Venus Theory built a homebrew version of one of these, and he pulled a lot of dark ambient horror out of his. Fun to hear the very different sounds you make with a box full of contact mics. Love the multiband chain you're playing with.
Get a 20 pack of piezos for like $15 and strap em to everything. Or get a little wooden box and mount all kinds of stuff to it: Springs, coins, screws, hinges, buttons, switches, keyboard keys etc.
I remember when i heard my first record of Einstürzende Neubauten (Halber Mensch). The sounds and the dynamic was something that immediately went down my spine. They always used springs and other things that they made disturbing sounds with. This reminds me of this.
I think that Patricia Taxxon would like this. It’s tactile and is good at making little clicky sounds, as well as big resonant sounds. Could easily imagine sounds from this in her newer albums.
Recently departed Bay Area artist and musician Tom Nunn taught workshops about how to build what he called a “Skatchbox” using a small priority mail USPS box (they’re free until you mail them) objects from around your home and work, paper, markers and glue. Tape a piezo mic to one and you’ve got a little DIY resonance box that sounds like your life!
A lot of these experiments could be done with an electric stringed instrument, guitar, violin, bass, etc. but obviously, the timbre of this device is more unique to itself.
Yep, I do similar stuff with guitar and VCV sometimes. Not sure it produces anything useful but it's a hell of a lot of fun! Pedals are cool, but kalimba into Microcosm has been done to death on CZcams already, so modular is probably the way to go with this.
I made something similar using a simple piezo microphone and a wooden box, springs, a clockwork spring, hand turned music box and a jar lid- though I will probably add another piezo microphone. Effects definately make it come alive- great for atmospheric sounds- you'll have heard something similar in horror/psychological drama films!
Oh man i haven't watched you in years! I saw you pop up in that speech jammer video and i then realised it had been 5 years since i last saw a video of yours! I dont remember ever unsubbing! Its cool to hear your voice.
A truly analog addition to the COLLECTION! You could give things anywhere from a West African to an American Bluegrass spin with this as well as surreal soundscapes.
Hi Jeremy - this video both inspired me to subscribe and buy my very own Soundbox. So thanks for that. It arrived the other day and since you were asking in this video for similar things, the Gechologic Loopsynth is BOTH an amazing similar thing AND that also pairs beautifully with the Microphonic Soundbox. The Loopsynth has a bunch of different channels of crazy reverbs, weird ambient soundscapes, emulations of MI Clouds, and other fun stuff - and most of this stuff has some type of resonance function. More important for this reason, it comes with little microphones and can be played by striking and little finger theremin moves on it's light sensors. It also has a line in. So you can see where I'm going with this. The MSB sound is coming in through the line and through the microphones where its meeting up with these crazy effects that can be further augmented by striking the box of the Loopsynth, which means if I just put the Loopsynth on top of the soundbox and play both while dragging the bottom of the Loopsynth along the sandpaper of the MSB. Oh or you can also play other acoustic instruments that the Loopsynth picks up. Or just burp into both!
This sounds so nice! I haven't wanted to buy anything hardware for a while but this fits the theme of my style so much! I love those deep drone sounds with the resonance, adds such a tribal atmosphere
This is so bizzare to watch as someone who doesn't do a lot of music production, but it's pretty awesome to see you turn a ton of simple physical oscillators into a whole ass groove. Love it!
Check out Physical Synthesis Cicada. Love it! First saw Ben Jordan use one… a bit spenny but very versatile 👌 Also DIY is a good way to go. Hit up your local electronic store and get a couple of piezo mics and maybe disassemble an old electric guitar from a thrift store for the pick-ups and internal amp, and you have a cool little kit 💪
I’ve had a ton of fun with a Kalimba with a pick up looped by the Roland Aira Voice Tweaker into the Ext input on a DFAM. Excited to try some of these experiments with the band splitting
Imagine making a park where all of the things you play on and play with have mics on them and it's all processed like this. A bunch of people can play on effectively a playground and if they time their play together it can make wild music. I could see something like this being done at some place like Meow Wolf
I stumbled onto this a couple weeks ago and almost pulled the trigger on it. I'm a sucker for the Apprehension Engine, which this seems extremely similar too. Pretty sure I'm gonna get one now. Edit: So this is kind of hilarious, but one thought I literally had was "I wonder what it will do if you burp on it?" And then you did it, and it worked. Love it!
