I made an instrument to play Popcorn acoustic cover

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  • @Tom-Lahaye
    @Tom-Lahaye 3 роки тому +2400

    The synthesizer was born to create new sounds which no acoustic instrument did make at the time.
    And now you made an acoustic instrument to imitate those then new synth sounds!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +377

      Yes, I got a lot of sounds that sounds "electronic" because similar sounds was only known as synthetic, but if piano was never invented, it probably sounds synthetic too!

    • @Brisarious
      @Brisarious 3 роки тому +43

      not only that, but he put all the sounds into a synthesizer program

    • @BruceCarbonLakeriver
      @BruceCarbonLakeriver 3 роки тому +8

      @@NicolasBras this project is awesome :DD

    • @naverilllang
      @naverilllang 3 роки тому +31

      @@NicolasBras but then again, most "synthetic" sounds are based on _something_

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 3 роки тому +13

      Think about the E Piano 1 on the DX-7! It doesn't sound like an actual, acoustic piano, close, but not the same. And yet that "unrealistic" imitation defined a whole decade.

  • @shaymcquaid
    @shaymcquaid 3 роки тому +1187

    I'm 54 years old. Popcorn was the first song I "noticed" as a child. This was fascinating. Thank you.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +71

      Thanks!

    • @Barnaclebeard
      @Barnaclebeard 2 роки тому +11

      It was one of the first songs I remember enjoying at a chiptune on the A8

    • @deanedgx
      @deanedgx Рік тому +14

      Same here. Popcorn was used on children's daytime TV shows, in the 1970s in the UK. It got me into synths.

    • @naomihatfield3015
      @naomihatfield3015 Рік тому +6

      56 and yes, this was the first song I remember hearing on the radio.

    • @terriatca1
      @terriatca1 Рік тому +7

      I first heard it on the Muppets with Chef making microwave popcorn.

  • @MikMech
    @MikMech 3 роки тому +7200

    The TRUE definition of POP Music.....

    • @Killerspieler
      @Killerspieler 3 роки тому +128

      What a CORNy joke...

    • @wt2318
      @wt2318 3 роки тому +73

      This comment will POP like CORN

    • @nedangeloo
      @nedangeloo 3 роки тому +33

      what the pop is this?

    • @MikMech
      @MikMech 3 роки тому +25

      @@nedangeloo Lovin the 'Dad jokes'

    • @nedangeloo
      @nedangeloo 3 роки тому +53

      Dad jokes are just a-maize-ing

  • @erinmalone2669
    @erinmalone2669 Рік тому +223

    Popcorn has always been such a weird, but interesting song. It’s a perfect choice.

    • @mattshu
      @mattshu 6 місяців тому

      It has this NES Star Tropics feel I can’t shake

    • @NeonBeeCat
      @NeonBeeCat 2 місяці тому

      now what instrument would telstar be cool to cover on

  • @silverbackakasherby2033
    @silverbackakasherby2033 3 роки тому +1350

    This is nothing more than a pipe dream

    • @takix2007
      @takix2007 3 роки тому +12

      Still a better pipe build than the hyperloop

    • @Shibbyite
      @Shibbyite 3 роки тому +16

      You made me breath heavily out of my nose

    • @tempestive1
      @tempestive1 3 роки тому +4

      Underrated xD

    • @emceeboogieboots1608
      @emceeboogieboots1608 3 роки тому +1

      Winner here👏

    • @davespringer777
      @davespringer777 3 роки тому +2

      @@takix2007 ha, someone who knows the scam. Right on.

  • @Wintergatan_2
    @Wintergatan_2 3 роки тому +3178

    great stuff

    • @loukashareangas4420
      @loukashareangas4420 3 роки тому +85

      Who could have guessed... Hi Wilson!

