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Thank you for playing the instruments back to back so I could hear the difference. The Stradivarius definitely had such a difference that I could tell right away which one it was. Before I have heard 2 different musicians play 2 different violins so it was harder to tell the difference. This was an even comparison, but not many people are allowed to touch a Stradivarius for obvious reasons. The flutes were interesting as well. I got them all right, but it was challenging. It sounds like you should use some for marching band and school functions, then invest in the better ones for college and local functions if you keep up your music, then invest in the expensive ones if you are a pro, but the diamond is quite a statement. I loved hearing each. I wonder what kind of life the 69.00 violin has had, if only it could speak.
I don't have an ear for flutes, but I got the violins correct 😊 There's no way that $69 has all the parts it came with. Surely it's had corrective work done and quality replaceables (strings, bridge, etc.) put on?
Round 1 Flute: Bizet, Entr'acte (Act III) from Carmen Round 2 Flute: J.S. Bach, Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No.2 in B Minor Round 1 Violin: Saint-Saëns, the Swan from Carnival of the Animals Round 2 Violin: Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major
My jaw dropped when Ray thought the first flute was the most expensive. I don’t know flutes at all but the first was an immediate “nah, that’s a cheap instrument” moment. I’m so glad you swapped them. The strad stood out head and shoulders, that was so much easier than the flute.
yeah I don't know anything about flutes, I don't have perfect pitch, it takes me like 5 seconds to decide when I'm doing a relative pitch test... so basically my ears suck. but it was pretty obvious to me the 1st flute was the cheapest.
@@ysf-d9i yeah you know, I'm bad and my ears are bad but I would have guessed it right immediatley. Yeah...I'm sure you both are for sure better than the professional orchestra player renowed world wide with a Stradivarius that is used to listening and playing with so many other instruments.😅
The Stradivarius was very obvious! So much more depth and warmth to the sound. It felt like the $69 violin was truly stretching itself trying to project and make a decent sound under such stressful playing.
Agree. But I couldn't tell the three flutes apart. I still listened to them several times. They sounded the same to me, perhaps due to the amazingly talented flutist playing them...
My father is a professional violinist, and he played with him once on a concert. He got to try his violin, and he told me it was like the sound ran out like a river. It was definitely the best he had ever played on
Jasmine playing, it was crazy how good all 3 sounded. None sounded even a little like a 69 dollar Amazon instrument. I’m sure it might be harder to play and get a good sound out of, but I sure couldn’t tell from her playing. I guessed the most expensive correctly, but it was a lot smaller difference than I expected.
It's not so supprising: the materials in which flutes are made don't affect the sound as much as they are on violins because mostly the air is vibrating (for the violin, the strings, bridge, and table play a hudge role).
The flutes were super hard to tell apart, i only could get it with better speakers 😅 but the strad was 100% obvious from the first note and the other violins were quite obvious too. Still impressed tho how good of a deal you made with the 69$ violin- my old 120€ one sounds like a muted cardboard box but yours is quite loud and really tries its best 😃
The comparison between the instruments were so interesting! I mean both Jasmine and Ray are such amazing players they can make anything sound like gold (Jasmine literally can) 😂😂😂🎉
I nailed it! 😁 I'm a french violinist (but not near the level of these fabulous musicians) and I managed to get all good answers from the two first rounds!
Thanks guys! I love music a lot, but at least now I know - thanks to y'all - that if I ever decide to buy an instrument, there is no point in investing huge sums of money in the purchase, because even the cheapest instrument will suit me perfectly, since I won't be able to hear the difference anyway.
I only played flute for about 10 years (age 8 to 18) but I could instantly hear the cheap flute because it sounded the most familiar haha. The stainless steel resonates on certain mid- to low end notes, giving them a hint of "cold" echo. The silver plated flute sounded similar to the steel one but warmer and stronger without the echo. The gold one sounded "thin", not in that it was weak but that the notes didn't have to work as hard to flow into each other?
