Metal Saw Sanza - How does is sound?

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  • A composing session at home, with a metal blade electroacoustic sanza, a water bottle and a mouth violin.
    You can listen the track on your favorite platform here: smarturl.it/met...
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    Nicolas Bras - Metal Blade Sanza (unedited)
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Komentáře • 403

  • @aprilcox871
    @aprilcox871 Před 3 lety +137

    It's like music for a jungle level in a video game, incredible

  • @jfan4reva
    @jfan4reva Před 3 lety +178

    Me: "That sounds awful!" Adds more instruments. "Hey, that's better." Adds more instruments. "Hey, this is sounding pretty cool." Adds even more instruments. "Yeah! This is very cool!" You're like a chef, adding different ingredients until you've made something delicious!
    Thanks for the video!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +32

      Thanks! That's how I try to make music!

    • @Grizzlox
      @Grizzlox Před 3 lety +6

      @@NicolasBras that's how you succeed making music 🤟

    • @wbwillie
      @wbwillie Před 3 lety

      How does the mouth violin even work?

    • @xstant1
      @xstant1 Před 3 lety +1

      I thought you were saying that he was covering up the bad sound, hah.

    • @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
      @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole Před 2 lety

      @@wbwillie The Native American songwriter, Buffy Sainte-marie explains the "Mouth Bow." czcams.com/video/DkWMC2zS1fU/video.html

  • @Colochoide
    @Colochoide Před 3 lety +126

    Not sure if my favorite is the Mouth Violin or the Tire Pump Flute-Trombone... this is amazing

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +10

      Thanks!

    • @mal2ksc
      @mal2ksc Před 3 lety +15

      I love the mouth violin. It's like an all-acoustic "talk box", and sort of like a didj that can play more than one root note.

  • @squiggly6320
    @squiggly6320 Před 3 lety +55

    It sounds like a piece of music in a film ,
    Like when someone has to travel and it highlights the best memories of the trip with music over it.
    Good stuff

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +6

      Thanks!

    • @BaronEurchild
      @BaronEurchild Před 3 lety +7

      That is a really excellent description! A jungle adventure montage (of good or bad experiences) would definitely use this music!

    • @bajojohn
      @bajojohn Před 3 lety +3

      I was thinking it sounds like part of a James Bond sound track.

  • @BloodyMobile
    @BloodyMobile Před 3 lety +27

    And this is how the BGM for native tribes in civilization games is made.

  • @PsyKeks
    @PsyKeks Před 3 lety +19

    I could feel my horizon expanding measurably.
    I don't know that I have ever heard music that was so out of the ordinary but sounded so good! It's quite different from the typical "Look what a strange instrument I have, hurr durr!"

  • @sanopaid
    @sanopaid Před 3 lety +34

    It's amazing, I don't know if it was on purpose but you ended up with a groove containing several prominent percution and rythm characteristics of Cumbia from the Colombian Pacific. Even the orqueststion of some of the higher register flutes is similar to the traditional instruments it is played with. Great groove to get lost in dance with.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +9

      It wasn't on purpose, but it is a music I love!

  • @solangebrugnatelli
    @solangebrugnatelli Před 3 lety +5

    You would be the coolest music teacher ever existed!

  • @YlowX7
    @YlowX7 Před 3 lety +45

    the mouth violin is like how when you're brushing your teeth with an electric tooth brush and opening and closing your mouth, it makes differe vowel noises like this. same idea. it's almost like vowels are a lowpass filter.

    • @Asatruction
      @Asatruction Před 3 lety +11

      Very good analogy there, and your conclusion is almost spot on, but instead of a lowpass filter, it's rather the other way around: the shape of your mouth causes different overtones on top of the root frequency to stand out, so it's actually a bandpass filter on high frequencies that works by only resonating with more or less one specific overtone.
      There are several different instruments that rely heavily on overtones, including but not limited to the k'ni, the mouth fiddle, a variation of which we see in the video, the didgeridoo, the jaw harp, and several different Mongolian/Tuvan singing techniques.
      As another interesting piece of side info: overtones are actually the only thing that makes us capable of articulating different vowels in the first place. For instance, when you form all of the vowels one after the other with your mouth while you have a tuner nearby, you will notice that you are keeping the same pitch during all of them. Since your mouth and throat are both open all the time, the only way it's possible you are able to create a different sound must be the overtones changing with the shape of your mouth, tongue, and throat

    • @YlowX7
      @YlowX7 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Asatruction thanks for the info. I learned a few things.

