Recorder Instrument Mouthpiece Geometry

The mouthpiece is a standard, readily available scuba regulator mouthpiece that is easily replaced if that is needed in future.

This baby has a strong far reaching beam. It's light enough to use with the mouthpiece and keep it straight. Quality is tough to beat.

Like a pilot's mouthpiece. stops wind and breath effectively. No complaints. For those who can't envision what size 3/8 is, it's huge, grab a ruler. See if it works for your needs. You won't be hiding this in plain sight.

I’ve been in the tech industry for many years. As a piece of tech the AE-01 works very well. It sends MIDI to my Mac, iPad, and iPhone, both wirelessly and via USB. USB to iOS needs an adapter from Apple. The iOS app works well. The AE-01 works as a MIDI controller with GarageBand and other apps. It also receives Bluetooth audio from Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It looks well built, like it will last a while. I am a beginner at wind instruments, with only a little bit of trumpet experience in elementary school. As an instrument the AE-01 works. I can play this thing a little bit, and from my trumpet experience I understand I will need a lot of practice to become competent. I can practice with headphones and not disturb my neighbors. The tutorial on the iPad app is helpful. One complaint I have is with the mouthpiece. Buying the simpler OP-AE01MP mouthpiece solved that complaint. The AE-01 comes with a mouthpiece like a clarinet or saxophone mouthpiece. It has a plastic “reed” that you can bite down on. Biting the “reed” controls the sound in more expensive models, but does nothing in the AE-01. Using the simple mouthpiece without a reed is much easier for me, and I don’t lose any functionality.

We previously had used the comstar package and we periodically had problems with our headsets breaking. Usually it would be the mouthpiece breaking, and we would have to send them back to be fixed. Not to mention they were very bulky and we constantly were having to check if our coms were on/tell others that their coms were left on. The Hub headsets have a much smaller form factor and are much lighter on the head. We really like that it will automatically mute when you put the mouth piece up. Makes it so most of our communication isn't telling others to turn their com off. It has been great thus far!

Can’t beat this little instrument for the money!

Fine instrument, does what it should do and more. I recommend it.

I’m an amateur photographer of historic architecture. Camera Nikon D750, edit images with Lightroom CC on MAC 27”. Use f/18 aperture for depth of field (probably overkill). Images sharp throughout, no vignetting. No noticeable barrel or pincushion distortion. So far only need “vertical” geometry edit for perspective control; have not yet needed “guided.” All verticals perfectly straight. If you leave enough room in the foreground (which is good composition anyway) the Lightroom geometry vertical edit cuts surprisingly little off the lower right and left corners. I had expected more at 16mm. The lens seems to transmit as much information to the sensor as my Nikon lenses, so all color, contrast, etc. edits are possible. Very affordable for the amateur.

I use a 25mm f/1.4 lens in fixed geometry at an image-object distance of 350mm. With a 2/3 industrial CCD, the Fujinon CF25HA-1 gives a slightly sharper 100x80mm image with less darkening at the corners compared to the much smaller and cheaper Fujinon HF25HA-1B under the exact same conditions. The latter only has the advantage when size, weight or cost are important.

Helps to make my Op/Tech sling work even better. They help to smooth out geometry on my gripped Nikon D200 . Also if I take off the sling they connect together to make ahand strap.