(Cheryl of the Clue Crew sits at a drum set.) The ride cymbal is more for keeping time; this is the cymbal you hit when you when you want to end with a flourish
... kit, you're 
going to have four cymbals: the hi hat on the far left, the ride... [DOC] [TLE] April 1998 - Modern Drummer [PAR] going around the kit and I have to hit a cymbal, I can double-stick the floor tom to 
keep my other hand free to cross-stick for the crash.