How to reduce buzz sound on tuba?

[otakuphill]

Been playing BBb in my beginning winds class for 3 semesters for the fun of it and bought a Eb tuba but still cant get a handle of reducing the buzz sound when i play. I'm fine on my euphonium but tuba is a mystery my.

Any tips to cleaning up the tone and reducing buzz?

Me trying on my Eb
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=63 ... nref=story

[toobagrowl]

Been playing BBb in my beginning winds class for 3 semesters for the fun of it and bought a Eb tuba but still cant get a handle of reducing the buzz sound when i play. I'm fine on my euphonium but tuba is a mystery my.

Any tips to cleaning up the tone and reducing buzz?

Me trying on my Eb
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=63 ... nref=story

Are you talking about a slight metallic buzzing/rattling sound? Like Adam said, it could be your mpc not fitting into the receiver well. Or it could be a loose solder joint, or even valve springs rattling when you play certain notes. It happens.

[Full Metal Ratchet]

Difficult to hear through the recording's audio compression artifacts, but it sounds a lot like a mechanical problem as mentioned - air leak somewhere causing a resonance loss. The only other thing I can think of is a problem I have when switching from euph/trom to tuba. I find myself not utilizing enough lip support from my embouchure which can thin out my sound and sometimes cause air leaks - if that makes sense.

You sound good regardless, and you would not hear any buzz from the audience's standpoint.

[Davidus1]

If the mouthpiece rocks back and forth in the receiver it could be a leak there. Otherwise focus on playing long tones and try a different mouthpiece to see if it has a different outcome. Hopefully you can borrow mouthpieces to try without having to buy. If you've only been playing a few weeks just give it time with plenty of long tones. It won't happen overnight but you should see improvement. Best wishes!

[Erik_Sweden]

My 2 cents.

I have have an experience of when keeping chin and corners too firm, I get a kind of strange buzzing sound.
When relaxing and just keep the corners firm enough the problem was gone. For me this means a bit of puffing cheeks, but as long as sound is good, I don't mind.