The 64' lowest note on the Sydney Town Hall Organ cannot be heard because it is not allowed to be played. The reason is that if played the vibration will cause structural damage to the building.
As an organist, I have a subwoofers for my sound systems for my classical music, especially organ music (nothing like cruising in the car with your organ music turned up!). I also assure you that you really feel the bottom notes of 32' stops go right through you - it's an amazing feeling.
There's nothing quite like hearing it in person though. Hearing a 32' stop in person for the first time recently made my body vibrate. I could feel it in my heart. It was a G0 and it made the building shake.
The boardwalk hall organ, while only 50% playable, is still an incredible instrument! It is being restored and someday we will hear it at 100% playability.
+Donna Belhadj Surprise! I'm a real person. Which is why this video has a mistake in it. I forgot that some synthetics automatically drop an octave for effect. So, what you're hearing is lower than what it's supposed to be. Whoops! Thankfully, most haven't noticed. I didn't notice until after it had been up for awhile. Oh well, maybe I'll make an updated version in the future.
+utaWOLF You have a good ear! Yes, I didn't notice that until after it was live. I used a synthetic bass sound and forgot that some of them are pitched down an octave. I probably should have used a pure tone instead. Thanks for watching!
swampwiz I think you might be right. Some synthetics are automatically dropped an octave. I forgot about that. Maybe I should have used a piano instead. Good job for noticing!
at least, it's the lowest instrument that is reasonably played by a human being. the huge organs are a little too much, and the 64' clarinet is way too big. The octocontrabass is "small" enough to be handled by a normal human.
That's not true. They sound at the pitch that is written. If you take a tuner that displays the frequency of a note and play A above middle C on a piano, it will read 440Hz (if the piano is in tune)
Uhh, just saying, I don't think the notes on that piano or whatever are synced right at all. It was starting with tenor notes was playing bass in what shouldve been soprano lmao
well that could be anything that can make a sound, like your foot, and you just have to tap your foot every second, and tada, you have 1 hz. now tap it twice, and you got an octave
Doug's Random Questions The Contrabassoon actually hits a Bb0 and it's not an extension. My teacher told me it is the lowest pitched instrument after the piano
Your teacher is right in the sense of commonly used instruments, but does not take into consideration pedal tones, or unusual instruments. Most the instrument Doug gives for lowest are rare. But, as a semi- professional Bass Trombonist I can and have used musically notes below that of a Contrabassoon. A Contrabassoon can indeed hit Bb0 and with extensions have been known to use A0 as a lowest note... I have used a G0 on a Standard common Bass Trombone.... and F0 on a Contrabass Trombone and while not in a musical context even lower on a BBb Tuba. I can go off the end of the piano, but I cannot compete with a 32' pipe let alone a 64'.
Doug: Thanks for the interesting stuff. You neglected to note that most humans can't hear below C#0, which I believe is in the range of a 32' organ stop. Did you happen to do any research on the alpen horn ? ~asr~ 🌹
A note of clarification on the Octo-Contrabass Clarinet, the instrument constructed only descended to a written D3, which sounds a C0. The later Octo-Contra-Altos did descend to a written C3 sounding E-flat0.
It's just amazing that Sen. Richards actually wanted there to be an open ended 64' stop in the organ. They could have done like the Wannamaker organ and used a resultant, but I think Sen. Richards had a specific idea for the sound of that stop.
1:17 A2 is the lowest note for a 4.3 octave marimba. However, there are 4.5, 4.6 (F2 and E2, respectively), and 5 full octave marimbas that go down to C2, no extensions required.
Great video, very worthwhile topic, thank you so much! It made me remember my thoughts regarding Michael Brecker and his sax-style midi controller, which really stands out for me in terms of its range and expressiveness. I was just astonished by his rendition of Duke Ellington's "In A Sentimental Mood," mainly because the midi controller gives him access to a range of dynamics, pitch, and expression that is just mind-boggling... would like to say more, but I don't want to bore, so nuff said....
