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  • čas přidán 9. 11. 2021
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    I'm Nicolas Bras, musician and homemade instruments builder, on this channel you will find tutorials, compositions, building projects, improvisations, live concerts
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    Nicolas Bras - Mouth Harp (unedited)
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Komentáře • 394

  • @ChrisKaplan
    @ChrisKaplan Před 2 lety +378

    I think this guy is never bored.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety +87

      You're perfectly right!

    • @h2o1969
      @h2o1969 Před 2 lety +5

      @@NicolasBras I believe it.

    • @retrocjt
      @retrocjt Před 2 lety +15

      Or is he so easily bored, he thinks so deeply, and creates these incredible projects!

    • @mooflaghero1
      @mooflaghero1 Před 2 lety +4

      Or he is always bored

    • @nathanjasper512
      @nathanjasper512 Před 2 lety

      This dude is awesome. I'd love to go to his house and be like, "Hey Nick what are you making today?

  • @amj.composer
    @amj.composer Před rokem +28

    As a musician, composer, and DIY music enthusiast, I find it insane how insanely talented and creative you are. It's almost hard to believe.
    I think I have basically watched all your videos

    • @daveyjoseph6058
      @daveyjoseph6058 Před 5 měsíci

      literally making gibberish sounds

    • @feli_1
      @feli_1 Před měsícem

      @@daveyjoseph6058 with instruments they have made themself and its rythm

    • @daveyjoseph6058
      @daveyjoseph6058 Před měsícem

      @@feli_1 this is what happens when writers write with writer's block.

  • @sooth15
    @sooth15 Před 2 lety +32

    The spinning pan flute instrument is really neat!

  • @Frownlandia
    @Frownlandia Před 2 lety +19

    Metal is so rich in unexpected overtones! I was just in a hardware store the other day with some angle aluminum and the variety of tones you could get by holding it in different places was incredible...

  • @sammikinsderp
    @sammikinsderp Před 2 lety +25

    SO cool. The only instruments I ever made by hand was a few bamboo flutes. Never properly tuned but fun to play and fun to make.

  • @atarirob
    @atarirob Před 2 lety +67

    I'm amazed at how good that sounds. It sounds like FM synthesis almost, one string sounds like multiple different frequencies clashing in the most elegant way. Fantastic work, mate.

    • @GuyNamedSean
      @GuyNamedSean Před 2 lety +4

      That's what it is! I knew it sounded similar to something I would always mess with on a synth when I was a kid. I really love how soft and rich the sound is.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks a lot!

    • @reasonforhopewithin
      @reasonforhopewithin Před 2 lety

      It sounds like a ton modulator

    • @reasonforhopewithin
      @reasonforhopewithin Před 2 lety +2

      Ring lol

    • @ossiehalvorson7702
      @ossiehalvorson7702 Před 2 lety

      Tbf it literally is multiple frequencies. Overtones and whatnot.

  • @Projacked1
    @Projacked1 Před 2 lety +16

    Sounds like a gong.....love it!
    The tuning part=fascinating.

  • @charles_antoine7737
    @charles_antoine7737 Před 2 lety +45

    You have so much talent and creativity. You inspired me to start creating my own instruments and to learn others thanks a lot a don't stop what you do please.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety +6

      Thanks a lot! I'm really happy to see other builders, please use all those ideas and improve them!

  • @ScrapwoodCity
    @ScrapwoodCity Před 2 lety +48

    Really interesting idea!

  • @BrotherTris
    @BrotherTris Před 2 lety +2

    When frenchmen are like you, they are the best people in the world to hang out with… I’ve met several like you in my time on earth so far! 😁👍 every creative has an iPad with procreate on it 😎 love your channel I’ve shared it with everyone I know who will also love it

  • @manvilathwal7
    @manvilathwal7 Před 2 lety +7

    WOW!! HE'S CRAZY ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS. ONLY A CRAZY PERSON CAN MAKE ALL THESE KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS AND EVEN BY HIMSELF. A VERY VERY UNIQUE TALENT TRUELY❤❤❤
    👍👍👍

  • @thorgal8692
    @thorgal8692 Před 2 lety +2

    I like how excited he is when he finds somthing, that make a new cool sound and how he makes an instrument with this ... that is really cool

  • @joethompson11
    @joethompson11 Před 2 lety +4

    That bicycle wheel one is amazing!

