It is most often a heavy, standard cymbal, but some drummers use a swish cymbal, sizzle cymbal or other exotic as the main or only ride, particularly for jazz.

In the 1960s Ringo Starr used a sizzle cymbal as a second ride particularly for use during guitar solos.

A sizzle cymbal thinner and larger than the main ride was once common as a second ride or crash / ride even in a four-piece kit but is now less so.

Some drummers use a china cymbal, a sizzle cymbal or a specialized tone such as a swish or pang cymbal as a ride cymbal.

A sizzle cymbal thinner and one size larger than the main side was common in some styles of early rock music as a secondary ride cymbal, particularly for accompanying guitar lead breaks.

The most common form of sizzle cymbal used in a drum kit is a large ride cymbal with a number of rivets loosely fitted but captive in holes spaced evenly around the cymbal close to the rim.

This might be called the traditional pattern sizzle cymbal.

If the rivets are removed from a sizzle cymbal its previous tone will be restored, despite the small holes left in the cymbal.

In order to produce a sizzle sound without the need to bore holes in the cymbal, sizzlers may be used.

When a sizzle cymbal is required in an orchestra, most often a chain sizzler is used.

The effect is similar to a loosely closed hi-hat, or can alternatively be seen as an extreme case of a sizzle cymbal with the upper cymbal serving as a single large jangle.

The swish has a higher tone than the pang and is washier with a less pronounced ping, and this difference is accentuated as the swish is generally sold with rivets as a sizzle cymbal, while the pang is sold without rivets.

The desired sound is a " sizzle then choke " effect.

Half an ounce ( 1 Tbsp ) of butter is added just before the plates leave the kitchen in order to create the signature ' sizzle '.

In other genres such as jazz ( which may use less hammered cymbals for a lighter and less distorted effect ) the drummer may play with the tip for more of a " sizzle " sound.

Some of the expressions for falling in love used by Winchell were: " pashing it ", " sizzle for ", " that way, go for each other ", " garbo-ing it ", " uh-huh "; and in the same category, " new Garbo, trouser-crease-eraser ", and " pash ".

The love story between Mahowny and Belinda and the inclusion of other finely drawn characters such as hapless casino employee Bernie ( Chris Collins ) put the emphasis squarely on the gambling addiction, not on the flash and sizzle of big casinos or multi-million-dollar frauds.

Yet, their sizzle and iciness are considered by some musicians to be unique, even by today's standards.

Small sizzle cymbals, and splash cymbals with sizzler attachments, give an even shorter, washier tone than a traditional splash.

Almost immediately they began to sizzle.

Danny Thompson plays the legendary Victoria, Graham Fox gives plenty of swing on the drums and sizzle cymbals and Louis Vause tinkles the ivories.

Jim eventually dissolves in a sizzle of plasma-like energy.

It burst harmlessly, its effects dissipated, showering him with sparks and globs of flame that struck his hands and astonished face and then vanished in a sizzle, as if they were falling into standing water.

Students are also treated to a free sausage sizzle and a certificate of participation.

His moto was " Sell the sizzle not the steak " and he would not allow actual intercourse to be shown in his films.

Babb advocated the use of the hard-selling technique he had perfected as a presenter: " selling the sizzle instead of the steak ", according to an interview.

The alloy used in drum kit cymbal bronze is unique in the desired balance of durability and timbre.

The ride cymbal is most often used to keep a constant rhythm, every beat or more often.

A cymbal crash is often accompanied by a strong kick on the bass drum pedal, both for musical effect and to support the stroke.

At low volumes, producing a good crash from a cymbal not particularly suited to it is a highly skilled art.

Normally another cymbal is added as well, so there are separate ride and crash cymbals, either on two stands, or the ride on the bass drum to the player's right and the crash on a stand.

A second crash cymbal is common, typically an inch or two larger or smaller than the 16 ", with the larger of the two to the right for a right-handed drummer, but a big band may use crashes up to 27 " and ride up to 24 " or very occasionally 26 ".

The most general purpose stick is a 5A ( wood tip, for snare tone ) or 5N ( nylon tip, for cymbal tone ).

Another type of drum muffler is a piece of rubber that fits over the entire drumhead or cymbal.

The first A is an expansive threnody on solo cello ( Schmidt's own instrument ) whose seamless lyricism predates Strauss's Metamorphosen by more than a decade ( its theme is later adjusted to form the scherzo of the symphony ); the B section is an equally expansive funeral march ( deliberately referencing Beethoven's Eroica in its texture ) whose dramatic climax is marked by an orchestral crescendo culminating in a gong and cymbal crash ( again, a clear allusion to similar climaxes in the later symphonies of Bruckner, and followed by what Harold Truscott has brilliantly described as a " reverse climax ", leading back to a repeat of the A section ).

A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a drum kit by percussionists in R & B, hip-hop, disco, jazz, rock and roll, house, reggae and other forms of contemporary popular music.

Some drummers even use completely mismatched hi-hats from different cymbal ranges ( Zildjian's K / Z hats ), of different manufacturers, and even of different sizes ( similar to the K Custom Session Hats where the top hat is a sixteenth of an inch smaller than the bottom ).

The top cymbal is mounted horizontal and bell up, while an adjustment screw allows the bottom cymbal to be either horizontal or slightly tilted.

The top cymbal is connected to the rod with a clutch, and can be lowered by operating the pedal against a spring which holds it up in the " open " position, while the bottom cymbal remains stationary.

The height of the top cymbal with the pedal released is adjustable by varying the position of the clutch on the centre shaft.

So, when the foot plate of the pedal is pressed, the top cymbal crashes onto the bottom cymbal ( closed hi-hat ).