Ryan Schneider He did say no pedal notes, although I still think those notes are a bit unreasonable. I own a rather large F-tuba, and it's basically impossible to go below Ab0. Maybe you can count G0 as well, but there's too much resistance built up in the instrument to possibly be able to play any lower. I have tried other tubas, but it was even harder on those.
Pedal tones begin at the 1st partial of the instrument and descend down from there. The low notes that require the 4th valve on BBb like F1, Eb1,D1,Db1 are all 2nd partial notes and are not pedal tones.
+Isabella Byrne Thanks for the suggestion! I'm actually currently working on a video about notes, but I decided to take it in a little bit of a different direction. Stay tuned, and thanks for watching!
Although non-compensating (3-valve) euphoniums can only play as low as an E2, a compensating (4-valve) euphonium can play as low as B1 without pedal tones.
Its not real. Most likley a resultant or digital replication due to the fact that no one can afford the cost of having a 64' rank made. Sydney Town Hall and Boardwalk hall are the only organs in the world with real 64' ranks. Now most people dont know there are several organs with incomplete 64' ranks but they only go so far most Ive seen is maybe an almost complete octave. If we were counting resultants Boardwalk hall organ would beat everyone since it can play at at 4hrz
LCTuba89 sorry for the late reply, 10 seconds is too much for me I'm not that big of a chad. I did however get to play it on stage for Jupiter so that was fun. That was a year ago
Wait! there may be more! A contrabassoonist named Richard Bobo is working on the development of a subcontrabassoon, an instrument that would sound a whole octave lower than the contrabassoon!
Doug: Thanks for the interesting stuff. You neglected to note that most humans can't hear below C#0, which I believe is in the range of a 32' organ stop. Did you happen to do any research on the alpen horn ? ~asr~ 🌹
I did see a picture of the 64ft PVC clarinet, it was not a straight piece but coiled several times like a rectangular snake The lowest note I ever played was on a 4 valve standard BBb tuba with all the slides pulled which gives a harmonic series on B natural when all the valves are used, the fundamental note is one octave below the lowest B on the piano for this harmonic series and that's my lowest note to date. I know there are tubas built lower than that like a FFF (24-ish feet long) , or EEEb (26-ish feet long) and of course double length of a BBb tuba which would be 36+ feet long, and the fundamental using all 3 valves on the latter would give a series on E natural just above that pedal C on the 64ft clarinet
Being a contrabass clarinetist I prefer the lower ocatve for sure. But let us not forget the Subcontrabassoon which is currently being made by a guy on youtube, sorry forgot his name. But in theory the subcontrabassoon will be lower than the octocontrabass clarinet by about a half step. Ive never heard of that 64' PVC Contra clarinet. I wanna one now...
Jake Giganti I have not heard of a subcontrabassoon. I'll have to go check that out. The blog page that talks about the PVC Contra Clarinet also has instructions on how to build it. The link is in the description.
+Chocolate&VanillaOreos There is a limit at which humans can no longer discern pitch. Notes that low will all sound the same to us. Thanks for watching!
The 64 pipe organ plays a C0. You listed everything an octave lower. Also, when you were listing the notes, they sounded an octave lower than what you notated. Ex: when it got to C2, the note being played was C1, because human hearing goes beyond those notes and they were inaudible.
zTEXASBOYSX I used synthetics for the sound of the notes and forgot that some automatically drop an octave. So, yes they were sounding an octave lower that what's listed. I didn't notice until after the video was live. Middle C is a 2 foot pipe at C4. C3 4 feet, C2 8 feet, C1 16 feet, C0 32 feet, and C -1 is 64 feet. That can be confirmed on the Wikipedia Organ Pipe page or the Contrabass website.
Kat Cleland It's also know as the Double Contra-alto Flute in G. They just need to standardize all these names so that's there's not so many variations. Thanks for watching!
Doug, I work with autisitic kids: How can I generate a pure continuous analogue multi dimensional signal which can be felt and not necessarily heard of 96 hrtz? I need to train these children to tune to their bodies. A 96 hrt tuning fork works but it can not sustain a signal for training purposes. Any suggestion would be appreciated and attempted.