For the violin: #1 sounded confident but in a brash way, like someone in their early 20s. #2 slightly awkward like a teen, and #3 sounded similar to #1 but with the confidence of more life experience. The Strad also sounded a little tradgic somehow.
I'm really not surprised that she said the Kennedy sounded like the cheapest one. I got a $500 Kennedy violin a few years ago to replace a really cheap one I had that broke, and I wanted to treat myself to a much nicer instrument than the $120 student violin backup I had. My Kennedy violin basically lives in its case permanently because the cheap student violin honestly has much more richness and depth to it, while the Kennedy is basically "HEY DO YA LIKE TREBLE??" and can't be played without a mute on it.
It's obvious the quality of the instrument matters significantly less if you're a pro. But if you're not, it's good to get something that helps you... and that IS NOT a Strad 😆 (I've heard from multiple sources that they are rather difficult to play😅). I'm sure Ray could make my student grade violin sound beautiful, but all that I could use any Strad for, is effectively scaring away night intruders! 😂 It seems to me that in case of flutes the price is more straightforward - being result of the quality - since there're no 'legends' around them that affect the prices. Strads are obviously great for concerts, but I can't say I prefer a Strad's sound to a modern violin as long as the latter sounds deep and rich in the lower and sweet and sparkly in the upper register. After all, having a different violin for studio recording is a thing ☺
My violin teacher always said that the sound depends on the person who plays and not on the instrument itself.. but I noticed that many times very expensive musical instruments have really sharp and clear sounds and people like much more the soft and pleasant sound that is usually produced by violins at an average price.. and of course the cheap ones sound too harsh! Amazing video 🥰
It just goes to prove that the musician matters as much (or more) than the instrument. I play golf as an average golfer and always say that a Pro (e.g. Tiger Woods) would beat me using a set of $89 budget clubs.
What I have learned is that it is not only the instrument, but also the choice of strings and the bow… like strings and instruments need to match (and match the playing style as well). And there is an amazing range of strings as well… took us almost a year to find the best fitting ones for my son and his cello.
lol we guessed the same Ray great job! Bro we must be geniuses lmao I know I’m not! But your playing definitely is!! Thank you for all the beautiful music!!
Cathay Pacific eye mask! Finally, I can say I share something in common with Ray Chen! I blame my cheap headphones for not being able to hear the difference between the instruments.
Interesting. I was listening with my iPad just with the build -in small speakers. So for the flutes there were absolutely no difference. But for the violins I could hear a difference and my guess was that nr 3 was the Strad. Maybe because Ray played with more confidence on the Strad.
That's how it was for me even with outside speakers attached to my computers. I still couldn't figure out the flutes even after they explained it. I did get the three violins right, even though I don't play.
I got the flutes wrong except for the gold one, but got all the violins right! Really surprised that there was more difference I could hear between the medium and the strad than cheap and medium
My guesses before the reveal: 1st flute---has a breathier quality. Probably the $69 instrument. 2nd flute---has strong, piercing projection. probably the $50,000 instrument. 3rd flute---has a more warm, intimate sound. probably the $1,000 flute. 3rd was my favorite sound on the video, but I'm sure the 2nd is much more powerful in the concert hall. 1st violin---probably the $69? Something didn't sound as smooth. 2nd violin--sounds smoother, but somehow a bit weak. I guess it's the $350, but I could go either way between this one and the first one. 3rd violin--sounds like a professional instrument. Not sure if it's worth $10,000,000, but this is clearly the best of the bunch. ---- Oh. I guessed the same way they guessed. It would be interesting to hear a less expensive professional quality instrument against the more expensive ones. e.g. a $10,000 violin vs. a Strad or a $3,000 flute vs. the $50,000 one.
I’m not a musician. I rarely even listen to music. All the flutes sounded exactly the same. So do the first 2 violins but man, the third violin shines like the sun to the first two’s lightbulbs.