That sounds so good 💚 I’ve been wanting to make a diy version of this myself, with built in delays and stuff but it’s still just in my head.. If you wanna check it out there’s a video of Trent Reznor working on the gone girl ost using such a device to make the beats, the luminist garden? And I join my voice to people mentioning einsturzende neubauten, they use a load of stolen and repurposed construction site machines to make weird noises, pressured air into pvc tubes, bows on drilling machines and stuff, and the music is great ❤️ They are a joy to see live! Have a wonderful day!
Ooh, I've seen Mark Farrelly play homemade ones... very cool to have a version people can just buy, with a little bit of everything in a fairly small space. Some of Farrelly's are way bigger, with much larger springs, which of course tend to have more resonance on the low end. But the larger a box like this is, obviously the more unwieldy it is. I really like the tuning marks on those tines here, makes it nice to get western-tuning sounds if you want. You chose some great effects chains here too.
Wow this is a great video! 🚀 Thank you so much! You demonstrated the various integration possibilities just perfectly and you really got the point how we see the box ourselves. Great multiband processing chain and also the modular patch is👌
Love the VCV patch, got me wondering if I can be arsed creating a DIY version to experiment with myself. I would probably stick it through 16 Rings and randomly modulate everything. Could definitely take this a lot further!
Love mine and I run it through a SOMA COSMOS. Loop Pedals like the BOSS RC Series are a great combo. Also tipp for mindblowing gear: anything from SOMA. I have the TERRA and it is a whole new level of synthesizer.
I just want to say that I am way impressed that you got that thing to basically behave outside the sphere of any sequel to the movie Alien in that dance track. Bro, what the fuck kinda dark magic is that? (I did in fact see what kinda magic it was, but still, damn.)
I've got the Electro Lobotomy Sonic Forest and Spring Board that are similar. You've probably heard of Tony Duggan-Smith's Apprehension Engine or Waterphones as they're the more famous ones, or perhaps the MPA 019.
Trying to decide what to watch next and my spouse suggested "that microphone video from The Furry" She has officially officially elected you the leader of your people. Long may you reign, I hope this responsibility doesn't change you Also my spouse who knows nothing of synths or synthtube said "his name's Jeremy, right?" as I was typing this. You've breached containment! Nowhere is safe!
I’m bout to sell my Moog One so i can get one. I think this will really offer me that sound i’ve been seeking for so long. I think this will be the instrument that finally allows me to transcend
Hi Jeremy, lovely video! In the video you mentioned you might want to play with other devices similar to the Leaf Audio Box - I actually build piezo boxes similar to those and would be more than happy to send you one to play! Also, hope you like your skeletons blank panel!
Acoustic instrument with multi-band split and resonators and effects? That's very similar to how the Wavedrum works. Now I really want to dust mine off and make some noise.
Thx was fun and inspiring. The Amp in this box or there field version is from a nother world, super clean. How does it sound when you play a trumpet, flute or string instrument? How does the environment/box react? What can you do with a granular instrument e.g. Tempera? Additionally a groovebox TR8 or 707 without DAW?
i tried playing something into it and it didnt really feel all that interesting? i do need to try doing feedback with the box, i think that would be neat.
Top bananas. Really interesting. Did you try using pedals after the multiband resonant DAW doodah? That could be fun. So at the end, when you asked what resonant devices it would be interesting to interact with, I thought - how about a violin? Or a cello? I think a contact mic on either of those, treated similarly, would produce results at least as interesting as your soundbox there.
Yah, Jeremy makes it look effortless doesn't he? I had the opportunity to have a go at this thing, and no, there was no dance track pouring out of it, regardless how I'd tab and fondle it. (:
Years ago I homebuilt a really shitty box like this with a passive contact mike. Using Ableton I can get the same sounds. I think it's still awesome as you focus on proper effects sound design as the unprocessed sounds are pretty mediocre.
Venus Theory built a homebrew version of one of these, and he pulled a lot of dark ambient horror out of his. Fun to hear the very different sounds you make with a box full of contact mics. Love the multiband chain you're playing with.
Thanks! It's really such a good video and it was a big surprise. Our team loves it and we feel very motivated by it. Keep up the good work, Jeremy! 🤩
Thank you so much! It was really a wonderful treat to play with this and I have more ideas I'll be doing down the line!!
@@RedMeansRecording Cool, we're really looking forward. Nice to see what good people do with our stuff, that's the biggest joy.