I’m going to correct you a little bit here. A bass trombone’s lowest note is an E1, while a contrabass trombone’s lowest note is the same as either an FF tuba or BBb tuba
I know of the church organ that plays down to 16Hz but that's only noticable combined with higher order notes. At audible levels there is no non amped instrument that can match that.
you could've put a picture of the Boardwalk Hall Organ console so viewers know what it looks like. I've seen that organ and the 64 foot low C pipe and it is massive.
My laptop and earphones are not producing any fundemental audible below 50 and nothing musical below 60z. What are the lower limits of other peoples systems?
i heard all the way down but the lower end just sounds like the same note being used and I cannot recognize it but I hear the actual sound from all of them.
Idk about any of the other instruments but A Bb Tenor saxophones lowest note is a low Bb, so what's with it saying it's a G#? Same thing with Eb alto sax, it says it's a C# when it's also supposed to be a Bb, am I just missing something that I'm oblivious to?
Just to clarify this, the alto saxophone is in Eb. Its bottom note is Bb, but it is the Db halfway down the bass clef, in concert pitch. The tenor saxophone is in Bb; its bottom note is Bb, but it sounds as the Ab at the bottom of the bass clef, in concert pitch. The transposition is used so that the fingerings will be the same on all sizes of saxophone. It is amusing, because the parts for the bass saxophone (the largest size one would see) are written in the treble clef, as they are for all sizes. Even the bass is rare. You are very unlikely ever to see a contrabass or sub contrabass live. Those two can be described as workshop curiosities.
+Ships. And music junk Most people can. In fact most people can hear as low as 10 hertz, and as high as 20, but below 15 and above 16khz it turns to "noticing" rather than actually recognizing a note.
No real instrument has one, but IIRC one of those monsters with the 64' stop does also have a "Resultant Bass" which will create a virtual 128' for you.
Nope only 32s. The boardwalk hall organ originally was suppose to have 2 64s. The current 64 is a combination of the two 64s that was suppose to be in the organ. The left stage chamber was two small to stick the the other 64 in so it wasnt built. The organ as a whole was much larger than the space it was put in even though it was designed for the space it was put in.
"An A#-1, at 14.57 Hz, played by an Octocontrabass clarinet in Bb" Okay music theory is bullshit I'm gettin out before the world collapses in on itself "A C-2, at 4.09 Hz, played by a PVC Contraclarinet" WAHT
I was practicing my extreme low range on my tenor bass trombone and I hit a C0 but it was really flappy and could count the hz. Sounded like a c-1 but it wasn’t. Do you think I acually hit a C0 or did I just make a low frequency with my lips
1:38 There are actually FOUR instruments which can play a C0, three of which you mentioned here. The fourth one is the bosendorfer 290 imperial. Um... ever heard of it? Well... it's basically a grand piano with 9 extra keys, going below A0.
@@lampoilropebombs0640 Yes they are, they specified lowest notes on tenor and bass trombone and the only reason that a bass trombone can go lower is because it has both an F and Gb valve
The 64' lowest note on the Sydney Town Hall Organ cannot be heard because it is not allowed to be played. The reason is that if played the vibration will cause structural damage to the building.
@Steven Criscione that frequency at sufficient power causes certain cavities in the body to resonate
@@dougboblas It needs to be fixed
Source? There have been many recordings of this stop and note.
As an organist, I have a subwoofers for my sound systems for my classical music, especially organ music (nothing like cruising in the car with your organ music turned up!). I also assure you that you really feel the bottom notes of 32' stops go right through you - it's an amazing feeling.
There's nothing quite like hearing it in person though. Hearing a 32' stop in person for the first time recently made my body vibrate. I could feel it in my heart. It was a G0 and it made the building shake.
The boardwalk hall organ, while only 50% playable, is still an incredible instrument! It is being restored and someday we will hear it at 100% playability.
Except that your synth sample plays an octave lower than concert pitch.
Wow, when I stopped hearing I thought I went temporarily deaf. THAT IS LOW.
+Donna Belhadj Yes, most of us can't hear lower than 20 Hz. Thanks for watching!
NP! Also, WOW you replied?!
