Sound of a guitar string cooling down on a piezo contact mic
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- čas přidán 26. 01. 2021
- Hey everyone,
it's strange, this video was here for years and recently it's gaining more views.
So I'm editing this description to tell you all thanks for watching and to give you some info.
This was recorded in 2021. with a DIY piezo plugged into a Radial Engineering StageBug SB-4 preamp, and into a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 (2nd Gen) soundcard. The signal was very low volume so I did some noise removal and compression in post.
Feel free to sample this or use it any way you like.
And stay tuned for more videos. Cheers!
It’s like pissing in a can in space.
🤓 but actshually, there is no such thing as sound in space as theres no air to make it travel anywhere
😂 also the splash back would be unreal. 😂
Yeah, that's why you've gotta do this, to add the sound in post production.
@@Someone45356 It would travel inside the material so you could record it with a piezo contact mic I guess.
@@tindozic1221 but also, although the urine would move forever in the one direction, what would happen once it hits the can? Would the can also get pushed to infinity? Would the urine stay stuck inside the can if it gets in?
the algorithm is finally working for me
They did it. It happened. Zero point.
Likewise. This is definitely my kinda stuff
Brother!
they fixed it 👏
tf you talking about
“Yo we need ambient sounds for our game”
*Throws piezo disks everywhere*
“Genius”
oh the depths one has to go
VCH - voltage controlled heater
I have made ambient/drone noise generators from a couple of piezo elements glued to a resonating surface, then used springs/bearings/spinners to generate noise. Throw it through a compressor and some reverb, and you can create INCREDIBLE sounds.
I was literally just thinking this
new sound effect unlocked
It literally sounds like marimbas and bells.
It's the sound just before the secondary cast get horribly murdered by the killer.
It works like hardware plate or string reverb actually to say simply.
"You stepped on and pinched, thus launched a glass bottle so that it counterrotates as it slides on the asphalt road"
Achievements rule
The sound you're hearing is the high carbon steel wire re-crystalizing as it cools down.
When heated to a glowing temperature, the crystal structure of steel breaks down and the material becomes plastic. As the steel cools below a critical temperature, the grains of new crystals form in the steel, and the material seems to vibrate in resonance with the crystals forming again until it reaches a mostly homogenous grain structure and fades out. Pretty neat!
Do you think the string absorbed enough heat for the lattice to shift? You can't temper steel with a candle, this could just be thermal expansion. Metal can make noises from crystallization, thermal expansion, electromagnetic expansion, plastic deformation, elastic deformation and I'm still probably missing things
@oiytd5wugho I've been a blacksmith, metal caster, and fabricator for 6 years, and I can say with 100% confidence from experience that you can temper steel with something as weak as a candle flame if the material is small enough.
When you see the string glow orange, it's surpasses the critical temperature at which the crystal lattice has too much energy to stay uniform. The wire gage is so small, it was able to absorb enough heat to pass that critical temperature easily.
@@xXMACEMANXx It's not that I don't believe you, I'm just curious. Though, I didn't see it glow, so that's on me I guess.
@@oiytd5wugho You're fine, I'm happy to explain what I can with the knowledge I have. It cools off very quickly, but the glow is just faintly noticeable once the candle is pulled away for only but a second, maybe less than that. But that little amount of time is more than enough to break down the crystal lattice of the steel.
does the frequency of sound/resonance correspond to grain size? Intuition tells me a larger grain produces longer wavelengths. I can only hope a musical instrument could be fashioned from rapidly heating and cooling metal.
hobbyists listen to music, audiophiles listen to S O U N D
This is the sound of the universe expanding and contracting within the guitar string.
Noise fans do both B)
Well I guess if you’re gonna be some kind of phile, the audio type is a good choice
420th like your welcome bro❤
Lmao
I imagine this is how a submersible's window sounds moments before it breaks.
accurate
Ocean gate lol
that is terrifying!