In future videos would you consider listing the microphones you are using in these comparisons? Hopefully you could use a standard like a shure sm57 as a reference point.
I got the whole answers exactly as they answered it, and for the same reasons.... I happy that my ears still works good .. But lesson learned, expensive instruments is nice to have but never mandatory... cheap instruments can do the job perfectly.
In the second round it is obvious that first flute has loud key tapping. So I guessed it's cheaper. Second is the cleanest, third had little bit of tapping noise. I am not flutist, curious is this key noise really the main difference between cheap and expensive flute? That's strange Second violin round / second violin sounded like orchestra to me lol. I was sure it is the strad. And I was sure first violin is the cheapest - thin, boxy. I'm very surprised.
The youtube recording of your $69 violin sounds so much better than what my $65 violin sounds like on TH-cam. I’m willing to accept that all of the difference I hear between the videos is your skill level but I’m still wondering if you are using its original strings and bridge. I liked your video. It looked like you and Jasmine were having a lot of fun.
The Kennedy does sound worse than the $69, its just that the $69 is setup poorly enough in terms of fingerboard scoop and string heights that Ray messes up on hard passages.
I've played the flute for 55 years and couldn't guess the flute from the Bizet Entr'acte. The Bach Suite revealed the cheap one. It still sounded good, but Jasmine Choi can do better than that. The no. 3 violin was clearly better than the other two in Le Cygne. The Brahms concerto was a bit unfair with Ray intentionally messing up a bit. Let me take that test in person, I think I would do better. But thanks to Ray and Jasmine, that was a lot of fun.
After 3 maybe 4 times more it’s clear, with Jasmine it’s no2, with Ray it’s no3, I think it’s the player’s quality witch are confusing completely, but both are really best with the particular partner instrument and should be married with lifelong ! ❤
After the video, i decide to go see an ear doctor, AND a psychologist. Can't tell any tiny bit of difference, and feel so confused. They all sound perfect to me.
Maybe I'm wrong, but to me the 69$ violin seemed like it had a shrill overtone in the high notes. The others, while vastly different, did not seem to have weird resonances going on.
Hm, with the flutes you can tell that the expensive one has a better response. But I would have put the others in different order, as the middle priced one did not intonate that well, and bad intonation is usually a thing with cheap and old wind instruments. With the violins it is very clear. The Stradivarius just has much more sound. Also the cheap one sounds exactly like you’d expect these cheap violins to sound: Like a plywood case with strings on. What you get there is essentially a very stiff top, which will result in low response of fundamentals, giving that tinny bodyless sound. Also that is the smallest cello I’ve seen for a while ...
I thought the order was $, $$$, $$. on the flute, writing it down first, Was it right!?!?!? (okay ray going for the same one) LETS GOOO I GOT IT!!! The first one sounded very choked to me, doesnt have the warm flow of the 50, the second one sounded like 50k to me because each note was so frictionless, and the last one had a mixture of both, a little choked but with alot less friction
I'm a complete amateur in music but I'm surprised to get the violin right. The expensive one (third) sounds a bit different but in a good way, the second one sounds has that pitchy noise (sorry Idk how to explain). On the other hand the flute was complete mayhem. I was guessing 2 1 3, and then 2 3 1 at first (eyes closed), and then tried watching the video and saw like Jasmine's face was more strenuous on 2nd, so I thought 2nd gotta be the $69 for sure (3 1 2)! And then you mentioned about the clunkiness, on 2nd round, the 2nd one was very smooth, but yea I thought Jasmine was trying harder on that one, so... But then you changed your answer to 1 3 2, I was like "whyyyy??", and even more shocked to see the result. Bottom line, I liked the $10mil violin, but as for the flute, might as well go with $69 lol. Great job both of you. Amazing!
