Harpejji: A guitar / piano / boogie board? (Sonic Boom)
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0:00 Intro
0:38 First impressions
1:54 First jam
2:21 Navigating the fretboard
4:48 Chords, arpeggios, and sliding
5:30 Jam with doubled melody lines
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7:33 Harpejjis with distortion!
8:58 Separate FX on bass and treble strings
11:05 Swapping harpejjis
12:07 Funk jam
13:53 Wow
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@DarrenNoFun Жыл бұрын
Now, imagine if they discovered that you could hold a chord shape and strum the strings, because the strings pressed are unmuted, you can hold very weird chord shapes without the clutter.
@trebmaster Жыл бұрын
They need to go back and demo this right now.
@S4int__ Жыл бұрын
That's kind of how an autoharp works!
@zrman96 Жыл бұрын
Or if thediscoverd they can use the same cord shape anywhere on the keyboard major always equals major 2nd Inversion minor always equals 2nd inversion minor. Just jump up or over to change the root.
@lettuce7378 11 ай бұрын
@@S4int__ i mean isn't a harpejji basically just an autoharp without keys?
@FenceThis 10 ай бұрын
666 likes
@drangal Жыл бұрын
You're really stricking gold with this show! The concepts, the effective editing, the visuals, the funny little "house band" remarks and, of course, those great musical experiments are all making for an excellent moment. Thanks for all that, and long live Sonic Boom! =)
@andrewhuang Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! We wanna keep it going forever!
@drangal Жыл бұрын
@@andrewhuang Yeah! 🔥🔥🔥
@violet-beck Жыл бұрын
LONG LIVE SONIC BOOM
@GizzyDillespee Жыл бұрын
What?! This show sucks, but they've gotten extremely lucky with the episodes so far. Even if they keep getting lucky with the rest of the series, there's no way to prove that the episodes weren't good in spite of the show!
@jonaswolterstorff3460 Жыл бұрын
Is the show called „sonic boom“?
@peterelfman Жыл бұрын
'Best friends hanging out' is the ultimate KZfaq genre. And holy crap, Rob's super power to figure out how to play any instrument is always wondrous to behold.
@AmazingMrMe123 Жыл бұрын
If it's got strings he can play it for sure.
@peterelfman Жыл бұрын
@@AmazingMrMe123 It doesn't even need strings! He figured out how to play that glass/water instrument pretty damn quickly.
@AmazingMrMe123 Жыл бұрын
@@peterelfman that's such a funny instrument. I'm not sure what category it even is. He seems to mostly stay away from winds and brass. Personally same, i like being able to breath whenever I want when I play music.
@peterelfman Жыл бұрын
@@AmazingMrMe123 You're right, he did struggle with the saxophone. But woodwinds and brass require lip training to even make basic sounds; knowledge of music theory won't help if all you can do is make the thing honk like a goose. :D
@Shadow0fd3ath24 11 ай бұрын
@@peterelfman hes a drummer too
@BrilliantBenGaming Жыл бұрын
I love how much vibing happens when you're with a friend - so many affirmative YEAHS lol this is the official instrument of midwest emo
@davidsteinhour5562 Жыл бұрын
Yeah
@LePotatoJuice Жыл бұрын
@@davidsteinhour5562 yeah
@Daphoid Жыл бұрын
It's the best of jamming with friends to be honest. IMO if you're just doing it for fun / not stressed about a live show or album release or something (unless that's your goal) - but for me - music is a enjoyable hobby. Sharing that with people and feeling the moment it just clicks and is fun for everyone - no matter the genre or instrument - this is awesome.
@ferretyluv 10 ай бұрын
Really? I’ve never heard this in Tiny Moving Parts.
@LeonardChurch33 Жыл бұрын
I love how quickly this went from "This is the first time I've touched this instrument" to "We are now jamming together and it actually sounds good"
@KabilanKarthikeyan16 Жыл бұрын
we need a "half hour of harpejji" album from rob!
@dunste123 Жыл бұрын
Yes please!
@HarrisonMcKee Жыл бұрын
(And Andrew, preferably together 😊)
@Zeis Жыл бұрын
Andrew, Rob, you made something seriously special with this show. I freaking love every episode, please keep going with this!