+Donna Belhadj Surprise! I'm a real person. Which is why this video has a mistake in it. I forgot that some synthetics automatically drop an octave for effect. So, what you're hearing is lower than what it's supposed to be. Whoops! Thankfully, most haven't noticed. I didn't notice until after it had been up for awhile. Oh well, maybe I'll make an updated version in the future.
That's okay! I'm just not used to people replying to me..XD Besides, everyone makes mistakes.
Note that we especially can't hear lower than 20hz when the audio went trough the youtube audiorape codec
it sounds like you pitched this down an octave lower than it should be
+utaWOLF You have a good ear! Yes, I didn't notice that until after it was live. I used a synthetic bass sound and forgot that some of them are pitched down an octave. I probably should have used a pure tone instead. Thanks for watching!
+utaWOLF yeah i noticed that too
utaWOLF Yeah me too I heard that
utaWOLF yeah he did for some reason
I noticed it too because I play cello and when he got to the C that is 2 ledger lines beneath the bass clef it sounded way too low
but does it djent?
+Joker Star lol. StevieT or Jared Dines?
You'd need a valve fast enough make Half Life 3 to djent this stufff
azagthoth Meshuggah?
No
Interesting-but why design an instrument that plays so low no one can hear it?
+Phu Q For one very good reason. Just because we can. Thanks for watching!
+Phu Q It is for feel. It makes a cool sound that no one can hear.
+Nosam 1127 You can't make a "cool sound no one can hear" I think you mean a cool sound someone can feel
Yeah but the feel of the sound makes me think that I can hear it, but in reality I can't. I like the sound and feel of low instruments.
+Phu Q That's only the average human and instrument if all instruments can play the note.
It seems that the notes being played are an octave lower than that shown the staff.
swampwiz I think you might be right. Some synthetics are automatically dropped an octave. I forgot about that. Maybe I should have used a piano instead. Good job for noticing!
I think that's how they write contrabass instruments' parts.
Shining Armor Yes, some sound an octave below than what's written. String Bass and Contrabassoon for example.
The octocontrabass clarinet is the lowest in my opinion
at least, it's the lowest instrument that is reasonably played by a human being. the huge organs are a little too much, and the 64' clarinet is way too big. The octocontrabass is "small" enough to be handled by a normal human.
Earl McEarl thanks
heh, no. I learn on the Sydney Town Hall organ. The 64' Contra Trombone is what we call a distant rumble, because it is. No clarinet can match that.
You can't have an opinion on the lowest if it's a fact
Double Contrabass flute is fam
Anyone realize that middle C is actually a C3? It's all an octave lower. I have a marimba at my school that can play an A1...
The notes on the piano actually sound an octave lower than what is written. That makes the actual pitch of the instruments confusing.
That's not true. They sound at the pitch that is written. If you take a tuner that displays the frequency of a note and play A above middle C on a piano, it will read 440Hz (if the piano is in tune)
I now realize you meant the piano used in this demonstration. You are right about that.
Uhh, just saying, I don't think the notes on that piano or whatever are synced right at all. It was starting with tenor notes was playing bass in what shouldve been soprano lmao
The Eli Cook Show He isn’t talking about saxophones...
We need an instrument capable of playing a C-4 at 1 Hz, that’s where I draw the line
Aaron Laughlin MY LAUGHLIN BOY CAN PLAY A 1 HZ TONE
well that could be anything that can make a sound, like your foot, and you just have to tap your foot every second, and tada, you have 1 hz. now tap it twice, and you got an octave
What is the lowest note that can be played by an instrument?
th-cam.com/video/eG63Ec3CiXo/w-d-xo.html
#DougsRandomQuestions #ContrabassInstruments
Doug's Random Questions The Contrabassoon actually hits a Bb0 and it's not an extension. My teacher told me it is the lowest pitched instrument after the piano
Your teacher is right in the sense of commonly used instruments, but does not take into consideration pedal tones, or unusual instruments. Most the instrument Doug gives for lowest are rare. But, as a semi- professional Bass Trombonist I can and have used musically notes below that of a Contrabassoon. A Contrabassoon can indeed hit Bb0 and with extensions have been known to use A0 as a lowest note... I have used a G0 on a Standard common Bass Trombone.... and F0 on a Contrabass Trombone and while not in a musical context even lower on a BBb Tuba. I can go off the end of the piano, but I cannot compete with a 32' pipe let alone a 64'.
