I have. This is just another, low cost aspect that I'd like to tinker with.
On the gongs-unlimited site they have some audio tracks on some of the gongs and though it's not top notch, it gives one a good idea of which type and size gives the sound that I find most pleasing.
I've settled on an 8" concave plate type as opposed to the ones with the centered nipple or with the deep dish frizbee look. There's also a 9" one that sounds great but it's over my budget, for now, and until I deem it worth getting.
I guess it's all about the pitch or tone that it gives off and how harmonious it sounds to you. From that, I'll see if it aids in any kind of air or extension and whether it reacts sympathetically to certain tones without overdoing it.
I'm reminded of a Mapleshade recording, Portraits In Ivory And Brass, where on one track, a trumpet plays some sharp notes close to the sounding board of a piano and you can hear the piano strings vibrate in sympathy with it.
I'm not after that intense a reaction, but rather a much more subtle effect like Chayro says having extra gongs or cymbals on a drum kit adding something to the sound. Or, the effect I heard at the Newport Audio Show that I started this thread with.
Time will soon tell.
All the best,
Nonoise
On the gongs-unlimited site they have some audio tracks on some of the gongs and though it's not top notch, it gives one a good idea of which type and size gives the sound that I find most pleasing.
I've settled on an 8" concave plate type as opposed to the ones with the centered nipple or with the deep dish frizbee look. There's also a 9" one that sounds great but it's over my budget, for now, and until I deem it worth getting.
I guess it's all about the pitch or tone that it gives off and how harmonious it sounds to you. From that, I'll see if it aids in any kind of air or extension and whether it reacts sympathetically to certain tones without overdoing it.
I'm reminded of a Mapleshade recording, Portraits In Ivory And Brass, where on one track, a trumpet plays some sharp notes close to the sounding board of a piano and you can hear the piano strings vibrate in sympathy with it.
I'm not after that intense a reaction, but rather a much more subtle effect like Chayro says having extra gongs or cymbals on a drum kit adding something to the sound. Or, the effect I heard at the Newport Audio Show that I started this thread with.
Time will soon tell.
All the best,
Nonoise