@itscyclopz3807 Жыл бұрын
How is that funk jam so good?! This is their first time playing this instrument and they're killing it! Also, Rob's "Andrew Huang the Cyborg" song was too good 😂
@andrewhuang Жыл бұрын
Decades of guitar experience helps 😄
@MindOfGenius Жыл бұрын
11:24 MOD-U-LAR SYNTHS ARE YOUR PASS-PORT
@lordvyle Жыл бұрын
I’m definitely feeling some King Crimson here :-)… much more of a lunge than a Chapman stick
@nameunknown8383 Жыл бұрын
Could have watched this jam session for hours. I was sad when the video ended.
@evanbarnes9984 Жыл бұрын
The fact that you guys can pick up an instrument that's entirely new to both of you and immediately make things that sound good really highlights your depth of musical skill! Love this new show!
@IdoN_Tlikethis Жыл бұрын
It helps that the harpejji is one of the most intuitive and easy to learn instruments
@false-set Жыл бұрын
Music theory
@kristopherdetar4346 Жыл бұрын
It’s called noodling, or improvising. Plus they are seasoned musicians.
@afjer Жыл бұрын
@@IdoN_Tlikethis That's true, and since Rob has picked up even much more unintuitive instruments and got something decent within a few minutes this makes a lot of sense.
@badbeardbill9956 11 ай бұрын
Well that’s the thing, it’s not entirely unfamiliar. Knowing how a stringed instrument of this type is fretted can go a long way, even if “true” skill on the instrument is lacking you can make nice sounds. Guitar knowledge can be fairly useful on a harpejji but also not directly applicable in its implementation.
@CotalCosta Жыл бұрын
I really hope that at the end of this series we have a behind the scenes of the house band. Can't believe that they weren't laughing their ass off all the time
@seedmole Жыл бұрын
Piano vibrato is REAL and nothing you say can convince me otherwise!
@joshuawills5242 Жыл бұрын
Andrew had a video about a month ago about the "Expressive E Osmose" with vibrato keyboard keys - which was probably recorded after this because he didn't mention it here - which you might find interesting.
@MaxOstrovtheheadyhive Жыл бұрын
The Osmose is sick! But there are also lots of keyboards which allow you to perform vibrato and more (like sliding your fingers up and down the keys for other effects). Def worth looking into if you love playing keys and want to be as expressive as possible! 😊
@kaitlyn__L Жыл бұрын
I definitely got it on some older, less calibrated pianos around friends' houses. There was usually a wiggle room in the key of about a millimetre after "fully actuating" where I could get the hammer to press a little tighter on the string. A little practice and I could wiggle between that tightened state and a normal sustained note without fully disengaging and striking the strings anew. It was a very subtle vibrato but nevertheless!
@beastzerkerjet Жыл бұрын
kind of ridiculous that Andrew and Rob playing in a big studio is such a content machine.
@una_10bananas Жыл бұрын
My favourite thing is both of you coming up with bits and going "this is so you"
@amateurtoazzurri1597 Жыл бұрын
8:35 I feel like this was the exact noice that Tom Morello made in Guitar Hero 3 when you had to do like the battle thing
@nermhouse Жыл бұрын
that tom morello scratch 🔥
@caseyhamm4292 Жыл бұрын
‘it sounds like the song of my people’ is such an emo statement i love it
@PancakeJake Жыл бұрын
I love your guys individual channels, but together, you’re lighting in a friggin bottle! The best vibes and sickest jams. Keep on rocking, guys!
@exploranaut Жыл бұрын
I wish they may low cost versions of these they look so fun! That stuff at the end was brilliant!
@AmazingMrMe123 Жыл бұрын
I feel like the individual pickups for each string is gonna keep the price moderately high :/
@Milamberinx Жыл бұрын
Yeah... I'm thinking it might be possible to make a low cost midi version, but for a real one: pickups, a board that's strong enough to sustain the string tension, all the frets... that all adds up.
@flatfingertuning727 Жыл бұрын
@@Milamberinx I wonder how the playability would be affected if it used four strings per octave (three frets apart) instead of six? Playing a major scale starting on first fret of any string would use two frets per string, in the pattern 1/3, 2/3, 2/4, 3/4. Repeating that pattern starting on the next string would repeat the scale an octave up (duplicating the shared note). For a given pitch range, tuning in minor thirds would reduce the number of strings needed by 1/3.