  • @vespathekid
    @vespathekid Před 2 lety +5

    Watching this just reminded me of a trick we did as kids. We would loop a long piece of thread through a wire hanger and tie the ends together. Then we hung the thread over the top of our head and leaned forward so the hanger hung down. Then we pushed the thread into each ear with our fingers and would swing the hanger into walls and objects and listen to the sounds/vibrations it would make. Just like then this is cool stuff!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety

      I love doing this too, this is the acoustic version of my intro!

    • @echodelta9
      @echodelta9 Před 2 lety

      Younger hippie days someone taught us at a party to use an oven rack and 2 strings, built in reverb.

  • @normanfreund
    @normanfreund Před 2 lety +3

    A bicycle pan flute love it. You come up with some crazy ideas.

  • @nateKitsura
    @nateKitsura Před 2 lety +9

    dude i know you're gonna become so much famous, and you deserve every little bit of it, i genuinely think you're a genius

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety

      Thanks! We will see, but I'm working on it!

  • @danielleohallisey4218
    @danielleohallisey4218 Před 2 lety +3

    Such a great, haunting sound. I love the way the tuning warbles as the strings vibrate!

  • @cainanlove8432
    @cainanlove8432 Před měsícem

    The final song sounds like something out of earthbound. Awesome!

  • @crapadopalese
    @crapadopalese Před 2 lety +2

    Not only is the invention ingenius, the music you make with it is also funky. Awesome!

  • @DanielSimu
    @DanielSimu Před 2 lety +2

    This is great, but I love that pan flute carrousel too! Thanks for sharing your work!

  • @augustjschroeder
    @augustjschroeder Před 2 lety +6

    This reminded me of a video I saw from a guy called "Edward Black Rose" where he made a keyboard that struck pieces of wire to make them vibrate, but he used a laser and a light sensor to pick up the vibrations. Kinda similar idea, maybe you could try his design when you're back from tour.

  • @uisato_
    @uisato_ Před 2 lety +4

    My god, so much work is being put into this videos! Amazing, Nico!

  • @elefantindaroom3543
    @elefantindaroom3543 Před 2 lety +3

    Nothing makes me happier than people who can make music out of anything!

  • @divyajnana
    @divyajnana Před 2 měsíci

    EVERYTHING here is absolutely, totally cool. Thank you.

  • @rodericklopez9850
    @rodericklopez9850 Před 2 lety +1

    Very creative! Very musical! Great job!

  • @frankH117
    @frankH117 Před 2 lety +1

    Just amazing bro! I never thought of this idea. good job

  • @thislittleunknownband

    Very nice work and music! Intersting to watch this!

  • @Davett53
    @Davett53 Před 9 měsíci

    Way to go....we're having fun now. Keeping doing your thing,....always a delight.

  • @Raku777
    @Raku777 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing. Happy to see that you are still breaking new ground! I like bass sounds a lot and like how the instrument sounds. I also liked the smaller coiled ones too. There is a lot of potential here.

  • @TheBanana93
    @TheBanana93 Před 2 lety +1

    Anything can be an instrument if you want it to. I like to find random things and play something on them its good fun. I can't make stuff though so you are on a mad level

  • @prestonashworthmusic
    @prestonashworthmusic Před 11 dny

    Brilliant, as always.

  • @petermoriarty4674
    @petermoriarty4674 Před 2 lety +3

    I LOVE these sounds! So inspiring... thank you!

