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well here is my thinking(?) on this subject. i know there have been alotta folks waiting w/ baited breath :-) i give credit to my mentor and friend jim thomas of <the mermen>for getting me on this path of thinking: i look at my setup holistically-it has to do w/ using all the *gear together* to get a certain sound. it is a whole system,integrative,balanced and natural.it is hard work to get a sound and this thinking helps me keep it all interconnected. whether is a frazzled thought in my head,a loop going right(or left or wrong) or the rattling of speaker its all the same thing s > i gave no definition of effect. in fact i am refusing to define, >especially > at the rough borders. > > i have played trumpet for many years, so i don't need to tell a brass >player > to try it for me. believe me, the instrument doesn't just make lip buzz >sound > "nicer" > or "more focused on a single frequency." this is somewhat like saying an > organ > just makes key click sound nicer... > > i agree that the players body is more part of the equation in brass (and >all > winds, really) > than in string and percussion instruments.... > > hmmm, "...something to this effect..." was an intentional pun? > good one, either way... > > > > >> If you tell a brass player to "blow his instrument" and then take the >> instrument away, what you will hear is "melodic sound" generated by the >lips >> vibrating in the stream of air. If you add the instrument, the sound is >> louder and more focused on a single frequency and sounds what most >people >> will call "nicer", but this is actually well-consistent with the >definition >> of an "effect" you gave... >> >> Mind you, I chose the trombone (or any brass instrument) here for a >reason - >> your "the instrument does generate sound" point would be valid for >about any >> other instrument I can think of at the moment (except for blowing a >comb or >> singing onto a timpano or something to this effect)... >> >> Rainer >> >> >>> actually, this doesn't make sense. >>> a brass instrument does generate sound. >>> though the lip is part of the equation, the instrument doesn't just >>> amplify lip buzz... >>> >>> >>> there will always be a distinction blur between effect and instrument. >>> is a wah pedal an effect? >>> how about the guitar amp? >>> good luck being consistent on the hairy edge... >>> >>> "Nothing is intrinsically good or evil, but its usage may >>> make it so." - St. Thomas Aquinas >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >