Inside the saxophone and the clarinet

La Biche-Renard takes viewers inside Syos for a behind-the-scenes look at how 3D printing is transforming musical instruments, from saxophone mouthpieces to custom clarinets. Alongside the Syos team, the video explores the people, tools, and technical processes behind a new generation of music innovation.

The official anthems of recent World Cups share a clear pattern. The 2026 anthem, DNA (More Than a Game), brings together Andrea Bocelli, David Guetta, Megan Thee Stallion and EJAE, combining operatic vocals, EDM, and hip hop. Before it came Shakira twice, first with Waka Waka and its African-rooted groove, and again with Dai Dai alongside Burna Boy. There was Nicky Jam and Will Smith in 2018, the reggaeton of Pitbull in 2014, and the Latin-pop of Ricky Martin in 1998. Latin rhythm, Afrobeats, and dancefloor production aimed at a global audience. But long before South America and Africa  took a stronghold on world cup anthems, there was the 1994 song, “Gloryland”.

A practical guide to choosing an alto saxophone mouthpiece in 2026: how tip opening, chamber, baffle and material affect your sound, what the Syos Alto Originals range offers, and answers to the questions alto players ask us most often.

Victor Rosi's 2022 thesis at Sorbonne Université studied four words for describing sound: bright, warm, round, and rough. It examined both what professionals mean by them and what happens acoustically. The key finding: brightness, despite its clear definition, was the least consistently perceived term, suggesting its technical meaning is partly learned.

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What actually makes a saxophone mouthpiece easy to play? This article breaks down the five key criteria — from response across registers to reed compatibility — and explains why the physics of acoustics matter more than brand reputation or tip opening size.

Seven working professionals - from Cologne to Lima to Florence - share exactly what they play, the biggest mistakes players make when choosing a mouthpiece, and how they knew it was time to change.

Before his final mission, NASA astronaut and jazz saxophonist Ron McNair was set to record a saxophone solo aboard the Challenger, which would have been the first original music ever recorded in space. Here's the backstory on McNair, his life, and how the recording came to be.