Alongside the xbox controller disconnecting
Nightmare upgrade
That reverberation at the end is beautiful
Ah yes, thermodynamics ASMR
This comment is criminally underrated
Unsealing the crystal tomb
"Dad, why is my sister called Rose?"
-"Because your mother likes roses."
"Thanks dad"
-"No problem Sound of a guitar string cooling down on a piezo contact mic."
“You’re the best guide wires of a radio tower”
😂
Yeah, “Tinkle” for short.
Reminds me of the indian boy who asked the chief how he got the name Soaring Eagle. He explained when the child is born, the father walks out of the teepee to celebrate, and he names the child after the first thing he sees. “Why do you ask, Two Dogs Humping?”
Have a good day at school, pissing in a soda can
fourier would be proud
I’m interested in knowing why /gen
Hemholtz more like
@@reksi5220 Fourier Analysis was originally invented to describe heat transfer in a material
@@reksi5220Fourier analysis was originally used to describe heat transfer/cooling. But the ring down of harmonic resonance is also modeled with it. 2 applications of 1 mathematical tool in 1 video.
@@zokalyx :o
it really does sound like something crystalline
Metals are microcrystalline
@@felixhaimson8921 no shit
I guess it is the microcrystalline domains rearranging, as the atoms shimmy around the grain boundaries
@@f.g.5967I know all of these words and I'm NOT happy about it
Because metal is crystallized
Sfx engineers: write that down!!
😂😂😂
The only genre of ASMR that doesn't annoy me.
Comforting you in a corner of your room after your parents died in a catastrophic car accident ASMR
Heat death asmr
I remember when I was a teenager and studying electronics, when I noticed that piezo transducers were really incredible at picking up vibrations when placed physically in contact with an object, whilst at the same time doing a great job of mostly reject the sound in the air around it. Absolutely perfect of detecting when an object was touched.
This seems like a great example of how sensitive they can be when physically touching something.
that is the literal sound of metal crystals re crystalizing and re aranging
This SOUNDS just like how it FEELS for your leg to fall asleep!
NO WHY ARE YOU RIGHT
That would be the music video for this song. It truly does capture the feeling.
FR 😭😭😭
Disagree
@@jebhank1620 me too. The sound is faster
So that's the sound Jimi was going for when he set his Strat on fire. 🎸🔥
3yrs old video and it pops up today. Neat.
this is very cool, we need more videos exploring the use of piezoelectric to turn small vibration into sound
Sounds like a granular synth.
yea
analogue granular synth baby
It just sounds like the string scraping against the pickup at the contact point, because it’s clamped there, and the string is expanding and contracting.
But notice the string is not fixed at either end. The portion that's heated is free to expand without any motion within the grips if the clamp.
This sound comes from the crystalline atomic structure of the metal, not movement within the clamp
@@Jeremy.Bearemy It doesn't have to be fixed at either end. What you're hearing is the string rubbing against the pickup at the point where it's clamped to the pickup, as it's expanding. Heat is absolutely traveling down the string to the point where it's contacting the pickup,causing expansion there. If you don't believe that, try holding a string or piece of wire between two fingers, and put a candle on it the same distance away as in the video.
Hmm that would explain why in the second video the sounds don't start for a couple seconds even though the wire is still clearly red hot - it takes a moment for the necessary heat to transfer to the clamp region, when it does it causes many tiny 'slippages' at the clamp-wire interface as the wire there expands?🤔
@@frederickdalley7871 Exactly.
sounds like the analog version of rings into clouds :D
several hundred dollars cheaper too.
Cool sound from an obscure place. Love it :-)
My cat's faces were all "witaf is that sound"
_"It sounds kinda like a can of tuna... but all sci-fi and weird o_0."_
@@VestinVestin 😂😂😂
Sounds like making coffee into a saucepan
well, i was going to go to bed because i have to get up early, but now i have to experiment with piezos, objects and fire. great upload!
Awesome! Sounds of metal crystals changing? Oxidization noise? What the heck? I wonder if the signal can be used to measure properties of the metal? Nice discovery. Thanks.
