How to growl on the high fork F?

[Stchiken]

Eric Marienthal explains it in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_vmP...EFDEDCBDE48D4B

I'm going to try to get somebody to translate, but I would appreciate it if anybody here could help me with this.

Thank you!

[saxpiece]

He's describing a multiphonic I think from what I can make out in amongst all that French? overdub.

If someone can voice a Fork F (Front F) fingering F note cleanly, then Eric just says to lower the lip a bit and it brings in one of the lower tones into the mix and therefore becomes a multiphonic.

Don't forget, a clean Fork F fingering F note, is a higher overtone and there are tones beneath it that a player eliminates or disturbs to get the Fork F fingering F note clean sounding but these lower beneath tones can be brought back in and result in a multiphonic and higher tones can also be brought in as well for multiphonics.

Humming a note while playing a Fork F etc is another thing that is also used a fair bit.

[legitalto]

It helps to NOT use the octave key to split F and F#.

[Johnboy]

+1 for Humming. I prefer to call the resultant sound a buzz rather than a growl, but it is very effective.

John.

[Jazztenor87]

It helps to NOT use the octave key to split F and F#.

Wow, I'll have to try this!

[jazzwombat]

It helps to NOT use the octave key to split F and F#.

+1 it may be easier to initially hit the note with the octave key, but in my experience the resulting tone isn't as rich as without the octave key