DIY Cymbomute: easy A to E cymbals

[CyberFly]

It's been a while since I posted something on the forum, so I hope you guys like this.


Some time ago I saw the Cymbomute, by far the easiest way to dampen/mute a cymbal!
I tried to make one myself by wrapping an old innertube from my bike a round a cymbal, this turned out the be a great succes.
Sure, the cymbal didn't look that good and wasn't playable but it proved that wrapping something around the cymbal dampens it real good.

In my opinion this method is far superior to the old method of sticking dampening material to the cymbal.
Glue and tape are a sticky mess and my dampening material fell off after some time...

A few days ago I dicided to make my own cymbomute.
Got myself some elastic band, a needle and thread and got to work.
Check out the results in the video!

http://youtu.be/YchZQL70Crs

[TheYardbird]

So basically the homemade cymbomute and the dampened acryllic cymbals lands at the same noise level. Is there only your homemade mute on the edge of that hihat cymbal or have you applied somekind of see-through rubber ,material on top of it that most people do when converting cymbals? The difference I can hear between the e-cymbal and the dampened one is that the e-cymbals has a brighter kind of noise while the muted one has a lower kind of klonking noise.
Hard surfaces will always make noise when you strike them with a stick. The only real solution to get rid of noise is to apply something softer on top of it, but that as most people know, can ruin the feel of the cymbal.

[CyberFly]

Yes, the noise level is about the same, only the kind of noise is different. The converted cymbal has sharper kind of sound where the acrylic cymbal makes a ''thud'' kind of sound.

No, there is no additional dampening on the cymbal, only the DIY cymbomute.
The triggerbox also reduces the ringing a lot, holding on to the cymbal and using a bit of pressure has a similar effect. However, the

I like the feel of the converted cymbal a lot more than the acrylic cymbals.
It feels a lot more like a real cymbal because it is able to swing when struck.

[Intruder]

Only thing missing in the video is a regular rubber type cymbal. That would be useful in answering for some weather to go real cymbal or not in the first place.
Well done Cyberfly.

[nachosavage]

Hey Cyber Fly.

cool results. I've tryed something similar in the past using rubber profiles (like this http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/517...el_Section.jpg) but they kept stretching and eventually falling. What kind of rubber did you use? it looks like the inner tube on bicycles.

best regards, Ignacio.

[CyberFly]

Hey Cyber Fly.

cool results. I've tryed something similar in the past using rubber profiles (like this http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/517...el_Section.jpg) but they kept stretching and eventually falling. What kind of rubber did you use? it looks like the inner tube on bicycles.

best regards, Ignacio.

I'm using elastic band, the kind you use for clothing.
Got it from the sewing section at a local store.

[nachosavage]

Thx cyberfly