The Trumpet and "Real Sax"

Comments

• bobhunt

  February 2009 edited 7:29PM

  Iwan,
  
  The blend is nice. Your trumpet emulation is superb.You seem to have a natural feel for the articulations and phrasing. I am struggling to get a better trumpet feel.
  
  Do you have any tips on that? Do you think about anything different when you are playing The Trumpet versus Mr Sax.
  
  Thank You
• Firebird

  February 2009 edited 7:29PM

  bobhunt wrote: Iwan,
  
  The blend is nice. Your trumpet emulation is superb.You seem to have a natural feel for the articulations and phrasing. I am struggling to get a better trumpet feel.
  
  Do you have any tips on that? Do you think about anything different when you are playing The Trumpet versus Mr Sax.
  
  Thank You
  
  Thanks It is a fact that I am more at ease with The Trumpet as with Mr. Sax T. But this is maybe because I am an alto player, or also, I could have chosen the wrong instrument when I did decide to become a sax player
  
  
  
  But actually the only tip I can give, is to listen and transcribe many trumpet solos. It is easier as transcribing sax solos anyway (usually less notes and piercing sound), and then your influences are not as obvious
  
  But anyway, I think, you do underrate yourself quite a bit, because all I heard from you sounds great. I think we all have kind of the opinion that the solos of others are better as our own. This was said to me once, by a famous jazz musician, while I wanted to throw my sax away after having played a jazz solo...
• bobhunt

  February 2009 edited 7:29PM

  Thanks Iwan,
  
  You are to kind.
  
  I do think that much like the patches in the Yamaha VL70m Turbo chip, the characteristics of each patch make them unique. So it will just take many hours of practice and listening.
  
  One of the players I listened to last night was the young Chris Botti. He will probably be known as one of the greats some day if his head doesn't get bigger than his horn.
• Firebird

  February 2009 edited 7:29PM

  Firebird wrote: This is an experiment where I play Autumn Leaves using “The Trumpet” with the EWI and a real alto sax ( with an alto sax…☺ ).
  
  Firebird
  
  Valouz did very pertinently observe that I forgot to pan the sax and the trumpet :oops: . So I upload a new version "with panning" It really does make a difference. Sorry about this :roll:
  
  Firebird
• valouz

  February 2009 edited 7:29PM

  It's really much better like this
  
  
  
  When i've listened to the first version (at my job place with small walkman headphone) i did not even notice that you have used mute at the begining...
  
  
  
  Now the melodies are well separated and the message clear.
  
  
  
  Let us listen to the following...
  
  
  
  Best
  
  
  
  
  
  Valère
• Mick Emery

  February 2009 edited 7:29PM

  Wow!!
  
  Beautifully done.
  
  Mick
• Rabbit531

  May 2009 edited 7:29PM

  Firebird - great job on this, I must have missed this one. - Nice feel from all the instruments. You have obviously worked very hard on achieving your level of ability but are very humble as well which is an important ingredient in your success.
  
  
  
  All the best - Del
• Firebird

  May 2009 edited 7:29PM

  Thanks for the good words!
  
  Iwan (Firebird)