    • @anhthiensaigon
      @anhthiensaigon Před 3 lety +2

      definitely bandpass. google wah pedal frequency range.

  • @AS-ok2ni
    @AS-ok2ni Před 3 lety +26

    How very cool to watch you making something beautiful with all these different & unique instruments.

  • @QuanrumPresence
    @QuanrumPresence Před rokem +1

    As an electrical engineer, the simple and elegant solution to eliminate noise would have surely eluded me.. Love watching your videos!!

  • @merp4186
    @merp4186 Před 3 lety +9

    Started as a nightmare, i wonder if u could be part of DOOM soundtrack, then u ended up with a creative track that is pure genius. Respect and thumbs up!

  • @ALEXGIBSONCMG
    @ALEXGIBSONCMG Před 3 lety +32

    6:07 Next time on Wild Planet we'll see how the Bantu tribe deals with an invading pride of lions, then we'll check in on lemur family, and finally news on the developing chimp-bonobo wars

  • @gordonjones3360
    @gordonjones3360 Před 3 lety +7

    I am quite honestly blown away by the amazing and creative and unique sounding instruments which are also hand made! Absolutely astounded!

  • @alinntd
    @alinntd Před rokem +1

    Can't believe how clean the sawblades turned out sounding in the final mix

  • @timehunter9467
    @timehunter9467 Před 3 lety +2

    Great solution to the electrical noise, I only just found your channel and I can’t stop watching.

  • @restojon1
    @restojon1 Před 3 lety +3

    Your earthing solution is absolutely gangster. I so love that

  • @adrianshawuk
    @adrianshawuk Před 3 lety +23

    Was I the only one making wah-wah shapes with my mouth while watching this?

  • @pauldwalker
    @pauldwalker Před 3 lety +26

    i didn’t think that was going to work.
    i was wrong.

  • @verandi3882
    @verandi3882 Před 2 lety +4

    This dude is a genius, all the stuff he makes are amazing

  • @christophermccoy4605
    @christophermccoy4605 Před 3 lety +5

    This is awesome. The end result gave me nothing but Crash Bandicoot vibes.
    Loving your channel, keep it up!

  • @drekpaprika
    @drekpaprika Před 3 lety +2

    You melted my face dude!

  • @guillaumest1
    @guillaumest1 Před 3 lety +22

    "Et toi t'écoutes quoi comme musique ?"
    moi : "C'est compliqué"

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +11

      Imagine alors, "et toi tu fais quoi comme musique?"

  • @DockedSlinky
    @DockedSlinky Před 3 lety +1

    I’m just blown away by all of the instruments! All of a sudden I have a huge urge to make all of these

  • @stressfacture
    @stressfacture Před 3 lety +24

    should have titled it the “sawnza”

  • @TheNununugent
    @TheNununugent Před 3 lety +3

    I love your acoustic creativity. While many sound experimenters I know tend to specialize in wind or string or percussion your ability to do all of these things without limit is inspiring.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks a lot! I still use your nu mouthpiece on some recording sessions!

    • @TheNununugent
      @TheNununugent Před 3 lety +2

      @@NicolasBras Glad to hear it! Unfortunately I couldn't sell enough of them to stay in business and I have moved on, but I love it when I hear that people are still playing them!

  • @TheFlutecart
    @TheFlutecart Před 6 měsíci

    Wow, you are amazing! - I learn something every time I watch. - I'm a working musician but my real job is making sweet bamboo flutes and ocarinas and selling them at the Renaissance Festival here in Texas for about 25 years now. You are an inspiration! Love your videos!

  • @gutsman85_86
    @gutsman85_86 Před 3 lety +3

    "Quack quack quack quack..."
    So great!! I would love to see how more of your instruments are made and how they're played! Very awesome and inspirational to others in making their own music. Expensive equipment is nice, but it's proof that you don't need it to make interesting and amazing music!

  • @johndudash2579
    @johndudash2579 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant fanatical musical genius! Anyone who likes innovation and inventions will appreciate this guy.

  • @Billy-mk3ep
    @Billy-mk3ep Před 3 lety +1

    Sir one word for you. " Genius "

  • @DockedSlinky
    @DockedSlinky Před 3 lety +1

    I love the distortion part!

