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But I would really like to know what is wrong with my blowing (except that it's strong) and/or my embouchure ... Leo- how would you estimate the relative volume of your 1st & 2nd octaves? my impression is that many flutes are designed for the 2nd octave to be played more softly to compensate fo...

for me, getting set up to record is the bulk of the effort doing something like this. once that's done, recording a small set of dynamic 'tone fragments' isn't much more effort than a single tone. the idea of having a library of recordings that demonstrate the range of tonal possibilities seems very...

Terry- any reason you are restricting the survey to a single tone? if folks manage to record something wouldn't it be good to hear at least a long, slow crescendo and series of percussive breath pulses as well. tone is a very dynamic thing, imho.

enjoy! /dan

OK, I'll be presumptuous and pick on Crawford here. I tried watching the video, but it just wouldn't stream for me; however, I did end up with a still shot of him holding the flute, and his left hand was quite 'cocked back' in my book. it's worth noting that Kevin is playing a Bb flute in that clip...

one key to relaxation is C#. i have sometimes found myself unconsciously gripping w/ the LH fingers to keep the flute stable. practicing transitions from the other notes to the "all fingers up" note has helped. as for how the left hand fingers move using standard grip, the videos at the Cu...

couple o' thoughts: lately i've found that keeping a subtle but distinct rhythm in my blow makes taking breaths notably easier. just slightly pulse the diaphram muscles in a steady, groovy beat as you are blowing. then it is pretty natural when needing a breath to blow a bit harder on an accented do...

I love astronomical photographs, especially those of galaxies and nebulae! [...] As to measuring volume, on a galaxy, I can't...my head won't wrap around it. if you can even begin to imagine the distances to moon & sun you are doing better than i can James. have you noticed how the apparent dir...

[...]there are times and tunes where different fingerings can be advantageous. Pipe players often humour the note, and the effect can be quite striking. Using various fingerings, a range of sounds and pitches between C# and C-natural can be produced. nicely stated, Tintin. tunes in D mixolydian (or...

michael_coleman wrote:The flutes I have are pretty spot on.

what fingering(s) do you use for 1st & 2nd octave Cnat?

tia! /dan

some Cnat thoughts: the 1st octave oxo|xxx Cnat fingering has a harder, more consistent tone on my conical flutes than oxx|ooo. (thanks to JessieK for this bit.) cylindric flutes like the Tipple and bansuri generally have a larger 1st hole, which means the 1st octave oxx|xoo fingering is more in tun...

practically, while "mouth hole" or "blow hole" succinctly describes the mouthpiece of a flute, there's no good english word for "the shape the mouth makes when blowing a wind instrument" other than "embouchure". or is there? it would be nice if there were an u...

baggins_21 wrote:is it difficult or expensive to get a mic with it's own preamp?

this ($80) is what i'm considering for probable use w/ a Neuros. there are others. i found a little info searching the Neuros forums, but Googling "mini disc mic pre amp" & similar would generate more.

enjoy! /dan

thanks cat. your take on the tonal possibilities of the silver flute has me wondering... maybe when i run out of things to do on the wooden flute... :-)

enjoy! /dan

I bought a minidisc recorder a while back, and after the fact, found out it only had a line in, not a mic in, [...] good point Chris. also, recording devices with a motor or hard drive often pick up some motor noise when recording from any built in mic. the flash based units like the Edirol R-1, or...

another option is the Neuros: http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_neuros.asp unusual features: will record cd quality uncompressed audio, is available in sizes up to 80 gig, includes a (short range) FM transmitter, & uses extendable open source firmware. it is a bit larger than some other musi...