The discussion revolves around the phenomenon of saxophone growling, particularly focusing on the modulation of sound waves produced when playing the saxophone and singing simultaneously. Participants explore the underlying mechanisms, including non-linear interactions and the role of the reed, while examining both theoretical and practical aspects of this sound production technique.
The discussion contains multiple competing views regarding the mechanisms behind saxophone growling, with no consensus reached on the exact nature of the modulation or the role of non-linearity. Participants express differing opinions on whether the growling effect is primarily due to amplitude modulation, linear beat frequencies, or other factors.
Participants note limitations in their understanding of the non-linear dynamics involved and the specific conditions under which growling occurs. There are references to spectrogram measurements and theoretical models that remain unresolved in the context of the discussion.
An interesting term and brought in here to maintain the illusion of correctness, maybe. It could make an interesting (?) topic for another post.Baluncore said:integer harmonics,
I'm not trying to make any statement at all (in this thread) about what is 'good' or 'bad' (though I do agree with you in the musical realm).sophiecentaur said:You seem to be implying that the 'slight variations' are not a good thing. I would say that they are what distinguishes a 'good' and a 'poor' instrument. ....NTL2009 said:But I think that in most cases, these slight variations from are just accepted,
A point that seems to have been missed in this discussion ...
Of course not. My point was that the model in the attempted explanation is flawed if you assume harmonics and that you can easily detect audibly that departure by the difference between the sound of instruments and simple 'synthesised' sounds.NTL2009 said:Good or bad aren't a part of that.