It’s the musicians that makes the instrument sound beautiful but I believe the first one was the cheap flute, and the second one was the most expensive and of course the third is the middle class flute that’s my guess and I’m sticking to it!
The strad stands out like crazy even to someone like me who doesn't have an ear for this at all. I couldn't tell any of the other instruments apart at all. lol
Now violin, im thinkin $$$, $$, $. The last one sounded very plasticky, the second one had something to it to it, but I found it gave me 350 vibes. The first one didnt immediately strike me negatively, so when looking for certain negatives, the first one didnt tell me anything was wrong. Damn on the second listen, the last one sounded the best this time, it had volume, air, and a good mixture of bass/mid/treble. so maybe $$, $, $$$. Okay whats gunna be right.... YOOO LETS GOOO yay I got it
As someone that mainly is a listener to music (I own instruments and can play well enough that you can hear which song I play, but not for you to ask for more), I swear that an instrument has to be incredibly bad for me to not enjoy hearing music made by it. Ranging from acoustic to electrical to analog synths to digital synths to straight up just computers. Basically only old janky midi synths sound bad. But, the player on the other hand will notice a lot more. Especially the physical interaction with the instrument. Plus how it feels to play the instrument. (Doesn’t mean videos like this aren’t fun, I just think everything sounds good:))
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I couldn't differentiate. They sound the same. It's the player😅
Thank you for playing the instruments back to back so I could hear the difference. The Stradivarius definitely had such a difference that I could tell right away which one it was. Before I have heard 2 different musicians play 2 different violins so it was harder to tell the difference. This was an even comparison, but not many people are allowed to touch a Stradivarius for obvious reasons. The flutes were interesting as well. I got them all right, but it was challenging. It sounds like you should use some for marching band and school functions, then invest in the better ones for college and local functions if you keep up your music, then invest in the expensive ones if you are a pro, but the diamond is quite a statement. I loved hearing each. I wonder what kind of life the 69.00 violin has had, if only it could speak.
I don't have an ear for flutes, but I got the violins correct 😊 There's no way that $69 has all the parts it came with. Surely it's had corrective work done and quality replaceables (strings, bridge, etc.) put on?
It was so much fun comparing the instruments and testing my ears😆
I need to clean my ears hahaha
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I think the point is that a professional can make any instrument sound good!
My favorite part of a new Ray Chen video is guessing whether he will sound American or Australian.
Round 1 Flute: Bizet, Entr'acte (Act III) from Carmen
Round 2 Flute: J.S. Bach, Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No.2 in B Minor
Round 1 Violin: Saint-Saëns, the Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Round 2 Violin: Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major
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My jaw dropped when Ray thought the first flute was the most expensive. I don’t know flutes at all but the first was an immediate “nah, that’s a cheap instrument” moment. I’m so glad you swapped them. The strad stood out head and shoulders, that was so much easier than the flute.
yeah I don't know anything about flutes, I don't have perfect pitch, it takes me like 5 seconds to decide when I'm doing a relative pitch test... so basically my ears suck.
but it was pretty obvious to me the 1st flute was the cheapest.
@@ysf-d9i yeah you know, I'm bad and my ears are bad but I would have guessed it right immediatley. Yeah...I'm sure you both are for sure better than the professional orchestra player renowed world wide with a Stradivarius that is used to listening and playing with so many other instruments.😅
The Stradivarius was very obvious! So much more depth and warmth to the sound. It felt like the $69 violin was truly stretching itself trying to project and make a decent sound under such stressful playing.
Agree. But I couldn't tell the three flutes apart. I still listened to them several times. They sounded the same to me, perhaps due to the amazingly talented flutist playing them...
@@stiggrasser7989 Im pro flutist i was totally wrong, thinking the last one was the most expensive.
My father is a professional violinist, and he played with him once on a concert. He got to try his violin, and he told me it was like the sound ran out like a river. It was definitely the best he had ever played on
Jasmine playing, it was crazy how good all 3 sounded. None sounded even a little like a 69 dollar Amazon instrument.
