Use Coupon Code: BETTERSAXTS2 and get the accessory pack (€45) free. Make sure you have both items in the cart when adding the code. odiseimusic.com/products/travel-sax-2/
What a nice rotating gif!!! I wonder what the cost of this thing will be… when I put that gif into my llm I have been training for explodes cad schematics, pull up etcher, 2 pi’s and a few arduinos, and 3D print one. Shit mines going to have a screen and a hardware dedicated midi host
They'd heard your playing and made an investment decision? Never mind, at least you'll have some change in your pocket when you trade-in for your Novation Launchpad. (/s)
I feel like this would be super useful to someone living in Japan. The walls they are basically paper-thin and you need to be super quiet all the time..
@Annette_Clair Oh, yeah, I have indeed and yeah, it's not really quiet regardless.. But in japan you hear your neighbors fart next door. ^^; The walls are genuinely so thin you can hear your neighbors rustling. It's also not common to have good spaces for practice/people are much closer together because of high density housing. Maybe I said this wrong, but I kind of meant that this would be big in the Japanese market because things like this are just sought after. People are very conscious of bothering each other in Japan so there are a ton of products meant to be the Quiet versions, even on things we think of as quiet here in the US.
@@kevykev1037 yeah, that is actually really rough. This is actually why love hotels exist in Japan by the way. Who wants to get it on knowing neighbors 3 units over can hear you... Especially with most Japanese people being so incredibly modest. As such, a lot of Japanese people would rather stop by a live hotel for an hour were there is decent sound proofing rather than in their own homes. 😅
I bought one of these and love it. Fun, small, lightweight, easy for travel, and the fingering is close enough a real sax feel that I now choose this over my Roland Aerophone for quiet practice. I did have a mechanical problem with the unit. Odisei was fabulous in responding--first, they sent me a video link with suggestions. That didn't work. We set up a 30-minute video meeting and Ramon looked at the problem and gave me further suggestions. That didn't work. Then they had me send the unit back (at their expense), checked it, repaired it, and it's coming back today. I was a little apprehensive as a U.S. customer about how responsive their customer service would be, and I just want to praise them for being incredibly engaged with their customers. They are great people. Highly recommended.
Hi there, thanks for your insights regarding Odisei's customer service. How would you compare the level of transfer of fingerings to a real sax between practicing with the Travel Sax and the Aerophone? Do you still enjoy the Travel Sax nine months later? Kind regards :)
I have been a user since the ts2 started shipping, and I cannot be happier with it. Whether practicing or just playing with it, I gain more and more confidence AND I look forward to those sessions during just about every break during my work night. I added an external plug in speaker and a sax neck to increase my tactile experience. Highly recommend this one.
I got behind the crowdfunding for the Travel Sax 1 and did preorder it there. The first version of the Travel Sax was already very promising, but with some room for improvement. The Travel Sax 2 is absolutely amazing. The perfect tool for practicing at all hours, everywhere, any place. The keys respond very well, due to the new stainless steel key mechanism, very similar to a real saxophone. It's also a great way to check your techinque, since you can see your fingers and you can control, if they move too far away from the keys (flying fingers). The sounds of the built-in synthesizer are wonderful and you can now connect your headphones through the Aux-In input, without having to use a DAW. I take it to all of my gigs, to practice on long trainrides, which is fortunately possible again after Corona, those dreaded masks all the other chagrin. I can wholwheartedly recommend the Travel Sax 2 to anyone who is serious about becoming a better musician. «He who stops getting better, stops being good» - Japanese proverb
I really hope that they can make a clarinet version, because although its smaller on average, its still a pain for people near by, especially for the high notes. That and its really fricking cool!
Not really. There's a number of notes that share the same fingering but a lot that don't too. You get one octave B to B thats pretty much the same, minus the Bb bis. Everything else is different.
cute instrument - over thirty years ago, when i was at college I basically gave up playing the saxophone because in student accommodation it was impossible to find anywhere to practice without disturbing people. I ended up selling it to help cover my student debt. What might have been!
I was recommended this instrument at a local music shop in Barcelona when I went in to get my regular sax repadded. I mentioned that I travel a lot and don't get much of chance to practice and they really solved my problem! I agree that it is not the most perfect version, but the excellent realistic key shapes and response, and the small size of the instrument make it the perfect solution to my decades-long problem. I've really made strides since I bought it and am really pleased with it. Thanks for the tip on the extension and the fact that it is not really necessary to use a mouthpiece with a reed.
I also have a travel sax 2. I carry it with me everywhere.. just in case I have some spare time to practice a song I’m working on. I use it primarily to memorise songs from sheet music. And for me it translates directly over to the acoustic saxophone.
Thank you for making this video! I've lived in apartments for quite some time, and miss playing music. I hadn't played a Saxaphone for about 20 years. Decided to purchase a Travel Sax 2 after seeing this video and I LOVE IT. I can just sit in my Office Chair, Plug in My Headphones, Have Sheet Music on a monitor and go to town.
I have never touched a sax in my life, not do I have a single microcosm of musical talent in my body. Yet, somehow, I found this in my recommendations and watched the entire thing...😁
The more you practise the more people will tell you how talented you are 😉 I've been playing the piano for over 20 years, thousands of hours of practising and performing and teaching, it would frankly be more impressive if I wasn't reasonably good at it by now. Don't write yourself off before you've even tried (or worse, and far too commonly in my experience, because some teacher told you you sucked at the recorder in elementary school). I think talent does exist but it's overrated, there's definitely an extra something that performers at the absolute highest levels possess, but to be a competent amateur or a smaller scale professional (e.g. local gigs rather than international arenas) is still achievable for anyone who has a focused approach and can put the hours in.
First of all…. The title of this video is THE BEST! OK, now the serious comments. Great review. Very informative and quite fair. Makes me want one of these so I can practice patterns or scales, etc. in between projects at work! Or just “jam” while I put my feet up. The best part, if I only have 10-20 minutes, I don’t have to haul out the real horn, then swab it and etc. all the routine for only a very short period of time. I’m not saying anything earth shattering so I’ll quit yapping and again say, an informative and very helpful review. Thanks Jay!
I have had mine for a few weeks. The pluses are obvious and don't need repeating. The basic sound through the speaker is tinny . I get best results with earphones plugged in and Bluetooth headphones over the top.
Yeah I agree about the speaker. But really found no use for it as I tend to do silent practicing with headphones. Although the cat seems to be able to hear it even then
Good review. A couple comments: The original Travel Sax was 3d printed; the Travel Sax 2 is injection molded plastic, stronger and more durable as I understand it, though like Jay I'm uncertain how mine will hold up after years of use. The keys, in particular, are inexpensive and easily replaceable (and probably most likely thing to break), so maybe not a big worry. I'm not sure how much more delicate it is than something like a real sax or an Emeo, metal construction is more durable but those objects are also much heavier and can get dinged, especially if they fall or tip over. Travel Sax 2 is light and seemingly fairly durable. My second comment is that I don't think Jay mentioned that the Travel Sax 2 has Bluetooth midi built-in, so you can connect to synths on iPhone/iPad/computer without a USB cable. Latency for Bluetooth midi is quite low (unlike latency for Bluetooth audio). Finally, regarding sounds, on iPhone/iPad or on a computer you have same selection of synths with Travel Sax 2 as you have with any other wind controller. For example, I've used Travel Sax 2 with the Respiro synth, same synth that has a limited version packaged with the Emeo. So, yes, sounds through built-in speaker of Travel Sax 2 are very basic, they sound somewhat better through headphones, but connect up to an iPhone/iPad or computer and you can get sounds that are as good as -- in fact the same as -- any other wind controller. Travel Sax 2 does seem a little expensive for what it is. I think you just have to get that idea out of your head, realize that you're actually paying a premium for it to be small and lightweight, which is in fact a desirable and hard to find feature in saxophone-like wind controllers.