  • @tocodelray
    @tocodelray Před rokem

    Wow I just found your channel and this is amazing! I'm so inspired to sample sounds from random things around the house!

  • @cbmtrx
    @cbmtrx Před 2 lety +1

    You've given me a lot to think about. Merci.

  • @Resomius
    @Resomius Před 2 lety

    I am impressed how much bell sounds you get with that metal pices. What is awesome!

  • @101silencio
    @101silencio Před rokem

    Loving this man!!! Haven’t finish the video yet and already want to compose some music!!!❤ Thank U so much 🙌

  • @oxiigen
    @oxiigen Před 2 lety

    So inspiring! Thank you man and good luck!

  • @lotmom
    @lotmom Před 2 lety +1

    Yess! New Nicolas instrument!

  • @mehdisahaby6430
    @mehdisahaby6430 Před 2 lety

    That music piece was insane 🔥nice work man 👍

  • @Chaddilaculus
    @Chaddilaculus Před 11 měsíci

    I love this bit! The finished instrument sounds a bit like 8-bit video game music but in higher resolution if that makes sense. If I wasn’t inspired by your other projects already, I definitely feel like I need to mess around with magnetic and piezoelectric pickups now and sample some ASMR type stuff! Kudos! Thank you for the great content! This is quickly becoming one of my favourite channels!

  • @hellf.o
    @hellf.o Před 2 lety

    Awesome as always!

  • @joemug4079
    @joemug4079 Před 2 lety

    Love your channel, fellow musician.

  • @djijspeakerguy4628
    @djijspeakerguy4628 Před 2 lety +1

    One thing I’d like to touch on is that guitar & bass pickups, while they serve a similar purpose to microphones, actually work by sensing how far the metal string is. A pickup contains a magnet, close enough to the string to slightly magnetize it. When the string is vibrating, the magnetic field changes, and this causes a coil of wire in the pickup to generate a small amount of electricity. In contrast, microphones use any sound vibration to physically vibrate an electrical coil inside near a magnet, which causes the same generator effect. This is why pickups can’t pick up your voice, or something like a nylon string. They can, however, pick up the sound out of a smartphone due to the speaker having a vibrating metal coil inside, which has a similar effect to the pickup as a guitar string. So, while similar in many ways to a microphone, they are not the same thing.

  • @AndreasKoch55
    @AndreasKoch55 Před 2 lety +1

    What a nice idea! Great work!

  • @timkoontz7370
    @timkoontz7370 Před 11 měsíci

    Interesting sound possibilities. Actually usable and very configurable. I liked it in the less refined versions with tons of overtones. The less one thinks of bass guitar, the better here. Excellent work!

  • @DENSITAR
    @DENSITAR Před rokem

    love it bro !

  • @deborahsennedot4523
    @deborahsennedot4523 Před 2 lety +3

    So Floydian the beginning !
    All you do is great, go on !
    Vous êtes passionnant, un mixte entre un génie et Jason Momoa :D
    Bien à vous.

  • @OscarUnderdog
    @OscarUnderdog Před rokem

    Hahahaha man this is so damn cool, I love how much dedication you show here! Wicked sounds too!!! 💙

  • @eighthourlunch
    @eighthourlunch Před 2 lety +1

    OMG! I wind my own guitar pickups, and this idea never once occurred to me. Thanks for the video and the inspiration!

  • @MarcWeertsMusic
    @MarcWeertsMusic Před 2 lety +1

    Very cool project, very interesting sounds!

  • @billbergen9169
    @billbergen9169 Před 2 lety +1

    probably the best instrument u built so far

  • @n.h_minh
    @n.h_minh Před 2 lety +1

    Good! Keep going Nicolas!

  • @shanksket3343
    @shanksket3343 Před 2 lety +2

    You and Chad Zuber are probably my two favourite “chiseled straight from heaven” kind of creators, lol

  • @robertosupertramp9322
    @robertosupertramp9322 Před 2 lety +1

    Oh Man I love your videos!!!

