Travel Sax 2 Review After 1 Year of Playing

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Jay Metcalf reviews the Travel Sax 2 digital saxophone after using it for a year.

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[JohnStransky]

I love mine. About 6 months with it. Have had it in business trips, vacations, or anytime I need to play quietly.

[brodiex]

Got mine about 2 months ago and been away for work for about 5 of those weeks, having this has been epic! I can still practice and play while I’m away from home.

I’ve even used it a few times on flights, much to the bewilderment of those sitting next to me/the flight attendants 😅

[tomball]

I recently went on holiday to Hong Kong. The Travel Sax was great for practicing in airport lounges and hotels and even just wondering around. Personally really happy with it. Certainly the ease of use is one of the best things about it. It certainly gets lots of questions and comments.

[stephennewcomb]

Glad you mentioned the EMEO at the end, I put in my preorder for it after watching your video since Im not able to play in my apartment and want to be able to keep up with practicing.

Excited to try it and hoping I made the right call considering its over 2x the price of the travel sax

[thecontinentalist]

I bought the EMEO a couple of months back and quickly fell in love with it. Living in a city appartement it solved a number of obvious problems, but felt I probably wouldn't travel with it. On watching your last review of the Travelsax I decided to go all in and get that too. At first I found it frustrating with the limited sounds and the cheap feel ( compared to the EMEO ). That said I've found it to be a great tool for working out musical problems/questions I come up against and I am always on the move so have have found it indispensable now. I have been camping with it where it has been great to have. I cycle a lot and it's super easy to throw in a pannier. I have a battery bank that I use to charge it when I'm out and about and have grown to love it, just sticking with one sound, Trumpet, being the least offensive of onboard sounds.
If I know I'm going to be away from my saxophone for long then I do take my mouthpiece and spend time doing mouthpiece exercises to compensate and maintain muscle memory and voicing.
On the whole its a great tool

[frankdittmer]

Thanks Jay. Great tips and recommendation. I will look into this.🎷❤

[hunkydorian]

The sound your making with it is fine.

[jorgecaceresorellana]

I bought the Yamaha YDS-120 in the end. I was really torn between the both of them, but went for Yamaha because I like its ergonomics better, and trust their brand a little better.

I am a beginner. I can't really practice much with a real saxophone because of the noise and I live in a strict building. So I try to learn the fingerings of a song as much as I can, and then I apply it in the real sax when I can. That has been a super efficient way of improving for me, as I don't have to worry about two things when playing the real sax which are the fingerings and actually sounding good.

[pikachuchujelly]

Seems like a cool little device! My main issue with these digital instruments is that they don't respond like a real saxophone, both with the keys and embouchure/breath. My ideal quiet practice tool would be one of those case mutes like the e-sax for a curved soprano, but I've only seen those for alto and tenor.

[tomaszszlapanski]

I ve bought super cheap Chinese roseti curved soprano and nice mouthpiece (Jody) only on purpose of holiday. So taking with me also taking my tenor mouthpiece. Is just brilliant solution! My super T880 (customised) is just to brilliant to take a risk! Thanks

[Elazarko]

So you think it's worth it to learn how to play the saxophone in this travel one starting to learn from 0 . ?

[vepiru]

I was disappointed with the travel sax :( every top saxophonist, you included, who I hear playing it seems to struggle with the instrument and play at a much lower technical level than normal. Havin tried the Travelsax myself it was the same. I'm no top saxophonist but I struggled playing anything at my normal level. It's not what I'm looking for, a training instrument needs to be transparent.

[CraigMcGorryMusic]

I have the EMEO and love it. I mainly use it when I want to practice past 10pm (I live in an NYC apartment). Or, if I practiced a lot on my regular sax and my embouchure is tired out, the EMEO can help. That being said, I find it hard to travel with the EMEO. When I travel, I always take my soprano sax. I play it in the hotel in the morning before we go out or I might find a place to play outside. But, to be able to practice at night when I travel, the EMEO would be ideal. I’ve tried also taking the EMEO when I travel, but it’s cumbersome. It’s hard to carry two sax cases plus a bag or two. For this reason, I’ve thought about also getting a Travel Sax 2. It’s so small. I suppose I could get a custom case built to carry the EMEO and the soprano in one case (I tried it with my Fusion soprano case, which has room for a soprano and clarinet or flute, but it doesn’t fit both). But, the Travel Sax 2 seems like a good solution. I still have use for the EMEO - at home - but it’s not great for travel. Still considering the TS2.

[markcasey]

I've spent countless hours committing my repertoire to memory using the Travel Sax 2.
Early mornings when the family is still in bed or on the couch whilst watching T.V.
Only alternative for me would be a whisper room so I got off cheaply there.

[velvetimpulse]

Playing with one of those top muted (the eSax Mute) vs Travel Sax 2 vs EMEO. Which one would you suggest as the better practice tool for those of us who need to play at home

[FrushGaming]

We need one for the Aerophone ae-20!!!

[DinoSoldo]

Wow, Jay. You really got the timing down on that. Seems like you have a light blowing technique. Or maybe you have a resistance in the response. Very very good!

[nate]

How about for wanting to learn sax as a 2nd instrument?

[michaelkelly]

I use mine at work while waiting for a load in my truck. I'm still trying to build my practice habit after putting down my Sax for 30 years. I haven't tried using bluetooth or the headphones yet.

[costalina]

Hi, can you play staccato and vibrato with it?