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I've had lessons on piano, clarinet (including bass clarinet and contra-alto clarinet), oboe, French horn, cello, and drumkit (though I'm not very good at the drums from lack of practice). I'm self-taught on the ocarina and mallet percussion (that is, instruments like the xylophone -- they all play basically the same) as well as the recorder (which is a much more pleasant instrument when it's not made of plastic and being played by a grade schooler; the flutes I made were technically recorders).

The French horn and cello lessons mean I can pick up basically any string or brass instrument and play it with some level of proficiency, and between the clarinet and the oboe I can figure out most reed instruments if you give me some time to familiarize myself. (Though last time I tried to play an alto sax I found it was harder than I expected because a sax embouchure is quite a bit different from a clarinet embouchure. I could play it but I had to be REALLY careful.)

I HAVEN'T been able to figure out how to play the normal flute, though; admittedly I haven't tried terribly often but I can't seem to get it to make sound even though I know how it's SUPPOSED to work.

As for what I make for my day job? I'll just drop a link: http://www.soundsonline.com -- yes, some of these are thousand-dollar products; this (unfortunately) isn't a product for hobbyist musicians.
Games by Coda (updated 4/8/2025 - New game: Marianas Miner)
Art by Coda (updated 8/25/2022 - beatBitten and All-Nighter Simulator)

Mega Man: The Light of Will (Mega Man / Green Lantern crossover: In the lead-up to the events of Mega Man 2, Dr. Wily has discovered emotional light technology. How will his creations change how humankind thinks about artificial intelligence? Sadly abandoned. Sufficient Velocity x-post)
Old Posted 11-01-2012, 07:20 PM Reply With Quote