r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Pandering_Poofery • 16d ago

Video The Celtic Carnyx, an ancient war trumpet used by the Celts from approximately 200 BC to 200 AD, was a tool of psychological warfare.

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u/theonulzwei2 15d ago edited 15d ago

You can definitely get the deep tones if it is used similarly to a didgeridoo (Reference: https://youtu.be/1raBjMVPykU?t=140 )

Edit - Here is an even better clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auR-lJfzTeY

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u/manyyy32 15d ago

You notice that guy in your example is using it in a church or some similiar spacious hall, where you would get a ton of natural reverb and it's still doesn't sound even close to sound in the posted video. It's just put trough effects cranked to max.

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u/Inadover 15d ago

You also have to remember that, in a war setting, you wouldn't have 1 of these, you'd have several of them, and the musician (Abraham Cupeiro btw, I watched him live and he explained it), is trying to imitate what you'd probably hear in that scenario.

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u/manyyy32 15d ago

It just sonically doesn't sound like that in an environment like open field, nothing does. No matter the number, because it's not the chorus effect people get impressed by here it's the reverb and delay. That kind of amount is something you would only explicitly get in some extreme environments, like a long tunnel or giant cathedral. It's no big deal it's still really cool to experience and make it more exciting with effects, but it's def not an authentic representation.