"Travel Sax 2 does seem a little expensive for what it is" Ya Think? It's a piece of plastic with a circuit board they want $600.00 dollars for. Not going to happen.
@@Temulon I get that you don't like it. How do you react to the many comparison videos on Better Sax where Jay compares an inexpensive sax with one costing 5 times, 10 times as much, or more? Do you say, "They're both hunks of metal with keys, and the average person can't tell any difference. They want 10 times as much for the expensive one?! Not going to happen."
@@hsitz I haven't seen any comparison videos on Better Sax, this is the first video I've ever seen on that channel. Whether it's due to unions, trade embargo's, greed or whatever, yes, it's my opinion that most things on the market are overpriced. I can understand craftsmanship and how people with exceptional skill levels and decades of experience should be paid for that knowledge. But unless the instrument is being hand constructed out of rare materials I don't understand why a student sax should cost $700.00 and a professional sax could go for $20,000 dollars for a Selmer Paris. The item being touted in this video is just injection molded plastic which houses a circuit board and a tinny speaker. Maybe, maybe a hundred dollars worth of material counting the board, which is selling for $600.00 dollars.
@@Temulon Hey, I have a Selmer Paris, and I like the fact that it's selling for $20,000. I do, however, totally agree that it's not worth what they are asking for it. Greed.
just ordered one of these. im actually excited to have it help with freestyle training. the fact you can sing and "play" at the sametime is exactly what i need.
I started to look into this because for me it’s kind of hard when you have a baby and trying not to disturb their sleep and trying to find some time to practice at the same time during the day, and I was waiting for your insights on this Jay, so thank you so much for this review, although I still think it’s still very expensive specially when I bought a brand new horn recently. I just feel that for $200 more I can get a Roland wind synth with better sounds, bite sensor, etc.
This is awesome. Actually considering this as a commuter college student. It would be awesome to be able to practice on the train, or at home and leave my sac at school, etc. thanks for the best content on RUclips as per tradition
Thank you, Jay @bettersax, as always. You alluded to the risk of developing bad embouchure habits (at around 4:20). Can you please explain more? I.e., is it possible to travel for a few weeks and use this, either with the mouthpiece attachment or the "recorder" attachment that you primarily use here? Or should a sax player do other things -- e.g., playing one's regular mouthpiece setup on a silencer, or isometric exercise -- to keep the chops in shape? If I break down the problem of travel without much sax playing, I think it has 3 main parts - keeping (1) your overall playing (scales, improvising, playing tunes, etc.), (2) your embouchure, and (3) your wind power in shape. It seems like the Travel Sax 2 helps chiefly with #1 only. I'm curious what you think or if you see enough interest to do a video on how to stay in shape while traveling without a sax. I'm making a few other assumptions here, like (a) not bringing a soprano sax and/or (b) going to countries where I'd prefer something small like a Travel Sax 2, hidden in a bag, to carrying a pro horn around that's obviously expensive goods. Thanks, Andrew
What is the difference between a practice sax and a wind controller? I was the first call New York session musician for Lyricon and then for wind controllers. I never thought of those instruments as saxophones of any kind, no more than I would confuse my flute with a sax. I would think any instrument that seeks to function as a practice sax would need to do more than just function as a way to practice fingerings. The only kind of wind controller I would use , and still do use, is the Yamaha WX-7 because in addition to using the breath transducer to expressively control volume and timbre I use the lip transducer to expressively control vibrato and pitch bend.
If or when the next iteration comes out with a more convincing sound, I would love one as something I can practice without worrying about annoying those around me. I've been sitting on getting a tenor sax for a years now. I can save for it, but noise complaints has been a hard barrier for me. My only concern as someone who is a complete novice, I think It may give me bad habits
I definitely wouldn’t recommend starting out with this. A real saxophone is definitely a super different experience. Stuff like embouchure, breath control, tone, accents aren’t available with this
I was hoping this would be a more affordable alternative the the YDS but apparently it costs almost as much even though it's 3D printed and lacking a lot of features
Y'all I've snagged one and had been holding on saying anything until I was totally convinced. Long story short, this thing is awesome! It's obviously not a sax, but it's weirdly good for at home or on the road practice! The Bluetooth hookup for backing tracks and headphones plug in is super helpful. Finger layout is very good. There are some licks and tricks you can't do with it being sensor based, but other tricks I found that I could program the sax to pick up with certain fingering inputs. It seems almost awkward at first use, but I was completely hooked within one night of just lightly playing around. I picked up a neck strap to keep in the case, but it's so light that you honestly don't really need it. As you can tell, I actually 10/10 recommend this if you live in a place where playing your actual sax regularly is not feasible.
I'm so happy with mine!! Now I can practice anywhere. And BTW , the travel 2 is NOT 3D printed it is injection. I agree , they should put an AUTO OFF mode.
I can only confirm that the TS2 is a handy saxophone to practice and even more. It's ok to play using sax sounds to help reading scores, improve finger mechanics, training on intervals and so on. It wins when connected to a DAW as a MIDI controller so I can record whatever instrument using a "keyboard" I'm used to. Future developments? Well, yes, mainly two aspects: 1) pitch control. Is missing (for one that still plays Yamaha WX5) 2) extend octaves to more than the canonical ones
Exellent!!! Life-long pro pianist/French hornist, Bb trumpet these days, guitars (hack), theremin, vocals, rudimentary drums... I have a crazy notion to play the viola... Still, sax is my 2nd fave instrument - just after guitar. If I win the lotto tomorrow, I'll have a C trumpet, a Schimmel K230 7.5 ft. grand piano and a Travel Sax 2 (and a badass viola).
The YDS-120 is probably the better choice for a traveling saxophone practice tool, being even cheaper as well. I remember Jay coming up with a devastating review of the YDS-150 but still it looks like he was just plain wrong as I am playing it for more than 2 years with no issues. So better take the YDS-150 or YDS-120 into account as well
Ordered mine earlier tonight after watching a bunch of reviews, and thanks to you i also got the three accessories for free so, thank you so much. Really hyped to get my hands on this baby after my Jsax turned out to be way to loud in our apartment couple years back :]
I was considering getting something like this just to learn on. A friend of mine gave me one of his old alto saxes to learn on, but I live in an apartment and it's way too loud to play without annoying the neighbors. Something like this would be great because you can practice the keying/notes, but you're missing out on embouchure technique.