  • @officiallighthouse
    @officiallighthouse Před 3 lety

    You proved that muic can be owned by common man. You literally blown out the whole music industry.
    Hats off brother..!!👍

  • @LucasBonnedame
    @LucasBonnedame Před 3 lety +1

    Ça partait pour un joyeux bordel, ça m'a gardé captivé... J'ai pas regretté ! Du génie !! (Pour pas changer)

  • @marionecks3645
    @marionecks3645 Před 3 lety +1

    That violin is so cool! I would probably drool all over myself trying to play something like that, but the way the sound changes when you change your mouth shape is wild.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +1

      Not so hard to play, I need to work on some improvements on this instrument, probably a tutorial soon!

  • @Teresa4212
    @Teresa4212 Před rokem

    Now, you're just having way too much fun! Love it!

  • @kos.k
    @kos.k Před 2 lety +1

    I always wondered how sawtooth oscillators where made, thank you !

  • @ER3xW4ha7
    @ER3xW4ha7 Před 3 lety +7

    I knew I wasn't crazy for thinking I could play "Old McDonald Had A Farm" with my mouth when I brushed my teeth!

  • @cortadethibault1293
    @cortadethibault1293 Před 3 lety +3

    Hey Nicolas ! Tes vidéos sont super agréables à regarder ! Go ahead and thanks for sharing :)

  • @NolanAlighieri
    @NolanAlighieri Před 3 lety +1

    If you aren't already doing soundtrack music professionally, it's definitely something you need to do. Your music has such a distinct character that it could easily make a game or movie stand out thanks to your music.

  • @mathiashenne8818
    @mathiashenne8818 Před 3 lety +1

    Großartig! Phantasievoll und inspirierend! Danke!

  • @guitfidle
    @guitfidle Před 3 lety +7

    Also, yes, I would love to see how to build that soprano flute you were playing the solo on

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +1

      you will find it in my ebook about PVC pipes instruments!

    • @guitfidle
      @guitfidle Před 3 lety +1

      @@NicolasBras oh? Well in that case I might need to get that. Thanks!

  • @mossdavis4447
    @mossdavis4447 Před 3 lety +1

    God that flute!! I’m in love with everything in this video

  • @firehog
    @firehog Před 3 lety

    Wow! I can't find words for it! You need spotify or youtube music, I want to lissen to all your music in the car!!

  • @kenwebster5053
    @kenwebster5053 Před 3 lety +1

    That's pretty fascinating, particularly that you are doing so much with it. I make Quena and zampona from PVC. Sold a few of these instruments when I was younger but have only ever played these as an armature. Kudos to you.

  • @user-qg8jm7jk7g
    @user-qg8jm7jk7g Před 3 lety +1

    wonderfully! no words to say more!

  • @GG.3000
    @GG.3000 Před 8 měsíci

    this is amazing. the new era mozart. I am so happy to find you man. You made my night with your creativity, advance music knowledge and DIY solutions. For years, I was looking for to seperate me from work or daily problems. I deeply love music and DIY. What you give me a light.. If you have any online courses for beginners like me, I would like to know.

  • @gustavoberocan
    @gustavoberocan Před 2 lety +1

    The mouth violin sounds like a guitar with wah wah pedal played with a bow, what strangely conected Vietnam with Led Zeppelin! Amazing video!

  • @TFlorian
    @TFlorian Před 3 lety +1

    4:17 my favorite one !
    2:37 2nd place
    3:06 for the 3rd
    Thx for this nice musicals instrument !

  • @DockedSlinky
    @DockedSlinky Před 3 lety +1

    The final mix is so cool!!! I love it

  • @krishnendusengupta6114

    Amazing!! I feel I can keep watching this on a loop.

  • @Relbac3
    @Relbac3 Před 2 lety +2

    Sounds great

  • @RayQuenneville
    @RayQuenneville Před 3 lety +1

    Simply incredible. Keep having fun!

