Klarinet Archive - Posting 000737.txt from 2004/07

From: Robert Wood <instruments@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Material influence on sound...one more time
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:23:18 -0400

Oliver Seely wrote:

> ........ I discovered early on that if I placed the unit at the front
> and middle of the classroom, certain bass frequencies resonated
> between the walls and so interfered with the rest of the frequencies
> that hearing what was transmitted became nearly impossible.

Putting the unit at one corner of the classroom cleared up the problem.

> Oliver
> ***********************************
> I learned this fact 50 years ago trying to play an acoustic bass in a
> Dixieland combo with a very lively drummer!. Out on stage in the
> middle of things-my "voice" was lost.

Backing away from the group if necessary up to a wall- and preferably
into a corner - I enjoyed increased

presence- with a lot less hard right arm work with a ready made
amplifier as the wall picked up the sound waves and flunnnnnnnnnnng them
out over my head to eagerly awaiting fans...etc. ya ti da ya ti da.

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