The Cympad Story
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Whilst working with various sound engineers on
live performances, I noticed some time ago, that the sound level of
my cymbals was too high as compared to the other instruments.
It is a known fact, that at live concerts,
drummers quite often wear earplugs or find themselves banished
behind a plexiglass wall. I've never found either of these two
solutions satisfactory: Earplugs modify the sound frequencies and
the plexiglass wall has a mirror effect that disrupts your
relationship with the audience.
As I've never liked to stick any kind of tape
underneath my cymbals, I developped a playing technique that enabled
me to make large, powerfull swings with my arms and still strike the
cymbals relatively softly. This technique made things slightly
better, however, the sound level of my cymbals remained quite
deafening.
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That's when I had the idea of
replacing the lower cymbalfelt with a larger diameter ring, I
swapped the obsolete piece of felt for cellular foam, which made the
whole thing look more modern. I called this ring: the Cympad.
I founded Cympad in January 2005
- Reto Hirschi
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The Cympad
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The Cympad is an
innovative product intended to reduce the sound level of your
cymbals.
The era of the deafening cymbals is at an
end!
The Cympad is a ring of cellular foam and
replaces the lower cymbalfelt on the Cymbalboom.
Compared to the classic felt, the Cympad has
a larger diameter, which enables it to reduce the cymbal's
oscillation and as such lowers the sound level without affecting
the sound quality. The ring is 15mm thick and is available in 50,
60, 70, 80, and 90mm diameters.
This range allows the drummer to adapt his cymbals to any venue. Especially useful in small venues with a high level of sound reflection, tests have shown that using Cympads of 80 and 90mm diameters will reduce the cymbal's sound level by 20 to 25%.
The Cympad is available in sets of two or in
a complete set of two each in every size.
The Cympad is the ultimate solution for too
loud cymbals and should be part of any drummers kit
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