Just for fun: Mehmets in a rock context: local amateur band performing "Southbound" (Allman Bros.)- unmiked drums, small venue. Hi Hats: Traditional Regular - Left Crash: Sultan 15" - Right Crash: Onurhan 17" - Crash/Ride: Mehmet Legend 19".
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I have never been completely satisfied with the sound files of online cymbal retailers -especially of crashes , and I am determined to try and do better. The Sound files here are just examples - some former and current inventory.
These are unedited recordings made with a Zoom H2 Digital Recorder
in Stereo 90* front position. (You may need to play them twice to load them completely!) I welcome any feedback or suggestions: www.info@istanbul-cymbals.com.
Out of respect for your potential future property I use only a light stick (Promark 7A Nylon) for the recordings (here and on Current Inventory pages) You can imagine what a 5B would sound like!
If you are interested in listening to a specific model or series, I suggest you first google it and click on "Videos". The glory of the Internet provides video files for almost any cymbal these days - mostly but not exclusively on YouTube. Some are of better sound quality than others.
The official 2011 IM Catalog will eventually provide sound files for all models, but I assume that could take a while. Below are some compilations of relevant video and sound files, which I'll update periodically.