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 Re: I don't understand "warm," "dark," "covered," et al
Author: Dan Shusta 
Date:   2020-10-03 11:32

After doing a fair amount of research into the tonal, descriptive words used above, I would like to try and add a different analysis to what I wrote above. The research I did gave me more definitive, conceptual, and descriptive meanings to possibly take into consideration.

The first word I'd like to redefine is "overtones". Some may not fully understand what this means. I'm sure we can all agree that the clarinet is basically a tube with one end open and the other end closed. The tone that is produced is the fundamental and odd numbered harmonics. Odd harmonics are odd, whole number, numerical tones produced along with the fundamental. The fundamental is actually the first harmonic, then comes the 3rd, 5th, 7th, etc. These odd number harmonics are also referred to as overtones.

So, in referencing to what has been written above by other posters, a bright sound consists of the fundamental coupled with strong or high intensity, odd harmonics in the output. A dark sound would be just the opposite or, in other words, the fundamental tone coupled with very low level, odd harmonics in the output.

The word covered was also mentioned above. According to the Vandoren website listed below, a covered sound is basically an unfocused sound which is usually caused by slow air speed, too low of a tongue position or improper embouchure. Also, using a reed which is too soft or too hard of a reed strength can cause an unfocused or covered tone.
https://www.dansr.com/vandoren/resources/sound-advice-5-suggestions-for-improving-clarinet-tone (Please read Sections 1 and 5.)

The word warm was a little bit more difficult for me to define and provide documentation for. However, according to The Free Dictionary, from the many definitions listed, I chose one found in the transitive verb section and that is #3, "To fill with pleasant emotions". That, of course, is quite subjective because what is pleasant to one person may not be pleasant to another.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/warm

The spread sound is a diffused or airy sound. The only information I could find was from the SOTW board. https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?47049-quot-Focused-quot-sound-versus-a-quot-Spread-quot-sound (Please read all of the responses. I found them to be very informative.)

Hopefully, what I have written above is not too redundant.
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