Double Contrabass Flute
Doug: Thanks for the interesting stuff. You neglected to note that most humans can't hear below C#0, which I believe is in the range of a 32' organ stop.
Did you happen to do any research on the alpen horn ? ~asr~ 🌹
Lol my cat bit my arm while I was watching this
Lol my dog got scared
My guinea pig was shivering
Lol animals are freakin weird
xD
My cat went to sleep lmao
It is possible to play C0 with Bösendorfer Imperial 290.
A note of clarification on the Octo-Contrabass Clarinet, the instrument constructed only descended to a written D3, which sounds a C0. The later Octo-Contra-Altos did descend to a written C3 sounding E-flat0.
Cool video, now I'm determined to go see a 64' Pipe Organ lol
You'll have to plan a trip to Atlantic City or Sydney. Thanks for sharing!
Many have a stopped or resultant 64', though
It's just amazing that Sen. Richards actually wanted there to be an open ended 64' stop in the organ. They could have done like the Wannamaker organ and used a resultant, but I think Sen. Richards had a specific idea for the sound of that stop.
Boardwalk halls Organ is under renovation.
th-cam.com/video/gNy8eR9BDRk/w-d-xo.html - you can get a taste of it here.
1:17 A2 is the lowest note for a 4.3 octave marimba. However, there are 4.5, 4.6 (F2 and E2, respectively), and 5 full octave marimbas that go down to C2, no extensions required.
Great video, very worthwhile topic, thank you so much! It made me remember my thoughts regarding Michael Brecker and his sax-style midi controller, which really stands out for me in terms of its range and expressiveness. I was just astonished by his rendition of Duke Ellington's "In A Sentimental Mood," mainly because the midi controller gives him access to a range of dynamics, pitch, and expression that is just mind-boggling... would like to say more, but I don't want to bore, so nuff said....
E0 is the lowest note on a BBb tuba. TRIGGERED!!!!!!
The lowest note on a tuba depends on the number of valves, the key it's in, the mouthpiece used, and the player's ability.
CorvetteCoonass Lol the valves have nothing to do with how low someone can play. Just what notes you can play.
And it's player ability.
double contrabass flute
well if you have more valves then you have more tubing, more tubing = lower notes
Lower:
Quindeca-contrabass Flute/Clarinet
128-feet pipe organ
Wow man, that was low...
Get it?
Ok ill leave now
B3 is probably more common on flute regarding the lowest note, just giving you the heads up
Which one is the brown note from South Park
the brown note is a myth. it's been studied, and no sound exists that can cause a human to lose control of their bowels
Minor technicality, but a "bass tuba" is in F or Eb and can play as low as F0/Eb0. Contrabass (BBb and CC) can play as low as C0 and Bb-1.
Ryan Schneider He did say no pedal notes, although I still think those notes are a bit unreasonable. I own a rather large F-tuba, and it's basically impossible to go below Ab0. Maybe you can count G0 as well, but there's too much resistance built up in the instrument to possibly be able to play any lower. I have tried other tubas, but it was even harder on those.
Pedal tones begin at the 1st partial of the instrument and descend down from there. The low notes that require the 4th valve on BBb like F1, Eb1,D1,Db1 are all 2nd partial notes and are not pedal tones.
My dog stares at this spot when he hears this
This guy deserves more subs.
Cool! Could you possibly do a video on the highest note played by an instrument? :D
+Isabella Byrne Thanks for the suggestion! I'm actually currently working on a video about notes, but I decided to take it in a little bit of a different direction. Stay tuned, and thanks for watching!
Although non-compensating (3-valve) euphoniums can only play as low as an E2, a compensating (4-valve) euphonium can play as low as B1 without pedal tones.
Can you do highest note please!
You left out the 64' C on the organ in the Ross Perot center in Dallas.
