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Author: pella01
Date: 2021-02-19 04:22
Hi guys, not that i don't understand from the IT or technique, but as a newbie from the musician part, i would like to ask how to play with my clarinet and the sound that comes out from it to be transmited through my speakers that i have them home?
I have JBL speakers connected with Harman Kardon AVR 1510 (AV Reciever). Is there possibility to achive this? IF NOT, please tell me what kind of equipment i need to buy in order to achive that.
Your time, suggestions and solutions are appriciated for me!
What i want to achive?
i would like to achive a sound like this from this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS_faLY5aHY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHLNXNSLyEQ&t=148s
i would also like for your opinions on what kind of clarinets are used in this song. This is a folklore national music of Greece, more correctly Epirus region.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-02-19 07:41
So getting a pre-recorded event into your home stereo is easier than live sound. You can just use a cord that goes from a 1.5mm stereo from a tablet or lap top with your recorded sound that terminates in pair of RCAs (left and right) into an analog audio input.
If you are looking to do live sound out your speakers you can try a mic with any interface that has an optical out (there is an optical input on your Harmon Kardon). However, just know that you would be moving from a "low resistance-balanced audio signal" (professional gear) to one that is "high resistance-unbalanced signal" (consumer gear). There may be compatibility issues.
The sound I hear in both examples is processed to include a lot of added reverb and delay. You can add these in a digital audio work station program such as Logic, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, or ProTools.
...............Paul Aviles
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Author: pella01
Date: 2021-02-20 01:13
Thank you for your review and suggestions Paul, what is that something like a magnet on the end of the clarinet that they attach, and sometimes i see cables connected on the clarinet, can i achive that what i want with this?
And also take a look this product, and what is your opinion can i use it for streaming live with my clarinet in the home through my Harmon Kardon, or this is not needed?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/421981-REG/Behringer_802_XENYX_802_8_Channel_Compact.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzvnZ0q_27gIVXyKtBh0ajgZ5EAQYBCABEgKwZPD_BwE
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Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2021-02-20 02:00
You might want to take a look at Lament from Epirus by Christoper King https://www.amazon.com/Lament-Epirus-Odyssey-Europes-Surviving/dp/0393248992 which won't help you with technical issues but will tell you a lot more about the music and the musicians, including the clarinet players. It also will suggest more YouTube videos featuring clarinet.
As for using your receiver to amplify your clarinet, I'd try this, with the caveat that I'm not sure it will work. Buy a clamp-on tuner 'microphone', like this for less than $20 https://amzn.to/3sfCQHz and an adapter like this https://amzn.to/3uaJS29 and plug the colored RCA jacks into the analog inputs on the back of the receiver. (If the receiver has a mono-blend setting turn it on, because it's expecting a stereo signal and you're only give it one channel.)
The potential problem I see with all this is whether the clip-on microphone/sensor generates a high enough voltage to satisfy your receiver. If not, you haven't blown enormous amounts of money and you can always use the mic with a tuner.
Also, I've no idea how good the fidelity will be, assuming it's loud enough.
And keep in mind that the recordings on YouTube were done by professionals, sometimes in a studio, so don't expect too much from simple home amplification.
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Author: pella01
Date: 2021-02-20 02:22
Bennett wrote:
> To your question about what clarinet is used for Greek music,
> take a look at https://bit.ly/3qFVSq3
>
Thank you so much for your review and answer, So what do you think about this
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/421981-REG/Behringer_802_XENYX_802_8_Channel_Compact.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzvnZ0q_27gIVXyKtBh0ajgZ5EAQYBCABEgKwZPD_BwE
do i have some advantages if i buy this?
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Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2021-02-20 03:41
I'd only consider it if the cheap alternative I suggested didn't meet my needs.
Along with the mixer, I think you might have to buy a microphone.
But you really don't need a mixer - just something that will successfully connect a microphone (which typically outputs a very low voltage) to the analog connectors on your receiver (which typically require something which outputs a somewhat higher voltage.
If you want to try something more expensive, I've heard a lot of good things about the advice you can get from Sweetwater in Indiana https://bit.ly/3uduiCJ - but I've no first hand experience with them.
But if all you are seeking is to play so loudly that your neighbors will complain, go for the cheapest thing that will work (or play next to an open window.)
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Author: Max S-D
Date: 2021-02-20 10:39
Are you already playing this style of music? It seems like you could learn to play in the style without the electronics, as I would imagine it has been done for most of its history.
If you are, and you are just looking for amplification, I've heard good things about the PiezoBarrel pickups. I think I have seen players around here (San Francisco area) use them live. http://piezobarrel.com/
Keep in mind that just about every pickup is going to have a pretty low output level, similar to an un-amplified electric guitar pickup. If you took the output of a pickup like the PiezoBarrel or the clip on above and ran it via a 1/4" to RCA converter, the signal would be pretty faint.
If I were doing this, I'd probably get a pickup, run the output into a USB audio interface that can take line-level or high-impedance (pickup level) input, run that into my computer and use Garageband or similar software to apply effects.
From there, I would either just use headphones and play along or run the audio back out from the computer into the aux input on the receiver, either via the computer's headphone jack or the audio interface's headphone/monitor output if it has one.
I don't have a specific recommendation for a USB audio interface, since I bought one 7 years ago that is no longer being made and I haven't shopped for another since.
It's been a while since I messed around with this stuff, so someone else can maybe correct me if I'm wrong.
I would be very cautious using your nice Harmon Kardon receiver that might not be expecting these kinds of input levels.
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