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FreshBrewed · 02-25-2004, 05:14 PM

It's a funny thing this was brought up, as I was in a newly renovated room today playing. On one wall were the new acoustics and on the other there were curtains. Playing into the curtains it seemed from behind the bell that the sound was just there and not really getting out to the masses. Then I turned and played into the new wall. WOW! I was able to hear overtones and the horn really sounded like it had some depth to it. I continued to switch back and forth for a while between curtain and wall. I noticed that what sounded good on the wall felt comfortable on the curtain, depite the fact that the curtain sounded like I was in a 3' x 3' closet full of foam. I also stood different distances from the wall and the curtain. I also did this with a few changes made to my chops and what was uncomfortable on the curtain was horrid sounding on the wall.

I am going thru some chop changes at the moment and think I am going to stick to this room to ensure that the changes I am making feel both comfortable and sound good from the "other" point of view.

As far as not being able to hear yourself, I run into this a lot. I'm in the military and often play outside. Right behind me are two snares with kevlar heads which makes for an interesting job. My suggestion to those in the same boat (not able to hear yourself) is to not crank the volume. It's only going to cause those in front of you to crank their volume and so on. My advice is pay attention to your body in these situations. You, as a player, know if you are knocking down houses or playing like a mouse by the way your body reacts. Even if you can't hear yourself.

Thanks for hearing me out.

Oh yeah, great post Mr. Gianni.

02-25-2004, 05:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
FreshBrewed Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 519	It's a funny thing this was brought up, as I was in a newly renovated room today playing. On one wall were the new acoustics and on the other there were curtains. Playing into the curtains it seemed from behind the bell that the sound was just there and not really getting out to the masses. Then I turned and played into the new wall. WOW! I was able to hear overtones and the horn really sounded like it had some depth to it. I continued to switch back and forth for a while between curtain and wall. I noticed that what sounded good on the wall felt comfortable on the curtain, depite the fact that the curtain sounded like I was in a 3' x 3' closet full of foam. I also stood different distances from the wall and the curtain. I also did this with a few changes made to my chops and what was uncomfortable on the curtain was horrid sounding on the wall. I am going thru some chop changes at the moment and think I am going to stick to this room to ensure that the changes I am making feel both comfortable and sound good from the "other" point of view. As far as not being able to hear yourself, I run into this a lot. I'm in the military and often play outside. Right behind me are two snares with kevlar heads which makes for an interesting job. My suggestion to those in the same boat (not able to hear yourself) is to not crank the volume. It's only going to cause those in front of you to crank their volume and so on. My advice is pay attention to your body in these situations. You, as a player, know if you are knocking down houses or playing like a mouse by the way your body reacts. Even if you can't hear yourself. Thanks for hearing me out. Oh yeah, great post Mr. Gianni. __________________ Mike Eclipse MHY Bell 1949 Olds Ambassador Listening has nothing to do with moving your mouth!