    • @mickett
      @mickett 3 роки тому +13

      Tjenare Martin och Wilson! sluta aldrig att bygga på MMX! Bästa videorna på hela youtube! :D

    • @leobrennagh-mackie4839
      @leobrennagh-mackie4839 3 роки тому +8

      Hi Martin

    • @vincentmartin2752
      @vincentmartin2752 3 роки тому +19

      [Martin Seal Of Approval]

    • @Killerspieler
      @Killerspieler 3 роки тому +9

      Bad Wilson, spit out that feature creep! 😜

  • @danielkrastoff6388
    @danielkrastoff6388 3 роки тому +393

    Just for your information. Popcorn is the most underrated song of all time. It’s the true beginning of electronic, techno, synth etc. it was way ahead of its time.

  • @bobblebardsley
    @bobblebardsley Рік тому +65

    I think the most impressive/unexpected thing was when you played the instrument by blowing over the pipes for a sustained note, that makes it way more versatile. It's like an air violin with 'plucked' and 'bowed' modes, very cool.

    • @blopartDGRI
      @blopartDGRI 9 місяців тому +2

      Well, that's basically how a Pan Flute works 😊

  • @FLjock01
    @FLjock01 3 роки тому +200

    I was impressed from the beginning, but I was really impressed with the sound while playing "Popcorn". Nice job brother!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +9

      Thanks!

    • @theherk
      @theherk Рік тому

      Really kicked it up a level when the drone long tones came in. Superb.

  • @bellangerdorian8286
    @bellangerdorian8286 3 роки тому +275

    4:26 Don't mind me, just putting a replay button

  • @red13emerald
    @red13emerald 3 роки тому +292

    Such a well made video! Straight to the point, shows everything that’s interesting, skips everything that isn’t. It really felt like 10 Minutes went by twice as fast as they usually would. Great job on both the video and the instrument!

    • @ram434
      @ram434 3 роки тому +40

      I think the 10 minutes went by twice as fast as they normally do because the video is less than 6 minutes long.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +13

      Thanks a lot!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +15

      @@ram434 don't be so picky (but I laughed)

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht 3 роки тому +1

      I'm just curious how much recording and cutting time went into the production of the little song cover. Great job.

    • @red13emerald
      @red13emerald 3 роки тому +2

      @@ram434 Yes, that’s kind of my point. It felt like a 10 Minute video but it’s way shorter.

  • @Matthiasflint
    @Matthiasflint Рік тому +403

    There's something timeless about Popcorn, even the Muppets covered it! What a jam!

    • @Echo81Rumple83
      @Echo81Rumple83 Рік тому +6

      Loved that one. Especially with Statler and Waldorf heckling the video at the end via UA-cam comments. Same old two dudes riffing on stuff, but a new twist on their favorite post-retirement activities 😆

    • @edwardblair4096
      @edwardblair4096 Рік тому +3

      The Swedish Chef was making "popcorn shrimp" for us.
      Here is a link ua-cam.com/video/B7UmUX68KtE/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

  • @RepBit
    @RepBit 3 роки тому +451

    *quietly whispers*
    “let the bodies hit the floor”

  • @BobsBand
    @BobsBand 3 роки тому +65

    It has a great sound, and it sounds just like a synthesiser!

  • @KitsuyuutsuR
    @KitsuyuutsuR Рік тому +116

    I’m 50… As soon as I saw that you made an instrument to play “Popcorn”, I KNEW I had to watch this! I still listen to that song to this day because I love it so much and you didn’t disappoint. That was just so cool! 😁
    Fun fact: “Popcorn” was done by a group called Hot Butter. To make it even more strange, if you have the old 45 (like I do), the B side is a song called “At The Movies” 😂

    • @jpunktbpunkt
      @jpunktbpunkt Рік тому +2

      I m 60...and I remember: "Toad in the hole" on B side. What ever that means🤷‍♂.
      Greats J.B.

    • @KeesAlderliesten
      @KeesAlderliesten Рік тому +10

      It was written by Gershon Kingsley....

    • @221b-Maker-Street
      @221b-Maker-Street Рік тому +6

      @@jpunktbpunkt It's a British comfort food, involving sausages baked in a savoury batter - it's delicious!