I played sax from third grade to ninth and stopped once I fell in love with the guitar, which I was definitely more natural at. I'm considering ordering one just as a kind of "midi controller," since I'm really bad at piano and love adding non guitar instruments to my guitar tracks. Since there is an audio out I can put it through any number of processors and actually have it sound like a keyboard/piano, but with much more ease than a keyboard since I can still play saxophone fairly decent.
Down here is Aus, Yamaha have made the YDS120 unavailable. I think it is to protect the YDS150 from being obsolete. This scenario combined with the fact that the Travel Sax has rollers that the YDS's don't, made me pull the trigger. Key noise is minimal and definitely quieter than the Roland GO. Delivery was lightning fast also .
Well Jay my man you convinced on two pieces of equipment. The travelsax2 and burnin 6# tenor sax mpc. If the mpc works then I’m buying the alto. The travelsax2 thing that got was the springs and the keys. The thing that got me on the mpc is your rendition of Georgia on tenor a song that I’ve been requested to play next week. Great job on both items.
I don't know if I would like it while I'm still learning the alto saxofone and I'd have to invest in a lap top and speakers too & does it have all the sounds I do care about the quality
You can connect to a synth on your smart phone. iPhone/iPad has amazingly good synths, I think there are at least a couple decent ones on Android. And all are quite inexpensive. The sounds from synths on iPhone/iPad/computer are better than any wind controller has built-in, which means all wind controllers (including Travel Sax) can access the best sounds out there.
I am the furthest thing from a sax player, none of the instruments I play even have a mouthpiece but god DAMN this looks like such a cool purchase for a sax player.
Jay! You and your RUclips channel are great! Right after I saw your review of the Travel Sax 2 I ordered one from Sweetwater (ever hear of them?). I agree with just about everything that you said in your review EXCEPT that I didn’t mind the spring tension of the keys. I just received the instrument today and it’s very difficult to put it down; it’s so fun! Thanks for your honest reviews! My favorite videos of yours so far: Rigotti cane farm/factory tour, the differences between SBA and Mark VI, Yanagisawa tour, Selmer tour. Thanks for everything!
Jay, thank you so much for the review and description of the travel sax 2. I did see the original travel sax when it came out but thought it was silly with the actual MP and reed. I didn’t understand how it could be silent with an actual MP and reed with air going through it. Anyway, I just ordered the TS2 and got the accessories because of your video. I had the original Roland AE10 and bought the Roland AE30 immediately after it came out. I travel with the Roland AE30 and play it daily. It’s an incredible instrument but still a bit big for travel when I don’t actually have to play it live. This little travel sax2 solves the travel issue for me. Questions , the app allows you to change the instruments key? Bb, Eb, C or whatever you want? The instrument uses regular alkaline or rechargeable batteries?
Jay, I received the travel sax2 on Monday and it completely broke 3 days later. Your review was not accurate. The Bluetooth sound always disconnected when changing instrument sounds. The actual sounds from the speaker are awful and not much better via headphones. I downloaded Swam audio modeling and it wasn’t much better. My travel sax2 stopped playing any sounds after using three times and now I’m stuck with an expensive 3d plastic defective instrument. I understand the company compensated you but your review wasn’t honest. 😮
Would you recommend it to a beginner that has never tried playing a saxophone but wants to play one? It also fits really well for me since I travel a lot and I don't want to make too much noise and don't really worry about music quality.
Something that's not clear to me: Is there an output where I could plug this into a PA and actually play along with a backing track? Can you use the headphone out jack for that?
Great for practicing finger work, dynamics, and articulation. You can exercise your embouchure, but no perfect it. Responsiveness is also very good. Occasionally squeaks a high pitch/screech. You can connect to your mobile phone and hear your phone music through the TS2 headset which is great for practicing silently. The main concern is that the bluetooth connection requires Location permission. This may be a privacy issue since other bluetooth apps don't require Location permission. The other problem is that you cannot pair while in airplane mode while earbuds, watches, and other BT devices can. When flying, you must pair TS2 to your phone before you activate airplane mode. Alternatively, you can use one ear to listen to one of the earpieces connect to the TS2 and your other ear to use one of your bluetooth earbuds. You will not be able to change any settings without being connected to your phone app. I have reached out to Odisei several times with no explanation other than you need Location permission.
My travel sax is a clarinet. Yeah, it's not a sax, but you can slowly learn a new instrument and I think it helps your sax playing, though I couldn't exactly say how. I spend several weeks every year with my family or my partner's family, and it's really enjoyable to play the clarinet during that time away.
I'm also using a clarinet as a travel "sax". It's not silent, it's not "easy" and while not heavy like a sax, it's not super lightweight like TS2. Played "properly" a clarinet embouchure is quite different than a sax. Most significantly and obviously, it's NOT a sax. However, a clarinet is a wonderful horn in it's own right and you can get a used one that's reasonably playable for a fraction of the cost of an wind synth. I'm on a long trip now and I'm anxious to see how my sax playing will be when I return. Fingers crossed on that. One other thought, a flute has fingering very much like a sax and a flute is compact, lightweight and (bonus) no reed required.
It helps that my father left behind a Selmer Signet Soloist. It sat in a closet for ten years after he passed and when I found it all the pads had been eaten by little insects, but I got it fixed up and it plays great (from what a sax player can tell!).
got a complete used student model for $35 (that came with over a dozen brand new reeds hidden in the case) and a silicone pad kit for maybe $10, less than an hour of work and my "travel sax" is basically bullet-proof except for the reeds!
Man i thought with it being 3D printed that it would help it to be more adorable. I like the idea of it and i belive it would help me practice more but I'll wait to see if they become more reasonably priced.
I'm loving the trend in wind synths feeling more and more like the real thing physically.. am I right in thinking that so far, none of the wind synths or practice saxes have support for embouchure or growls?
I am very much into jazz especially darker more sombre noir detective movie style jazz music. ive always wanted to learn the alto sax but they're so expensive I havent found a more affordable one.....this travel sax may be a good place to start actually perhaps its the tenor sax, not the alto that I would want to play.
I really just want something that i can use to practice at inconvenient times and places, and this seems so perfect. Can you change the pitch or dynamics with ur embouchure and breath? Definitely isn’t a deal breaker otherwise cuz I just want something to practice fingering technique but just curious.
I love watching your content, as someone who is completely obsessed with sax music you should do a giveaway for a sax so I can get a chance to get one seeing how I’ll never be able to afford a good one
What is the best sax to learn from for a beginner that has key location like a real sax and wouldn’t have to worry about noise in a apt. Also reasonable price for a beginner. Thank you!
Ok I got a weird question for you: I'm a singer, not a sax player, and I love using kazoo to make some sounds while singing in it - so singing makes the sound, not blowing in it. But kazoo sounds horrible.. I'm wondering if there's any device such as those playlike saxophones that can be sang into to get that sound I'm looking for.. It's such for fun btw, but it'd be a lot of fun! Please lmk if you've ever seen something like that
Jay, can you run up a suggestion to the manufacturers of the Travel Sax II. Can they create a "Travel Clarinet"? The clarinet is also an un-mutable instrument that, like the saxes, require a 'special room' or place away from neighbors/room mates, etc. While the actual instrument is a little easier to transport, and yes, slightly quieter, a travel version in a small size without the bell and the long pad rods and a shorter barrel, maybe more compact keys as well (maybe), Would be another game changer like the Travel Sax is for those of us who double. Just too bad it's so expensive.
