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Postby zaragemca » Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:01 pm

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From your brother Dr. Zaragemca...I know that not all percussionists use Cymbals but there are a few of the brothers which would like to have the information as guiding.... Printer Friendly Version of the Musical Application Guide
The system presented here groups music styles in rough historic progression, which also happens to mirror a progression in volume, complexity, instrumentation, and playing styles for drummers and percussionists. Naturally, the recommended uses presented here can only be a guideline, and are not hard rules.

Use the chart below and the legend to the right to determine which cymbals are best for YOUR musical application!

Choose cymbal type below.

Rides Crashes Hi-Hats Chinas & Misc.

Rides and Ride/Crashes
Cymbal Model
Traditionals Light Flat Ride
Traditionals Extra Light Ride
Traditionals Light Ride
Traditionals Medium Light Ride
Traditionals Medium Ride
Traditionals Medium Heavy Ride

New Signature Dark Energy Ride Mark I
New Signature Dark Energy Ride Mark II
New Signature Dark Dry Ride Mark I
New Signature Light Dark Ride Mark I

Signature Flanger Ride
Signature Mellow Ride
Signature Silver Mellow Ride
Signature Full Ride
Signature Bright Ride
Signature Dry Ride
Signature Dry Crisp Ride
Signature Dry Heavy Ride
Signature Power Ride
Signature Dark Metal Ride

2002 Cool Ride
2002 Crush Ride
2002 Deep Full Ride
2002 Ride
2002 Wild Ride
2002 Heavy Ride
2002 Rock Ride
2002 Rock Bell Ride
2002 Mega Rock Bell Ride

RUDE Power Ride
RUDE Ride/Crash

Giant Beat Multi-Functional
Giant Beat Ride

Innovations Medium Ride
Innovations Heavy Ride

Alpha Full Ride
Alpha Dry Ride
Alpha Heavy Ride
Alpha Power Ride

PST 5 Medium Ride
PST 5 Groove Ride
PST 5 Rock Ride

PST 3 Ride

201 Bronze Ride

101 Brass Ride

Musical Application Legend Cymbal Size Legend
Read about each musical application

Acoustic/ Low Volume

Traditional/ Medium Volume

Modern Amplified/ Medium Volume

Modern Amplified/ Higher Volume

Modern Amplified/ Extreme Volume

Modern Amplified/ Electronic
All model sizes



Larger model sizes



Smaller model sizes




Acoustic/ Low Volume back to top

Volume Level: soft to medium low

Sound Reinforcement: none

Electrification/ Amplification: none

Instrumentation: traditional acoustic instruments

Ensemble: small

Role of Drums & Percussion: mainly accompaniment

Rhythmic Articulation: subtle, sparse, limited to general accents Examples:
Folk Music
Traditional Blues
Early Jazz
Ethic and Native Cultural Styles


Traditional/ Medium Volume back to top

Volume Level: soft to medium

Sound Reinforcement: none or limited

Electrification/ Amplification: amplified electric guitar and bass

Instrumentation: mostly acoustic instruments, prominant wind and brass instrumentation

Ensemble: small to large

Role of Drums & Percussion: mainly accompaniment, some solo

Rhythmic Articulation: refined articulation, advanced syncopated rhythms Examples:
Big Band
Swing
Bebop
Blues
Traditional Latin Styles
Afro-Cuban


Modern Amplified/ Medium Volume back to top

Volume Level: soft to medium loud

Sound Reinforcement: predominant

Electrification/ Amplification: amplified electric guitar, bass, keyboards

Instrumentation: coexisting acoustic and electric instruments, prominent wind and brass instrumentation, expanded vocals

Ensemble: small to large

Role of Drums & Percussion: mainly accompaniment, some solo

Rhythmic Articulation: expressive articulation, entire range from simple to complex rhythms Examples:
Early Rock Music
Fusion
Jazz-Rock
Soul / R & B
Traditional Country
Modern Latin Styles
Reggae


Modern Amplified/ Higher Volume back to top

Volume Level: medium to loud

Sound Reinforcement: dominant

Electrification/ Amplification: entire range of instruments

Instrumentation: mostly electric instruments, wind and brass instruments, prominant vocals

Ensemble: small to large

Role of Drums & Percussion: accompaniment and solo, expanded use of percussion

Rhythmic Articulation: expressive articulation, entire range from simple to complex rhythms Examples:
Rock
Funk
Modern Country
New Wave
Alternative
some Latin Styles


Modern Amplified/ Extreme Volume back to top

Volume Level: loud to very loud

Sound Reinforcement: dominant

Electrification/ Amplification: all instuments

Instrumentation: dominated by electric guitars, prominant vocals, includes keyboards and synthesizers

Ensemble: small and medium

Role of Drums & Percussion: dominated by drums as driving force, limited percussion

Rhythmic Articulation: powerful, energetic rhythms and accents Examples:
Hard Rock
Metal
Punk
Grunge


Modern Amplified/ Electronic back to top

Volume Level: medium to very loud

Sound Reinforcement: essential

Electrification/ Amplification: all instruments

Instrumentation: dominated by synthesizers and sampling, electronic percussion

Ensemble: small to medium

Role of Drums & Percussion: prominent, source for samples

Rhythmic Articulation: repetitive rhythms, complex, layered figures Examples:
Techno
Drum & Bass
Trance
House
Dance




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Postby Tablaji71 » Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:44 pm

thanks it's a great page! im printing it just now.
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Postby zaragemca » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:53 pm

Welcome Fabrizio,keep the fire of drumming.Dr. Zaragemca
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