@AndyGneiss Жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does everyone else now really want a harpejji?
@zekeviews Жыл бұрын
cant look like a rock star with it tho
@flashraylaser157 Жыл бұрын
@@zekeviews Who cares what you *look* like? This is about sound frequencies not light frequencies.
@badbeardbill9956 11 ай бұрын
Well aesthetic matters lol. But you can totally rock with it
@ssm445 11 ай бұрын
It's been around quite a while but never took off. My guess is it would need a dedicated community to evolve playing techniques etc., but this just doesn't happen, because it is the main instrument of virtually nobody on earth.
@nebulance4289 10 ай бұрын
@@ssm445the fact they’re over 6,000 dollars (for the 24) or 3200 (for the 12) doesn’t help either.
@crunchyfrog555 Жыл бұрын
I wish this was around in the 1970s. I could imagine Tubular Bells having one of these on it.
@Chava_104 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the sound of the harpejji! Cory Henry and Jacob Collier have a couple videos playing on a harpejji but you guys used it in a completely new way. Super cool!
@satyris410 9 ай бұрын
Tom Scott sent me here. It's fantastic to watch experienced musicians picking it up in real time and jamming out a tune at the first time of asking. I'm a big fan of Dream Theater and have loved Jordan Rudess for just as long, my word nearly 20 years. So I'm not new to the Harpejji as a concept, but like the Chapman Stick its a unique sounding instrument that still doesn't have a massive profile. Best thing is as a result of this post, I've found out there was a new Liquid Tension Experiment album released in 2021, it'd been ten years since Mike Portnoy had left DT, so it's been ripe for a reunion for at least 9 years of the intervening decade. I'm just glad that post-pandemic Mike, and John and Jordan have buried the hatchet, to all our benefit.
@sarniaguitarguy9405 Жыл бұрын
I mean, 'wow' is the only word i could think of for that funk jam too! The dueling arpeggios sounded phenomenal!
@kaden6149 Жыл бұрын
This really feels like we've hit a new era for Andrew Huang, loving the direction of the content lately!!
@raymondboudreau Жыл бұрын
Rob being so happy with himself after doing some triplets is so hilarious to me for some reason.
@chrisricetopher21 Жыл бұрын
This show is exactly what the world wanted from the VERY FIRST modular synth goof off session you recorded. Thanks for hearing and satisfying your viewers’ NEEDS! Yes… a NEED for some of us :)
@dumbstupid5065 11 ай бұрын
Stevie Wonder is the first musician I saw playing one of these and he (of course) plays in brilliantly.
@TepidWater Жыл бұрын
It's incredible how talented and how experienced Rob and Andrew are that they can pick up a brand new instrument and just start jamming.
@Huabun Жыл бұрын
I love how the D at the end of the intro always kinda gives you an idea which instrument will be used in the episode. That's a neat detail :D
@jeffbrinkerhoff5121 Жыл бұрын
1965 Git-Organ used strings and segmented frets to complete circuits. There was also a rotary (Leslie type) speaker to run the organ signal though.
@bombyx2678 Жыл бұрын
this video has it all... Rob and Andrew being buds... new instruments being learned ridiculously fast... beautiful jams, and bros being nerdy about music. love, love, love it.
@bassnsax Жыл бұрын
The Harpeiji is like if someone said "Let's make a Chapman Stick, but in a way that makes more sense to this idiot's brain ". Killer video! I'd love to see the Harpeiji's make MULTIPLE returns to the show, and maybe consider lending them to First of October?
@Dirk_Mcgurk Жыл бұрын
9:10+ was a beautiful section
@gigirodriguez3794 Жыл бұрын
This instrument is so interesting!🤯 I wish I had one to try it out.
@caseykoons Жыл бұрын
Ad successful!
@gigirodriguez3794 Жыл бұрын
😂
@aemythjensen Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this show! Is highly refreshing!
@csongorkakuk5871 Жыл бұрын
The seemingly infinite amount of creativity and talent you guys have always leaves me in awe. You are truly an inspiration that I think of when I'm trying to be a better musician.
