DIY sheet metal hi-hat and cymbals
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- Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024
- These are my DIY hi-hat and cymbals I made for my DIY drum kit. I think they ended up sounding surprisingly nice, considering how simple and cheap they are.
In the demo clips, the drum set is mic'd with cheap small diaphragm condencer mics as overheads and hi-hat mic, cheap tom clamp mics for snare and a cheap kick mic for kick. I remember none of the models, but they are all t.bone and samson. And of course some EQ and subtle compression is applied.
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These genuinely somehow sound better than the generic cymbals you get with rock bottom cheap kits. That's amazing.
As a poor, diy guitar player I can appreciate some one making something just for the sake of being able to
Don't mind me binge watching every video. I want to see a full gig with all DIY instruments. Live.
In person live.
Haha love it, thanks for binging dude! Lets hope some gigs will happen at some point! I want to at least record more videos just playing music with these soon!
Amen!
You know, those really do sound pretty good! The galvanized steel sheet doesn't have the bright, ringing sustain of usual cymbals. But really, there aren't bad cymbals. Like there isn't bad music. It's just a matter of like or dislike. I'm about to try to make some hi-hat cymbals. I have a welding/metal working shop, so I've got a few advantages...... 8). I'm going to start with some old pot lids. Like from the 70's. They are made of a higher quality steel than much of today's kitchenware. I believe the results from them will be better with the thick, rolled rim cut off. I may try hammering them fully as this alters the metals grain structure/density and may bring out more of the traditional ringing and sustain. I may even torch/forge heat them and quench them. This will cause them to get harder (but brittle, without tempering). My theory is this may help with the brightness. Something fun to play with. I've got some other metal bits to play with to.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh wow that sounds awesome! Have fun experimenting! 🌞
I love these DIY videos so much
whoa, the hats sound pretty sweet!
That's genius dude, it actually sounds pretty good congrats! Can't wait to see the video about the lo fi sampler, keep it up!
They all sound cool to me man!
To me the hats sound great
Clever idea.
Thanks for sharing
genius!
thankyou regards from Argentina
Sounds unexpected nice for me too. Thanks!
That’s epic, next do a china cymbal or toms
I love the hi hatsss
Thanks! 🥰
@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV and i love you more than hi hat because you make them haha
Cool original and creative
Sound very cool..
The intro sounded like the setup they’ve used on Pumped up Kicks
Yes! So glad you did this man 😊
Thanks! ❤️✌️
I am very inspired by this Video. I will try it too….
awesome!
Dark and dry, the most coveted cymbal adjectives
Hey! Cool solution for hammering the bell. I made my small hihats based on the info you gave by comment. Only thing different is a thicker sheet +- 1.2mm for the bottom plate.
Nice! I would like to try out different thicknesses too, and might do that at some point
@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV on the 0.5 mm sheet. Try hammering for a shorter wash or cut a ring and put it on the edge for less vibration
@@bydeattic8319 good ideas! I also tried stacking 2 cymbals for the bottom and and that sounded quite nice as well
You should experiment more with the concept. There's ungalvanized metal sheets out there, that might have a different sound. It's a bit dirtier metal, mind you.
I’ve been thinking of that too! I’ll probably make some experiments if i find promising different metal sheets at the hardware stores next time i visit!
Exzellent 🤘💘👍
You could hammer the entire surface of your cymbals, top and bottom, for an interesting tone. And kill the edge of the cymbals to avoid cutting yourself. You can use a metal sandpaper.
Yeah i think i’ll try hammering some cymbals the next time i buy some more metal sheets! I decided to leave these flat because the diy cymbals ive tried hammering it never really helped with the tone for what i want. But i would definitely want to try hammering a larger cymbal like these ones and get some different tones! 👍
I will make this cyambal :))
Nice, hope it turns out nice! 😊
What kind of material is that sheet made of?
It’s galvanized steel!
the sheet for ride cymbal is 26 thickness or 24 or 20 or something ? i hear 26 thickness is the best for diy gongs and similar and i like your cymbals
I’m guessing you mean the diameter of the cymbal? The bigger cymbal in about 22 inches and the smaller one about 18 inches!
@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV no I mean the thickness when you buy the sheet on the shop. They buy thickness from 30 that is too much thin. 26 to 18 is good. I try to make a ride cymbal and gong. Maybe 22 the thickness of the sheet.
Oh sorry, the thickness of the sheet is 1,5mm!
@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV uffff is very heavy 🥴 i go to try 1 mm or 0.7 mm
Genial guy
Could you tell us how loudness are the cymbals in terms of dB? Thanks!
I dont have any real way to measure dB and i dont know if it really helps because its so dependant on how the measurement is weighted, what is the players playing style etc. But i would say the cymbals are a little bit more quiet than regular cymbals!
