Sylvia Massy’s Salted Cymbal Recipe – Recording Experiment #1

Written by: Robert Back

January 13, 2018

Can you use Coffee Grounds to make Cheap Cymbals have more Character?

In her book ‘Recording Unhinged,‘ Sylvia Massy proposes a patina recipe of Potato Chips, White Wine Vinegar, and Coffee Grounds as a treatment to make harsh cymbals have a sweeter top end and decreased sustain.

Let’s see if it works!

P.S. I’m super stoked that Sylvia approved of this Experiment and was ecstatic with the results!

 


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