It's expanding and retracting.
This is Art
Ahh yes, the sound design algorithm has brought us together again
50% slowed down.. It sounds like something from Kelly Bailey music works and sound design for Half-Life 2.
holy moly even the crunchiness is there
for sure
Pfysical modeling patch, but real. amazing stuff. Science and sound are so cool working in unity.
This is the kind of sound you'll find in a song from Tool.
Amazing and creative to come up with the idea...
Buckethead: “Write that down”
I've been a worker for 4 years at a heating up guitar strings factory and you know you'll be getting your monthly pay shortened down when you hear this sound of nightmares
Now put that sound in stereo multiple times with reverb - and you got a kickass tense horror scene in a movie!
The last part of that sound almost sounded like a transporter on Star Trek.
You can hear the excitement. Wild.
didnt expect this video to make me emotional
I tried this on a guitar and the string broke right away...i was expecting something like this but nope.. thank God you found a way
It's these unusual videos that are the most interesting.
CZcams is suggesting more obscure videos from smaller creators recently
Thankfully. People, some, are actually watching my content. And in return I get to watch other small creators. Feels good.
That's really amazing
The algorithm sent me here and I'm quite pleased!
Piezos are fascinating little gems. I've made quite a number of excellent instrument pickups of various types over the years. I can't seem to find the wide-ribbon type of piezos anymore, ones that are around 4" long and 1/2" wide, or thereabouts. I really don't like the under-saddle ones that are ubiquitous in cheap-ish acoustic guitar set-ups. I prefer the small (10-12 mm) brass/crystal discs, used in a multiple array of 2 to 4 discs, usually glued directly to the bridge-plate in an acoustic guitar, roughly corresponding to beneath where the saddle-slot rests. And I prefer them used passively, with any preamp or gain stages/EQ via outboard or pedal. The best commercially available versions of these are probably those made by K&K, although I find them a bit overpriced, considering what I can build a similar rig for with 'raw materials'... As far as the ribbon types, there was a company called PUTW or "Pick Up The World" which were also expensive, but sounded great on my bandmate's Cymbalom, a giant Eastern European hammered dulcimer, with built-in mute pedals like a piano. A fantastic and under-appreciated instrument, frequently found in Balkan Gypsy music.
So BTW: how do y'all PRONOUNCE THE WORD "PIEZO"?
I say "PEE-ZO" like a combination of PEA-soup and the ZOne
But I've often heard "PIE-ZO" as in a slice of PIE-zo, which makes sense, if a bit awkward.
I've also heard "PEE-YET-ZO" like "no, I don't have to 'PEE-YET-so' just keep driving", even a bit more convoluted. Not to mention "PIE-YET-so"; you get the drift...
I have heard a couple other creative renditions, but can't think of any others at the moment.
SO, HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE PIEZO?
I'm gonna stick with PEE-ZO, just because it sounds musical to me and flows off the tongue... And that's how I've been saying it since 1975... We had those big plastic/fiberglass Piezo horns that perched on top of our PA stacks, and the roadies would have this sing-song chant of "Hey, take-a-piezo" -"Thanks Pisano!" when they'd be tossing the monstrosities to one another up and down the scaffolding.
Then we'd all order in some PIZZAs! and do sound check ;)
Very cool :) Slow it down 50% I bet it sounds like space
Oh my god, on 25% speed it sounds like alien contact!
sick!, Am I good to sample this? It's such an inspiring sound
Honestly, I can't see how someone can own this sound.
@@wolfboyfti mean, they recorded it, they hold the rights to the recording
Sure, use it as you like, and I will be happy to hear the result. Cheers
The algorithm takes us to new spheres
This is one of the coolest things ive seen
But also, that contact mic looks like it's been through something
Helluva boxer, Contact Mike.
It's so awesome that it's actually the crystal structure of the metal shuffling around what we hear.
Those microvibations are so loud and clean! As an electrotechnics engineer I'm amazed.
