Ride cymbal

The ride can fulfill any function or rhythm the hi-hat cymbal does, with the exception of an open and closed sound.

When playing extremely softly, when using brushes, and when recording in a studio, even a thin crash may serve well as a ride cymbal.

Developed by Paiste in the 1960s, flat rides are used by notable drummers Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Wertico, Carter Beauford, Jo Jones and Charlie Watts.

In rock or jazz, the ride cymbal is most often struck regularly in a rhythmic pattern as part of the accompaniment to the song.

Some ride cymbals, seen more often in various forms of metal and harder subgenres of rock, have an unusually large bell.

Modern use of the ride cymbal was inspired by jazz drummer Baby Dodds's press roll rhythms.

[4] According to the Percussive Arts Society, which inducted him into its hall of fame, "Dodds' way of playing press rolls ultimately evolved into the standard jazz ride-cymbal pattern.