Hi. My booth did not have any ventilation and I used to open the door every 20-30 mins to let in some fresh air. I did not have any problems with lack of air but it got hot in there quickly and noisy playing my saxophone. If you are going to build one for vocal purposes make sure you check out my video which has the decibel check so you know what level of noise it will prevent. With this booth I could hear the tv playing from inside the booth so this would not be good for recording vocals if you have a noisy household. Thanks

@@Saxcomprehensive This is not for me to not hear what's going on in my apartment but mostly to make my neighbors not hearing me or the less possible. Thanks for the answer !

HI. This is common for people starting to learn the saxophone. When playing the low notes of low C and below most of the tone holes of the horn are closed off which means more air is needed. Also we may change our embouchure when playing low notes to get them out correctly. It is just a matter of practising the low notes. Open your throat as if yawning or singing a low note. Blow warm air instead of cold air. Blow a good amount of air through the horn. Place your tongue in a low position as if singing a low note. If low C sounds fine going down then there is nothing wrong with your horn or reed. It is just a matter of keep on practising your scales and it will soon start sounding correct. Remember moving from D to C as a slur the reed is already vibrating. Starting with C you have to start the reed vibrating which needs a lot of air and correct embouchure. Alternatively play with a softer reed. When I started playing I used Hemke filed reeds strength 2 as these reeds are filed and make playing low notes easier. But as said before keep practising starting on low notes and adjusting your embouchure until you find the correct position of your embouchure for these notes to come out when starting. Thanks

@@Saxcomprehensive Thank you!

Hi. The II chord of the key of C is Dm7 so we play D dorian. The II chord of the key of F is Gm7 so we play G dorian. The II chord of the key of Bb is Cm7 so we play C dorian. So if those chords appeared in sheet music we could just play the notes of the appropriate scales. If we saw a major chord like FMaj7 we could play a F Ionian scale (I chord) or F lydian scale (IV chord). We can do this as a way of improvising when we do not know the chord progression. However in any key there are 3 minor chords on II, III and VI. So if we did not know the chord progression, Gm7 could be a II, III or VI chord of some key. If we knew it was a III chord we can play G phrygian or VI chord then G aeolian. But for simplicity play dorian over minor chords and lydian over major chords unless it is the root where we play Ionian. For dominant chords like G7 there are many different scales that we can use. Just remember that the modes of a key all have the same notes but start on different notes, whereas the C modes all have different notes, that is, C dorian has different notes to C Lydian and is a different scale. Hope this helps to clear up this introduction to modes. Thanks

Hi. Check out my video on slap tonguing which gives the basics and I about to upload a practical video with some of these techniques included so stay tuned. Beatbox sax channel has some good videos on slap tonguing. Thanks

Hi. A dot above or below a note head is to indicate staccato. This means play the note short, so instead of playing the note for its full length duration, you put your tongue on the reed to stop the note short. How short depends on the tempo of the music and the note duration. But think about playing the note about half its normal length. Hope this helps. Thanks

Hi. The manual does not mention how to turn off the tap tempo light which suggests it is permanent. I have never had a problem with it as I don't notice it when looking at the screen. Maybe put a bit of black tape over it to make it less visible. I have not read anywhere else or seen a video where the tap tempo light can be switched off. Thanks.

@@Saxcomprehensive ok, thx