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Does anybody have any experiences? Does it really cut off the highs and reduces sustain? And does it influence the longevity of the cymbal through limiting the free flow of vibrations?

thanks

Yes used it on a couple of ride cymbals (black gaffa tape) it drys them up a little depending on how much tape you use. There's no way it will affect the life of the cymbal

Quite normal to put som under the bell or something.

Zildjian even makes som Moongel type thingies for cymbals.

I went crazy with duct tape on a B8 a school I used to work at. I used it for practice sometimes and it was driving me nuts.

electrizer wrote:Does anybody have any experiences? Does it really cut off the highs and reduces sustain? And does it influence the longevity of the cymbal through limiting the free flow of vibrations?

thanks

Yes. Yes. Maybe? Couldn't say.

If you want to tighten up the cymbal, it's effectively the same as putting tape on a drum head. Keep in mind that it also dramatically reduces the volume and projection. If you are aren't closed mic'd, not a good option for live playing.

Don't put tape on your cymbals. Even if you like the muted sound, one day you won't and when you peel the tape off it will leave a strip of goop behind. If you need to muffle a cymbal use Moongel or some other similar product.

bstocky wrote:Don't put tape on your cymbals. Even if you like the muted sound, one day you won't and when you peel the tape off it will leave a strip of goop behind. If you need to muffle a cymbal use Moongel or some other similar product.

This is true, I was only asked to do it once in a studio setting and I got to be friends with GooGone after that removing the residue.

bstocky wrote:Don't put tape on your cymbals. Even if you like the muted sound, one day you won't and when you peel the tape off it will leave a strip of goop behind. If you need to muffle a cymbal use Moongel or some other similar product.

I don't and I hate to have to do it but my guitarist who at the same tim happens to be our mixing guy asked me to do this because apparently "the decay intereferes with the rest of the kit". I'd hate to have to choke the sound of my cymbals, or toms for that matter

electrizer wrote:I don't and I hate to have to do it but my guitarist who at the same tim happens to be our mixing guy asked me to do this because apparently "the decay intereferes with the rest of the kit". I'd hate to have to choke the sound of my cymbals, or toms for that matter

Um, are you talking about live playing?

Because if so I would say the fella has no idea what he's talking about. In addition that being on the stage means there is no way in the world he has any idea how it sounds in the house, which is kind of the first step in running sound.

I'm still not the most experienced drummer, but for the most part I don't really like dampening anything except for of I'm out of tune and can't fix it quickly enough. I guess I might out a little gel on the snare once in a while, but maybe then it's better to just use another snare drum.

I put a piece of moongel on the snare an all my toms in my practice room so I can hear things better while practicing, but I've dampened my room better now so I just took them off and fine tuned the drums again.

In regards to live sound. There's a lot of hobbyist basement w....r philosophy that doesn't work. Not just in regards to drums. Midrange on guitars anyone?