The sounds that you hear is in Concert ? I want, as an alto player, if I play a C it sound as an Eb concert. That's possible to do on this instrument ?
I bought an EWI a while back, but ended up returning it because I couldn't get a handle on controlling the dynamics with it's very sensitive breath sensor. You just can't push air through it like a real instrument, which made it very strange to play for me. Can anyone say if the travel sax is any different, with its ability to use a real mouthpiece?
Thanks for this video really nice... just 2 questions ... no latency with app and in DAW as midi device ? also how do you clean it as you still blowing inside ? :-) 🙂🙃
I really liked your video, congratulations. I just bought it but I didn't like the sounds, are there any free apps that can generate better and more original sounds?
I don't know why this video was recommended to me. I don't play the sax. But this was so nice to watch that I want one now! or maybe I should learn how to play a normal sax first. As a bass player I always missed having a more portable instrument to pass the time.
The only thing is the price is pretty expensive for the size but I can see why they have made it this price from there point of view. I may consider buying one or get one, it probably would take longer for me to get it and this is a European company I suppose I wonder how long it will take to ship to my location.
Just curious to know if anyone has tried the Maui Xaphoon Pocket Sax? Clearly not comparable to the instrument featured here (or many other higher priced models) but I was intrigued enough to buy one. $67 USD - practically pocket change. Sound samples can be found on you tube and I've found a few that sounded pretty impressive, all things considered.
I have a travelsax 2 and I like it mostly but it is seriously flawed and I am a bit confused that it isnt menioned in the review: the left pinky keys (low Bb, B and C#) are almost unusable due to the very awkard position of those keys. I hope Odisei will make a travelsax 3 where this is corrected . i woukd definitely by that.
Hi Jay, After your review and with your coupon code I bought the TS2. Did you try to connect it in bluetooth to a sound module with your midi bluetooth receiver ? Thanks for all the valuable info that you give on your channel. Is it playable ? How is the latency ?
@@bettersax so it automatically transposes to the instrument? So alto is Eb, Tenor Bb? Trumpet Bb? Trombone C? Sorry. Just want to be sure I understand.
I wanted to like this. I really did. I really need a way to practice quietly. But when I got mine there were a few issues that made it unworkable for me. 1. The Bb bis key is too low. I’m a bis guy (for better or worse I guess) and it’s difficult to use with it being that low. 2. It’s super glitchy going up or down from middle D for me. Lots of random notes when going across the middle D break. 3. The D key is gummy. It doesn’t snap back like all the other keys on it do. Maybe that’s why it’s glitchy? I have no idea. 4. It takes too much air to use. I went to the settings and it’s already on the lowest air pressure setting. I just don’t want to blow that hard all the time on this thing. I’ll save that for my actual tenor sax, lol. 5. Stability is terrible with it rocking back and forth as you play. And you can’t stabilize it with your fingers or… more glitches. 6. This is a little thing, but when I used the QR code to get the app it had me download the original Travelsax 1 app. I didn’t realize that at first and spent some frustration trying to figure out why my app was different that the one on the video tutorial, lol. I finally figured it out and downloaded the new app and it worked fine. I realize others may have no problem with these issues. But it’s not for me. It seems like a well-made item. And I wish EMEO would take some lessons from these guys and incorporate the “internal sounds” features so you don't need to be all wired up to play an EMEO. This Travelsax 2 is truly a “play anywhere” option and EMEO should figure out how to add that feature.
Just saw this interesting video. Sax playing looks allways interesting for me. I'm playing trumpet (almost classical in a symphony orchetra and brass choire) and having some experience on Piano, Guitar and Bass. Is it possible (or useful) to buy this thing just to check what syxophone playing is without buing an expensive real sax? Is it possible to connect with Native Instruments Kontakt7 (I have the Collectors Edition Library 14, Maschine MK3, Control S61 MK2 and Complete Audio 6; Ableton Live)?
I'm really happy to see your video today ! I purchased the Travelsax 1 when it first came out in order to practice scales and tunes, the usual stuff. Had it refunded in one day. The team is adorable and their concept is nice ! But the object in itself was catastrophic and virtually unplayable, especially when going a little fast. Seeing some videos about the second version, notably you and my teacher Baptiste Herbin, I see that even very high level players like you two seem to struggle playing it. And This is the main caveat to me. A practice instrument should feel very natural and easy to play for everyone, especially pros. It should be easy to switch from the real sax to this one. And it doesn't seem so. So how can someone practice if it's not easy to play ? Thanks for the review !
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What a nice rotating gif!!! I wonder what the cost of this thing will be… when I put that gif into my llm I have been training for explodes cad schematics, pull up etcher, 2 pi’s and a few arduinos, and 3D print one. Shit mines going to have a screen and a hardware dedicated midi host
I asked for the new Selmer and my parents got me this.
Real
They'd heard your playing and made an investment decision? Never mind, at least you'll have some change in your pocket when you trade-in for your Novation Launchpad. (/s)
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Your parents got you Jay?!
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I feel like this would be super useful to someone living in Japan. The walls they are basically paper-thin and you need to be super quiet all the time..
@Annette_Clair Oh, yeah, I have indeed and yeah, it's not really quiet regardless.. But in japan you hear your neighbors fart next door. ^^; The walls are genuinely so thin you can hear your neighbors rustling. It's also not common to have good spaces for practice/people are much closer together because of high density housing. Maybe I said this wrong, but I kind of meant that this would be big in the Japanese market because things like this are just sought after. People are very conscious of bothering each other in Japan so there are a ton of products meant to be the Quiet versions, even on things we think of as quiet here in the US.
What a horrible way to live
@@kevykev1037 yeah, that is actually really rough. This is actually why love hotels exist in Japan by the way. Who wants to get it on knowing neighbors 3 units over can hear you... Especially with most Japanese people being so incredibly modest. As such, a lot of Japanese people would rather stop by a live hotel for an hour were there is decent sound proofing rather than in their own homes. 😅
Hey girl lets go out this weekend for a nice dinner and drinks. No, lets just get food to go and a hotel room...
Depends on we’re you’re living, at least on the apartment I used to live it never became a problem
I bought one of these and love it. Fun, small, lightweight, easy for travel, and the fingering is close enough a real sax feel that I now choose this over my Roland Aerophone for quiet practice. I did have a mechanical problem with the unit. Odisei was fabulous in responding--first, they sent me a video link with suggestions. That didn't work. We set up a 30-minute video meeting and Ramon looked at the problem and gave me further suggestions. That didn't work. Then they had me send the unit back (at their expense), checked it, repaired it, and it's coming back today. I was a little apprehensive as a U.S. customer about how responsive their customer service would be, and I just want to praise them for being incredibly engaged with their customers. They are great people. Highly recommended.
