Posted by Carl on July 11, 2001 at 23:22:14:
In Reply to: Re: Yet another change to The Tuba Sound posted by Matt Walters on July 11, 2001 at 21:41:08:
Good points. Of course room acoustics and the 'human factor' have to be taken into account, making this probably beyond the scope of everyday mortals. BUT...
There's a software system that takes objective measurements of brass instruments. I've seen it used, and it's quite handy for mapping an instrument's quirks-- intonation and response. Downside: the mouthpiece-interface hardware-thingy is pretty expensive. Take a look: