Klarinet Archive - Posting 001053.txt from 2000/06

From: Clarguy3@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] V12
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:49:17 -0400

In a message dated 6/26/00 3:02:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Bilwright@-----.net writes:

<<
Uh oh, you said the secret word...... <grin> but the way that
you have decribed specific physical details forces me to ask you....
without meaning to revive an overworked topic that probably nobody on
this list wants to revisit (right now). Hopefully you can answer this
question in a single sentence:

I'm not asking you to discuss what 'dark' is. I'm asking if, when
you use the word, do you have a tonal perception in mind ("this sounds
dark") or do you have a specific physical (and measurable) overtone
recipe in mind?
>>
Basically, maintaining some density and bulk in the corners of the tip helps
to keep the lower partials in the formant strong and keeps the upper partials
from becoming overwhelming. Charles Lawson's doctoral dissertation would be
an interesting read along these lines.

In a way trying to describe "dark" is like trying to describe "salty." We
know what salt tastes like when it hits our tongues, yet it would be
virtually impossible to describe the term "salty" in any term other than
itself.

Chuck

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