Hi there, thanks for your insights regarding Odisei's customer service. How would you compare the level of transfer of fingerings to a real sax between practicing with the Travel Sax and the Aerophone? Do you still enjoy the Travel Sax nine months later? Kind regards :)
I Wana get the clarinet. Haven't touched one since 96
I have been a user since the ts2 started shipping, and I cannot be happier with it. Whether practicing or just playing with it, I gain more and more confidence AND I look forward to those sessions during just about every break during my work night. I added an external plug in speaker and a sax neck to increase my tactile experience. Highly recommend this one.
Talk talk talk talk talk...just play it man...
@@equalrights9091 lol.. I'm almost sure you responded to the wrong comment, BUT..... You STOP playin', Man! lol
So a real sax neck will fit?
I got behind the crowdfunding for the Travel Sax 1 and did preorder it there.
The first version of the Travel Sax was already very promising, but with some room for improvement.
The Travel Sax 2 is absolutely amazing. The perfect tool for practicing at all hours, everywhere, any place.
The keys respond very well, due to the new stainless steel key mechanism, very similar to a real saxophone.
It's also a great way to check your techinque, since you can see your fingers and you can control, if they move too far away from the keys (flying fingers).
The sounds of the built-in synthesizer are wonderful and you can now connect your headphones through the Aux-In input, without having to use a DAW.
I take it to all of my gigs, to practice on long trainrides, which is fortunately possible again after Corona, those dreaded masks all the other chagrin.
I can wholwheartedly recommend the Travel Sax 2 to anyone who is serious about becoming a better musician.
«He who stops getting better, stops being good» - Japanese proverb
I really hope that they can make a clarinet version, because although its smaller on average, its still a pain for people near by, especially for the high notes. That and its really fricking cool!
Just get this?
If you play clarinet you also play the saxophone, whether you know it yet or not.
@@Peter-ff1tp no… no get out of my head! STAY BACK!
Not really. There's a number of notes that share the same fingering but a lot that don't too. You get one octave B to B thats pretty much the same, minus the Bb bis. Everything else is different.
@@Peter-ff1tpThis is the worst advice I’ve ever heard
cute instrument - over thirty years ago, when i was at college I basically gave up playing the saxophone because in student accommodation it was impossible to find anywhere to practice without disturbing people. I ended up selling it to help cover my student debt. What might have been!
I was recommended this instrument at a local music shop in Barcelona when I went in to get my regular sax repadded. I mentioned that I travel a lot and don't get much of chance to practice and they really solved my problem! I agree that it is not the most perfect version, but the excellent realistic key shapes and response, and the small size of the instrument make it the perfect solution to my decades-long problem. I've really made strides since I bought it and am really pleased with it. Thanks for the tip on the extension and the fact that it is not really necessary to use a mouthpiece with a reed.
Me puede decir dónde puedo comprarlo?
I also have a travel sax 2. I carry it with me everywhere.. just in case I have some spare time to practice a song I’m working on. I use it primarily to memorise songs from sheet music. And for me it translates directly over to the acoustic saxophone.
@danielnavarodrigues9175 good Call on Selling it. In my opinion the key response is just as it should be. I haven’t thought about it for a second.
I just take my C soprano.
Thank you for making this video! I've lived in apartments for quite some time, and miss playing music. I hadn't played a Saxaphone for about 20 years. Decided to purchase a Travel Sax 2 after seeing this video and I LOVE IT. I can just sit in my Office Chair, Plug in My Headphones, Have Sheet Music on a monitor and go to town.
Great!
I have never touched a sax in my life, not do I have a single microcosm of musical talent in my body. Yet, somehow, I found this in my recommendations and watched the entire thing...😁
The more you practise the more people will tell you how talented you are 😉 I've been playing the piano for over 20 years, thousands of hours of practising and performing and teaching, it would frankly be more impressive if I wasn't reasonably good at it by now.
Don't write yourself off before you've even tried (or worse, and far too commonly in my experience, because some teacher told you you sucked at the recorder in elementary school). I think talent does exist but it's overrated, there's definitely an extra something that performers at the absolute highest levels possess, but to be a competent amateur or a smaller scale professional (e.g. local gigs rather than international arenas) is still achievable for anyone who has a focused approach and can put the hours in.
First of all…. The title of this video is THE BEST! OK, now the serious comments. Great review. Very informative and quite fair. Makes me want one of these so I can practice patterns or scales, etc. in between projects at work! Or just “jam” while I put my feet up. The best part, if I only have 10-20 minutes, I don’t have to haul out the real horn, then swab it and etc. all the routine for only a very short period of time. I’m not saying anything earth shattering so I’ll quit yapping and again say, an informative and very helpful review. Thanks Jay!
I love how the thumbnail is a direct response to the title
I have had mine for a few weeks. The pluses are obvious and don't need repeating. The basic sound through the speaker is tinny . I get best results with earphones plugged in and Bluetooth headphones over the top.
Yeah I agree about the speaker. But really found no use for it as I tend to do silent practicing with headphones. Although the cat seems to be able to hear it even then
Good review. A couple comments: The original Travel Sax was 3d printed; the Travel Sax 2 is injection molded plastic, stronger and more durable as I understand it, though like Jay I'm uncertain how mine will hold up after years of use. The keys, in particular, are inexpensive and easily replaceable (and probably most likely thing to break), so maybe not a big worry. I'm not sure how much more delicate it is than something like a real sax or an Emeo, metal construction is more durable but those objects are also much heavier and can get dinged, especially if they fall or tip over. Travel Sax 2 is light and seemingly fairly durable.
My second comment is that I don't think Jay mentioned that the Travel Sax 2 has Bluetooth midi built-in, so you can connect to synths on iPhone/iPad/computer without a USB cable. Latency for Bluetooth midi is quite low (unlike latency for Bluetooth audio).
Finally, regarding sounds, on iPhone/iPad or on a computer you have same selection of synths with Travel Sax 2 as you have with any other wind controller. For example, I've used Travel Sax 2 with the Respiro synth, same synth that has a limited version packaged with the Emeo. So, yes, sounds through built-in speaker of Travel Sax 2 are very basic, they sound somewhat better through headphones, but connect up to an iPhone/iPad or computer and you can get sounds that are as good as -- in fact the same as -- any other wind controller.
Travel Sax 2 does seem a little expensive for what it is. I think you just have to get that idea out of your head, realize that you're actually paying a premium for it to be small and lightweight, which is in fact a desirable and hard to find feature in saxophone-like wind controllers.
if it is 3d printed then probably they can provide the STL replacement files
"Travel Sax 2 does seem a little expensive for what it is"
Ya Think? It's a piece of plastic with a circuit board they want $600.00 dollars for. Not going to happen.
@@Temulon I get that you don't like it. How do you react to the many comparison videos on Better Sax where Jay compares an inexpensive sax with one costing 5 times, 10 times as much, or more? Do you say, "They're both hunks of metal with keys, and the average person can't tell any difference. They want 10 times as much for the expensive one?! Not going to happen."
@@hsitz I haven't seen any comparison videos on Better Sax, this is the first video I've ever seen on that channel.
Whether it's due to unions, trade embargo's, greed or whatever, yes, it's my opinion that most things on the market are overpriced.
I can understand craftsmanship and how people with exceptional skill levels and decades of experience should be paid for that knowledge.
