Demondrae

[JTJ]

Here's a nice video of Demondrae warming up to the "Lord's Prayer'" before his master class at UNC. Before saying a word he just picked up his horn and started playing. I was there and he was spellbinding, which may or may not come across in the small window and bad sound of the video.

Enjoy.

http://tiny.cc/mwxZA


John

[RickF]

That's beautiful! Just 'warming up' huh?

Interesting - the only time I noticed Demondrae using the trigger is for the concert 'G' on the staff. Maybe he doesn't need it for the 6th partial concert 'E', or... he was turned and I didn't see it. What a gorgeous tone.

[davewerden]

Originally posted by: RickFWhat a gorgeous tone.

That raises an interesting point. This video was not exactly hi-fidelity, so why can we hear that he has a nice tone? An awful lot did not make it from his bell, through room to the camera to a compressed video over the internet to your computer's decompression routines and into whatever speaker/headphones you used. Yet, for the most part, we CAN tell a lot in such imperfect situations.

It confirms my belief that there is a LOT more to tone that just the mix of frequencies/overtones in the actual core sound. An important component of our perception is the shape of the start, middle, and end of the note, vibrato used, evenness from note to note, etc. I think when you hear Demondrae play, your ears pick up on all of that and fill in the blanks about the tone color. Most of that other stuff can get through on non-professional recorders, compression, and computer speakers, so we really can tell a lot about a person's sound.

Interesting stuff.

[JTJ]

Dave makes great points, which reflects how our brain essentially interprets and experiences reality from sensory input.

Rick, my experience is that the Miraphone 5050 plays exceptionally well in tune. I don't think you really even need a trigger, although I do think it is needed for sales and marketing purposes. I'm quite happy without the trigger on mine.

John

[JBrassLee]

Wow, he plays beautifully. I think we should put equipment aside with a guy who plays like that.

I am sure he would sound beautiful on a student horn as well. His tone is his talent.

Very nice.

[Snorlax]

Rick,
Now that I am about 8 months into playing the 5050, I can state firmly that the Eb, E, and F above middle C do not need the trigger.

I will use it occasionally on the G in the staff, especially if it's the third of an Eb chord.

I use either the Demondrae mouthpiece that came with it or the Alliance 2a that I got from JTJ. I also have a heavyweight G&W Carbonaria, but don't use it much.

That's it for the trigger, though. I'm glad to have it, but equally glad that I rarely have to use it.

Jim W.

[RickF]

Thanks for that Jim,

If I could ever justify getting a Miraphone 5050, I think I would opt for one like JTJ had - without a trigger. I would hope 3rd valve would work for the concert 'G'.

Glad to hear that you're liking your new axe.