Hell yeah ❤
Very cool instrument.
Hi, you're Hainbach and it's good to have you back--- wait a minute! JEREMY YOU FIEND.
Get a 20 pack of piezos for like $15 and strap em to everything. Or get a little wooden box and mount all kinds of stuff to it: Springs, coins, screws, hinges, buttons, switches, keyboard keys etc.
I remember when i heard my first record of Einstürzende Neubauten (Halber Mensch). The sounds and the dynamic was something that immediately went down my spine. They always used springs and other things that they made disturbing sounds with. This reminds me of this.
Might try DIY'ing something like this!
Some piezo transducers and a bunch of random junk sounds like a great time!
its called a noisebox, there are plenty of videos on yt, only diy ;)
Amazing little box. Love it. On my list for sure 😊Lots to experiment with.
I love the experimental nature of this video! Between you and Hainbach I'm thoroughly inspired to just mess around and have fun with sound. :-)
I think that Patricia Taxxon would like this. It’s tactile and is good at making little clicky sounds, as well as big resonant sounds. Could easily imagine sounds from this in her newer albums.
The sounds you are getting out of this gives me major cavern and tomb vibes. Amazing!
Recently departed Bay Area artist and musician Tom Nunn taught workshops about how to build what he called a “Skatchbox” using a small priority mail USPS box (they’re free until you mail them) objects from around your home and work, paper, markers and glue. Tape a piezo mic to one and you’ve got a little DIY resonance box that sounds like your life!
Whoa, it’s like a whole Lustmord in a box.
super inspiring (as usual) I was skeptical about this but now i'm just in awe... killer showcase of a unique instrument.
Great video. That instrument is a lot better than it looks at first glance, as long as you know how to process it.
A lot of these experiments could be done with an electric stringed instrument, guitar, violin, bass, etc. but obviously, the timbre of this device is more unique to itself.
I guess my point is that it would be cool to see you compare this device to doing similar experiments with an electric stringed instrument.
Really good point
Yep, I do similar stuff with guitar and VCV sometimes. Not sure it produces anything useful but it's a hell of a lot of fun!
Pedals are cool, but kalimba into Microcosm has been done to death on CZcams already, so modular is probably the way to go with this.
Bought a bunch of springs and mics and stuff last year to build something like this. Clearly I need to get around to it. This sounds really fun!
I made something similar using a simple piezo microphone and a wooden box, springs, a clockwork spring, hand turned music box and a jar lid- though I will probably add another piezo microphone. Effects definately make it come alive- great for atmospheric sounds- you'll have heard something similar in horror/psychological drama films!
Very "Future Sound of London" vibes. Love it.
Oh man i haven't watched you in years! I saw you pop up in that speech jammer video and i then realised it had been 5 years since i last saw a video of yours! I dont remember ever unsubbing! Its cool to hear your voice.
Welcome back
A truly analog addition to the COLLECTION! You could give things anywhere from a West African to an American Bluegrass spin with this as well as surreal soundscapes.
Hi Jeremy - this video both inspired me to subscribe and buy my very own Soundbox. So thanks for that.
It arrived the other day and since you were asking in this video for similar things, the Gechologic Loopsynth is BOTH an amazing similar thing AND that also pairs beautifully with the Microphonic Soundbox. The Loopsynth has a bunch of different channels of crazy reverbs, weird ambient soundscapes, emulations of MI Clouds, and other fun stuff - and most of this stuff has some type of resonance function.
More important for this reason, it comes with little microphones and can be played by striking and little finger theremin moves on it's light sensors. It also has a line in. So you can see where I'm going with this. The MSB sound is coming in through the line and through the microphones where its meeting up with these crazy effects that can be further augmented by striking the box of the Loopsynth, which means if I just put the Loopsynth on top of the soundbox and play both while dragging the bottom of the Loopsynth along the sandpaper of the MSB. Oh or you can also play other acoustic instruments that the Loopsynth picks up. Or just burp into both!
@3:25 get in the f***ing mothership, Karan, we're going to Hiigara!
VCV rack is awesome. I can’t wait for the 4MS meta-module. Jeremy you need about eight of these boxes!
Casually re-creating the soundscape of Hellblade 2 😂
You grooved the heck out of that wooden box! The master!! ❤
LOVED THIS!!!
