This person seems like the kind of musician who is so audio obsessed that they get distracted for 10minutes by everything they touch seeing what noises they can make. You'll catch them one day at 4:00 am in the parking lot recording two car alarms that are harmonising and reverberating in a way that just really worked for them.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
I am!
@rosejuliette91803 жыл бұрын
@@NicolasBras Never change
@katelynstout61692 жыл бұрын
I don't even consider myself much of a musician but that sounds exactly like me and now I'm wondering if I should start learning about various instruments and their construction and mechanics so I can make my own out of, like, scrap wood/metal or something. In all seriousness, if you give me a musical instrument or even just something that makes nice noises, I'll probably be occupied for at least a few hours just messing around, trying to figure out the sound parameters (not sure if that's the right word just sounded right to me), if not, like, a week. I'm starting to wonder if that's why I'm so unnecessarily long-winded when I'm typing things out on a computer - that is, if I just really like to listen to myself type? It might explain a lot.
@markusluther77562 жыл бұрын
🤣
@gentianetrognon2 жыл бұрын
That is exactly me...
@drumlineking073 жыл бұрын
"What kind of music do you like?" Me: it's complicated
@gustavoberocan2 жыл бұрын
I thought that the vietnamese mouth violin was like a violin with wah wah pedal but from the first video it's more like a talk box or vocoder because he player is actually vocalizing words and almost singing. Amazing sounds!
@NicolasBras2 жыл бұрын
Acoustic talkbox!
@phatmilkers2074 Жыл бұрын
talk about auto-tune
@dfunited13 жыл бұрын
Wow. It's like the old "telephone" using 2 cups and a string. Your channel makes me look at everything so differently. I spent 20 minutes flicking the tines on pine cones the other day. Thanks 😊!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ScrapwoodCity3 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool. It sounds like a violin with wah wah and talk box at the same time!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Right!
@Nobddy3 жыл бұрын
The OG talkbox
@ariukamama18043 жыл бұрын
@@NicolasBras ppggrf
@nene_blimboblambo2 жыл бұрын
Heyyy guys! Hope all's ok! Do you think that it is possible to do an eletric dan Kni? Im not sure, because the mouth works as a resonator... anyways, Im a couple of months I'll build One myself and get a Pickup up close to the string to check what happens!
@millthor2 жыл бұрын
Nélio Candelária I was just wondering the same thing! Please let us know if do it, I’d love to see it!
@damianoscibilia183 жыл бұрын
4:52 man! this is such a bad ass rap base for a song, and you just played for demonstrate this mouth violin! i'm really impressed
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MakeItPrimitive3 жыл бұрын
I am so going to build myself one of these! Thanks for introducing me to this fascinating instrument!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, send me videos!
@crazyhairedcoder3 жыл бұрын
Really incredible the different instruments different cultures create. Great job making it, keep up the good work!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@sharp_swf3 жыл бұрын
I really love seeing sounds from all these different cultures. Have you ever thought about trying to get ppl from these cultures to add their take on this instruments? You're usually very respectful of these cultures so keep up the great work!
@delphzouzou45203 жыл бұрын
It would make a fun project to visit traditional musicians around the world and share his instruments with them.
@anatomy-house3 жыл бұрын
your music is amazing, can't get over how cool it is.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@anatomy-house3 жыл бұрын
@@NicolasBras absolutely! it's like world music on MDMA
@frankH1173 жыл бұрын
It sounds like a guitar / violin with effects. Xd. You play it very well. I think your channer has some of the weirdest tutorials but Usefull and entertaining at the same time. !!!! Premium build
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@hesspet3 жыл бұрын
I use a similar technique to transfer sound from a wind string instrument to a resonator. I figured out the high tec version: Use kevlar or dynema for the sound transfer. The sound will be much louder with more overtones, the energy loss is reduced due to the non flexing of those high tec strings. :-)
@KingfisherTalkingPictures3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by wind string? I can’t imagine this.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
I have to try, do you have videos of your system?
@hesspet3 жыл бұрын
@@NicolasBras I try to get one. This is a installation I made for a friend some years ago. See my next post for a closer idee what we did.
@hesspet3 жыл бұрын
@@KingfisherTalkingPictures Oh, it's a a long wooden blank aprox. 2-3 m and a string is mounted. And it is placed on the side of a house. On stormy days the wind made the string to vibrate. The wind has to do the same job like the bow. This installation was placed near by the shore. And the sound should be transfered into a house through a existing hole in the wall without the use of electricity (It was a summer house not connected to the mains). So we used a string to transfer the sound in a similar way like Nicolas shown here. We used a tin can as "receiver/resonator" (in fact it's nothing more than on side of those string telefones we build as kids). Due to the harsh weather, we needed a weather proof material. So we came up with some strings for stunt kites we used on the beach. First we used some natural string material after the replacement the sound was much louder and with more overtones. Sorry for my poor english. I hope this was understandable.
