How to play the sax abrasively?

grindy · 02-13-2016, 05:16 AM

Due to my living situation I can't practice the sax for too long, especially the wilder techniques would drive my neighbours insane.
Does anyone have some tips for achieving a screechy, squeaky, free-jazzy sax sound? If I knew what to look for, I'd have to experiment less, which in turn would bother everyone around me less.
I'm not looking to be a great sax player, but I'd like to add some screeching sax to a track I'm working on.
What I'm currently doing is growling and/or overblowing, but it's not abrasive enough.

**Janszoon** · 02-13-2016, 07:12 AM

Trying to learn some new, wilder saxual techniques without keeping the neighbors up at night.

**Frownland** · 02-13-2016, 09:42 AM

Bite (or put a lot of pressure with your lips) the reed and scream into it.

grindy · 02-13-2016, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Bite (or put a lot of pressure with your lips) the reed and scream into it.

Thanks!
I tried loud, almost shouting humming when growling, but no screaming yet.

**Frownland** · 02-13-2016, 09:47 AM

You can hear Gayle's high pitched screams occasionally on this, that's where I picked it up.

grindy · 02-13-2016, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

You can hear Gayle's high pitched screams occasionally on this, that's where I picked it up.

Oh no! The vid is blocked in my location. What am I gonna do?
Ha, just kidding. I have the album of course. Will listen closely.
Thanks again!

grindy · 02-13-2016, 11:57 AM

Holy **** is that abrasive.
The poor guy who just moved into the appartment below.

Yep, right thread this time

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grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	How to play the sax abrasively? Due to my living situation I can't practice the sax for too long, especially the wilder techniques would drive my neighbours insane. Does anyone have some tips for achieving a screechy, squeaky, free-jazzy sax sound? If I knew what to look for, I'd have to experiment less, which in turn would bother everyone around me less. I'm not looking to be a great sax player, but I'd like to add some screeching sax to a track I'm working on. What I'm currently doing is growling and/or overblowing, but it's not abrasive enough. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Bite (or put a lot of pressure with your lips) the reed and scream into it. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

02-13-2016, 09:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	You can hear Gayle's high pitched screams occasionally on this, that's where I picked it up. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

02-13-2016, 11:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Holy ** is that abrasive. The poor guy who just moved into the appartment below. Yep, right thread this time __________________ A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.**