Its not real. Most likley a resultant or digital replication due to the fact that no one can afford the cost of having a 64' rank made. Sydney Town Hall and Boardwalk hall are the only organs in the world with real 64' ranks. Now most people dont know there are several organs with incomplete 64' ranks but they only go so far most Ive seen is maybe an almost complete octave. If we were counting resultants Boardwalk hall organ would beat everyone since it can play at at 4hrz
My dude I got a G0 out of my tuba the other day, not the lowest but I am the lowest playing tuba at my school
Congratulations, now hold that note for 10 seconds. That's the real challenge.
OOOOOOOOOOOH G is for Guacamole!!!
LCTuba89 sorry for the late reply, 10 seconds is too much for me I'm not that big of a chad. I did however get to play it on stage for Jupiter so that was fun. That was a year ago
Wait! there may be more! A contrabassoonist named Richard Bobo is working on the development of a subcontrabassoon, an instrument that would sound a whole octave lower than the contrabassoon!
So it’s like a subcontrabass tuba?
I can actually hear a bit below the note you said was the lowest, but was just very soft, and it got softer as it went down.
There is no winner because you can just make a bigger instrument of any type until it plays at .000000000000000000000001hz
Just hit a drum every second, technically that’s a 1 hz note
i could hear the difference in most of the frequencies. not the notes, its crazy how low frequencies things can produce
Doug:
Thanks for the interesting stuff. You neglected to note that most humans can't hear below C#0, which I believe is in the range of a 32' organ stop.
Did you happen to do any research on the alpen horn ? ~asr~ 🌹
A 32-foot organ stop is C0, not C#0.
Doug's Random Questions Another instrument that can go down to C-2 is this Organ w/ a 128 ft Stop Rank:th-cam.com/video/3Wpn7xyzUqg/w-d-xo.html
I can play piccolo, flute ,pan flute, alto flute, bass flute, subcontrabass flute, oboe, bass oboe, bassoon, contrabassoon , Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, basset clarinet, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, contralto clarinet, contrabass clarinet, sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, c-melody saxophone , baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, piccolo trumpet, Bb trumpet, cornet, piccolo french horn, french horn, alto trombone, tenor trombone, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, tenor horn, baritone/euphonium, tuba (Eb and Bb), sousaphone, didgeridoo, sopranino recorder, soprano recorder, alto recorder, tenor recorder, bass recorder, great bass recorder, kazoo, vibraphone, glockenspiel, bells, xylophone, marimba, chimes, timpani, snare, bass, cymbals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, launchpad, rock drums, taiko drums, violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, flugelhorn, mellophone, accordion, harmonica, cajón, theremin, harpsichord, lute, sitar, oud, and of course, tenor saxophone and piano, the best ones. The only ones I can't play are bagpipes and lyre. Screw you bagpipes!
HolonGlaceon Gr8 B8 m8
Can you post a video about it
Turtle Records lowkey a percussionist
Turtle Records 1) most of those instruments are repeats skill wise and don't really count 2) instruments like cahjon don't really count
Turtle Records and counting electric and acoustic as two is dishonest
I did see a picture of the 64ft PVC clarinet, it was not a straight piece but coiled several times like a rectangular snake
The lowest note I ever played was on a 4 valve standard BBb tuba with all the slides pulled which gives a harmonic series on B natural when all the valves are used, the fundamental note is one octave below the lowest B on the piano for this harmonic series and that's my lowest note to date. I know there are tubas built lower than that like a FFF (24-ish feet long) , or EEEb (26-ish feet long) and of course double length of a BBb tuba which would be 36+ feet long, and the fundamental using all 3 valves on the latter would give a series on E natural just above that pedal C on the 64ft clarinet
Being a contrabass clarinetist I prefer the lower ocatve for sure. But let us not forget the Subcontrabassoon which is currently being made by a guy on youtube, sorry forgot his name. But in theory the subcontrabassoon will be lower than the octocontrabass clarinet by about a half step. Ive never heard of that 64' PVC Contra clarinet. I wanna one now...
Jake Giganti I have not heard of a subcontrabassoon. I'll have to go check that out. The blog page that talks about the PVC Contra Clarinet also has instructions on how to build it. The link is in the description.
Alright thank you.
