Lookin' round for it, not finding it. maybe there isn't a subforum dedicated to Musical Instruments @ ASR? It'd be cool if there was and I'd sure inhabit that place. Just a thought (suggestion?).
I've got a Gibson Jumbo J-185 on hand, among lesser guitars. But none of them get much use these days unfortunately.Lookin' round for it, not finding it. maybe there isn't a subforum dedicated to Musical Instruments @ ASR? It'd be cool if there was and I'd sure inhabit that place. Just a thought (suggestion?).
Does Stravinsky's Rite of Spring call for any bass flute note this low? By the way, I see that there are considerable sub-harmonics down to 10hz or so . . . making it the sub-bass flute...The better the player's embouchure and tone quality, the stronger these harmonics will be producing an even richer tone.
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Indeed. Below is a FT of me playing a low D# on my bass flute. The fundamental is around 155 Hz, as expected. The next 3 harmonics are as strong, or even stronger, than the fundamental. If this were the output of an amp given a 155 Hz pure tone, it would have > 100% distortion. But it's not distortion. That combination of frequencies is what gives it that fat, rich timbre. The better the player's embouchure and tone quality, the stronger these harmonics will be producing an even richer tone.
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When Stravinsky calls for bass flute in The Rite of Spring, he actually means alto flute. At that time I don't think true bass flutes existed. The alto flute is voiced in the key of G (you finger a C, it sounds a G). The bass and normal (soprano) flutes are voiced in C. That is, the bass flute is a full octave lower than soprano flute while the alto flute is only 5 half-steps lower (call it an octave higher and a 5th lower) than soprano.Does Stravinsky's Rite of Spring call for any bass flute note this low? By the way, I see that there are considerable sub-harmonics down to 10hz or so . . . making it the sub-bass flute...
No it isn't!Is that so? If yes, it is amazing.
No it isn't!
I also indicates, IME, why music recordings neither have no need more than 16-bit dynamic range and why almost all DACs sound the same
There was a fairly long thread on this before. A fair number of us have hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis or some combination.This ^^ is an element I have felt was the case for many years, but wasn't certain owing to my personal auditory deficiencies (partial deafness from explosions/unprotected firefight in US Army circa late 1970s and now, in my sixth decade, ever-advancing tinnitus).