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New Noise Works Cymbals from Paiste

Paiste has announced the addition of a new collection of "Noise Works" models to its exotic/percussion series.

The new models are cymbal stack combinations and hi-hats with specialized application. Most of them are designed specifically for modern electronic musical applications such as dance, house and drum & bass. Through their specific design, they are well suited to emulate sampled and electronically processed cymbal sounds in a natural drum set environment. In addition, they offer extremely interesting alternative crash, ride, hi-hat and x-hat functions in most modern musical settings. Almost all drummers and percussionists can find real alternatives in the "Noise Works" collection that allow them to add new sound color and function to their cymbal sets.

The specific new models are the Dark Buzz China (11"/18"), a classic splash/china stack combination, the Tripple Raw Smash (12"/14"/14"), a combination of three cymbals with extremely variable function, the Double Clang Crash (12"/12"), a double stack combo with mainly crash function, the 12" Fizzle Hat, a small hi-hat with a soft, sizzling quality, the 12" Paper Splash Hat, a small, very responsive hi-hat with a splashy character, and the 12" Fast X-Hat, a stacked combo with hi-hat and crash function. The existing Trash set (12"/16", 14"/18", 16"/20"), a stacked combo featuring crash, hi-hat and ride function has been integrated into the new "Noise Works" collection.

The exotic/percussion series features cymbals and cymbal-like instruments of unusual nature based on the basic cymbal shape and cymbals specifically useful to percussionist

Specifications

Dark Buzz China (11"/18")

• Weight: thin (splash) / medium thin (china)
• Volume: soft to medium loud
• Stick sound: short, fuzzy
• Intensity: dry
• Sustain short
• Sound character: dark, crunchy, explosive. Narrow, compact range, very complex mix. Medium feel, very responsive. Extremely dark and bone dry. Short, exotic, crunchy crash function, extremely spreading, buzzing and woody ride function. Individual cymbals function very well as dark, complex, trashy splash and china cymbals.

Tripple Raw Smash (12"T/14"M/14"B)

• Weight: very thin (top) / medium (middle) / very thin (bottom)
• Volume: soft to loud
• Stick sound: short, pronounced
• Intensity: medium dry
• Sustain: short
• Bell character: integrated
• Sound character: dark, full, raw, metallic. Narrow range, compact, layered mix. Soft, giving feel, very responsive. Depending on the amount of tightening, this combination offers everything from a dark, wet, shattering crash function, to a woody, dry, strange, ride like function (middle cymbal), to a papery, dark, gated short hi-hat like function. Extremely versatile.

Double Clang Crash (12"T/12"B)

• Weight: very thin (top) / heavy (bottom)
• Volume: soft to loud
• Stick sound: short, crashy
• Intensity: lively
• Sustain: medium short
• Bell character: integrated
• Sound character: bright, full, explosive. Fairly narrow range, compact, layered mix. Soft, giving feel, very responsive. Metallic, clangy, ear splitting, compact crash sound. Chunky, dark, gated, extremely short closed hi-hat like function when tightened down.

Fizzle hat (12°T/12°B)

• Weight: medium (top) / very thin (bottom)
• Volume: soft to medium
• Stick sound: short, delicate
• Intensity: dry
• Sustain: short - chick sound: soft, fuzzy
• Sound character: dark, warm, soft. Wide range', fairly complex mix. Soft, giving feel, extremely responsive. Papery, hissing open sound. Very chunky, meaty chick sound. Very well suited for articulated playing. Emulates heavily gated, sampled hi-hat sound very well.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.paiste.com/.

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