I would disagree with all of you there's two reasons why it sounds different it's not a metal bell so it doesn't have the same quality of sound and projection plus with a straight Bell it is pointed away more at the ground so you get a quieter sound
@@probassoonist12 yes but also think about it, lets say there is a person or an audience there, the mic is like your ears, you wouldn't be sitting under the bell of the straight one but the sound on the curved one projects it out towards the people
By curiosity, can you make the same recording but changing the mic placements to a lower position? And also doing the test with a printed curved bell? Your channel is inspiring. Thanks
I love the more metallic and projective sound from the curved bell, it gives the lower clarinets a much more defined sound from the regular Bb Clarinet.
I don't play clarinet. The bell has a much warmer tone and rounder sound. The straight bell has a dark sound but better clarity and a more focused sound. I liked both!
I did exactly the same test a few years back and just loved the slightly mellower tone. I play it regularly but haven’t got around to adding a bell key. Very cool. Do you have any tips on placing and cutting the tone hole. Did you adapt a key or build your own key from scratch?
How well do you think you matched the bores? I wonder how much of the difference in sound is due to curve vs dimensions vs material. To me it makes it the whole horn sound like cheap plastic.
The bore is much smaller on the straight bell (as it should be). I wanna know what cheap plastic clarinet your playing haha! To me the metal bell may be louder but it sounds nasally by comparison. The straight bell makes it sound more like my basset horn.
Is it possible to make custom bells for recorders? I have a plastic bass recorder from Yamaha and it would be awesome to be able to play E with an extra key. And also that would make it possible to play more notes of the third octave.
I wonder what the difference is in the actual room. Did you move the mic location? Or was the straight bell low notes, which are the ones that sounded the most muted, pointed away from the mic?
@Jared De Leon Maybe try it again for yourself even by just pointing the bell at the mic. I've never played alto, but I know I can play my soprano clarinet horizontally. I bet that would make a pretty big difference in recording sound, and make the two sound much more like one another in the recording
@@KevanLewis I agree with the last reply. The mic setup being "the same" is actually what made the difference, which is noticable. I liked the original curved bell better because the sound is more direct.
Straight bell definitely more muted a lot!
I wouldn't say muted, more like less resistant and quieter
maybe cus the bell isn’t facing the mic?
Because the bell isn’t facing the mic
The bell isn't facing the screen or mic
I would disagree with all of you there's two reasons why it sounds different it's not a metal bell so it doesn't have the same quality of sound and projection plus with a straight Bell it is pointed away more at the ground so you get a quieter sound
It is a matter of directivity. If the microphone is placed at the straight bell line it will pick a similar sound and level.
Exactly 😂
I think the curved projected the sound out
@@probassoonist12 yes but also think about it, lets say there is a person or an audience there, the mic is like your ears, you wouldn't be sitting under the bell of the straight one but the sound on the curved one projects it out towards the people
Ooh wow I love the straight bell sound!
Curved sounds like a higher bass clarinet and straight sounds like a lower normal clarinet 😄
Bro read my mind
It's also the material. Curved is metal and sounds brassy, straight is wood or plastic and sounds more clarinetty
Very true. I'm a sax player in addition to clarinet, so I like the brassier sound of the curved bell--sounds richer to me.
I really like the curved sound but both are great!
By curiosity, can you make the same recording but changing the mic placements to a lower position? And also doing the test with a printed curved bell?
Your channel is inspiring. Thanks
I love how niche this is
Now make a straight neck to go along with it.
It would look cool and probably sound better. (unless your arms are too short)
I love the more metallic and projective sound from the curved bell, it gives the lower clarinets a much more defined sound from the regular Bb Clarinet.
Personally like the non-curved more
I don't play clarinet. The bell has a much warmer tone and rounder sound. The straight bell has a dark sound but better clarity and a more focused sound. I liked both!
Great video, very interesting!
in a stunning turn of events, straight bell sounds like a low clarinet, curved bell sounds like a high bass clarinet
GOOD VIDEO 👏👏👏
straight bell looks like a basset horn honestly
I did exactly the same test a few years back and just loved the slightly mellower tone. I play it regularly but haven’t got around to adding a bell key. Very cool. Do you have any tips on placing and cutting the tone hole. Did you adapt a key or build your own key from scratch?
wow
That is because the straight bell is on the under and the mic don't get much sound unlike curved bell.
The mic placement is most of the difference
Sax+clarinet= this monstrous thing😂
Straight definitely sounds more like a soprano clarinet.
Can I order this bell somewhere? Or do you have a link to the project on your patreon may be?
Is that a Selmer or a Buffet Professional alto clarinet?
A Leblanc stencil actually.
How well do you think you matched the bores? I wonder how much of the difference in sound is due to curve vs dimensions vs material. To me it makes it the whole horn sound like cheap plastic.
The bore is much smaller on the straight bell (as it should be). I wanna know what cheap plastic clarinet your playing haha! To me the metal bell may be louder but it sounds nasally by comparison. The straight bell makes it sound more like my basset horn.
@@Jared_De_Leon The lowest notes are the coolest notes on a big clarinet. I wouldn't want to mute them.
What mouthpiece do you use
Is it possible to make custom bells for recorders? I have a plastic bass recorder from Yamaha and it would be awesome to be able to play E with an extra key. And also that would make it possible to play more notes of the third octave.
Yeah it would certainly be possible
I wonder what the difference is in the actual room. Did you move the mic location? Or was the straight bell low notes, which are the ones that sounded the most muted, pointed away from the mic?
Mic setup and room was the same for both.
@Jared De Leon Maybe try it again for yourself even by just pointing the bell at the mic. I've never played alto, but I know I can play my soprano clarinet horizontally. I bet that would make a pretty big difference in recording sound, and make the two sound much more like one another in the recording
@@KevanLewis I agree with the last reply. The mic setup being "the same" is actually what made the difference, which is noticable. I liked the original curved bell better because the sound is more direct.
In an actual concert, the sound travels much further before it reaches the audience. I wonder how different the sound will be for them. 👂🏿
I prefer the sound of the straight bell. It sounds less edgy.
The lowest notes are the coolest notes on a big clarinet. I wouldn't want to mute them.
Looks like a saxophone
well its not
Grom an idea of Adolf Sax.
At this point there turning it into a saxophone
If u got a carved clarinet just get a sax