I strongly dislike the stuffy sound that most horn players get when playing off the leg. You may as well be playing into a pillow. This is a thumb down from me.
The “stuffiness” in this is because of the recording more than anything. The opposite is the truth in my experience regarding playing on or off the leg. Resting the bell on your leg deadens the vibrations in the bell somewhat, making the sound darker and less defined. Either way, stuffiness is hand position, not where the bell is.
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