My Shure SM98 was never any good. The NUX is far superior, easier setup and tear down. No wire to get tangled from the mic to the transmitter. I’m getting one!
Great review you took it step by step and the lesson here is if you’re good you’re good a 6 thousand dollar sax will not play the sax for you you still need to learn the basics I got one which is basic and I’m getting on well with it it doesn’t have to be a big brand as such, whatever works for you
Hi David!) Great review, I wanted to ask if it is worth buying this saxophone now? I don’t have a single soprano saxophone yet, but I am a professional saxophonist
I have only good experiences with cheaper Chinese horns. I'll add a link to me playing a Soprano Saxophone I got slightly used for around $107. It only needed a couple small adjustments. I do my own tech repairs, I don't have any techs nearby. The quality control of these Chinese horns might not be like when you buy a Yanagisawa, but they really work just fine, and they don't feel cheap to me at all. And in my opinion, the naysayers here complaining about faulty this and that after a few months, it's just not my experience at all. And when you're paying what David paid for his, it just makes perfect sense to me. I think the soprano saxophone in this video sounds great through the entire register. I had a Selmer Super Action 2 tenor once and it was hard to play, sound not flowing easily from top to bottom. Also came new with a lot of leaks. So you're never guaranteed anything regardless of price point. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ykd1aHLYaao.htmlsi=qzkRnG0El4cz2EfX
I have only good experiences with Chinese horns. I'll add a link to me playing a Soprano Saxophone I got slightly used for around $107. It only needed a couple small adjustments. I do my own tech repairs, I don't have any techs nearby. The quality control of these Chinese horns might not be like when you buy a Yanagisawa, but they really work just fine, and they don't feel cheap to me at all. And in my opinion, the naysayers here complaining about faulty this and that after a few months, it's just not my experience at all. And when you're paying what David paid for his, it just makes perfect sense to me. I think the soprano saxophone in this video sounds great through the entire register. I had a Selmer Super Action 2 tenor once and it was hard to play, sound not flowing easily from top to bottom. Also came new with a lot of leaks. So you're never guaranteed anything regardless of price point. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ykd1aHLYaao.htmlsi=qzkRnG0El4cz2EfX
Nothing is more satisfying than getting a well functioning saxophone at a fraction of the cost compared to an expensive brand👏One of life's pleasures I'd say. I have 4 Chinese saxophones, I'm happy with them all🤗
Just got mine 2 weeks ago... Just happen to have a DPA 4099 for my other wireless setup.... got a mike adapter from AMAZON for $35 (others want $100+ for the DPA one)... NO problems with dropouts, distortion, loss of signal, etc...still deciding what the EQs do with what bands... In other words... VERY happy with MY purchase... and this is NOT a paid commercial... lol IMHO, the reason the Alto sounds better than the Tenor is how you're pointing the mike... WHY players are pointing their mikes into the bell?? Do you do that in Studio?? THIS is how DPA says to do it: How to mount the 4099 DPA clip-on instrument microphone For a round and warm character on the soprano sax, place the 4099S as far away from the bell as possible. Place it in front of the bell for a harder sound with more bite. To create the most balanced sound on the alto, tenor or baritone sax, do NOT point the microphone directly into the bell, but angle it between the bell and the keys. I point it across the bell, aimed at my G key... and I don't miss the "hollow sound"...
sounds good now, but pads and keys will ware out and get out of alignment, making it impossible to play after about 3-6 months. Furthermore, Sax repairshop techs won't touch any sax under $1500 due to all the cheap parts. That has been my experience.
This is waste of time and money.. The build of this horn is cheap. You’ll never get it to play in tune. I tried. I put several mouthpieces and ligatures on it and changed out the neck.. Still could not get it to play in tune.. Don’t do it!
Thank you for the fair opinion. This mic is advertized as sax mic everywhere, though do you thing it can work for trumpet too? Is the mic itself heavy?
Very helpful. So on bari, would you use the alto sax preset because they are both Eb? Kidding. Like you, I want to get away from wires to a belt pack and the need to get power to the receiver. I just hope the mic is a little more suspended somI can get less pad slap noise than my AKG. I could here some pad noise on your alto demo, but maybe unavoidable with clip ons.
Great video. I just purchased one this morning in the same color. I’ll be using a Otto link tone edge and legere reed with it. Would be cool to see another video of you playing it today with an update on your experience with it.
He is connecting the B-6 into the Alesis, but we are just hearing the ambient sound in the room (which is being picked up by the iPad mic). I don't think the Alesis is being used to capture the sound directly.
I am really shocked!!! I got a cheap horn on Amazon and it never sounded very good. I didn't have a better mouthpiece on it so I wonder if that is the difference. The construction honestly wasn't great when I got it.