(esp ALL the ways you can interact with it)
I've literally been building my own version over the past few weeks in my spare time. This video makes for a beautiful coincidence!
This sounds so nice! I haven't wanted to buy anything hardware for a while but this fits the theme of my style so much! I love those deep drone sounds with the resonance, adds such a tribal atmosphere
There's so much stuff coming out these days that are amazing for movies. It makes me really wish my job was scoring movies
This is so bizzare to watch as someone who doesn't do a lot of music production, but it's pretty awesome to see you turn a ton of simple physical oscillators into a whole ass groove. Love it!
Check out Physical Synthesis Cicada. Love it! First saw Ben Jordan use one… a bit spenny but very versatile 👌
Also DIY is a good way to go. Hit up your local electronic store and get a couple of piezo mics and maybe disassemble an old electric guitar from a thrift store for the pick-ups and internal amp, and you have a cool little kit 💪
That's really really cool! Can you do a video on the steps of setting up effects in ableton? Thanks for the inspiration❤
Awesome creations. I especially like that they make one without any attachments, so you can attach all your own weird objects to make unique sounds.
This is amazing! I wish I could be half as creative as you with this kind of stuff.
I’ve had a ton of fun with a Kalimba with a pick up looped by the Roland Aira Voice Tweaker into the Ext input on a DFAM. Excited to try some of these experiments with the band splitting
Those multiband split session are dope.
my god, thank you for your content 🫶
Your music is so good. I was listening to it while doing my routinely walks
Really inspiring and helpful to see a detailed look at your Ableton setup with this. Thank you!
Imagine making a park where all of the things you play on and play with have mics on them and it's all processed like this. A bunch of people can play on effectively a playground and if they time their play together it can make wild music. I could see something like this being done at some place like Meow Wolf
This is FSOL in a box
This really feels like something Valve would use for a new Half Life game, probably in Zen or some sort of Aperture Science lab reclaimed by nature.
Looks like fun, Hans Zimmer in a box 🎶
Honestly, I was thinking "oh, drone horror machine, 'kay"... and you make some EDM with it. Definitely surprised here.
I stumbled onto this a couple weeks ago and almost pulled the trigger on it. I'm a sucker for the Apprehension Engine, which this seems extremely similar too. Pretty sure I'm gonna get one now.
Edit: So this is kind of hilarious, but one thought I literally had was "I wonder what it will do if you burp on it?" And then you did it, and it worked. Love it!
Oh my, sounds so organic! Might be getting one soon
That sounds so good 💚 I’ve been wanting to make a diy version of this myself, with built in delays and stuff but it’s still just in my head..
If you wanna check it out there’s a video of Trent Reznor working on the gone girl ost using such a device to make the beats, the luminist garden?
And I join my voice to people mentioning einsturzende neubauten, they use a load of stolen and repurposed construction site machines to make weird noises, pressured air into pvc tubes, bows on drilling machines and stuff, and the music is great ❤️ They are a joy to see live!
Have a wonderful day!
uhhh dj shadow vibes-. this thing is on my list for some time now... It´s screaming my name too^^ 💕💙
This is compelling... Only watching you, playing with this unusual instrument, makes my finger tickle for working on some music... Thank you! :3
Ooh, I've seen Mark Farrelly play homemade ones... very cool to have a version people can just buy, with a little bit of everything in a fairly small space. Some of Farrelly's are way bigger, with much larger springs, which of course tend to have more resonance on the low end. But the larger a box like this is, obviously the more unwieldy it is.
I really like the tuning marks on those tines here, makes it nice to get western-tuning sounds if you want. You chose some great effects chains here too.
Wow this is a great video! 🚀 Thank you so much! You demonstrated the various integration possibilities just perfectly and you really got the point how we see the box ourselves. Great multiband processing chain and also the modular patch is👌
Love the VCV patch, got me wondering if I can be arsed creating a DIY version to experiment with myself. I would probably stick it through 16 Rings and randomly modulate everything. Could definitely take this a lot further!
Akshually, microphonics is feedback caused by physical vibration in tube-gear and far from amazing. But this box is neat!
Love mine and I run it through a SOMA COSMOS. Loop Pedals like the BOSS RC Series are a great combo. Also tipp for mindblowing gear: anything from SOMA. I have the TERRA and it is a whole new level of synthesizer.
Right, my Cosmos is the best friend of my voice and the Soundbox.
@@TheLeafAudio vocals through the COSMOS are great fun as well.
