Inside the saxophone and the clarinet
Acoustics
How to describe a tone - bright, dark, focus, round, warm ?
A historical overview of all the scientific and musical approaches to the words we use to describe tone properties since early 20th century
Acoustics
Acoustic input impedance
The impedance is THE most important physical indicator to understand woodwind instruments. Discover what this is, and how to measure it!
Acoustics
What is the acoustic role of saxophone pad resonators?
Pad resonators are very important pieces of the saxophone. Pauline published an acoustic study on those resonators, with the theory and measurements.
Acoustics
How is a custom saxophone mouthpiece even possible?
How can we make Syos mouthpieces custom according to your expectations? How does our process work?
Acoustics
3D printing: the future of the musical instrument?
Dive into 21st century technology, see how 3D printing works and how it can revolutionise musical instruments.
Acoustics
Music acoustics: when science meets art
When scientists study the way musical instruments are producing sounds, we can speak of music acoustics! An in-depth presentation of this scientific field.
Acoustics
Plastic or Metal? Saxophone pad resonators blind test
To go further in the acoustic study of pad resonators, an auditory perception experiment was conducted using four Yamaha saxophones with different resonators. Discover all the results!