  • @AlanSamuel
    @AlanSamuel Před 2 lety

    Tu t'eclates, mec!!! C'est de folie ton truc, impressionnant! Bravo!

  • @Sludgebucket69
    @Sludgebucket69 Před 2 lety +1

    Good sounds love it

  • @knasterask1
    @knasterask1 Před rokem

    Very nice design❤

  • @p3u1
    @p3u1 Před 2 lety +1

    Nicolas, this video was very well edited, I can definetely see a nice bump in the quality of your content

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks! I try to learn from every video!

  • @philippe-lebel
    @philippe-lebel Před 2 lety +1

    Great. As always.

  • @xadev9848
    @xadev9848 Před 2 lety

    Amazing!

  • @evilanno3394
    @evilanno3394 Před 2 lety +1

    Great work.

  • @echodelta9
    @echodelta9 Před 2 lety +1

    Try using one of those tiny electret mics as a contact pickup on the base. They work wonders, or get into MEMS mics even more up to date. Then amplify it and have the amp drive a low resistance coil with a iron core and place it close to the wire. In one phase it will be deep and the other hookup it will rival a water-phone or anything to score a space movie. This is how the e-bow works, it's rather simple.

  • @daniandres3211
    @daniandres3211 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing! I loved it.

  • @vincentcourtois7073
    @vincentcourtois7073 Před 2 lety

    Juste génial !! Quel kiff !!!

  • @warlord-chan9540
    @warlord-chan9540 Před 2 lety +1

    The first note you played on this instrument immediately reminded me of the Elfenlied intro.

  • @11green11
    @11green11 Před 2 lety

    That was really cool! 😯😎👍

  • @devtank
    @devtank Před 2 lety +1

    Wow that really reminds me of the 90's band Laika, their first album Silver Apples of the Moon. So good man! Really love it.

  • @plixplop
    @plixplop Před 2 lety +6

    I'd love to make a "horror movie sounds" instruments with this kind of technique, it would be so cool to make live sounds with it from your haunted house on Halloween.

  • @sebastianfors4491
    @sebastianfors4491 Před 2 lety +1

    Impeccable.

  • @arsenbaiken4345
    @arsenbaiken4345 Před 2 lety +1

    Keep going on! You'll hit a trend one day

  • @scandaloz
    @scandaloz Před 2 lety +1

    Nice ! Continu 🤙

  • @michaelsmusicinstruments9980

    great idea, as always very innovative, sounds a bit like a controlled theremin with vibrato

  • @clemmcguinness1087
    @clemmcguinness1087 Před 2 lety +1

    Love your work. Please do more

  • @anahribernik7180
    @anahribernik7180 Před rokem

    Genius! 😍

  • @WilliamSaadGuitar
    @WilliamSaadGuitar Před 2 lety +1

    Very interesting Nicolas!

  • @KEPHALLE
    @KEPHALLE Před rokem

    As guitar player myself, when I saw you used a Seymour Duncan pickup for this experiment it suddenly came into mind the scene from Back To The Future when Marty tells Doc "Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"
    Cool experiment though!

  • @datavalisofficial8730
    @datavalisofficial8730 Před 2 lety +1

    This is insanely good

  • @newtonframes
    @newtonframes Před 2 lety +1

    Cool idea

  • @Heisenberg2097
    @Heisenberg2097 Před 2 lety

    I like your MWL (More with less) approach!!! I remember the modular nerds of the Schneider Psycho Circus freaking hot on how much $$$ their rig cost... but never producing anything half as creative as what you do. THUMBS UP! An artist is not defined by the cost of his pencil. But by his skill to be expressive.

  • @gustavgnoettgen
    @gustavgnoettgen Před 2 lety +2

    I recommend one or two Floyd Rose saddle for tuning this easier. Maybe with extra screws to push the wires up.

  • @jmha2428
    @jmha2428 Před 2 lety

    Very cool, n creative. subbed!

