I'm gonna buy one of these tonight. I never touched a saxophone and hoped to play as beautifully as this one day 😢😢
@jonathancmerrett
9 ай бұрын
Good luck, I hope you enjoy playing!
@Balx111George-xn7fo
9 ай бұрын
Buy a real saxophone too. This is just a toy that will help you get better with scales so you can practice without being loud, but it will not replace the real sax, Blowing here is entirely automated. I bought Yamaha YAS-280 for $1200 (which is the best sax for that price range) and this YDS-120 for $430.
@sautsitumorangkpk
3 ай бұрын
Awesomly.....YDS 120 : saxophone never been easy ..
@jonathancmerrett
3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@erikkerchenskij2369
9 ай бұрын
Благодарен ютюб-каналу за это видео. Мы с Вами коллеги, и даже визуально похожи.Отличное исполнение!!! С меня лайк, и подписка!
@tontoneco1
4 ай бұрын
A questiob please. The vibrato is natural or you use an application?
@jonathancmerrett
4 ай бұрын
Hi there, The vibrato is produced by me using breath control (diaphragm) - in the same way as I do when playing the flute. I don't know of an application that does this ...
@tontoneco1
4 ай бұрын
@@jonathancmerrett Thank you. Your vibrato is very nice
@tontoneco1
4 ай бұрын
I have just bought a yamaha YD 120. I play flute and sax. I must practice a lot...
@jonathancmerrett
4 ай бұрын
@@tontoneco1 I have played the flute for over fifty years, alto and tenor sax in the last five - you cannot beat practice, practice, practice!!
@steveclayton495
10 ай бұрын
Beautifully performed! What kit do use for recording? I have a 120 and would love to be able to record it with backing tracks.
@jonathancmerrett
10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I run a cable directly from my headphone output on the 120 into my computer and record it using Audacity (a free program). I then use Audacity to put together the backing track and the recording. That way I am able to balance the sound and, if I want to, add effects to the sound of the instrument.
@steveclayton495
9 ай бұрын
@jonathancmerrett Thanks Jonathan for taking the time to answer my question. That's a great help! I'll give it a go. Steve
@noskanow
10 ай бұрын
Beautiful, thank you for posting. Could you please advise where you got the backing track and music.
@jonathancmerrett
10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I found the backing track on KZitem and it had the score there for Bflat instruments as well. I download it as an mp4 onto my tablet and play it from there
@noskanow
10 ай бұрын
@@jonathancmerrett OK, thanks.
@gillybreathes
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Jonathan
@jonathancmerrett
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@Mandello.
10 ай бұрын
Oblivion🎉..nice articulation
@ulrap1202
6 ай бұрын
I'm thinking about getting one of these to practice quietly. That is a pretty good soprano sound. I'm kinda surprised. The digital sax samples are getting a lot better. Excellent job, you sound great!
@jonathancmerrett
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comments. The soprano and baritone sounds are good, the alto and tenor not so good in my opinion. But as a way of playing/practicing quietly and easily (no getting it out of the case, cleaning it afterwards etc.) unbeatable.
@ulrap1202
6 ай бұрын
Do you find it helps you improve fingering on a real sax? I know it won't help with embouchure and tone, but it looks like it is a way of practicing quietly where I could progress on scales and learning songs, memorizing songs, and muscle memory. And then transfer those skills to my real sax. Do you find that is the case for you?
@jonathancmerrett
6 ай бұрын
@@ulrap1202 yes, it has helped to get my fingers around pieces. But it is not the complete answer because the keys feel different to those of a real sax - in shape, size and reaction to movement - so I still need to work on pieces on the real instrument
@ulrap1202
6 ай бұрын
Okay. Thanks for responding!
@JesusIsKing96
5 ай бұрын
Hi, don’t know if you have bought the YDS120 yet, but I just got mine yesterday and I bought it for the same reason as you are wanting one. I play alto mainly and wanted to practice at night sometimes and this is ideal because I can wear headphones. The one thing that has disappointed me, is that the octave key is small and sensitive. You need to depress it with quite a lot of pressure and when you are running up the notes and using the side palm keys, you tend to loosen your grip, so you find yourself going back in the lower register, which is very frustrating. I went and found a forum last night and seems I am not the only one complaining about this problem. However, someone suggested putting a small plastic dot (like the ones you get for to stop cupboard doors banging) and supergluing it to the octave key. I am going to try that. Apart from that, I am absolutely in love with this sax. It’s lightweight and ok, the keys do feel a little different, but it will improve your playing. I played it so much the first night I made my lip sore, lol. I got mine from Thomann. I had to wait about 3 weeks. Most suppliers seem to be out of stock, but theirs was the best price. It doesn’t come with a power cable though or a case. I bought a cheap case from Amazon. Whether you have it now or not yet, happy playing!
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