My friend and I were talking about power requirements in loudspeaker design and the fact that almost all of the power is required to drive the woofers and move lots of air.
Then he asked “do basses exert more energy talking or singing than sopranos?”
Or put another way, does a lower frequency voice need more power (energy) to achieve the same volume as a high voice?
Tuba and flute take the most breath to play. You have to move air FAST through a flute, while a brass instrument is more about the vibration of your lips than sheer air going through.
ok yeah and now that I think of it flute was up there and its not known for low.