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I used to run SM-57 -> Radial Voco-Loco -> Guitar pedals in the effects loop of the Voco-Loco -> XLR to mixer. The Voco-Loco has an XLR...

With notation software being used these days (I use Finale btw) it is easy to compose/listen/revise and then print the parts...now are...

It's a Titanic Medley (James Horner) arranged by Takashi Hoshide. We're playing quite some pieces arranged by Japanese composers lately...

The top excerpt is doable but the bottom one.......would lay so much easier on an Eb clar (as notes above). It kind of reminds me of...

I've tried to get some advice from pro players, but they indeed don't know an easier way to play this. We'll just have to try and play...

Changed the thread title to make it a bit more applicable. As I was somewhat interested, I did a quick Google and saw that one place...

"Sometimes B#, Never Bb, Always B Natural."

I've lost a lot of money trying to make cheap, inexpensive instruments work. Is there someone local, who you respect, who might help you...

"Sometimes B#, Never Bb, Always B Natural."

Well, it'd probably be helpful if you had a full Boehm clarinet. You'd have a low Eb key. That's a serviceable middle Bb. This chart...

Maybe I'm weird but I don't like playing bari/tenor sax in concert bands (unless it's a paid gig). I would rather play bass clar /...

I've lost a lot of money trying to make cheap, inexpensive instruments work. Is there someone local, who you respect, who might help you...

Just like with oboe reeds, there are a number of specialty tools that are required in order to reproduce reeds accurately. Check out...

Have you had a friend who plays the same instrument give it a go? I'm guessing it's a maintenance issue of some sort. If another person...

You may not have leaky pads, but there are other sources of leaks. Check the joint corks and around the register tube, and also check...