@@pspiegel85 Absolutely. I love layering chords and stuff.
Love the Ableton integration. Some cool techniques to be explored
awesome experimentation, you always have a great twist on things. keep up!
Smitten! This thing is so different and awesome!
I see some SciFi film scores coming your way 😂
I just want to say that I am way impressed that you got that thing to basically behave outside the sphere of any sequel to the movie Alien in that dance track. Bro, what the fuck kinda dark magic is that? (I did in fact see what kinda magic it was, but still, damn.)
I've got the Electro Lobotomy Sonic Forest and Spring Board that are similar. You've probably heard of Tony Duggan-Smith's Apprehension Engine or Waterphones as they're the more famous ones, or perhaps the MPA 019.
I'm totally DIYing one of these.
I've seen something like it before, many years ago, from a man who made/makes soundtracks/audio for big movies. I forgot his name
what a cool ass instrument, wow.
Bro what in the actual fck...you're a genius
Trying to decide what to watch next and my spouse suggested "that microphone video from The Furry"
She has officially officially elected you the leader of your people. Long may you reign, I hope this responsibility doesn't change you
Also my spouse who knows nothing of synths or synthtube said "his name's Jeremy, right?" as I was typing this. You've breached containment! Nowhere is safe!
Bonk it.
Bop it flick it slap it
Perfect for Halloween! But you better let someone else handle giving out the candy.
I can't believe you got so political on this one. Absolutely crushing that lil box. I love it. It dance music so hard.
I’m bout to sell my Moog One so i can get one. I think this will really offer me that sound i’ve been seeking for so long. I think this will be the instrument that finally allows me to transcend
This is so incredibly cool!!
This is really a video about how cool Ableton is
I read "Microplastics are amazing" and thought whaaaat O.o haha
I have no notes! Love all these ideas and patches. Bullsh*t box 4 lyfe!
Oh, look, somebody shoved all the sound effects from movie trailers into a laser cut wooden box
Whooaa. Makes me wanna build a box myself!
Soundtrack to Wind Up Bird Chronicles.
I’d love to hear a full jam session.
That dance track!! ❤
Good LAWD
Hi Jeremy, lovely video! In the video you mentioned you might want to play with other devices similar to the Leaf Audio Box - I actually build piezo boxes similar to those and would be more than happy to send you one to play! Also, hope you like your skeletons blank panel!
Answered my burp question thanks
Wow…just…wow…..beautiful
Yeah that’s pretty fkn sick
The OG Apprehension Engine next ;)
now I'm thinking what john cage would have made if he had plugins and modern pedals lmao. this rocks 🤙
This is so fun!
Acoustic instrument with multi-band split and resonators and effects? That's very similar to how the Wavedrum works. Now I really want to dust mine off and make some noise.
This is super cool
Definitely a Great Tool in The Arsenal for SoundScaping!😈
soundscraping😜
@@benjamite15 LOL!😏
Thx was fun and inspiring. The Amp in this box or there field version is from a nother world, super clean.
How does it sound when you play a trumpet, flute or string instrument? How does the environment/box react?
What can you do with a granular instrument e.g. Tempera? Additionally a groovebox TR8 or 707 without DAW?
i tried playing something into it and it didnt really feel all that interesting? i do need to try doing feedback with the box, i think that would be neat.
That’s so cool. You’re so cool.
I wonder what Mr. Filter Sweep would say about this?
Basically, an Apprehension Engine lite.
Awesome! you can make Weltall Sounds with it.
Top bananas. Really interesting. Did you try using pedals after the multiband resonant DAW doodah? That could be fun. So at the end, when you asked what resonant devices it would be interesting to interact with, I thought - how about a violin? Or a cello? I think a contact mic on either of those, treated similarly, would produce results at least as interesting as your soundbox there.
phhhew! I want to pair this with a ekdahl moisturizer and fully desecrate some Folding Noise Tables
mesmerizing ...
Yah, Jeremy makes it look effortless doesn't he?
I had the opportunity to have a go at this thing, and no, there was no dance track pouring out of it, regardless how I'd tab and fondle it. (:
Oh wow this like Moon Armada’s asmr box on steroids
Other-worldly
Years ago I homebuilt a really shitty box like this with a passive contact mike. Using Ableton I can get the same sounds. I think it's still awesome as you focus on proper effects sound design as the unprocessed sounds are pretty mediocre.