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<p>The following audio examples were recorded with drummer Peter Zimre in a large, high-ceilinged converted loft space. The microphones used were <a href="http://www.avantonepro.com">Avantone</a> CK1 small-diaphragm condenser mics, preamplified via an <a href="https://www.audient.com">Audient</a> ASP008 multi-channel microphone preamp and recorded digitally without any signal processing.</p>

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<a href="#Setup1Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 1 (ANGLES IN THE VERTICAL PLANE)</a> -- 

<a href="#Setup2Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 2 (POSITIONS ABOVE THE CYMBAL)</a><br>

</h5>


<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="Setup1Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 1</a></h3>



<p>This microphone setup used five Avantone CK1 microophones with their cardioid capsules to record the angular dispersion of four different cymbals: a nineteen-inch Sabian AAX X-Plosion Crash ('Crash 1', shown below); an eighteen-inch Sabian AA Medium Thin Crash ('Crash 2'); a twenty-inch Zildjian K Custom Ride ('Ride'); and a nineteen-inch AAX X-Treme Chinese ('China').</p>



<ul>

<li><strong>ANGLES IN THE VERTICAL PLANE:</strong> With the cymbal set up on a stand about 1.3m from the floor, the mics were placed on the vertical plane of the player at five different angles to the cymbal: directly above the cymbal; 30 degrees from vertical; 60 degrees from vertical; on the horizontal plane of the cymbal; and 30 degrees below the horizontal plane of the cymbal. All mics were approximately 60cm from the cymbal's bell in each case.</li>

</ul>



<p class="pLMPPics"><a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_Cymb01aHiRes.jpg"><img src="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_Cymb01a.jpg"></a><br>(For a higher-resolution image, click <a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_Cymba01aHiRes.jpg">here</a>.)<br><br></p>


<table class="tableLMPFiles">

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterHeader" rowspan="2">Mic</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact" colspan="4">Cymbal</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesDescriptionHeaderStretch" rowspan="2">Angle</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">Crash 1</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">Crash 2</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">Ride</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">China</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterBlue">A</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1A_Crash1_Vertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1A_Crash2_Vertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1A_Ride_Vertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1A_China_Vertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Above the cymbal</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterPink">B</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1B_Crash1_30DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1B_Crash2_30DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1B_Ride_30DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1B_China_30DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">30 degrees from vertical</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterGreen">C</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1C_Crash1_60DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1C_Crash2_60DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1C_Ride_60DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1C_China_60DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">60 degrees from vertical</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterOrange">D</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1D_Crash1_90DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1D_Crash2_90DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1D_Ride_90DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1D_China_90DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">On the horizontal plane of the cymbal</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterRed">E</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1E_Crash1_120DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1E_Crash2_120DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1E_Ride_120DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_1E_China_120DegreesFromVertical`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">30 degrees below the horizontal plane of the cymbal</td>
  </tr>

</table>

<br><br>





<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="Setup2Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 2</a></h3>



<p>This microphone setup used five Avantone CK1 microophones with their cardioid capsules to record different above-cymbal placements for the same four different cymbals: a nineteen-inch Sabian AAX X-Plosion Crash ('Crash 1'); an eighteen-inch Sabian AA Medium Thin Crash ('Crash 2'); a twenty-inch Zildjian K Custom Ride ('Ride', shown below); and a nineteen-inch AAX X-Treme Chinese ('China').</p>



<ul>

<li><strong>Positions Above The Cymbal:</strong> With the cymbal set up on a stand about 1.3m from the floor, the mics were placed on the horizontal line roughly 45cm above the cymbal surface pointing downwards at five different locations on the cymbal: the player's edge; midway between the player's edge and the bell; directly on the bell; midway between the bell and the far far edge; and the far edge.</li>

</ul>



<p class="pLMPPics"><a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_Cymb01bHiRes.jpg"><img src="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_Cymb01b.jpg"></a><br>(For a higher-resolution image, click <a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_Cymb01bHiRes.jpg">here</a>.)<br><br></p>


<table class="tableLMPFiles">

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterHeader" rowspan="2">Mic</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact" colspan="4">Cymbal</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesDescriptionHeaderStretch" rowspan="2">Position</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">Crash 1</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">Crash 2</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">Ride</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">China</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterBlue">A</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2A_Crash1_CloseEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2A_Crash2_CloseEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2A_Ride_CloseEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2A_China_CloseEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Pointing at the player's edge</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterPink">B</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2B_Crash1_CloseMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2B_Crash2_CloseMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2B_Ride_CloseMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2B_China_CloseMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Pointing midway between the player's edge and the bell</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterGreen">C</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2C_Crash1_Bell`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2C_Crash2_Bell`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2C_Ride_Bell`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2C_China_Bell`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Pointing directly at the bell</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterOrange">D</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2D_Crash1_FarMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2D_Crash2_FarMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2D_Ride_FarMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2D_China_FarMid`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Pointing midway between the far edge and the bell</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterRed">E</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2E_Crash1_FarEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2E_Crash2_FarEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2E_Ride_FarEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Cymb01_2E_China_FarEdge`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Pointing at the far edge</td>
  </tr>

</table>