I’m sure it might be harder to play and get a good sound out of, but I sure couldn’t tell from her playing.
I guessed the most expensive correctly, but it was a lot smaller difference than I expected.
It's not so supprising: the materials in which flutes are made don't affect the sound as much as they are on violins because mostly the air is vibrating (for the violin, the strings, bridge, and table play a hudge role).
I love that the video is editted like a korean TV show. Only need the instant replay!
The comparison to perfume shopping was too funny!!!
I read this comment as that was playing out, LOL
This comment had made it far better, LOL
and the perfume graphic has lengling perfume hahahah
The flutes were super hard to tell apart, i only could get it with better speakers 😅 but the strad was 100% obvious from the first note and the other violins were quite obvious too. Still impressed tho how good of a deal you made with the 69$ violin- my old 120€ one sounds like a muted cardboard box but yours is quite loud and really tries its best 😃
It just sounds like air passing through a pipe
They're so at peace listening to each other I love it
I played the flute for ~9 years and I'm now playing the violin, this will be an interesting video 😄
Haha, it’s the opposite for me. Violin for 12 years and starting flute in a week!
I played the flute for 9 years as well and started the violin a month ago!
Similar for me. Flute for 30 years and violin 15 months. I got all the flutes right and 2/3 of the violins. The Strad was an easy one.
"you only know expensive" *laughs in rich*
i’m shocked at how well i did, i guessed both the flutes and the violins right!! great content ray, keep up the good work!
The comparison between the instruments were so interesting! I mean both Jasmine and Ray are such amazing players they can make anything sound like gold (Jasmine literally can) 😂😂😂🎉
So happy I got all of them right. The flutes were much more difficult to tell apart for me at first.
This is so nice and funny! Thank you Ray and Jasmine for sharing with us. 😊
For me, I really preferred the sound of the kennedy violin.
Not a professional but the sound was so cool for me❤
Wish i could own one🥺❤
I nailed it! 😁
I'm a french violinist (but not near the level of these fabulous musicians) and I managed to get all good answers from the two first rounds!
Looks like Ray is stepping up his game from doing chamber music to making videos with someone 😏
Thanks guys! I love music a lot, but at least now I know - thanks to y'all - that if I ever decide to buy an instrument, there is no point in investing huge sums of money in the purchase, because even the cheapest instrument will suit me perfectly, since I won't be able to hear the difference anyway.
I only played flute for about 10 years (age 8 to 18) but I could instantly hear the cheap flute because it sounded the most familiar haha. The stainless steel resonates on certain mid- to low end notes, giving them a hint of "cold" echo. The silver plated flute sounded similar to the steel one but warmer and stronger without the echo. The gold one sounded "thin", not in that it was weak but that the notes didn't have to work as hard to flow into each other?
For the violin: #1 sounded confident but in a brash way, like someone in their early 20s. #2 slightly awkward like a teen, and #3 sounded similar to #1 but with the confidence of more life experience. The Strad also sounded a little tradgic somehow.
I'm really not surprised that she said the Kennedy sounded like the cheapest one. I got a $500 Kennedy violin a few years ago to replace a really cheap one I had that broke, and I wanted to treat myself to a much nicer instrument than the $120 student violin backup I had. My Kennedy violin basically lives in its case permanently because the cheap student violin honestly has much more richness and depth to it, while the Kennedy is basically "HEY DO YA LIKE TREBLE??" and can't be played without a mute on it.
Ray, you have very good sensitive ears. You were able to guess correctly the 3 different flutes played by Jasmine. So brilliant!!!👏👏👏
To be fair. Most musicians at an intermediate + level should be able to tell.
I got it right. The third violin has sound that makes me cry. Thx for sharing this beautiful sound.
1:39 lol that flex yo 😂
It's obvious the quality of the instrument matters significantly less if you're a pro.
