![]() There is a setting in the FR-4x that lets you send a note-on message for just the root note when a chord button is pressed. I’ll give just two examples:īack in the day when computers and/or midi sequencer software (the forerunner of today’s DAWs) were too slow to keep up with the stream of volume change messages coming from the bellows pressure sensor on my then reedless accordion, I programmed the device to filter out those messages. Well, let's just say when the light changes, this is NOT for the faint of heartĬlick to expand.The Event Processor has helped me out of several jams. The old rotting Farfisa factory, and if you are in the line of cars crowding theĪccess feeds to the ONE LANE heading South during morning rush hour. Lead to their demise, though serious problems in quality control in their OrganĪnd as for the traffic, well there is a stoplight on the road from Ancona, near Manufacturers who wanted their products to "interface" with ELKA productsĮventually this stubborn shortsighted position from ELKA would in large part Intact (for MIDI standard) or cut for ELKA MIDI as the default system, and all On through Mr Kakehashi and Dave Smith and adopted by the universeĪs a result, the original Excelsior MIDIVOX had a solder trace you either left ![]() mere suggestionsįor example, ELKA refused to adhere to the original MIDI specs agreed In Italy, standards are like traffic signals. the A sounded better when i pulled the mechanism on my neck all the way back but still airy.Īm i being paranoid and blowing this out of proportion (haha, pun) or is it really as big a deal im taking it as? i noticed my sax in general had just a faint airy sound but i always thought it was just my playing." It is interesting that this wouldn't be a little more standard." im gonna guess the octave vents and the actual mechanism are problematic too but i dont know what to look for. also noticed a couple bottom hand pad leaks. no leaks my pad under the 2nd finger (top hand) was leaking bad as well as leaks in the stacked keys (i believe thats the proper term. not only did i find the same leaks in the bell pads that i noticed a while ago but there were SO many other leaks. they "fixed it" also said there werent any leaks except in the bell pads which they "fixed". How do they call themselves repair techs?! and if they really are good, then theyre LAZY as heck! and if they arent lazy, they're very dishonest.Īs i mentioned i took it to a shop to have them look at my sax. Since i dont have a leak light i put some christmas tree lights down my sax in a dark room. Maybe you are using a mouthpiece or reed that exaggerates the issue. Try pressing this small key with another finger while you play to see if it helps.Īctually, those two notes are a bit stuffy on many saxophones. Depending on the size of the leak, it's possible to have a significant effect only in the lower octave and have the higher octave C sound ok. the small key at the top of the stack the lowers with the A key). It's hard to know without checking the saxophone.įor the C, maybe a leak in the small C key (i.e. Maybe also the G key is too low, but only enough to affect it much in combination with other issues (i.e. ![]() Maybe a lot of dirt in the octave vent, making it smaller, which would affect the A more (maybe in combination with a problematic vent in the first place, which would also affect the A more than other notes). If only :space3: and :line6: have a problem, and the C and A each in the other actave are fine, then I can give some guesses.įor the A, maybe a problem with the octave key, possibly the body octave key opening when it shouldn't, though this would most likely affect notes above A too and is very unlikely to happen anyway. thank you for any help you can provide me with. Im sorry to bug you guys but i just dont know where else to turn. I know its gotta be hard to diagnose a sax without seeing it in person but if anyone knows what possible problems it might be ill do my best to check it and by process of elimination get to the bottom of it. took it to a repair shop that claims to have fixed the problem (said it was my octave key mechanism) but i think they just screwed that up too. i checked everything i know how to: my playing, my reeds, my mouthpiece, ligature. Ive been struggling for a while now to figure out what the problem was. whatever the problem is seems to only be affecting those 2 pitches. going G, A, B sounds like Good, Quiet/Leaky, Good. the C doesnt sound nearly as bad as the A which drops a whole dynamic level or 2 and sounds very airy. oddly though every single note other than that plays fine. I have a '75 Bundy (alto) and there seems to be an air leak in the middle C and high A. I know posts like these are a dime a dozen but if any of you out there want to help please read further.
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