@el_DartoSuprapto3 жыл бұрын
Sick, it's my school project now
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Nice, send me videos!
@kassemir Жыл бұрын
It´s pretty wild that this is pretty much the same idea as a talk box, transmitting sound in to the mouth and using it as a sort of filter. I even bet you could mouth words with your mouth and get something that resembles speech with it as well. So cool!
@michaelvolkel57143 жыл бұрын
Great. I knew this instrument and it is available in internet, but your fretted one is far better than the original folklore instrument. Thanks for that. SUGGESTION: the indonesian pin pia is a great instrument with 2 or more strings it has an etherical sound based on a special flageolet-plucking technique and is nearly impossible to get in europe. Maybe you could give it a try? Would be great. Merci.
@supragiants3 жыл бұрын
Même en étant sur place j'avais tenter de m'en procurer un. J'avais fait tout les luthiers de Saigon à l'époque, et pas mal de boutiques d'Hanoi. Vu que l'instrument vient d'Ethnies spécifique du Vietnam, il devient quasiment introuvable. Merci d'avoir fait ce super taff.
@supragiants3 жыл бұрын
Et du coup avec ce système impossible de mettre une deuxième corde ?
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Oui, j'ai un copain qui fait de l'import d'instruments, pareil pour lui! J'ai réfléchi à quelques idées pour mettre plusieurs cordes, mais ça devient vite beaucoup plus complexe
@nenaelliott80583 жыл бұрын
I accidently happened across one of your videos this morning. WOW!!! I love intelligent, crafty people. You sir, are very intelligent and can make anything you set your mind to. Thanks for sharing your talents. 💙
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@patangpatangpatang3 жыл бұрын
Merci pour cette video! Je suis étonné qu'autant de gens découvrent cet instrument....ça prouve qu'il y a encore de la route à faire!!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
C'est vrai, en même temps il y a vraiment peu d'infos dessus en ligne...je n'ai jamais trouvé une bonne performance live de cet instrument...? A part le monsieur en solo dans les extraits bien sûr, mais la seconde vidéo est en play-back...
@rodriguezrs3 жыл бұрын
Notifications from this channel are the highlight of my day.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@GOLDSMITHEXILE3 жыл бұрын
when I saw the lamp shade behind you, I thought oh yes, it would make a good rresonating horn for a modified version of this instrument. The old boy in the video was outstanding,sounded almost like a vocoder
@-K_J-2 жыл бұрын
I wish instruments like this would get popular so I can here insane covers and more examples of the music they're usually used to play
@maoravni42033 жыл бұрын
Wow, you're fast! Both in making the instrument and this video! Thanks and best regards from the Holyland...
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@custos32493 жыл бұрын
While a mouth violin is pretty cool, have you ever tried playing the skin flute?
@PaulMab93 жыл бұрын
Solid chuckle
@youennamisoutof64073 жыл бұрын
Super découverte!..Voila qui va faire un tabac sur les marchés tribaux des festivals..:-) (quand ils reprendront..) Excellent!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Merci!
@madmaxximus12343 жыл бұрын
Crazy cool. The person that came up with this, what was going through their head. 👍👍🤙
@saphirestarr99523 жыл бұрын
Sound good.~
@aliciahackett49453 жыл бұрын
Incredible versatility.
@felipebleichvel68232 жыл бұрын
The music you jut created is briliant
@leihmoon5553 жыл бұрын
Virement très sympa ! C'est un instrument original et bien marrant en terme de sonorité
@yessirmiller54303 жыл бұрын
Le beat à la fin est vraiment cool! C'est désarmant de se retrouver devant autant de créativité. Très hâte de voir les prochains vidéos!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Un grand merci !
@bastienguilbaud57683 жыл бұрын
Cet instrument créé en moi un sentiment à mis chemin entre le WTF et l'admiration. I'm loosing my words.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@cesarvidelac3 жыл бұрын
Wow, first vocoder ever! Cher will love it.
@romanroman19753 жыл бұрын
Love your music in background!
@saphire10263 жыл бұрын
Very nice! It sounds like a Phase Shifter.
@baptistenoyer3 жыл бұрын
Incroyable étant violoniste j'ai vraiment envie de m'en faire un freteless aussi, merci pour tes vidéos !
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Merci, envoie-moi le résultat!
@tetracor3 жыл бұрын
BRAVO !!! WOW. Farrrrrr Out ! Thank You. I'll have to try this.
@zinckensteel3 жыл бұрын
Absolute Brutal Simplicity - love it!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@sandovalforge90592 жыл бұрын
Totally gonna build one.
@orangesrhyme23 жыл бұрын
acoustic talkbox, nice
@sketchpalosotherchannel3 жыл бұрын
Cool distortion effect on it.