But if you're not, it's good to get something that helps you... and that IS NOT a Strad 😆 (I've heard from multiple sources that they are rather difficult to play😅).
I'm sure Ray could make my student grade violin sound beautiful, but all that I could use any Strad for, is effectively scaring away night intruders! 😂
It seems to me that in case of flutes the price is more straightforward - being result of the quality - since there're no 'legends' around them that affect the prices.
Strads are obviously great for concerts, but I can't say I prefer a Strad's sound to a modern violin as long as the latter sounds deep and rich in the lower and sweet and sparkly in the upper register. After all, having a different violin for studio recording is a thing ☺
There was a blind test done that showed most players prefer the sound of modern violins to older ones.
My violin teacher always said that the sound depends on the person who plays and not on the instrument itself.. but I noticed that many times very expensive musical instruments have really sharp and clear sounds and people like much more the soft and pleasant sound that is usually produced by violins at an average price.. and of course the cheap ones sound too harsh! Amazing video
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I would be terrified to sit next to the Strad!
Hi Ray, you could make a stretched shoe string sound good.
It just goes to prove that the musician matters as much (or more) than the instrument. I play golf as an average golfer and always say that a Pro (e.g. Tiger Woods) would beat me using a set of $89 budget clubs.
Most of the sound nuances are lost latest when the music is played on mobile phone loudspeakers. So I am safe to say I enjoy all of it.
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I got both times right! I absolutely loved listening to all of them though.
As a non-musician, I correctly guessed the most expensive flute and all the violins. As for the violins, the Stradivarius really does stand out...
Ooooooh, I’m looking forward to it!!!!
What I have learned is that it is not only the instrument, but also the choice of strings and the bow…
like strings and instruments need to match (and match the playing style as well). And there is an amazing range of strings as well… took us almost a year to find the best fitting ones for my son and his cello.
The strad instantly gives me goosebumps.
lol we guessed the same Ray great job! Bro we must be geniuses lmao I know I’m not! But your playing definitely is!! Thank you for all the beautiful music!!
It's hard to compare when @JasmineChoi flute playing is worth millions$
Ray Chen stepping to cello gang for that violin demo.
Cathay Pacific eye mask! Finally, I can say I share something in common with Ray Chen!
I blame my cheap headphones for not being able to hear the difference between the instruments.
Ray can make a carpenter's saw sound great! I'll bet!
Interesting. I was listening with my iPad just with the build -in small speakers. So for the flutes there were absolutely no difference. But for the violins I could hear a difference and my guess was that nr 3 was the Strad. Maybe because Ray played with more confidence on the Strad.
That's how it was for me even with outside speakers attached to my computers. I still couldn't figure out the flutes even after they explained it. I did get the three violins right, even though I don't play.
Its not about whats in the case, its about whos behind the strings.
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I got the flutes wrong except for the gold one, but got all the violins right! Really surprised that there was more difference I could hear between the medium and the strad than cheap and medium
My guesses before the reveal:
1st flute---has a breathier quality. Probably the $69 instrument.
2nd flute---has strong, piercing projection. probably the $50,000 instrument.
3rd flute---has a more warm, intimate sound. probably the $1,000 flute.
3rd was my favorite sound on the video, but I'm sure the 2nd is much more powerful in the concert hall.
1st violin---probably the $69? Something didn't sound as smooth.
2nd violin--sounds smoother, but somehow a bit weak. I guess it's the $350, but I could go either way between this one and the first one.
3rd violin--sounds like a professional instrument. Not sure if it's worth $10,000,000, but this is clearly the best of the bunch.
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Oh. I guessed the same way they guessed.
It would be interesting to hear a less expensive professional quality instrument against the more expensive ones. e.g. a $10,000 violin vs. a Strad or a $3,000 flute vs. the $50,000 one.