  • @bordelproduction2748
    @bordelproduction2748 Před 3 lety +1

    ce "ting ting ting ting" au fond là.... ce bruit de lame de scie désérrée... j'en veux plus !!!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety

      Tellement mieux quand ça grésille

    • @bordelproduction2748
      @bordelproduction2748 Před 3 lety

      @@NicolasBras Plus serieusement, ce que tu fais est génial !
      Je suis moi meme passionné par la conception d'instruments de musique avec les moyens du bord (ma plus grande fierté restant sans hésiter ma guitare-chiotte xb) et la musique en général, je reste un peu limité car je suis au lycée mais c'est sans doute une passion qui me suivra tant que je deviens pas sourd. Continues a vendre du rêve avec tes harpes au confit de canard et tes flutes en pvc, c'est trop bien !
      Si jamais tu veux bien, je serai ravi de prendre contact (sur discord ou niporte quel réseau j'en sais rien) pour partager quelques créations entre musiciens-bricoleurs.
      La bise.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety

      @@bordelproduction2748 merci! Oui écris-moi via fb ou insta

  • @adamrowedotcom
    @adamrowedotcom Před 3 lety +1

    I love the keyboard just sort of crammed in the corner.
    Another awesome video!

  • @coffeedudeguy
    @coffeedudeguy Před 3 lety +1

    This is fantastic

  • @quiet_shy
    @quiet_shy Před 3 lety +1

    You are an incredible human being!! I'm astounded by your creativity!

  • @GDriss
    @GDriss Před 3 lety +4

    Je te suis depuis un moment et à chaque fois que je regardais une de tes vidéo je me disais pourvu que ta chaîne CZcams monte car vraiment tu le mérites! Depuis quelques temps tes vidéos s'améliorent nettement et je vois que tu approches des 17000 abonnés! Bravo à toi et continue sur ta lancée, ce que tu fais est très très très COOL! :D

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +2

      Grand merci! Oui je bosse pas mal là-dessus en ce moment, j'ai encore beaucoup d'essais de concepts à faire, beaucoup d'idées à expérimenter!

    • @ctorduredeperenoel8403
      @ctorduredeperenoel8403 Před 3 lety +1

      Franchement, très très très COOL reste un euphémisme. Ca ressemble assez à ce que fait Lindsey polak, mais avec une qualité de montage largement supérieur. Keep it going my man! We need you to create a new musical school, and you're already doing it.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety

      @@ctorduredeperenoel8403 thanks a lot !

  • @WolfgangDoW
    @WolfgangDoW Před 3 lety +1

    Love your bike pump flute

  • @sharptrickster
    @sharptrickster Před 3 lety

    I noticed all the blades and screws are in contact, I think if you solder a wire from the negative (ground) connection on your jack connector on the instrument (or directly to the negative side of the piezos) it may help improve the noise issue.
    Great project!

  • @bogizh8245
    @bogizh8245 Před 2 lety +1

    amazingly wondrous

  • @Lea_Der_777
    @Lea_Der_777 Před 2 lety +2

    I have one idea how to fix your problem with AC hum from piezo mic/pickup ...
    You need a simple audio transformer (is not expensive) --- just add the audio transformer after the output of piezo mic, and before the input of your audio interface/amp/etc.
    I think this simplest mod can to fix your problem with this hum.

  • @milododds1
    @milododds1 Před rokem

    ❤ AmAziNg MuSiC, love how you can take almost anything and turn it into something very special. The true instruments are what’s going on in your imagination.

  • @Allucyna
    @Allucyna Před 3 lety +3

    Tes vidéos sont incroyable, je te suis depuis un moment et franchement, c'est un plaisir de les regarder (et surtout de les écouter haha)

  • @jeffunruh
    @jeffunruh Před 3 lety +1

    Bravo! Very cool and whimsical!

  • @WasatchOz
    @WasatchOz Před 3 lety +3

    Great video! Just when I think I can tell what your "primary" instrument is, you play something new with the same level of mastery as the last one. Well done!

  • @gaurangthakar7368
    @gaurangthakar7368 Před 3 lety +1

    You are open heart man, sharing all. Classic personally. Jay ho

  • @saphirestarr9952
    @saphirestarr9952 Před 3 lety

    This is fantastic. The making of, the editing and the piece itself. Fantastic.

  • @maoravni4203
    @maoravni4203 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes!
    Kindly make a video about the Dan Kni. How to build and history of this amazing instrument!

  • @EntropicRemnants
    @EntropicRemnants Před 3 lety +1

    Frigging awesome! I would love to see that piece with some kind of animation. Wow.

  • @RWAmusic
    @RWAmusic Před 3 lety +1

    Nice work man!!

  • @MegaStinkbug
    @MegaStinkbug Před rokem

    Very Awesome! The dan kni got me hooked!

  • @cancel1913
    @cancel1913 Před 3 lety +1

    I am amazed at your instruments and your talent!

