Saxophone in Reverberation Room and Anechoic Chamber

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Published 2016-02-12
Naomi plays her Alt Saxophone in the Anechoic Chamber and in the Reverberation Room of the acoustic laboratories of the University of Salford:
acoustictesting.salford.ac.uk/acoustic-laboratorie…
and
acoustictesting.salford.ac.uk/acoustic-laboratorie…


Recorded in February 2016, after a lecture of the MSc Acoustics.
Camera: iPhone 5c (audio has not been adjusted or edited afterwards).

Also check out this video of me clapping my hands in a very large reverberant space:    • Long Flutter Echo in Big Hall  .

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All Comments (21)
  • @AWlpsSHOW36
    Holy crap, hearing the sudden cut out of noise was so freaking freaky and insane! Makes you realise that no matter what kind of room or building you are in there will always be an echo or vibration. I can see how disorientating and crazy it must be to be in the Anechoic Chamber.
  • @PocketUau
    Imagine if all instruments used for a song are recorded individually in that silent room. Imagine the precision of that recording.
  • @jimturpin
    Wow, when you switched the anechoic chamber, it sounded like you were right here in front of me. Amazing how we take cues from the echos to determine the size of the area around us.
  • @shatteredsquare
    0:32 holy shit that's reverb makes everything sound better, the guys speech by itself diffused into notes and pitches!
  • @waffler-yz3gw
    that immediate cut on the first note in the triangle room was crazy
  • @OrbiliusMagister
    I just discovered a jem: for those who fell in love with Jean Michel Jarre some decades ago, "Rendez-vous 5 (Ron's Piece)" is an emotional piece featuring synth pads and strings with long reverb under a solo sax *with no reverb at all*. This was the first song scheduled to be recorded from outer space. Mission Specialist Ron McNair brought his soprano saxophone on board to do the solo on the Space Shuttle Challenger, but never had the chance as the Challenger exploded. After the explosion, Jarre changed the title of the song in honor of Ron. That particular sound boggled me until I listened to this video: the lack of reverb conveys the idea of the lack of air in space. https://youtu.be/jtGG1WLP1pk
  • @kaniphish
    0:20 when Disneys Little Einsteins need to find the way to the Waterfall by listening for the right song.
  • @joemccarthywascorrect6240
    I still remember the first time I was in a “Dead Room” (anechoic chamber) - it was almost like being able to see the words leave your mouth and just fall to the floor…
  • @ScottyHunter
    I had no idea the floor was a giant bouncy mat inside an Anechoic chamber!! I feel like I need to bounce around inside it before I die. Adding to bucket list.
  • @ChadwickTheChad
    That's it mate - you're going STRAIGHT to the reverberation room!
  • @MIRROREDRECOLLECTION
    Always wondered what a saxophone in reverberation room and anechoic chamber sounded like.