@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV It's good to know that, great. Thank you!!
Your hi hats are great but maybe make them wider?
I’ve tried making bigger ones as well, but for some reason they didnt sound goos at all! I think its probably because the cymbals are flat unlike real hihats, so theres a lot of contact between them when the hihat is closed. It starts to sound kinda like a cymbal stack hahah
id suggest hammering the cymbals a bit so their not as flat, but otherwise this is really dope!!
Yeah I thought of doing that, but I hammered one hi-hat and it didn’t really sound all that great. But that might be because they’re so small, so it might work with the cymbals. I might try this at some point, i mean these aren’t really that expensive if i end up fuckin it up lol!
Very good idea to make those cymbals out of the usual, bronze and brass. You have to put order in your environment. It seems that you are like those compulsive hoarders who have so many things that do not fit in the place.
That's called a creative work environment. It's how we roll. Part of how most artist brains are wired. 👍
@@wingnutbert9685 Everything you want. Each one is the owner of living as he pleases. But his work area is very messy, it looks like a landfill, he could even have an accident tripping over objects scattered on the floor. Ordering also implies cleaning and being in a neat place inspires creativity even more. And in a video showing a clear and uncluttered environment is much more aesthetic.
@@alejandrobustos2268 I agree with everything you said. It's an individual thing. For one, a clean organized space could be creativity inspiring. For another, it could kill creativity. The chaos is what they need. Sure, minor danger of tripping hazards. But his space isn't so bad he can't function. As for the video aesthetic (clean vs cluttered), again, personal perception. I like it. For me it's a visual treasure hunt of things to pick out. But I suspect his brain works like mine. The calmness is in the chaos. I make welded steel sculptures. Once in a while, I clean up my shop, for the sake of maintaining some level of control of the 'stuff' so as to not interfere with the room I need to work. As well as, in a shop full of thousands of pounds of machines and raw materials, fire and electricity, chemicals and heavy sharp objects ready to take a pound of flesh, there are safety parameters to account for. But clean and neat is too flat for me. It's equally disconcerting as not being able to find things because of the mess. It's partly due to the overwhelming ADHD storm constantly raging in my brain. Something a great number of creative people suffer from, amongst many other mental ailments. So we always must account for these factors when looking at a person and their environment. With this gentleman, I felt an instant kinship. We'd be friends in high school. I know what his school locker looks/looked like. I know what I'd find in the bottom of his school bag. I know he's constantly tapping on objects around him with a pen or finger to hear how they sound. 🙂👍
@@wingnutbert9685I think that less is more and that chaos does not create order, quite the contrary. Some artists perform under controlled chaos and feel safe in a messy environment but because they haven't tried to create in an orderly environment. Now, the cleanliness factor is basic when it comes to being in a place. And the accumulation may be due to insecurity. Surrounding yourself with chaos and accumulation can lead to an ad infinitum progression that we don't realize. It is incredible the amount of objects that people accumulate without meaning. Everything that is not used and is "collected" by inertia ends up overwhelming us. Things, even if they are many, put in their place, clear the panorama and can inspire us to creativity.
@@alejandrobustos2268 But that may apply to yours and others way of thinking/being. But others aren't effected the same way. Some people perform and get inspired better in a chaotic environment because of the chaos, not because they haven't tried an tidy work space. For some a tidy work space can feel oppressive, scholastic and/or demanding. The environment you perceive as messy and intolerable may have a positive effect on an artists emotional state even if it causes frustration or the occasional injury. Wider swinging emotions than average are often where creative people live. Indoor environments are made to order based on what the space is for. Grocery store: Bright, colorful, packed. Doctors office: calm, neutral, disarming. To a visual artist, a chaotic junk store or salvage warehouse is Valhalla. I can spend half a day looking for nothing but seeing so much in a Thrift Store. If I have to focus on a task, crank on the Slayer. If I need to sleep, drink coffee. If you want me to melt down, take a stack of my papers and arrange them in an order that makes sense to a 'normal' mind.
More diy eurorack pelease!
ngl what if you made a deluxe diy cymbal out of a sheet of nickel silver? just like old beginner cymbals from the fifties and sixties? 👀👀👀
I might look into that, thanks for the idea! Im not sure where to buy a single sheet of nickel silver in finland though, but i’ll keep my eyes peeled 🕵️♂️
@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV yeah I would have no idea either I just think it would be really fun to experiment the difference between sheet steel and sheet nickel!! Because I'm a massive drum nerd and a little bit of a hoarder 🤣🤣🤣
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That poor cajon you use as a work bench lol
have you seen the ride dimsunk sometimes uses or what yussef dayes has in this recent performance ruclips.net/video/Yy4pcKn0Y_k/видео.html
Oh wow that’s such a thin cymbal! Sounds awesome!
checkmate garbage time