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In the Thread: Big room vs small room

Post Subject: Lost in Space?Posted by rowuk on: 7/17/2012

Hi Romy,
perhaps we are speaking about two different things. English is my first language, but I have been living in Germany for 37 years and perhaps my words are not sufficient.

I had a rehearsal for a church concert last night and as usual, sat in the church to "acclimate". I was alone at first and saw no mice running around to generate "noise". Still, there was a fundemental sound, or breathing of the room. I then started to warm up, listening to my trumpet sound and the decay until only the "fundemental sound" was left. Then I move around in the room. At some positions, the fundemental sounds were very low, at others - much louder. In each area, I play my trumpet and listen to the sound develop, sustain and decay. At he position where the fundemental sound was lowest, my trumpet sound exploded. The room seemed to fill up with sound much faster. In other positions, it sounds nice, but is more work to play and hear.

This is a common experience for me and my assumption was that only standing waves could be of sufficiently low frequency to come and go with this intensity. I wish that I had a position like this in my practice room at home! I NEVER find a position like this on stage with an orchestra.

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