@gimmickmusic8827 9 ай бұрын
The Harpejji has been on my watch list for quite some time. It’s a very different instrument that frankly just looks so fun to sit down and create with.
@kaitlyn__L Жыл бұрын
At first I just thought it was a pedal steel with more strings, but that's a really cool combo instrument. Marking with the whites and blacks instead of traditional fret markers is especially interesting. I was thinking it was only useful for people more accustomed to pianos/keyboards, but Rob mentioning how it'd let him arpeggiate any scale without learning how it's laid-out on the guitar makes me think it's definitely useful. I love how the blue one has a separate bass output like a harp. Although funnily enough while a lot of the comments are saying they want to buy one of these now, the bass sounds from the blue Harpeji have just reminded me of my need to get a bass guitar of my own 😅
@jabelsjabels Жыл бұрын
really loving this series, y'all have such great chemistry!
@okayxairen2 Жыл бұрын
This is my absolute favorite show on youtube right now. You and Rob's chemistry, the awesome studio and all the cool instruments on display PLUS the fun challenges make this just a joy to watch every time. Can't wait for more!
@trebmaster Жыл бұрын
7:55 that is a HILARIOUSLY ACCURATE Rob Scallon riff impression.
@gilliamoso Жыл бұрын
Funky! What a great jam.
@angelgomez58 Жыл бұрын
5:51 Flames 🔥🔥🔥 bruh!!!
@brookaz 10 ай бұрын
That last jam was doooope. 🤟 I’m considering getting one of those babies, they look fuuun!! Thanks for another awesome video
@maurits4845 Жыл бұрын
Always fun to see you guys try out different things
@TheDSProfi Жыл бұрын
I love this new series so much. You and Rob are two of my favourite musicians on KZfaq and I always thought that the videos where you worked together were so awesome and special so it's really cool to see this collaboration more frequent right now :D Thank you!
@merlinthewizard Жыл бұрын
I love everything about this show! Thank you so much for making it, it's such a blast (or boom?)!
@Linniplutt 9 ай бұрын
This show is so much fun, you two spread so much happiness and joy! God bless you!! Many hugs ❤️
@jdestrada6281 Жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to get my hands on one of these for the past 10 years! This made me want one even more
@TheMullerClan Жыл бұрын
This format is the best thing musicians did on youtube. Ever. By far!
@zonuphaon 10 ай бұрын
I'm amazed by classically trained music virtuosos' ability to play almost ANYTHING and INSTANTLY make it sound listenable. I have trouble getting the right tones out of my voice, and I've been practicing this thing daily my whole life
@coryarchambo Жыл бұрын
I wish I had a fraction of the talent both of you have. You guys never cease to amaze.
@dellasx Жыл бұрын
Props to the camera man drummer!! He killed with the the krispy beats.
@djwillcaine Жыл бұрын
Absolutely nailing it with this new series!
@Dirk_Mcgurk Жыл бұрын
it's amazing how fast you guys figured it all out. it was great to watch the process
@EatBrownRice 10 ай бұрын
Man these are so sick. You guys jamming literally made nostalgic for 8bit gameboy games!! So good!
@Camaika1997 9 ай бұрын
There were sooooo many good themes in this video. Was super relaxing to just listen and let urself float away. Would love to have basically everything as full length songs
@coltonclement Жыл бұрын
Love the jam near the end. Totally has some Aerodynamic Daft Punk kinda sounds to it. You guys rock.
@KGuitarH Жыл бұрын
I love these instruments so much and really thought about getting one. Nice to see a little inside on how you approach it. They sound sooo lovely!
@keithbowman7650 Ай бұрын
I just learned that the Harpeji exists. What a nifty instrument. It was great to watch you guys build from knowing nothing to making music. I have just enough musical ability to know that I should appreciate your talent. I just discovered your channel, and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos.
@collinthomas6288 Жыл бұрын
Thank you guys for doing this series
@MeeshGuitar Жыл бұрын
Great stuff guys. Loving this format.
@RamenLlama Жыл бұрын
I could watch these all day. Love this content, great job team!
@RaksatiRevolution Жыл бұрын
dude, I heard when these dropped a few years ago, and i loved it, sounds awesome. and ive been absolutely infatuated with seeing people picking this thing up and seeing what they are doing with it!