The lowest musically playable note on a pipe organ is C-1. Only a couple of organs have them. You don't hear it - you feel it.
the subcontrabass bassoon project guy made a "giga rackett" which was a really really bass rackett which is like a bundled up bassoon
I love it when they get it right - the Boardwalk Organ in Atlantic City is truly king of the instruments!
I kept hearing the same note after 1:24
+Chocolate&VanillaOreos There is a limit at which humans can no longer discern pitch. Notes that low will all sound the same to us. Thanks for watching!
Doug's Random Questions oh okay
1:29 I can hear the note going lower until this point
Several inaccuracies in the lower range of instruments (i.e, BBb Tuba, Euphonium, Flute, just to name a few)
i love how you included every recorder
nice garklein btw
The low notes are the things I hear when I’m sick
The 64 pipe organ plays a C0. You listed everything an octave lower. Also, when you were listing the notes, they sounded an octave lower than what you notated. Ex: when it got to C2, the note being played was C1, because human hearing goes beyond those notes and they were inaudible.
zTEXASBOYSX I used synthetics for the sound of the notes and forgot that some automatically drop an octave. So, yes they were sounding an octave lower that what's listed. I didn't notice until after the video was live. Middle C is a 2 foot pipe at C4. C3 4 feet, C2 8 feet, C1 16 feet, C0 32 feet, and C -1 is 64 feet. That can be confirmed on the Wikipedia Organ Pipe page or the Contrabass website.
These notes on the video sound an octave lower than actual, I was barely able to hear the C0 from the piano lol
The Subcontrabass Flute is also known as the Octocontralto Flute
Kat Cleland It's also know as the Double Contra-alto Flute in G. They just need to
standardize all these names so that's there's not so many variations. Thanks for watching!
64 foot clarinet hang on a sec......
My inner bassist saw the title and lit up.
Doug, I work with autisitic kids: How can I generate a pure continuous analogue multi dimensional signal which can be felt and not necessarily heard of 96 hrtz? I need to train these children to tune to their bodies. A 96 hrt tuning fork works but it can not sustain a signal for training purposes. Any suggestion would be appreciated and attempted.
What does this accomplish? I'm curious.
I’m going to correct you a little bit here. A bass trombone’s lowest note is an E1, while a contrabass trombone’s lowest note is the same as either an FF tuba or BBb tuba
I know of the church organ that plays down to 16Hz but that's only noticable combined with higher order notes. At audible levels there is no non amped instrument that can match that.
I use my headphone and set volume to max and I can still hear at 16 Hz
you could've put a picture of the Boardwalk Hall Organ console so viewers know what it looks like. I've seen that organ and the 64 foot low C pipe and it is massive.
So when is the drop?
I did I live all these years without knowing this?
You are one octave off the last note would be a C-3 just saying
OMG AM I A SUPERHUMAN I CAN HEAR THE C0
Are you from Colorado?
@@cobalt._.27 what
O could hear it too
Even the Lowest one on the lost
I mean list
Whale watchers using this instrument ( 2:06 ) be like: 🐳 🐳 🐳
My laptop and earphones are not producing any fundemental audible below 50 and nothing musical below 60z. What are the lower limits of other peoples systems?
I only heard the vibrations of the lowest one and i had to turn up my volume all the way
I used to play B Tuba in orchestra. I could drop the bass like few subwoofers could.
You forgot the alto, soprano, and piccolo trombones.
i heard all the way down but the lower end just sounds like the same note being used and I cannot recognize it but I hear the actual sound from all of them.
The winner is the B flat clarinet at low E 3 ledger line down at a space
What about a resultant 128' organ stop?
Did you play a note for A#-1 because I heard something and I don't know if I'm just insane or if I can hear very low
Idk it wasn't a note tho. Ur not insane I heard it too
1:01 for the glockenspiel, not true, i know because I play it in band
that’s almost lower than my self esteem
I thought it was the octocontrabass clarinet
Idk about any of the other instruments but A Bb Tenor saxophones lowest note is a low Bb, so what's with it saying it's a G#? Same thing with Eb alto sax, it says it's a C# when it's also supposed to be a Bb, am I just missing something that I'm oblivious to?