I had the flutes right from first try, but with second piece it was so obvious. The key movements were audible on the first flute.
I wonder if Jasmine could teach Hank flute, and probably Hank teaches Jasmine violin? I miss Hank and I hope he has been practicing🎻
I’m not a musician. I rarely even listen to music. All the flutes sounded exactly the same. So do the first 2 violins but man, the third violin shines like the sun to the first two’s lightbulbs.
Love your chemistry with ms Choi.❤
The Swan!! 😍😍 Love that choice! It sounds beautiful on the violin as well!
I nailed it as well that second flute sounds incredible, is sound airy
In future videos would you consider listing the microphones you are using in these comparisons? Hopefully you could use a standard like a shure sm57 as a reference point.
Interesting video! I was tricked by Choi. The violins are much more obvious to tell, but the flutes are really difficult.
I got the whole answers exactly as they answered it, and for the same reasons.... I happy that my ears still works good ..
But lesson learned, expensive instruments is nice to have but never mandatory... cheap instruments can do the job perfectly.
That last violin soundssss innnnsaaaaneeee i😮😮😮
What!!!! 13:05 Ray is playing without a shoulder rest.
I can’t do that! 😤
Gosh! I got the flute right on both tries. The sound quality from the $50k one is lower and wider.
i really enojoy this content with you both!!!! incredible person
I could tell the third violin was better even on my phone's crappy speakers, but the three flutes? No way
It's funny how I couldn't tell the flutes one from another, while the violin I was able to identify correctly with 1 or 2 notes which was which.
In the second round it is obvious that first flute has loud key tapping. So I guessed it's cheaper. Second is the cleanest, third had little bit of tapping noise. I am not flutist, curious is this key noise really the main difference between cheap and expensive flute? That's strange
Second violin round / second violin sounded like orchestra to me lol. I was sure it is the strad. And I was sure first violin is the cheapest - thin, boxy. I'm very surprised.
I got the expensive ones right, the other two were less obvious to me. Let's not forget the violin bow is just as important as well!
The youtube recording of your $69 violin sounds so much better than what my $65 violin sounds like on TH-cam. I’m willing to accept that all of the difference I hear between the videos is your skill level but I’m still wondering if you are using its original strings and bridge. I liked your video. It looked like you and Jasmine were having a lot of fun.
I love these vids!! So fun 😁
As a flute player I can barely hear the difference with the flutes, but could easily tell the difference for the violin
the flutesIi couldn't tell it was sooo subtle, but my god the strad is just on a whole new level when it comes to the sound, it was so obvious
Would love to see you compare your Strad to a proper modern violin, or better, a modern copy of a Strad.
The Kennedy does sound worse than the $69, its just that the $69 is setup poorly enough in terms of fingerboard scoop and string heights that Ray messes up on hard passages.
I've played the flute for 55 years and couldn't guess the flute from the Bizet Entr'acte. The Bach Suite revealed the cheap one. It still sounded good, but Jasmine Choi can do better than that. The no. 3 violin was clearly better than the other two in Le Cygne. The Brahms concerto was a bit unfair with Ray intentionally messing up a bit. Let me take that test in person, I think I would do better. But thanks to Ray and Jasmine, that was a lot of fun.
is the gold flute not like, really heavy compared to a normal flute?
i both got Jasmine's and Ray's in one go, all correct answers
After 3 maybe 4 times more it’s clear, with Jasmine it’s no2, with Ray it’s no3, I think it’s the player’s quality witch are confusing completely, but both are really best with the particular partner instrument and should be married with lifelong ! ❤
Imagine being professionally skilled musicians and incredibly attractive.
Where did you get your violin 🎻?
After the video, i decide to go see an ear doctor, AND a psychologist. Can't tell any tiny bit of difference, and feel so confused. They all sound perfect to me.
Well done, Ray!