@marionecks36453 жыл бұрын
So wild. In the videos from Vietnam it almost sounds to me like the people playing it are talking or articulating additional sounds using the mouth part? Have you experimented with trying any mouth shapes besides open and close? You like to beat box so that could be a really cool aspect of this.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
It is hard to articulate actual words, there is a lot of possible variations, but speaking is hard! The first man on the video can really speak, it is impressive. I have a theory that vietnamese is better than english or french to articulate on instruments, because of the single phonemes with a lot of consonants, and that could be why they have a lot of speaking instruments, the a'reng, the dan moi, the dan k'ni...maybe it is 100% wrong but I like this theory!
@TachyBunker2 ай бұрын
c'est TROP BIEN
@AlmanNey3 жыл бұрын
TwoSet Violin should react to this.
@marcelszekowski3152 жыл бұрын
kirk hammett needs this!
@NicolasBras2 жыл бұрын
Would be fun!
@NguyenHuyPiano2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for introducing Vietnamese musical instruments
@NicolasBras2 жыл бұрын
Vietnamese instruments are incredible, probably the most creative country for unique acoustic principles!
@freetuktukservice Жыл бұрын
its not even vietnamese lol its jarai and tampuan. the indigenous people of cambodia and vietnam bro
@kezalkoatl91353 жыл бұрын
super vidéo, ça me donne presque envie de me faire des instruments même si j'y connais rien en musique
@theawesomer3 жыл бұрын
Another really cool build! Sharing on The Awesomer.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@leonoyume84043 жыл бұрын
Comme d'habitude tes vidéos sont magiques... Un petit conseil lorsque tu perces, place un petit morceau de bois en dessous de la partie que tu perces ça te permet d'être plus précis et d'éviter d'abimer trop ton étau. Autre question, je me suis mis au Dizi mais j'essaie de trouver de remplacer le papier qui vibre par un substitut car il n'est pas forcément facile à trouver... Aurais tu des idées?
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
J'en ai fait avec du scotch et avec du papier cigarette, pas le même rendu mais ça donne quelque chose d'intéressant!
@Reliquancy3 жыл бұрын
5:32 There’s some animal that lives in the jungle that sounds just like that. You always hear it in movies, I don’t know what it is.
@dandaniels8513 жыл бұрын
This is the most interesting insane instrument I have ever seen... And I love it 🤗
@BirthquakeRecords3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been planning on building one of these myself!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Great, send me videos!
@tweekachu26053 жыл бұрын
You deserve way more subscribers. Good stuff my guy.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's growing well those days!
@xfacial3 жыл бұрын
Your a creator on the rise!
@hectatusbreakfastus61063 жыл бұрын
Lol. Never seen this contraption before, pretty neat. All it needs is a humbucker :p
@InUUnI_3 жыл бұрын
Excellente chaine, bravo !
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Un grand merci !
@williamwilson97993 жыл бұрын
Hey. I like this stuff, thanks!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@firehog3 жыл бұрын
You sir, are a mad genius and I love it!!!
@SPLENDIDZEN3 жыл бұрын
Hello Mr. Nicolas Bras, how are you?, If you install a piezoelectric pickup, you can amplify the sound... add sound effects... record it on the computer or some recording device... Greetings from Málaga (Spain)!...
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Of course, but I loose the harmonic effects with the mouth, that's the point of this instrument!
@borimirtheboring3 жыл бұрын
Would you get a better tone of you made the mouthpiece out of a piece of bamboo, like a reed instrument?
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
I don't know, never tried! But this mouthpiece need to work like a membrane or a diaphragm, many with very thin bamboo...I don't know!
@eod16753 жыл бұрын
I tried this with another instrument but the hemp string largely mutes the guitar string. How did you avoid this? Cheers for the video
@SSRT_JubyDuby87423 жыл бұрын
Really different and it looks like fun 😎
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@hyperactivehyena2 жыл бұрын
You could probably do a killer KK Slider impression with one of these
@dieodd98663 жыл бұрын
Vraiment génial cet instrument! cette chaine est juste super! Merci!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Un grand merci !
@okayolamax2min3453 жыл бұрын
Genius! And ingenious. Thank you very much for sharing.
@SassyTesla3 жыл бұрын
frickin epic. this is very slick
@kalungamv3 жыл бұрын
Bom demais!!! Obrigado por compartilhar!!! 🍀🎶❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@jozefbania2 жыл бұрын
Imagine aliens without hearing but with strong ability to percive air vibrations ( hehe he he )
@TheGr33nwar3 жыл бұрын
comme dab magique .. tu me donnes du bonheur mec et je pense ne pas être le seul ..merci ...et .c'est pour quand un sax??