@JR-xp1yr Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the harpejji. Never played one but I fell in love with the idea the second I saw it on another channel. All the accompaniment of a piano but the dynamic expression of a guitar. The only unfortunate thing is it is just so expensive
@nooperspism Жыл бұрын
I love the band interactions. Very cool to see you both learning the harpeji
@kexerdd Жыл бұрын
I'm so early!!! I love you and Rob, some of my favorite musicians in general.
@bizar3904 Жыл бұрын
Love tuning into these videos every week so much. It’s so fun to see the two of you guys having so much fun together, wish I could have this with my band 😇 (they’re the worst)
@ManCalledMif Жыл бұрын
Great jam. Love the mellow sounds
@bradseeker Жыл бұрын
i'm so used to bits like the house band being terrible in general media, but y'all's writing (or improv?) & acting really makes it work! great job, so stoked for future episodes!
@arkmusic8948 Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing! Awesome job! 🔥
@NCG337 8 ай бұрын
I keep coming back to this video to listen to that funk jam!! It's SOOOO good I want an entire song with it
@maboesanman 10 ай бұрын
The red and blue rob and Andrew are hilarious every time it cuts to them
@NicholasAndrewLouie Жыл бұрын
Uggh right through the heartpejji, this was such a fun ep of Sonic Boom! Loving this show, fellas!
@soundsofnik Жыл бұрын
OMG !!! this is truly the best time of my day when i watch your videos ... Super amazing !!! Andrew and Rob your Show is the best !!!!
@dalkos6 Жыл бұрын
This format is soooo great! Keep it up ☄️
@peehandshihtzu Жыл бұрын
FR I have never seen these before and I'm stoked you guys were the ones to show it to me. :)
@swiftlymurmurs1825 Жыл бұрын
This is becoming such a comfort show for me, I wish I just had an endless stream of Rob & Andrew content to pipe into my eyeballs
@SoloLegends Жыл бұрын
I love seeing these! I knew the guy who invented these and got to play some real nice versions way early on. They are so cool!
@punkrocker1817 Жыл бұрын
I truly hope they incorporate some of this next October 1st.
@Benzy670 11 ай бұрын
God, you two make music look so easy. I could have enjoyed this going on for hours lol
@enricosonvezzo Жыл бұрын
this is the best show on youtube! congrats guys
@mentox6592 Жыл бұрын
Loving this series so far 😂
@SumDumChum Жыл бұрын
More please ❤ you two make a phenomenal duo in the music world. Love this
@stinspinofficial Жыл бұрын
Love the new studio and sonic boom! Keep it up!
@leonvain Жыл бұрын
Man that bass tone is so good!
@vicityy Жыл бұрын
5:38 Y'all should make a whole lofi EP with this instrument!
@DoppCreations Жыл бұрын
This was so much fun. Loving this show. Keep it up!
@menaceskitz27 Жыл бұрын
Robs bit at 8:36 definitely sounds like a tom morello solo 😂
@BeTheAeroplane Жыл бұрын
I love that the last note of the theme is always the important instrument of the video.
@giannizombie Жыл бұрын
I am loving Sonic Boom! Keep it going! Thank you!
@joshuarobinson5031 11 ай бұрын
This is so sick! I've been waiting for a video like this to show the Harpejji!
@nabbet123 Жыл бұрын
Love this series! Please keep this going forever
@russbowlus Жыл бұрын
8:30 the percussive bits kind of remind me of the punctuation sounds that Hammond players will make.
@tonycowin Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I got a Hammond perc vibe from that too. Great sound.
@atikahrockslikecrazy Жыл бұрын
It's been a hot minute since ive watched an andrew huang vid and really enjoyed this one!
@sanyo_neezy 8 ай бұрын
this episode was so awesome
@SaboTAJyt 10 ай бұрын
their individual personalities and musical talent are already incredble, but their chemistry (musical and just as friends) is so charming and fun to watch
@ryan-heath Жыл бұрын
I was always wondering how this thing is to be played. It is probably any which way you like 😅 Thanks for the vid, guys.
@zendobrendo0001 Жыл бұрын
The bass line on that last jam was ridiculous. I really want to play a harpejji now
@amstutsman Жыл бұрын
This series rules so much!