Those instruments transpose, or play notes that are written differently than they sound. He's showing the lowest note that an instrument sounds
Just to clarify this, the alto saxophone is in Eb. Its bottom note is Bb, but it is the Db halfway down the bass clef, in concert pitch. The tenor saxophone is in Bb; its bottom note is Bb, but it sounds as the Ab at the bottom of the bass clef, in concert pitch.
The transposition is used so that the fingerings will be the same on all sizes of saxophone. It is amusing, because the parts for the bass saxophone (the largest size one would see) are written in the treble clef, as they are for all sizes. Even the bass is rare. You are very unlikely ever to see a contrabass or sub contrabass live. Those two can be described as workshop curiosities.
I stopped being able to hear at the A#0, but what's the point of having a note that low that's not able to be heard by the human ear
The lowest note that can be played by a piccolino recorder (even smaller than a garklein) is F6.
What about 128' organ stop?
Wow I never knew I thought one of the notes I saw from a trombonist was low
What about a Bosedorfer piano which goes down to c 0...
All these low notes got me scared,especially if I have to play it😱
The notes played are an octave lower than they should be
After the subcontrabass flute I couldn't make out anymore notes, why design a instrument to were no one can hear it?
You can’t play a c#3 on alto sax that is too low
Wtf my headphones are vibrating lol
You forgot to mention the 128' pipe organ stop.
I heard 16.35 hz C0
+Ships. And music junk Most people can. In fact most people can hear as low as 10 hertz, and as high as 20, but below 15 and above 16khz it turns to "noticing" rather than actually recognizing a note.
Ships. And music junk same
I tried to see if I could here C-1 8.18 Hz but the song in the background just randomly got loud 2:15
I did too but I can’t even hear my mom calling me
GoodPlate Johnson I’m not listening to it with headphones
I don't know if anyone has asked about this yet, but what about the 128' organ stop?
No real instrument has one, but IIRC one of those monsters with the 64' stop does also have a "Resultant Bass" which will create a virtual 128' for you.
What about the Wannamaker organ in Philadelphia ? I thought it had two 64' stops (padlocked to keep them from being played during opperating hours)
Nope only 32s. The boardwalk hall organ originally was suppose to have 2 64s. The current 64 is a combination of the two 64s that was suppose to be in the organ. The left stage chamber was two small to stick the the other 64 in so it wasnt built. The organ as a whole was much larger than the space it was put in even though it was designed for the space it was put in.
"An A#-1, at 14.57 Hz, played by an Octocontrabass clarinet in Bb" Okay music theory is bullshit I'm gettin out before the world collapses in on itself
"A C-2, at 4.09 Hz, played by a PVC Contraclarinet" WAHT
I could hear every note
Theo Anthony And?
Idk they said like the last few notes could not be heard
They could not be heard PITCHwise.
What about the subcontrabassoon? It can play A-1
I am pretty sure I heard the note where he stopped the first time. Idk for sure but I think I did
I was practicing my extreme low range on my tenor bass trombone and I hit a C0 but it was really flappy and could count the hz. Sounded like a c-1 but it wasn’t. Do you think I acually hit a C0 or did I just make a low frequency with my lips
Low frequency
@@AOSMAKAKMS ok
Why did you leave out the 128' rank on pipe organ (rare, but on youtube)
You mean the 32' read that blew up the buildings 😂
1:38 There are actually FOUR instruments which can play a C0, three of which you mentioned here.
The fourth one is the bosendorfer 290 imperial.
Um... ever heard of it?
Well... it's basically a grand piano with 9 extra keys, going below A0.
Hold on...if it is just an extension of the normal piano, and instrument extensions are not included in this video then... -_-
The contrabass tuba play that.
1:26 You can go even lower on a TENOR trombone with an f attachment
Instrument extensions are not counted
@@lampoilropebombs0640 Yes they are, they specified lowest notes on tenor and bass trombone and the only reason that a bass trombone can go lower is because it has both an F and Gb valve
@@charleyhibschweiler4555 also with some extensions the bass trombone can reach 33hz
even though i couldnt here the sounds it still hurt my ears