Inside the saxophone and the clarinet

In this article we explain why the mouthpiece on a saxophone or clarinet has more influence on your sound than the instrument itself.

Do you really need a metal mouthpiece to sound as bright as Brecker or Sanborn? In this video, Maxime, aka Dr Sax, is telling you everything about the influence of the material on the sound of your saxophone.

In this article, we'll explain why a saxophone goes to the octave while the clarinet goes to the twelfth. It is all due to the instrument's shape...

What vocabulary should be used to describe the clarinet sound? Here is an overview of various experiments we conducted to find out.

It's all about brightness. When people describe saxophone tone, this word is always the most used. But what does this mean? How can we define brightness, and how to be sure that we all mean the same thing when we use this word? The acousticians investigate.

Why do we perceive some sounds louder than others? What is the pitch of a sound? How do we define the timbre of a musical instrument? The psycho-acoustician brings answers to these questions in an experimental way.

Listen to famous saxophonists' recordings, describe the sound and compare your description with other musicians!

Back to school for a lesson on acoustic basics: discover the physical phenomenon behind every sound you blow out of your horn!

Why is it difficult to play the lowest notes of the saxophone softly? Physical laws bring an acoustic answer for the saxophonists who keep wondering why!