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“amount of air” Is it more air than, like, a tuba, or whatever would be a more familiar so-low instrument? Would it be cheating to add an assist like on a bagp
by Kaibeezy 4y ago
“amount of air”
Is it more air than, like, a tuba, or whatever would be a more familiar so-low instrument? Would it be cheating to add an assist like on a bagpipe? What about mechanical airflow like a compressor or air conditioning vent?
- tomcam 4y agoFun thoughts! Surprisingly, a normal (soprano) flute takes almost as much air as a tuba. The instrument featured here would definitely take at least tuba volumes of air. None of the assists you mention would be worth it because you would lose almost all of the nuance in tone quality. It is no accident that bagpipes tend to have a fairly uniform sound and volume. And that’s assuming you can somehow prevent the additional noise these techniques bring with them.
- genewitch 4y agoi played both flute and tuba for a few years and both make your lips hurt and require obnoxious amounts of lung capacity - air. I'd say a tuba requires a bit more overall, because you gotta move your lips by pushing air through them.
- tomcam 4y agoI play both and agree. Now imagine playing one of those crazy contrabass dealies…