But unless the instrument is being hand constructed out of rare materials I don't understand why a student sax should cost $700.00 and a professional sax could go for $20,000 dollars for a Selmer Paris.
The item being touted in this video is just injection molded plastic which houses a circuit board and a tinny speaker. Maybe, maybe a hundred dollars worth of material counting the board, which is selling for $600.00 dollars.
@@Temulon Hey, I have a Selmer Paris, and I like the fact that it's selling for $20,000. I do, however, totally agree that it's not worth what they are asking for it. Greed.
just ordered one of these. im actually excited to have it help with freestyle training. the fact you can sing and "play" at the sametime is exactly what i need.
I started to look into this because for me it’s kind of hard when you have a baby and trying not to disturb their sleep and trying to find some time to practice at the same time during the day, and I was waiting for your insights on this Jay, so thank you so much for this review, although I still think it’s still very expensive specially when I bought a brand new horn recently.
I just feel that for $200 more I can get a Roland wind synth with better sounds, bite sensor, etc.
They say music brings people together, but my music has only brought banks together.
Just discovered this for my friend, now he can step up his game by able to practice anywhere at anytime. Pretty cool device. Thanks
This is awesome. Actually considering this as a commuter college student. It would be awesome to be able to practice on the train, or at home and leave my sac at school, etc. thanks for the best content on RUclips as per tradition
Thank you, Jay @bettersax, as always. You alluded to the risk of developing bad embouchure habits (at around 4:20). Can you please explain more? I.e., is it possible to travel for a few weeks and use this, either with the mouthpiece attachment or the "recorder" attachment that you primarily use here? Or should a sax player do other things -- e.g., playing one's regular mouthpiece setup on a silencer, or isometric exercise -- to keep the chops in shape? If I break down the problem of travel without much sax playing, I think it has 3 main parts - keeping (1) your overall playing (scales, improvising, playing tunes, etc.), (2) your embouchure, and (3) your wind power in shape. It seems like the Travel Sax 2 helps chiefly with #1 only. I'm curious what you think or if you see enough interest to do a video on how to stay in shape while traveling without a sax. I'm making a few other assumptions here, like (a) not bringing a soprano sax and/or (b) going to countries where I'd prefer something small like a Travel Sax 2, hidden in a bag, to carrying a pro horn around that's obviously expensive goods. Thanks, Andrew
Yes! I appreciate this presentation and the manufacture of this instrument.
What is the difference between a practice sax and a wind controller? I was the first call New York session musician for Lyricon and then for wind controllers. I never thought of those instruments as saxophones of any kind, no more than I would confuse my flute with a sax.
I would think any instrument that seeks to function as a practice sax would need to do more than just function as a way to practice fingerings.
The only kind of wind controller I would use , and still do use, is the Yamaha WX-7 because in addition to using the breath transducer to expressively control volume and timbre I use the lip transducer to expressively control vibrato and pitch bend.
I was recently in hospital or an extended period and my Travel Sax 2 was a life saver
I got one. Big fan. The external speaker isn't great but I never use it. Really useful when travelling or late at night.
Love that you had practical suggestions for the design.
Wow, so much innovation in the vaping industry!!!
I love that when he said hit that like button the button glowed
If or when the next iteration comes out with a more convincing sound, I would love one as something I can practice without worrying about annoying those around me. I've been sitting on getting a tenor sax for a years now. I can save for it, but noise complaints has been a hard barrier for me. My only concern as someone who is a complete novice, I think It may give me bad habits
I definitely wouldn’t recommend starting out with this. A real saxophone is definitely a super different experience. Stuff like embouchure, breath control, tone, accents aren’t available with this
I was hoping this would be a more affordable alternative the the YDS but apparently it costs almost as much even though it's 3D printed and lacking a lot of features
Y'all I've snagged one and had been holding on saying anything until I was totally convinced. Long story short, this thing is awesome! It's obviously not a sax, but it's weirdly good for at home or on the road practice! The Bluetooth hookup for backing tracks and headphones plug in is super helpful. Finger layout is very good. There are some licks and tricks you can't do with it being sensor based, but other tricks I found that I could program the sax to pick up with certain fingering inputs. It seems almost awkward at first use, but I was completely hooked within one night of just lightly playing around. I picked up a neck strap to keep in the case, but it's so light that you honestly don't really need it. As you can tell, I actually 10/10 recommend this if you live in a place where playing your actual sax regularly is not feasible.
I'm so happy with mine!! Now I can practice anywhere. And BTW , the travel 2 is NOT 3D printed it is injection. I agree , they should put an AUTO OFF mode.
Yeah, I knew that didn't sound right because I could tell from the closeups that it was injection and could see the mold lines in the keys
I've never even touched a sax but I like seeing tech like this.
I can only confirm that the TS2 is a handy saxophone to practice and even more. It's ok to play using sax sounds to help reading scores, improve finger mechanics, training on intervals and so on.
It wins when connected to a DAW as a MIDI controller so I can record whatever instrument using a "keyboard" I'm used to.
Future developments? Well, yes, mainly two aspects:
1) pitch control. Is missing (for one that still plays Yamaha WX5)
2) extend octaves to more than the canonical ones
Exellent!!! Life-long pro pianist/French hornist, Bb trumpet these days, guitars (hack), theremin, vocals, rudimentary drums... I have a crazy notion to play the viola...
Still, sax is my 2nd fave instrument - just after guitar. If I win the lotto tomorrow, I'll have a C trumpet, a Schimmel K230 7.5 ft. grand piano and a Travel Sax 2 (and a badass viola).
When he said “click that like button” the like button turned rainbow
The YDS-120 is probably the better choice for a traveling saxophone practice tool, being even cheaper as well. I remember Jay coming up with a devastating review of the YDS-150 but still it looks like he was just plain wrong as I am playing it for more than 2 years with no issues. So better take the YDS-150 or YDS-120 into account as well
Cheaper is good. However, YDS-120 is quite a bit bigger and heavier, not advantages for a traveling practice tool.
@@hsitz For me sze is not the most important criteria.
Ordered mine earlier tonight after watching a bunch of reviews, and thanks to you i also got the three accessories for free so, thank you so much. Really hyped to get my hands on this baby after my Jsax turned out to be way to loud in our apartment couple years back :]
I just ordered mine i cant wait to play with it.
I was considering getting something like this just to learn on. A friend of mine gave me one of his old alto saxes to learn on, but I live in an apartment and it's way too loud to play without annoying the neighbors. Something like this would be great because you can practice the keying/notes, but you're missing out on embouchure technique.
I played sax from third grade to ninth and stopped once I fell in love with the guitar, which I was definitely more natural at. I'm considering ordering one just as a kind of "midi controller," since I'm really bad at piano and love adding non guitar instruments to my guitar tracks. Since there is an audio out I can put it through any number of processors and actually have it sound like a keyboard/piano, but with much more ease than a keyboard since I can still play saxophone fairly decent.
I literally stopped playing sax about 9 years ago because it was waaaay too loud to practice at home. I wish I had thought of something like this
10:40 should i be doubting my eyesight? I see that as teal or light blue, unless teal is considered a green, im confused :/
Down here is Aus, Yamaha have made the YDS120 unavailable.