Maybe I'm wrong, but to me the 69$ violin seemed like it had a shrill overtone in the high notes. The others, while vastly different, did not seem to have weird resonances going on.
ayyy i actually got the violens right when I tried guessing ! i feel so proud :D
50k solid 14kt gold flue with a diamond is such a flex
Maybe you could make a video for analyzing different cost/material violins by music software. Let’s see what will happen.😊
What piece did she play first?
Like your Cathay Pacific blindfold
Great video! It would be cool to add a good/great modern fiddle. That could get interesting.
I can't believe I got them all right on the first try!
Hm, with the flutes you can tell that the expensive one has a better response. But I would have put the others in different order, as the middle priced one did not intonate that well, and bad intonation is usually a thing with cheap and old wind instruments. With the violins it is very clear. The Stradivarius just has much more sound. Also the cheap one sounds exactly like you’d expect these cheap violins to sound: Like a plywood case with strings on. What you get there is essentially a very stiff top, which will result in low response of fundamentals, giving that tinny bodyless sound.
Also that is the smallest cello I’ve seen for a while ...
I thought the order was $, $$$, $$. on the flute, writing it down first, Was it right!?!?!? (okay ray going for the same one) LETS GOOO I GOT IT!!! The first one sounded very choked to me, doesnt have the warm flow of the 50, the second one sounded like 50k to me because each note was so frictionless, and the last one had a mixture of both, a little choked but with alot less friction
I just started playing violin and flute, what are your tips on playing violin?
Excellent genius Ray Chen 🎻
I'm a complete amateur in music but I'm surprised to get the violin right. The expensive one (third) sounds a bit different but in a good way, the second one sounds has that pitchy noise (sorry Idk how to explain).
On the other hand the flute was complete mayhem. I was guessing 2 1 3, and then 2 3 1 at first (eyes closed), and then tried watching the video and saw like Jasmine's face was more strenuous on 2nd, so I thought 2nd gotta be the $69 for sure (3 1 2)!
And then you mentioned about the clunkiness, on 2nd round, the 2nd one was very smooth, but yea I thought Jasmine was trying harder on that one, so...
But then you changed your answer to 1 3 2, I was like "whyyyy??", and even more shocked to see the result.
Bottom line, I liked the $10mil violin, but as for the flute, might as well go with $69 lol.
Great job both of you. Amazing!
It’s the musicians that makes the instrument sound beautiful but I believe the first one was the cheap flute, and the second one was the most expensive and of course the third is the middle class flute that’s my guess and I’m sticking to it!
The strad stands out like crazy even to someone like me who doesn't have an ear for this at all. I couldn't tell any of the other instruments apart at all. lol
Had no idea with the flutes, but I got the violins right. Then again I play violin so…
Now violin, im thinkin $$$, $$, $. The last one sounded very plasticky, the second one had something to it to it, but I found it gave me 350 vibes. The first one didnt immediately strike me negatively, so when looking for certain negatives, the first one didnt tell me anything was wrong. Damn on the second listen, the last one sounded the best this time, it had volume, air, and a good mixture of bass/mid/treble. so maybe $$, $, $$$. Okay whats gunna be right.... YOOO LETS GOOO yay I got it
"just a cool ten million" ---*spits tea all over the screen by reflex
The big difference will be noticed by the musician. Miss Choi can play any of the 3 and will still sound as good.
As someone that mainly is a listener to music (I own instruments and can play well enough that you can hear which song I play, but not for you to ask for more), I swear that an instrument has to be incredibly bad for me to not enjoy hearing music made by it.
Ranging from acoustic to electrical to analog synths to digital synths to straight up just computers. Basically only old janky midi synths sound bad.
But, the player on the other hand will notice a lot more. Especially the physical interaction with the instrument. Plus how it feels to play the instrument.
(Doesn’t mean videos like this aren’t fun, I just think everything sounds good:))
what piece is that she is playing in the second round?
Badinerie from orchestral suite no.2 by J.S. Bach