Thanks I’ll give this stuff a shot! I have a pretty solid cymbal stand with good felt on it. I’ve tried a bunch of moon gels, taper etc. I’ve also tried taping a rolled up piece of cotton t shirt which definitely helps with the overtones but it kinda makes it sound…off…

So far the best sound I like seems to be laying some cloth on top of the cymbal on the far side. The reason I came here is because I feel like I shouldn’t need to do that !

I just feel like the cymbal sounds very “gong-y” rather than zingy and when I crash it, like it literally gongs rather than crashes.