For questions asking about how certain temperatures will affect the sound of a musical instrument.
Questions tagged [temperature]
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Tips for playing outdoors in cold weather?
A few years ago our church band had a gig playing early in the morning to a volunteer crew to get them pumped for the day ahead. It was about 7AM and in the 30s F. It's a good thing I was only playing for one song and it wasn't lead because I could…
Brian Ortiz
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Do cold/hot drinks have any effect on woodwinds and brass performers?
Hey, I saw this question and I immediately remembered one or two teachers that kept saying that drinking cold/hot drinks before and/or during playing any woodwind or brass instrument was a bad thing, and I always followed that advice, but never…
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Does environmental (or food/drink) temperature have an effect on the voice?
Does ambient temperature (i.e. winter vs summer) or food/drink temperature (i.e. cold vs hot) have an effect on voice:
Texture
Pitch/range
Strength
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How does temperature affect tuning?
Off the back of comments on one of the answers to this question: How do room layouts affect tuning?
So, I know the short answer is "It depends on the instrument", but ideally I'd like to know a few rules and enough reasoning behind them so that I…
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Effects of keeping an amplifier in the car
While it seems like it's probably best not to expose anything to extreme climates, will keeping a guitar/bass amplifier in a car for a day, in either hot or cold climates, have any short-term effects on its well-being? Long-term problems? Are there…
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Problems placing analog synth on window shelf above radiator?
I have recently purchased an analog synthesizer (the DSI OB-6 Desktop). Unfortunately, the only place I can place it is on a window shelf which has a water-heated radiator below it.
I have read that musical equipment should be placed away from…
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Low temperatures and humidity when playing outdoors?
I'm really in desperate need of advice as I've asked countless of people and no one seems to give me a direct answer.
I live in northern Europe and temperatures are typically around -5 to 10 C during winter (23-50 for you 'mericans). Humidity is…
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