The technology is there to make cymbals sound however wanted. Otherwise they'd only make one model.
Super B
Have I ever tried.. no.. nor will I... If I want a mellower cymbal, I'll find one or find a way to make the one I have work, whether its different technique, different sticks, etc. As stated before, I like clean cymbals.
If you want to do it, by all means, its your cymbal, do what you want with it. Personally, I'd try something else, like duct tape or moon gel among other things....
You seem hell bent on trying this, so good luck, I hope you get the results you want. I just don't think burying it with the dog crap is the solution...
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