Leroi's sax making beeping noises.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:33 am

Anyone notice during live recordings the creepy beeping noise lerois sax makes? It only happens during solo jams when he is really going crazy. I first noticed them on LIOG/red rocks during the middle of the jam, and thought they were timmy doing some weird guitar effect. I heard them again during lerois groovy jimi thing/LS jam when he really gets into going up and down the scales. I heard it again on this recording of this jam I never caught the name of on DMB central. Any ideas as to what they are?

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:50 pm

it happens to sax players all the time, its when they run out of breath and can't blow with enough force to make a clear note, so a weird honking sound is made

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:18 pm

You could be right, but I play in my schools wind ensemble and sax squeeks do not sound like what I am talking about. The beeps I'm wondering about sound more like a recording glitch or something. I'll have to send a sound clip at some point, but listen very carefully during roi's solo jam during LIOG/redrocks. The beeps are all the same pitch and sound like the beeps a bus or truck makes when it backs up, although they are in no regular pattern.

Sheesh · Post by **Sheesh** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 6:21 pm

I know the beeps you're talking about. I also play saxophone, and I see no way of a saxophone producing such electric/mechanical type beeps.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 2:34 pm

They're probably some mixing glitch with the sax.

moosicmaniac · Post by **moosicmaniac** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 6:20 pm

I play sax, and it may be possible to produce that sound on the sax, but I doubt it.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:46 am

Thats why I think it is a mixing glitch.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:40 pm

He's hitting some key that's completely different then the rest and just tapping it with his finger. My sister plays and that is what she says. Who the hell knows.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:13 pm

So he's making a mistake?

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:05 pm

i dunno...i asked a friend bout that...and he reckons it sounds like boyd when he plucks his violin...almost like he was trying to keep leroi in check with his solo...i dunno...because...hm...it COULD be boyd...but...who knows...just something to ponder...i was alwys befuddles about that too...still am actually. ^_^

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:05 pm

it's his spit valve

IveGotSaxAppeal · Post by **IveGotSaxAppeal** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 4:39 pm

i like tictacs wrote:it's his spit valve

Saxes don't have spit valves. We have to suck out the spit through our mouthpieces.

IGSA

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 9:13 pm

i dont know what the hell it is, it's at the top and functions like a spit valve on a trumpet

flip950 · Post by **flip950** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:33 pm

octave key

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:38 pm

IveGotSaxAppeal wrote:
i like tictacs wrote:it's his spit valve

Saxes don't have spit valves. We have to suck out the spit through our mouthpieces.

IGSA

Thats pretty sick chubbs