The sound of the clarinet is made by the air from your lungs passing over the reed (thin slip of cane, shaved down and fastened to the mouthpiece by a metal band or "ligature"). This causes the reed to vibrate several hundred times a second in the same way the wind passing over a flag makes it flap to and fro.

No. You are not permitted to make additional back up copies of Sound Ideas CDs or their contents under any circumstances. If you ever encounter a problem with one of our CDs, please contact us to arrange for a replacement copy. See similar questions...

Yes - we are always interested in your suggestions. Simply fill out the form on our Suggestion Box page - you can provide us with your ideas anonymously if you wish. See similar questions...

All Ac's have sound because the compressor in these AC's is never sound proof. The the sound is not that loud, it is decent enough to do regular things and have a good night sleep if installed in the bedroom. Each Ac has a different sound level but they are fairly close ranging from 45 - 51.5 dBA See similar questions...

Sneezy has a pretty neat fingering chart at this page. If you play the bass clarinet you might want to have a look at this page See similar questions...

Providing you've got a clean source signal, analog recordings generally sound fine, giving nearly inaudible differences from digital ones. Note however that many computer soundcards have noisy analog output stages, so when recording from a computer, digital transfers are recommended (one exception is the USB based Xitel MD-Port AN1 which runs outside of the PC chassis and produces good quiet analog output). See similar questions...

You might try using a good equalizer and/or digital signal processing (DSP) unit between the playback and recording devices. Some people have mentioned that the Radio Shack DSP unit does a fair job. There are also other, more expensive DSP units available from Ham radio stores and audio stores. Some subscribers have attested to the efficacy of the Timewave brand of DSP units. There are several computer programs available to convert analog sounds (as on a tape) to a digital format (e.g. See similar questions...

To do this, open Windows Explorer and locate the Sculptor brain wave file folder. By default, these files should be located in the following folder: From Windows Explorer, double click on any of these files and you should hear a short 2 second sound file play. If you can’t hear this file, you will need to check you Windows audio equipment. Tip: An alternative to using the Sculptor 3 “Brain Wave” player, is to user a product distributed by BWGen. See similar questions...

The single biggest factor in improving the sound quality of Netscape Radio is to improve the quality of the speakers attached to your computer. See similar questions...

Yes, however without extensive engineering and development, you might not achieve the same results that we have. See similar questions...

The 3 types of sounds bases that offer the greatest probability of profits are: the cup and handle, flat base, and double bottom. You want a certain amount of weeks for each of the bases to develop and then look for volume dry up before their potential breakouts. See the Free Tutorial section to learn more. See similar questions...

Yes, the best way of doing this is to come to one of our public event days (see Museum Events page) when a number of our vehicles will be running. If you would like to make recordings of specific vehicles at other times, we shall endeavour to make suitable arrangements but a fee will be payable. Please contact us via email for further details, stating which vehicle(s) you wish to record. See similar questions...

Woodfold offers two acoustically rated doors, the 2100 Series door which provides a minimum level of sound control for a modest cost and our 3300 Series door which is considered mid-level sound control. See similar questions...

My electric violins are not designed to be used acoustically. The small amount of sound they generate is chiefly to augment the bridge vibration. However, there is plenty of sound for you to play and practice without an amp. See similar questions...

Wow! We get this one a lot! For some, it may make sense to buy a good quality "plastic" or "composit" clarinet. For beginning players who may need some time to learn how to care for a clarinet, the non-wood route may be your best starting point. I would recommend buying non-wood and using it until the student matures both in musical skill (sqwawks is squawks, right) and ability to take care of things. See similar questions...

Most clarinets will descend to an E, which is written under the third leger line under the staff system. There are variants where the lowest tone is E-flat, D or even C (concert D-flat, C and B-flat). The alto and bass will always descend to at least E-flat. There is no upper limit, but most clarinettists will be able to play a C three octaves above the low "left hand tree finger C". This gives a practical range of about 3 1/2 octaves. See similar questions...

It will take a while (a couple of years maybe) to learn the clarinet and produce a nice tone (beautiful sound). The sax has a more generic sound, which you will achieve very fast. In general people play with softer reeds on the saxophone so I think you will get started much faster. The advantage with the sax is that it is fingered like the recorder, however the sax will of course have the semitones as well. On the clarinet there is one grip for every note. The octaves aren't the same. See similar questions...

Often a refacing will do the trick and costs much less. If your student is quite advanced, he/she may appreciate trying custom made mouthpieces. Either way, he/she will be well served. Please note that we offer several different lines of mouthpieces at lower price points at behnmouthpieces.com. Typically we do not make mouthpieces with asymmetrical facings, however we are quite familiar with them, as they have a following. See similar questions...

An optical soundtrack is the soundtrack negative that has been printed onto the side of the sound release print. It is required for a 35mm sound print and is usually made from the mixed magnetic sound or a mixed DAT tape. See similar questions...

The EP-SEL electric logs make soft crackle sound. The lively dancing flame strips create this sound. You may turn the sound off by simply lifting the flames out of the unit. Some RC electric logs crackle, while others do not. If a log set crackles, it will say so in the description. A small metal strip in the back of the set makes the crackle sound in these logs. To turn off the sound, simply bend the metal strip slightly away from the unit. See similar questions...