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BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

Acoustics

36 articles

No. 87 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 7

DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound

Measurement of the FFT

By Robert Meissner

Technique Acoustics
No. 81 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound

By Robert Meissner

Technique Acoustics
An Introduction to "In Tune" Member
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

An Introduction to "In Tune"

the Scale of Just Intonation

Long before electronic tuners, brass players faced a choice between mathematical order and acoustic truth, with consequences that still shape ensemble playing today.

By Jack Holland

Technique Acoustics Intonation Sound
Brass instrument research at Surrey University Member
No. 36 • 1981 Digitized

Brass instrument research at Surrey University

Acoustics, materials, bore design, and player perception meet in Surrey research linking laboratory measurements with the realities of brass performance.

By John Goodwin

Acoustics Research Instrument making Intonation Sound
Use of a spectral model in developing concepts of tuba timbre Member
No. 19 • 1977 Digitized

Use of a spectral model in developing concepts of tuba timbre

Can great tuba sound be measured? This groundbreaking study turns timbre into data — offering a visual model that could transform how players hear and shape their sound.

By Daniel D. Stancil

Acoustics Sound
No. 82 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

DSA Digital Analysis of Intonation and Sound

Calculation of intonation using frequency

By Robert Meissner

Technique Acoustics
No. 117 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The modern concert hall

By Sabina Pade

Report History Acoustics
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Part 4

DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound

Tuning with the computer

By Robert Meissner

Technique Acoustics
On the sensitivity of brass instruments Free
No. 28 • 1979 Digitized

On the sensitivity of brass instruments

Cold-hammered hunting horns retain a tactile memory of sound and playing, leading Jacques Poncet to question how brass instruments evolve in use.

By Jacques Poncet

Equipment Acoustics Instrument making Sound
Science and Technology in Trombone Teaching Free
No. 41 • 1983 Digitized

Science and Technology in Trombone Teaching

What if tone production depended less on instinct than on understanding how the instrument, the lips and the air function as one interconnected system?

By Sergej Gorovoj

Teaching Acoustics Sound Breathing Tongue
Harmonics or partials? Free
No. 33 • 1981 Digitized

Harmonics or partials?

Behind every brass note lies a compromise between acoustical theory and instrument design, as E. Ferron questions what players call a harmonic.

By Emile Ferron

Acoustics Intonation Sound Instrument making
No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The ancestry of modern concert halls

By Sabina Pade

Report History Acoustics
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