Mouthpieces SYOS "Shape Your Own Sound"

[jbtsax]

An interesting concept and a new company started by Dr. Pauline Eveno who has done groundbreaking research on saxophone pad resonators. My high school French is quite rusty, but I can make out the message. It would be great if one of our French speaking members could translate the text for us.


Shape Your Own Sound

 

[jimmylh]

My guess from looking at the video, is you fill out a questionnaire and they custom make a MP with a 3d printer.

 

[Pauline]

I just watched it and then found she has the same video in English. I've no idea how to put a link to that but it is very easy to find.

 

[aldevis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-leVkxL0KRU

A few things leave some questions open.
Also the music she choose sucks.

I'd be tempted.... (I think she asked on SOTW to fill some questionnaire too, in the past)

 

[Veggie Dave]

This is Lisa, she plays the saxophone.

She loves her saxophone but she would like a more powerful sound.

She searches the Internet...

Little choice
Uniqueness is expensive

What to do?

Hi Lisa, I'm Pauline!

I have a doctorate from Ircam (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) and I'm a specialist in musical instruments.


I present SYOS - Shape Your Own Sound

You fill out a detailed questionnaire, to find the mouthpiece of your dreams and then have it delivered to your door.

The geometrics are created thanks to advanced acoustic simulations.

Then the mouthpieces are printed on a 3D printer.

SYOS - Shape Your Own Sound

 

[aldevis]

Hi Lisa, I'm Pauline!

I have a doctorate from Ircam (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) and I'm a specialist in musical instruments.

This is the worst bit.

 

[Veggie Dave]

This is the worst bit.

I thought it was a pretty good translation actually!

😛

 

[aldevis]

(Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique)

A very good friend of mine attended the IRCAM, back in the 90s.
He came withe idea of the symmetric keyboard (hexatonal white and hexatonal black keys) but he could not patent it because it had already been invented it the 17th century.
When I mentioned the story to the former assistant/piano lecturer of Messiaen, she said "a typical iRCAM idea"
Eventually this friend of mine had a keyboard made a couple of years ago. I find it very interesting indeed.

 

[Targa]

Does Matt Groening know about this?

 

[aldevis]

Does Matt Groening know about this?

I was thinking the same.
She might be a bit unaware...

 

[jbtsax]

There have been some great advances in computer modeling of what takes place inside of musical instruments and instrument mouthpieces in the last decade. I try to keep an open mind when it comes to new ideas and techniques that have never been tried before and wish Pauline well in her new endeavor.

The accompanying music is a familiar piece titled "Get a Move On" by Mr. Scruff. The saxophone theme is taken from this work.

 

[aldevis]

The accompanying music is a familiar piece titled "Get a Move On" by Mr. Scruff. The saxophone theme is taken from this work.

What is wrong with the original Moondog version?

 

[jbtsax]

What is wrong with the original Moondog version?

Nothing. I also see nothing wrong with the Scruff tune. It is catchy and has been used in several commercials.

 

[Reed Warbler]

An interesting concept and a new company started by Dr. Pauline Eveno who has done groundbreaking research on saxophone pad resonators. My high school French is quite rusty, but I can make out the message. It would be great if one of our French speaking members could translate the text for us.


Shape Your Own Sound

There's an english option on their web site, click on the brit flag.

 

[David Roach]

What is wrong with the original Moondog version?

Mr Scruff never had to pay for that sample. It's from an album by London Saxophonic, a large sax group started by John Harle at the GSMD. The alto soloist is Rob Buckland. They have never seen a penny afaik because the sample is to short to generate a revenue claim. Very bad in behaviour in my opinion.

 

[Tiberius]

I thought it was a pretty good translation actually!

😛

It might be...but it sounds so much better in French 🙂

 

[Jules]

To resurrect an old thread- has anyone here tried out SYOS pieces & their interesting 'design your own' system? I'm intrigued by the idea.
Also- every time I look on their website, their tag line "Unleash the sound deep inside you" gives me a Blazing Saddles related snigger....

 

[TootSweet]

See this review:

thesaxophonistmag