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THE OPEN MUSIC ROOM

Play saxophone online.

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Choose Play to tap or glide across the instrument. Choose Rotate to change your view. Use Play close-up for larger playing surfaces. The note controls below also work with your keyboard.

Your keys. Your rhythm.

Press two or more keys together for a chord.

←→ switch instrumentesc stop sound
Playing preferences

Try a tune

Hear it on saxophone, then make it your own.

Keep the beat

Set your tempo and play along.

The click is for practice and is not included in recordings.
PLAY. EXPLORE. REPEAT.

A closer look at the saxophone.

Guide updated

Play a free virtual tenor saxophone with warm sampled sounds. Create melodies and hold notes using touch, mouse, or accessible keyboard controls.

Explore a warm tenor saxophone voice. Try a slow melody, leaving space for each note to settle before moving to the next.

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How do I play the online saxophone?

In 3D view, choose Play to tap, strum, or glide across a playing surface. Hold keys or wind surfaces to sustain a note. Choose Rotate to inspect the model; scroll or pinch to zoom. Use the labeled note controls or computer keys for chords and the full range. Classic view provides the original illustrated playing surface. Hold a computer key or labeled note button for a sustained tone. Choose an original concert study to hear a developed, single-voice saxophone arrangement.

What sounds does the virtual saxophone use?

Tenor saxophone samples provide the reed character and sustain. The controls select pitches directly rather than reproducing acoustic saxophone fingering.

Audio & tune credits
TRY IT. LISTEN. MAKE IT YOURS.

Connect a low phrase to its upper octave

Use a repeated low-register idea and one higher C to explore the tenor saxophone sample range. The leap is chosen with note controls, not an octave mechanism.

Starting tempo: 60 BPM. Use Keep the beat for a steady pulse.

  1. 1C3 (A)
  2. 2E3 (D)
  3. 3G3 (G)
  4. 4Keep holding G3
  5. 5C4 (K)
  6. 6G3 (G)
  7. 7E3 (D)
  8. 8Release and rest
  1. Locate the octave pair

    Find C3 and C4 on the labeled controls. Their shortcuts are A and K. E3 is D and G3 is G.

  2. Build toward the leap

    At 60 BPM, climb from C3 to E3 to G3. Hold G3 for the fourth beat, then release before playing C4 on beat 5.

  3. Return with space

    Come back through G3 and E3, then release for the last beat. Repeat and keep the high C4 no longer than its one-beat place.

Try next: Try the same labeled pitches on Clarinet. Compare the two sampled reed voices while keeping the melody and timing unchanged.

How do I record the saxophone in Resonant?

  1. Choose your playing controls

    Choose Play in 3D view or switch to Classic. Tap a playing surface, use the labeled note controls, or press a computer-key shortcut to enable sound.

  2. Record your idea

    Press Record above the instrument, then play your phrase. This records studio audio without using your microphone. Each take can last up to five minutes.

  3. Listen and keep a copy

    Press Stop, open Recordings, and listen to the take. Choose Download WAV or Original audio to keep a file. Saved takes stay on this device; clearing browser storage removes them.

A few useful notes about the saxophone

Which saxophone sound am I playing?

This instrument uses tenor saxophone samples. Hold a labeled note to hear the sustained reed tone, then release it to fade.

Can I practise acoustic saxophone fingerings here?

The controls select pitches directly. Use them for melody and timing practice; breath, embouchure, and real key combinations are not simulated.

Tap or press a key to enable sound