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Originally Posted by stevesmithfan

I crash the cymbals just enough to get a crash sound, not a ride sound. That's a good point.
Here's me playing a solo using the Moeller technique (triplets in each hand) across the drumset. I hit the crashes just enough to get a crash sound.
Give it a listen.
SoundClick artist: Improv Jazz Drums - page with MP3 music downloads

I can't listen to the file at work, unfortunately. But by the description it's clear that you're playing multi-function, jazz-type cymbals, which are thin enough to crash easily yet dry enough to be used as rides.

Most pop players, as you know, have to use thicker and therefore more specialized cymbals, i.e., separate rides and crashes. That higher-colume setting is the context I was referring to in my post about the A Customs.