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Eduardo90 Regular Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2020 Posts: 38 Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:11 am Post subject: What does the term in tune with itself really means? |
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Hi everybody i hope you all doing fine. Could somebody explain to me what people mean when they say that a particular model trumpet or horn in general is intune with itself and also could somebody explain to me what the center of the sound really is and if it is different from playing right on the green part of the tuner. Sorry for my poor english, and thanks in advance. |
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jairo_saade Regular Member
Joined: 18 Jun 2020 Posts: 55 Location: Panamá
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:27 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
For what I know it means that even if you tune the trumpet to certain notes taking reference from a piano or a tuner, some other notes are going to be out of tune.
For instance in a Bb trumpet if you tune the instrument based on A concert pitch (440hz), your B is going to be in tune, but some other notes might or might not be in tune, and that is why you need to use the valves tuning slides or use your embouchure to adjust those notes.
Some trumpets are better in tune with themselves meaning that once tuned to concert pitch most of the notes are going to be in tune (ish) requiring little or no adjustment. _________________ Joe S |
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JayKosta Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Dec 2018 Posts: 3332 Location: Endwell NY USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:43 am Post subject: Re: What does the term in tune with itself really means? |
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Eduardo90 wrote: | ... could somebody explain to me what the center of the sound really is and if it is different from playing right on the green part of the tuner. ... |
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My understanding is that the 'center of the sound' is when the tone of the sound is the best. A problem is that the pitch at that point might not be 'in tune'.
A horn that is 'in tune with itself' will have the 'best sound' and also be 'in tune'.
Electronic tuners are calibrated to the pitches for piano (equal temperament), and most actual trumpet playing is slightly different, so don't worry if you cannot make every note 'center' exactly on the tuner. The goal is to have your pitches and intervals sound good, and match other players (not the tuner!).
Mechanical adjustments to the trumpet such as mouthpiece gap, and valve alignment can have a noticeable effect on the tuning and sound quality.
My 'rough guide' about sound quality is that all of the 'valve combinations' should have similar 'sound quality'. If some valve combinations are noticeably less good, then there might be a problem with valve alignment. _________________ Most Important Note ? - the next one !
KNOW (see) what the next note is BEFORE you have to play it.
PLAY the next note 'on time' and 'in rhythm'.
Oh ya, watch the conductor - they set what is 'on time'. |
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Eduardo90 Regular Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2020 Posts: 38 Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:58 am Post subject: Re: What does the term in tune with itself really means? |
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JayKosta wrote: | Eduardo90 wrote: | ... could somebody explain to me what the center of the sound really is and if it is different from playing right on the green part of the tuner. ... |
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My understanding is that the 'center of the sound' is when the tone of the sound is the best. A problem is that the pitch at that point might not be 'in tune'.
A horn that is 'in tune with itself' will have the 'best sound' and also be 'in tune'.
Electronic tuners are calibrated to the pitches for piano (equal temperament), and most actual trumpet playing is slightly different, so don't worry if you cannot make every note 'center' exactly on the tuner. The goal is to have your pitches and intervals sound good, and match other players (not the tuner!).
Mechanical adjustments to the trumpet such as mouthpiece gap, and valve alignment can have a noticeable effect on the tuning and sound quality.
My 'rough guide' about sound quality is that all of the 'valve combinations' should have similar 'sound quality'. If some valve combinations are noticeably less good, then there might be a problem with valve alignment. |
Thanks a lot for your valuable answer, it really help me to understand those conceps. |
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Eduardo90 Regular Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2020 Posts: 38 Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:59 am Post subject: |
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jairo_saade wrote: | Hi,
For what I know it means that even if you tune the trumpet to certain notes taking reference from a piano or a tuner, some other notes are going to be out of tune.
For instance in a Bb trumpet if you tune the instrument based on A concert pitch (440hz), your B is going to be in tune, but some other notes might or might not be in tune, and that is why you need to use the valves tuning slides or use your embouchure to adjust those notes.
Some trumpets are better in tune with themselves meaning that once tuned to concert pitch most of the notes are going to be in tune (ish) requiring little or no adjustment. |
Thanks a lot for your valuable answer, it really help me to understand those conceps. |
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Al Innella Heavyweight Member
Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 756 Location: Levittown NY
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:55 am Post subject: |
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It means the intervals play in tune. |
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