I think it is to protect the YDS150 from being obsolete.
This scenario combined with the fact that the Travel Sax has rollers that the YDS's don't, made me pull the trigger.
Key noise is minimal and definitely quieter than the Roland GO.
Delivery was lightning fast also .
Nothing ever good is available in Australia
Love your reviews! This little guy looks like a great practice instrument. Your opinions are always appreciated.
I've been waiting for this video all my life
I'm not even a musician and I find that fascinating.
Looks pretty cool. I don't even play saxophone but i'd like to have one of these to mess around with
Well Jay my man you convinced on two pieces of equipment. The travelsax2 and burnin 6# tenor sax mpc. If the mpc works then I’m buying the alto. The travelsax2 thing that got was the springs and the keys. The thing that got me on the mpc is your rendition of Georgia on tenor a song that I’ve been requested to play next week. Great job on both items.
Great to hear
Been waiting for your review beige thinking of buying it! Thank you
I don't know if I would like it while I'm still learning the alto saxofone and I'd have to invest in a lap top and speakers too & does it have all the sounds I do care about the quality
The sounds in any of these devices will always be a compromise compared to the real thing. I only play synth sounds on my Aerophone.
You can connect to a synth on your smart phone. iPhone/iPad has amazingly good synths, I think there are at least a couple decent ones on Android. And all are quite inexpensive. The sounds from synths on iPhone/iPad/computer are better than any wind controller has built-in, which means all wind controllers (including Travel Sax) can access the best sounds out there.
I am the furthest thing from a sax player, none of the instruments I play even have a mouthpiece but god DAMN this looks like such a cool purchase for a sax player.
How is this compare to the Yamaha digital saxophone ? Is it better or the same ?
Already have YDS150. Programmable fingering for altissimo and enough settings to allow playing in c key for every key.
Jay! You and your RUclips channel are great! Right after I saw your review of the Travel Sax 2 I ordered one from Sweetwater (ever hear of them?). I agree with just about everything that you said in your review EXCEPT that I didn’t mind the spring tension of the keys. I just received the instrument today and it’s very difficult to put it down; it’s so fun! Thanks for your honest reviews! My favorite videos of yours so far: Rigotti cane farm/factory tour, the differences between SBA and Mark VI, Yanagisawa tour, Selmer tour. Thanks for everything!
Jay, thank you so much for the review and description of the travel sax 2. I did see the original travel sax when it came out but thought it was silly with the actual MP and reed. I didn’t understand how it could be silent with an actual MP and reed with air going through it.
Anyway, I just ordered the TS2 and got the accessories because of your video. I had the original Roland AE10 and bought the Roland AE30 immediately after it came out. I travel with the Roland AE30 and play it daily. It’s an incredible instrument but still a bit big for travel when I don’t actually have to play it live. This little travel sax2 solves the travel issue for me. Questions , the app allows you to change the instruments key? Bb, Eb, C or whatever you want?
The instrument uses regular alkaline or rechargeable batteries?
Yea you can change the key with the app and it has a rechargeable battery inside.
Jay, I received the travel sax2 on Monday and it completely broke 3 days later. Your review was not accurate. The Bluetooth sound always disconnected when changing instrument sounds. The actual sounds from the speaker are awful and not much better via headphones. I downloaded Swam audio modeling and it wasn’t much better. My travel sax2 stopped playing any sounds after using three times and now I’m stuck with an expensive 3d plastic defective instrument. I understand the company compensated you but your review wasn’t honest. 😮
How will the sound of wind instruments increase and decrease as you blow?
Would you recommend it to a beginner that has never tried playing a saxophone but wants to play one? It also fits really well for me since I travel a lot and I don't want to make too much noise and don't really worry about music quality.
Something that's not clear to me: Is there an output where I could plug this into a PA and actually play along with a backing track? Can you use the headphone out jack for that?
Great for practicing finger work, dynamics, and articulation. You can exercise your embouchure, but no perfect it. Responsiveness is also very good. Occasionally squeaks a high pitch/screech. You can connect to your mobile phone and hear your phone music through the TS2 headset which is great for practicing silently. The main concern is that the bluetooth connection requires Location permission. This may be a privacy issue since other bluetooth apps don't require Location permission. The other problem is that you cannot pair while in airplane mode while earbuds, watches, and other BT devices can. When flying, you must pair TS2 to your phone before you activate airplane mode. Alternatively, you can use one ear to listen to one of the earpieces connect to the TS2 and your other ear to use one of your bluetooth earbuds. You will not be able to change any settings without being connected to your phone app. I have reached out to Odisei several times with no explanation other than you need Location permission.
What's that other travail sax that was bigger & does it have a better sound??
YDS 150 ? better sound on speaker no but great sound with earphones
Hi .. looking for a tutorial how to change the spring tension porperly .. posten already the question in 2 FB grups - no answer. Greetz
My travel sax is a clarinet. Yeah, it's not a sax, but you can slowly learn a new instrument and I think it helps your sax playing, though I couldn't exactly say how. I spend several weeks every year with my family or my partner's family, and it's really enjoyable to play the clarinet during that time away.
I'm also using a clarinet as a travel "sax". It's not silent, it's not "easy" and while not heavy like a sax, it's not super lightweight like TS2. Played "properly" a clarinet embouchure is quite different than a sax. Most significantly and obviously, it's NOT a sax. However, a clarinet is a wonderful horn in it's own right and you can get a used one that's reasonably playable for a fraction of the cost of an wind synth. I'm on a long trip now and I'm anxious to see how my sax playing will be when I return. Fingers crossed on that.
One other thought, a flute has fingering very much like a sax and a flute is compact, lightweight and (bonus) no reed required.
It helps that my father left behind a Selmer Signet Soloist. It sat in a closet for ten years after he passed and when I found it all the pads had been eaten by little insects, but I got it fixed up and it plays great (from what a sax player can tell!).
got a complete used student model for $35 (that came with over a dozen brand new reeds hidden in the case) and a silicone pad kit for maybe $10, less than an hour of work and my "travel sax" is basically bullet-proof except for the reeds!
I wish all saxes were this size. I have small fingers and struggle reaching (and playing) low Bb. 😁
Man i thought with it being 3D printed that it would help it to be more adorable. I like the idea of it and i belive it would help me practice more but I'll wait to see if they become more reasonably priced.
Its actually injection moulded and not 3d printed
I'm loving the trend in wind synths feeling more and more like the real thing physically.. am I right in thinking that so far, none of the wind synths or practice saxes have support for embouchure or growls?
Informative video. Subscribed! 👍🏼
I am very much into jazz especially darker more sombre noir detective movie style jazz music. ive always wanted to learn the alto sax but they're so expensive I havent found a more affordable one.....this travel sax may be a good place to start
actually perhaps its the tenor sax, not the alto that I would want to play.
do any other instruments have stuff like this being made or do companies only care for making saxophones
I really just want something that i can use to practice at inconvenient times and places, and this seems so perfect. Can you change the pitch or dynamics with ur embouchure and breath? Definitely isn’t a deal breaker otherwise cuz I just want something to practice fingering technique but just curious.
