Clara first started playing percussion in school band in 2004, and has played in several bands as a multi instrumentalist ever since, specializing in guitar, synth, drums, and production. Clara’s most used gear includes her iPad Pro (5th gen), Moog Matriarch, Akai MPC One, various modular synth gear, TASCAM 414 MKII, MIJ J Mascis Jazzmaster, and 1964 Ludwig Super Classic drum kit. In addition to her fondness for cymbals and vintage synths, Clara is a local fashion icon.
Cymbal Anatomy Part 3: Thickness
So far, we’ve discussed attributes that affect your cymbals’ overall tone, namely its hammering and lathing. Here we’ll discuss one of the most important features that affects a cymbal’s aural envelope: thickness. The thickness of your cymbal shapes everything from strike feel to its attack, decay, sustain, and release (terms familiar to synthesists that might […]
Cymbal Anatomy Part 2: Lathing
The grooves that make the sound move: lathing. Lathing is the rarely mentioned cymbal spec you may not know about, but you’ve certainly seen. These record-like grooves allow the cymbal to resonate and send the resonant frequencies out into the world. Lathing is the process of removing surface material from the cymbal, while it is […]
Cymbal Anatomy Part 1: Hammering
Those small divots in your cymbals have a larger impact on tone than you might think. Hand hammered, machine hammered, what’s the difference and why should it matter? You’ve read it before, in the ambiguous, adjective-filled world of cymbal descriptions: hand hammered. What do they mean? How does this affect my cymbals’ sound? We’ll explore […]