  • @bonniefaltz9505
    @bonniefaltz9505 Před 3 lety

    Amazing the wonderful music one can make with unusual handmade items. Awesome!

  • @fergar6570
    @fergar6570 Před 3 lety +1

    This so awesome !

  • @MarkMcCluney
    @MarkMcCluney Před 3 lety +1

    Brilliant from start to finish! Thanks mate, I really enjoyed that.

  • @qodesmith520
    @qodesmith520 Před 3 lety +1

    Bruh, ur a friggin genius 💯

  • @cameronvadnais4388
    @cameronvadnais4388 Před 3 lety +1

    This is really good.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety

      the slap will be dangerous for the teeth

  • @Chasing_Thoughts
    @Chasing_Thoughts Před 3 lety +4

    Just found this channel, I subscribed immediately

  • @lucalamacchia436
    @lucalamacchia436 Před 3 lety +1

    No vabbè... Sei un fenomeno.
    Ho visto pochi tuoi video... Vado ora ad iscrivermi.
    Non ci vorrà molto prima che ti prendano a fare colonne sonore di chissà cosa. Te lo auguro.

  • @artcosta3043
    @artcosta3043 Před 3 lety

    This is great composing with your creative found material instruments. Thanks !

  • @jaxnean2663
    @jaxnean2663 Před 3 lety +1

    totally love this. the music can easily fit in a Rayman game, I can almost here the sound of collecting lums!

  • @brwhyon
    @brwhyon Před 3 lety +7

    Well, at 4:29 I had an epiphany, I make ambient guitar music and have been looking for a new sound making device to round out my sound, POW, here it is. Do you have any instruction as to how this instrument has been made ? Love the fact you make and play, very well done, very well done ! Thanks for posting !!!!!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +1

      I wrote an article with some blueprints on my Patreon!

  • @guitfidle
    @guitfidle Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, that is fun!! I really need to get back in the shop and make some stuff like this!! 😍

  • @samTollefson
    @samTollefson Před rokem

    Definitely at the front of the line for the next Star Wars movie sound tract!

  • @GetaVe
    @GetaVe Před 3 lety +1

    Incredible

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 Před 3 lety +1

    Great tune, fabulous home made instruments 😎

  • @shrammstorm
    @shrammstorm Před 3 lety +1

    very groovy!

  • @pauljs75
    @pauljs75 Před 3 lety +1

    I like the string thing with what amounts to an acoustic version of a formant filter. Of course that filter was likely invented to emulate the qualities of such instruments though.

  • @GlenTindal
    @GlenTindal Před 3 lety +1

    Simply amazing!!

  • @nikbivation
    @nikbivation Před 3 lety +1

    Love this!!

  • @Flummiification
    @Flummiification Před 3 lety +1

    Great piece

  • @blackrockwackpack1053
    @blackrockwackpack1053 Před 3 lety

    This hits SO HARD! OMG!

  • @lananiru
    @lananiru Před 3 lety +1

    i really love your videos and your creativity!

  • @Sinmyfountain
    @Sinmyfountain Před 3 lety +2

    I was jamming since the first rhythmic base. Great music, man. A truly beautiful experience watching you play your own instruments. I loved the edits, too. Great content! Love from Mexico 🎉

  • @alebrenna441
    @alebrenna441 Před 3 lety +1

    Ha! That was great Nicolas!! Great set of instruments and skill you have there!

  • @frankH117
    @frankH117 Před 3 lety +1

    oh bro!! What a wonderful song, really nice. But my favorite part was the weird violin, that instrument is really awesome, and you bro, you are a really good musician!! well done.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks! Yes I love playing this instrument, I have to work on new prototypes and take it on stage!

  • @samday6621
    @samday6621 Před 3 lety +2

    Ha! I thought he was going to too far, with too many instruments.
    We can’t have favourites, all instruments are good in the right hands. The saw-piano (forgot name) reminds me of the African nail...Kalimba (sp?) which made me think desert. But when the flute came in...I thought jungle.
    Always like seeing how a musician grooves to the music. See (early on) how his body changes as layers progress and he’s tapping into other rhythms.

  • @SquealyD
    @SquealyD Před 3 lety +2

    Fantastic clip Nicolas!

  • @christyann
    @christyann Před 3 lety +1

    That looks like fun.

  • @LordOfTheTermites
    @LordOfTheTermites Před 3 lety

    Well the mouth is a ready made and surprisingly flexible resonance chamber.