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Grand merci! J'ai fait une version avec bec de clarinette qui est sur mon Patreon, il faut que je trouve un bec de sax
@WiKiTWoNKa3 жыл бұрын
FREEKIN AMAZING
@longtoast67883 жыл бұрын
This is epic
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@PardoDlaGuitarra2 жыл бұрын
OMG, i love that. Thanks so much
@milododds12 жыл бұрын
It's so freaking cool !
@guitfidle3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for making a video on this! I did see this instrument on your other video, it looked relatively straightforward, and I was already considering making one, but this makes it super easy. I will definitely be making one. Also, that's pretty funny seeing you using a bow on your bass guitar like that- I've definitely done this too 😁 Just got new strings for tuning a violin one octave down, should be fun.
@mvmmotovlogmusic28152 жыл бұрын
This man is an enormous talent. 🎶👍🏻🎶
@seetv612 жыл бұрын
Great
@tontonlamarmotte3 жыл бұрын
... The ancestor of vocoder and high pass filter! :-)
@herrvich3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always.
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@darrellgoodtimes95483 жыл бұрын
Very smart very cool !!
@alphajuno13 жыл бұрын
j'adore ta petite impro à la fin vers 4:53 c'est dans le style des compos de Asian Dub Foundation
@giantsmoy3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe you actually brought a "real" electric bass
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
I made soma variations on electric basses, but this time I wanted my good old Godin!
@giantsmoy3 жыл бұрын
@@NicolasBras So dispointed = UNSUB 😉
@nickuasse2 ай бұрын
0:22 it was very good and 1:18 too. It seems you yourself didn’t understand when you revealed the potential of instrument)
@ShadowoftheDude3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always! (PS please show us how to make a membrane clarinet next)
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Working on it, but it will be a big one!
@karenl69082 жыл бұрын
The first one sounded the best. By the way, you should try it with gut strings! I'd like to hear it without the scritchy-scratchy metal noises!
@weak78973 жыл бұрын
Can you "speak" (without vocal chords) to make the violin "sing" ?
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
I have to try!
@soliv273 жыл бұрын
Hello Nicolas ! I'm very enthusiastic about all you build, experiment, and play... well ! But there's one thing wich would be awesome if it could be 100% DIY is the tuning peg. How to make it reliable, without complexe machinery (metal gear) nor subtitle knowledge (violin peg) ? Maybe any screw with a big nut (écrou papillon), washers and counternut, but not that simple. [By the way If you have a shop you could sell 'universal' tuning pegs per dozens, cheap but good models, strings for each applications, with possible extreme lengths, affordable bows (or horse hairs + collophane!), etc... everything which is difficult to make DIY. Though it's great to build as much as possible]
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
It works well with a drilled nut, but for live instrument I need instruments I can tune without tools, the guitar peg is the only solution I have for now!
@borisysenbaert45513 жыл бұрын
Hey, I recently discovered you here on KZfaq and I really like your videos (and music!)! Can you recommend some music / bands in the same genre or things you just like?
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hard question, I can't tell precise musical influences, I'm more influenced by sounds than actual music..!
@VS-zi9dp3 жыл бұрын
damned, encore une fois merci pour cette video. ton travail est vraiment génial tu sais quand ton livre de construction d'instrument sera diponible à l'achat? Merci beaucoup!!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Grand merci! Le livre est disponible via Patreon uniquement pour le moment!
@etanshaun12223 жыл бұрын
Excellent merci cela donne envie d'en faire un! Et plus facile à fabriquer qu'un Stroh XD Merci
@1fujara3 жыл бұрын
Nice one :)) keep it up!
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@skateibednet1skateibednet1213 жыл бұрын
Sound is like Kazakh traditional instrument - Kobyz.
@VladQuake3 жыл бұрын
How does the material and length of the hemp string affect the sound?
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
I don't know, there is probably an influence but I tried only one cotton string, and this hemp string, and they both works with similar effects..!
@augustogomez8403 жыл бұрын
Hola Nicolás.. Excelente!! Lo haré pronto. Crees que se pueda hacer el arco de violín también casero???
@NicolasBras3 жыл бұрын
It would be possible I guess!
@sonicase3 жыл бұрын
nice
@kerwinfernandes95832 жыл бұрын
That was so cool! Thanks for the inspiration, God Bless you! :)
@NicolasBras2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@michalvalko2483 жыл бұрын
Nice fujara in background
@CUBETechie3 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should try some Mongolian song's?
@taitrinh602 жыл бұрын
How, I'm vietnamese and have never heard about this instrument, so weird, thanks a bunch to you, randum white guy on youtube
@JeanClaudeWelche3 жыл бұрын
Génial !
@gentianetrognon2 жыл бұрын
C'est tout bonnement génial!!! Bravo!!!!
@highwire410 ай бұрын
I REALLY need to know how this would sound with distortion!