[kennygsucks]

how do you play more than one note at a time on sax

 

[thejoyofsax]

With special sets of fingerings and a lot of practice. Neat effect, but don't be fooled, multiphonics on a sax don't sound like lovely sonorous chords.

Try using the Search function here on the forum to find previous threads related to your question.

 

[Reedsplinter]

Try using the Search function here on the forum to find previous threads related to your question.

Search for "multiphonics."

 

[DeUtCheaxelplaya]

It's called multiphonics, man, either fingerings or using your voice.

I would just research it, but when it comes down to voice multiphonics you will probably have to ask people because websites go more into the fingerings rather than the voice, but I can say that it's a feel, which is why you have to ask people.

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[TooSaxy]

Voice multiphonics like DeUt is talking about are very rare. I remember a discussion with him earlier today about this lol. If you vocalise into your horn you will usually get a growl, but what he is talking about is not a growl. It is singing into the horn without the growl sound, just like brass multiphonics. Until today I had never heard of them, and I still have never heard them.

 

[DeUtCheaxelplaya]

Voice multiphonics like DeUt is talking about are very rare. I remember a discussion with him earlier today about this lol. If you vocalise into your horn you will usually get a growl, but what he is talking about is not a growl. It is singing into the horn without the growl sound, just like brass multiphonics. Until today I had never heard of them, and I still have never heard them.

its odd that no one has heard of this or tried to do it themselves. all you have to do is get the right pitch with your voice and the growl is pretty much gone.

 

[TooSaxy]

I have tried it lol. As soon as you said it. I can't do it. But it did take me months to get growling down. I am a natural flutter tonguer. I would like to hear you do it. Got a mic? lol

 

[DeUtCheaxelplaya]

I have tried it lol. As soon as you said it. I can't do it. But it did take me months to get growling down. I am a natural flutter tonguer. I would like to hear you do it. Got a mic? lol

unfortunately not im a poor son of a bitch.

it took you months though? i mean i dont practice it at all basically i just touch it every so often, but i diddnt find it that hard to do it took me one session of practice to get it. but i guess you mean to just get it solid. well like i said in that other thread i could be totally wrong about this......one day ill try to record it and send it to people.

 

[Dave Wright]

Try fingering any of the bottom notes say from low Bb to D. Try to sound the harmonic series...you will need some chops to sustain these. Strong chops = Long Tones .
Experiment with the inbetween tones. Given that the harmonic series includes the octave, 5th, 3rd and 7th on each of these low notes..you have a few to play with. This might not be orthodox as I've never been taught this ...there are also other more legit fingerings as Pete Thomas suggests here http://www.petethomas.co.uk/saxophone-multiphonics.html

 

[amoram]

I get the 'voice' multiphonics, not by using my voice, but widening up my throat so that the upper and the lower part of the throat feel like they r parallel lines. These mostly sound very nice
The fingered multiphonics just sound awefull

 

[thejoyofsax]

its odd that no one has heard of this or tried to do it themselves. all you have to do is get the right pitch with your voice and the growl is pretty much gone.

Well, exactly. If you hum the same pitch that you're fingering or too close to the same pitch that you're fingering, it cancels the growl. You can easily hear the voice at that point, but you're singing the same note.

 

[DeUtCheaxelplaya]

Well, exactly. If you hum the same pitch that you're fingering or too close to the same pitch that you're fingering, it cancels the growl. You can easily hear the voice at that point, but you're singing the same note.

ahh yes but what if you change your voice to a 3rd away from the pitch? or a fifth? or an octive?...........you can probly still make it sound right if you really try...........and im starting to think the quality of the voice matters of well. my voice quality is not that good at all but im wondering what effect that has on the multiphonic.............so im not only saying when you get your voice at the same pitch as the pitch from your instrument........not at all

 

[Reedsplinter]

I just posted on the other thread this observation: if you play a tonic and very accurately hum a major third, a fifth will pop out of the harmonics and you'll have a major triad. This is damned hard to get right, but it can be done; I've managed it a few times. It's one case in which the player's voice is implicated in a multiphonic effect.

 

[DeUtCheaxelplaya]

I just posted on the other thread this observation: if you play a tonic and very accurately hum a major third, a fifth will pop out of the harmonics and you'll have a major triad. This is damned hard to get right, but it can be done; I've managed it a few times. It's once case in which the player's voice is implicated in a multiphonic effect.

when you get it down i want you to see what the effect of the quality of your voice has on the multiphonic..........i will try it as well