manipulating sound effects on a sax

[Anonymous]

some more

[Anonymous]

these effects sound even better

[john]

Yes I’ve played with an octave devider, echo plex, and a wah wah pedal. Did a whole song on my last cd using a wah wah pedal
It’s a great effect on sax
I don’t use it live as it can be hard to control and deal with but in a controlled studio environment it’s more fun

[Jazz Cat]

I like fx pedals on my ibanez electric guitar, I could see them w/tenor on rare occasion if gigging, for fx…overall tho I’ll focus on learning how to growl + altissimo, want authentic vs fx growls.

good video johnny u did on growling tho I still can’t…I’m trying every time i practice; frustrating not being able to growl like you do, it’s an essential skill. all the other youtube vids say hum/sing while playing but I’m not getting the buzz-sound still…will keep at it, good tip you had re trying first on midrange notes, thx

[Anonymous]

sounds fun using these devices (novelty factor) – trouble is these days when you go on youtube, i sometimes can’t tell if a player is using a device or if the player has used software to pretty up the sound.

[Marc Justiniano]

[Marc Justiniano]

Johnny has seen this video with my friend Jim Scimonetti before but I thought I would share with the form because I am sure Jim is using reverb along with his playing, even though he is a pro. This is one song I saw Jim play at a car show and that is the main reason I picked up my sax playing again after so many years that I wasted. But its never to late. Hope everyone enjoys Jim’s performance as he likes to show off sometimes and with good reason in my opinion.

[Anonymous]

great stuff Marc.

When people play an instrument they play it to the best of their abilities – sadly there will always a minority group of small minded jealous liateners who will say they are showing off – jez what else are these guys supposed to do? its their bread & butter.

[Marc Justiniano]

Sxpoet, you absolutely right about some listeners! For myself I need to do the ground work to improve my playing but it’s always nice to just enjoy playing freely from time to time after practicing the basics. It sounds like you are really hitting the books with your sax playing, good for you!
Look forward to hearing your sax playing in the near future here in the form.

[Jazz Cat]

when recording it’s 100% always a good idea to add a tiny bit of echo/reverb/chorus, so you don’t have a ‘dry’ flat signal; *All* recording artists sweeten their sounds of All kinds: vocal, sax, guitar, keys, drums – with some minor fx processing. the key is to not overdo it. for example I digitally added a tiny bit of chorus/reverb here, below, but you likely can’t tell I did it…That’s the right way, is so it’s not obvious to the listener; see if you can tell when i play this:

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