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I am FAR from an expert on the subject, but I am a cymbal nazi. When guys bring in their ZCustom/Paiste/super heavy super loud super heavy METAL cymbals I make them leave them in the bag.
I have a nice QUIET set of 1960's Zildjian A's that balance themselves nicely in the room. I tell the drummer to "hit every drum as hard as you can all the time and hit the cymbals like you're petting a kittie" This takes some adjustment but almost always pays off with a better balanced drummer making a better recording. I have a dish towel with a hole in the middle that goes right over the hats and have them play right through them (Try It! it works). Open hats are as close together as they can possibly be to avoid that horrible open hat wash over everything. Whenever possible I discourage playing open hat parts AT ALL. It's amazing how well that can fuck up a mix. (everything in moderation makes heavy thing heavier when they HAVE to be)
If you are dealing with low ceilings try a different approach altogether. 2 sdc's 8 feet apart 4 feet in front of the kit at crotch level. PZM's on the floor in front and behind the kit, etc. Hell try it in a big room (I do)
I dont like compressing the OH at all but that's probably just me. I wish the Hi HAT was never invented, I hate the fucking things :P
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