  • @hhhobby
    @hhhobby Před 2 lety +1

    it's nice to watch and listen 👍

  • @philippequintard2378
    @philippequintard2378 Před 2 lety +1

    Tu cartonnes , Ce qui m'impressione c'est la qualité apporté a l'éstétique visuelle en plus de la sonore. grand respect.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety

      Grand merci! C'est souvent l'objet qui dicte la forme, moi je m'adapte!

    • @philippequintard2378
      @philippequintard2378 Před 2 lety

      ​@@NicolasBras yes and it show in a certain way , as the violin with nail even if it's not made to be super fancy (des bois precieux des gravure etc) it seem as it's fall all naturly in place. here it's the (because of the packaging) form of the string who give this feeling.
      10 years ago I made some didjeridoos in plastic, the first one did have this almost organic even though it was vacuum cleaner and leaf blower tube (i suppose) it all seemed to fall in place, the made with pvc tube didn't had this vibe.
      But it could also be the confidence and smile you present the instrument with that could be a part or the origin of this impression. ( association implicite?)
      Either way thanks for sharing all those idea!

  • @DanHigdon
    @DanHigdon Před 2 lety +1

    You are a madman! I love the electric kalimbass, and I need to know more about the rotary pan pipes and "trombone flute".

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety

      I will have the occasion to work again on those systems! And the bass pump flute is already in my ebook

  • @FolksingerFitness
    @FolksingerFitness Před 2 měsíci

    Very entertaining!

  • @Nic-tg2ei
    @Nic-tg2ei Před 10 měsíci

    Best video on youtube.

  • @FunkyAivan
    @FunkyAivan Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome!

  • @jonathanredman8497
    @jonathanredman8497 Před 2 lety +1

    I just came across your channel today. I'm very interested in your work. Subscribed!

  • @connieLo87365
    @connieLo87365 Před 2 lety +1

    so awesome, I 'll never be able to tune my harp the same way again

  • @zanerichter3806
    @zanerichter3806 Před 2 lety +1

    Love your work, just wish you would post more often!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety +1

      I'm working on a Short serie that will come more often, and those coming weeks I'll experiment a full time on CZcams, a lot more is coming!

    • @zanerichter3806
      @zanerichter3806 Před 2 lety

      Can't wait!

  • @milododds1
    @milododds1 Před 2 lety +1

    "Electric Antennae" - I love it!

  • @rodrigocodesso6577
    @rodrigocodesso6577 Před 2 lety +1

    The best of the world!!!

  • @Digithalis
    @Digithalis Před rokem

    very nice bro! :-)

  • @alpesta
    @alpesta Před 2 lety

    You've come very close to making all the instruments our civilization can make.

  • @robomatrix4582
    @robomatrix4582 Před 2 lety

    i'm not surprised this works, this is pretty much an electronic piano, except with a very small sound board. i'd like to hear this being used to play something like, the theme from i dream of genie.

  • @skinisdelicious3365
    @skinisdelicious3365 Před 2 lety

    The song you mar with all those intruments legit is what plays in my head when i take acid. Music liek that. I love it

  • @michaelcherry8952
    @michaelcherry8952 Před 2 lety +1

    I just spent 8 minutes watching a guy play around with wires and guitar pickups and it's the best thing I've seen/heard all week! A true musician finds music everywhere!
    Unfortunately for you, it means that every time you do anything at all, your mind is thinking "Can I make an instrument out of these sounds?" ;-)

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety

      Thanks a lot! Yes it happens all the time

  • @onno-paulfrodobijlmer9445

    This is amazing. If you ever going to extend one to an octave (OR BEYOND) might consider diverent gauges. Pianowire have plenty. Cheers.

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 Před 2 lety +1

    Genius 👍

  • @saifmanman
    @saifmanman Před 2 lety +1

    ahhhhh man i love that you cut the workshop sounds to be on beat

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 2 lety

      I always have fun mixing the workshop's sounds with the background music!