Hi panamaharp - re your question (and re my question ), I thought I'd try starting the thread here. Hopefully someone will say if that's not right.This was my comment on your piece...panamaharp's "Twelve Minutes Before Eight". . Very smooth and melodic playing. I don't play chromatic - is it possible to get more dynamics? It was begging for some expressive crescendos in places. --mindthegap...as I say, I don't play chromatic myself, so interested to know what's available. I'm tempted given what I have heard here - all those extra notes available! I am use to hearing big loud wails from diatonic - are the instruments different in that respect? Or is it around technique? Guy
rnav2174 - Good advice regarding good acoustic playing before tackling amplification, there is nothing like unamplified playing to expose mistakes However in my mind once you cup a mic and plug into an amplifier it is almost a different instrument and new techniques come into play (depending on the type of music).I don't agree with your comments on Barrett tone and playing, however that may not be readily apparent from those two clips. Then again we all hear music differently and from different frames of reference. Going back to the original topic, for dynamics with the chromatic you can use the same tongue blocking techniques that you use with the diatonic (slaps, pulls, octaves) plus you can use the button fro dips and trills; and you can also bend notes.
Quote from: Steamrollin Stan on March 09, 2014, 06:20:15 AM....but the big stick is one bugger that seems to be problematic for newb's.Learning to play the chromatic harmonica isn't more difficult then learning to play the diatonic.As for dynamics: you can pretty much do anything you can do on a bluesharp on a chromatic and visa-versa.-- Ed
....but the big stick is one bugger that seems to be problematic for newb's.