Dynamics yes, pitch no.
@@bettersax that’s what I was expecting haha, thx!
I love watching your content, as someone who is completely obsessed with sax music you should do a giveaway for a sax so I can get a chance to get one seeing how I’ll never be able to afford a good one
What is the best sax to learn from for a beginner that has key location like a real sax and wouldn’t have to worry about noise in a apt. Also reasonable price for a beginner. Thank you!
No. I'm just happy to see you.
Ok I got a weird question for you: I'm a singer, not a sax player, and I love using kazoo to make some sounds while singing in it - so singing makes the sound, not blowing in it. But kazoo sounds horrible.. I'm wondering if there's any device such as those playlike saxophones that can be sang into to get that sound I'm looking for.. It's such for fun btw, but it'd be a lot of fun! Please lmk if you've ever seen something like that
It's great, but where can I buy this electro saxophone in Spain?
They are made in Spain!
Jay, can you run up a suggestion to the manufacturers of the Travel Sax II. Can they create a "Travel Clarinet"? The clarinet is also an un-mutable instrument that, like the saxes, require a 'special room' or place away from neighbors/room mates, etc. While the actual instrument is a little easier to transport, and yes, slightly quieter, a travel version in a small size without the bell and the long pad rods and a shorter barrel, maybe more compact keys as well (maybe), Would be another game changer like the Travel Sax is for those of us who double. Just too bad it's so expensive.
Good review. If I had to travel frequently on business this would seem an excellent choice.
Jay, I've had Bell's Palsy since April this year. Can you please recommend a substitute or tool to help me with my emboucher?
The sounds that you hear is in Concert ? I want, as an alto player, if I play a C it sound as an Eb concert. That's possible to do on this instrument ?
I bought an EWI a while back, but ended up returning it because I couldn't get a handle on controlling the dynamics with it's very sensitive breath sensor. You just can't push air through it like a real instrument, which made it very strange to play for me. Can anyone say if the travel sax is any different, with its ability to use a real mouthpiece?
I haven’t ever seen or heard of a travel sax yet when I clicked on this video I got an add for a travel sax💀💀💀
Thanks for this video really nice... just 2 questions ... no latency with app and in DAW as midi device ? also how do you clean it as you still blowing inside ? :-) 🙂🙃
I really liked your video, congratulations. I just bought it but I didn't like the sounds, are there any free apps that can generate better and more original sounds?
I don't know why this video was recommended to me. I don't play the sax. But this was so nice to watch that I want one now! or maybe I should learn how to play a normal sax first. As a bass player I always missed having a more portable instrument to pass the time.
Can it be used to trigger a sound module like a Yamaha Rack Motif? That would be amazing to get away from the EWI challenges.
The only thing is the price is pretty expensive for the size but I can see why they have made it this price from there point of view. I may consider buying one or get one, it probably would take longer for me to get it and this is a European company I suppose I wonder how long it will take to ship to my location.
Just curious to know if anyone has tried the Maui Xaphoon Pocket Sax? Clearly not comparable to the instrument featured here (or many other higher priced models) but I was intrigued enough to buy one. $67 USD - practically pocket change. Sound samples can be found on you tube and I've found a few that sounded pretty impressive, all things considered.
I have a travelsax 2 and I like it mostly but it is seriously flawed and I am a bit confused that it isnt menioned in the review: the left pinky keys (low Bb, B and C#) are almost unusable due to the very awkard position of those keys.
I hope Odisei will make a travelsax 3 where this is corrected . i woukd definitely by that.
Can't agree about the pinkie keys. I find it fine
@@tomball77 do you even have a real saxophone? It is far from the placement on any saxophone.
hello great videos. thank you ..Where can i purchase one I have been looking on line to buy one but can not find one any where
Did you create an alternate fingering for C# for the autoplay feature? If so, what fingering do you suggest?
Hi Jay,
After your review and with your coupon code I bought the TS2.
Did you try to connect it in bluetooth to a sound module with your midi bluetooth receiver ?
Thanks for all the valuable info that you give on your channel.
Is it playable ? How is the latency ?
Just got mine (thanks for the code). How do I change it to play in Eb and Bb?
Just choose an Eb instrument from the list like alto or Bari.
@@bettersax so it automatically transposes to the instrument? So alto is Eb, Tenor Bb? Trumpet Bb? Trombone C? Sorry. Just want to be sure I understand.
What tubing did you use to modify your length. Maybe a short tutorial 🙄🎵🙄🎷
It’s the accessory pack mentioned in the video.
I wanted to like this. I really did. I really need a way to practice quietly. But when I got mine there were a few issues that made it unworkable for me.
1. The Bb bis key is too low. I’m a bis guy (for better or worse I guess) and it’s difficult to use with it being that low.
2. It’s super glitchy going up or down from middle D for me. Lots of random notes when going across the middle
D break.
3. The D key is gummy. It doesn’t snap back like all the other keys on it do. Maybe that’s why it’s glitchy? I have no idea.
4. It takes too much air to use. I went to the settings and it’s already on the lowest air pressure setting. I just don’t want to blow that hard all the time on this thing. I’ll save that for my actual tenor sax, lol.
5. Stability is terrible with it rocking back and forth as you play. And you can’t stabilize it with your fingers or… more glitches.
6. This is a little thing, but when I used the QR code to get the app it had me download the original Travelsax 1 app. I didn’t realize that at first and spent some frustration trying to figure out why my app was different that the one on the video tutorial, lol. I finally figured it out and downloaded the new app and it worked fine.
I realize others may have no problem with these issues. But it’s not for me. It seems like a well-made item. And I wish EMEO would take some lessons from these guys and incorporate the “internal sounds” features so you don't need to be all wired up to play an EMEO. This Travelsax 2 is truly a “play anywhere” option and EMEO should figure out how to add that feature.
Excellent investment for Sax Players 👌🏾🎵
Just saw this interesting video. Sax playing looks allways interesting for me. I'm playing trumpet (almost classical in a symphony orchetra and brass choire) and having some experience on Piano, Guitar and Bass. Is it possible (or useful) to buy this thing just to check what syxophone playing is without buing an expensive real sax? Is it possible to connect with Native Instruments Kontakt7 (I have the Collectors Edition Library 14, Maschine MK3, Control S61 MK2 and Complete Audio 6; Ableton Live)?
Does it actually play in Eb or Bb concert pitch like a real saxophone, or does it play in concert C like a piano?
You can transpose as you like.
Well done! And do you Knowles the Suiss invention Synthophone?
I'm really happy to see your video today ! I purchased the Travelsax 1 when it first came out in order to practice scales and tunes, the usual stuff. Had it refunded in one day. The team is adorable and their concept is nice ! But the object in itself was catastrophic and virtually unplayable, especially when going a little fast. Seeing some videos about the second version, notably you and my teacher Baptiste Herbin, I see that even very high level players like you two seem to struggle playing it. And This is the main caveat to me. A practice instrument should feel very natural and easy to play for everyone, especially pros. It should be easy to switch from the real sax to this one. And it doesn't seem so. So how can someone practice if it's not easy to play ? Thanks for the review !
cheap digital instrument is nowhere comparable to acoustic one (yet)