I thought the San Andreas intro was about to play in the beginning.
Super cool! Making an instrument that uses this would be interesting. If you run a large enough current through the sting you could heat it up like that.
Do other string thicknesses make a different sound?
hey I didn't try many other strings, but I guess they would sound different depending on the tension of the string, different thickness and length
@@tindozic1221You should try bass strings. Also while I like the idea OP, that sounds hella dangerous
It sounds like a drop of water sizzling on a hot cymbal. 💧🔥
I love it!
beautiful. brilliant idea too
When you heat up your dab rig to get the reclaim out and the water droplets start explosively evaporating out of the dabs, it's this exact noise.
Gotta get that reclaim! Can't let it go to waste! 🤣
omg you're right
I may be wrong, but I think this actually is the sound of the metal crystallizing. When a hot metal cools crystal grains form, and this sounds a lot like when water rapidly crystallizes.
Steel does have various crystalline phases, and heating does change those. But, I suspect the noise is likely the result of high stresses causing slip at the grain boundaries as it cools.
This is some gourmet, ryuichi sakamoto core high quality noise
I found this video on the home page. Algo boost is what’s getting you views lately.
holy moly
"can you play the guitar?"
this guy: "it's complicated"
most of them play the strings not the guitar ^^
this is like some michael faraday type shit
"Have you ever heard the sound of a guitar string cooling down on a piezo contact mic???"
"uh-uh"
*"WOULD YOU LIKE TO?"*
Thanks for updating the description!
i am going to try this with a certain person's guitar
if you are the certain person and you are reading this, это просто лягушки квакают, для лягушек норм будет, все ради лягушечек милых и хороших лягушечек
sounds almost exactly like VI Scose Poise by Autechre
hahaha. i had to scroll through the comments to see if anyone mentioned this, because autechre is the only _correct_ answer.
Analog granular synthesis, inedible 🤤
Sounds like a cool intro to a movie
God, the fading out sound on the second string is so mesmerising. Thabks for this
You're hearing countless crystals within the strings' structure rearranging and dilating progressively at once! That's probably as close as you can get to hearing individual molecules.
Beautiful!
I clicked. I am here. I watched the entire video. I engage.
This is the kind of asmr I can get behind
What a good idea. Such a great sound. Unique and fascinating. Idk if its soothing or unsettling. Just interesting
NGL this is the first time I've
All hail the mighty algorithm that unites us to join in adoration of this marvelous sound.
beautiful music
I have a good one.
Fly a kite so high on a windy day.
Touch the nylon string using paper or dried leaf.
Listen (if it's faint, you can listen it directly near your ear, sounds so much better this way).
Thanks for the idea! I think Richard Lerman did some windharp (and possibly kite) piezo recordings back in the 90’s
www.sonicjourneys.com/PDF%20Files/Windharp%20Article%20only.pdf
@@tindozic1221 Just heard the recording. It sounded exactly like the kite string.
Great sound. Inspires me to experiment.
I like it! Not sure what your motivation was and thats just how i like it!!!
This is gold my friend, gold. Looking forward to working with it.
Guitar strings are made of more than one wire. It's usually a coil of wire around straight wires. The sound is cause by the friction of the wires rubbing against each other as they expand and contract.
Love this kind of stuff for spooky D&D sounds!
Great tone
This is beautiful!
idk what to say other than that this is the greatest thing I've ever heard
really not sure why YT recommended this, but it was really cool
Jimi Hendrix would love this.
The fact that we are hearing atoms rearrange themselves makes this really amazing.
wow, you are a genius, honestly
I love this so much...
I never knew I needed to hear that.
Sonic artistry. This came up when I looked up field recordings. Not what I was looking for but very cool.
It sounds like it's running through a mutable instruments Rings. Very cool... I mean hot.... I mean in the process of becoming cool.
Another Brian Eno ambient album is born.
Yes, thanks for doing this.
Your middle school when they empty the fire alarm pipe