    • @rajidahae4220
      @rajidahae4220 Рік тому +3

      @@221b-Maker-Street so... more butter references XD

    • @221b-Maker-Street
      @221b-Maker-Street Рік тому +2

      @@rajidahae4220 Butter? No butter is involved - it's _batter!_

  • @Dulcimerist
    @Dulcimerist 8 місяців тому +4

    The original "Popcorn" artist and composer, Moog synth pioneer Gershon Kingsley, would be proud! He loved pushing the envelope of creativity like this! Now I feel inspired to listen to his 1969 "Music to Moog By" album again!

  • @Renatodonadio
    @Renatodonadio 3 роки тому +71

    0:35 If you were wondering about the Peugeot logo on the grinder, Peugeot began in the early 1800 as a cutlery factory then expanded to bycicles and cars, today they still make cutlery tools alongside cars ;-D

    • @Phantomthecat
      @Phantomthecat 3 роки тому +10

      They should have stuck to cutlery...

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 3 роки тому +3

      They made coffee grinders and stuff too.

    • @russellbride
      @russellbride 3 роки тому +1

      ... and bicycles

    • @57thorns
      @57thorns 3 роки тому +7

      For a long time the most expensive "large" series Lamborghini was a tractor. Now I think their supercars have non-limited editions that cost more than their tractors.
      Porche on the other hand have a lot of stuff branded Porche (I know there is or was a Porche branded laptop) but those are gimmicks, not products in their own right.
      Let's just say I have more respect for companies that are true to their roots.

    • @RadimentriX
      @RadimentriX 3 роки тому +1

      didn't even notice, i learned something today :D

  • @snubbyj
    @snubbyj 3 роки тому +409

    Love it!!

    • @RED40HOURS
      @RED40HOURS 3 роки тому

      Huh

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +19

      Glad to see you here! A lot of comments are calling this "Snubby J for ants"!

    • @michaelnajoan5104
      @michaelnajoan5104 3 роки тому +4

      the legend of "pipe' music

    • @Darkeklaw
      @Darkeklaw 3 роки тому +1

      The king of the Rimbatubes meets the creator of the Fingatubes. (I'll see myself out)

    • @bricksandpieces1
      @bricksandpieces1 3 роки тому

      Snubby J!!!!!!

  • @roteberg1
    @roteberg1 Рік тому +29

    Popcorn was first made on a Moog keyboard, you just recreated the sound acoustically, good job. 👍👍👍👍

  • @LordMondegrene
    @LordMondegrene Рік тому +28

    Thanks for making such an eerily accurate and spooky rendition of one of my favorite instrumentals from long ago.

  • @MakeSomething
    @MakeSomething 3 роки тому +557

    Freaking awesome!!

  • @Jachael123
    @Jachael123 3 роки тому +333

    I love this so much!

  • @cizia69
    @cizia69 3 роки тому +460

    Your pop must be proud!

  • @SgtZaqq
    @SgtZaqq Рік тому +13

    The bass sounds exactly like a synthesizer bass. Really impressive.

  • @NewfieMan98
    @NewfieMan98 3 роки тому +9

    The patience required to just drill the holes for the stand, Nevermind cutting the pipes, tuning them, and editing the cover together. I applaud you sir.

  • @goose5922
    @goose5922 3 роки тому +210

    “So what instrument do you play?”
    This guy: pvc

    • @3-methylindole730
      @3-methylindole730 3 роки тому +5

      Blue Man Group: also PVC
      What I mean to say:
      This guy should definitely perform some PVC music live with the Blue Man Group. That'd be beyond AWESOME!!!

    • @madmanmapper
      @madmanmapper 3 роки тому

      "It's complicated."

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat 3 роки тому +2

      dont dis on pvc, there is actually a lot of pvc players out there.
      And this point "pvc pipes" should just be listed as a oficial instrument.

  • @robertwilliams8450
    @robertwilliams8450 3 роки тому +37

    I suppose one good thing about this is that it will never go out of tune.

    • @Spthomas47
      @Spthomas47 3 роки тому +7

      Unless one of your jackass friends prank you by adding a little water to several of them hahaha

  • @kristopherdetar4346
    @kristopherdetar4346 2 роки тому +58

    Your a fricken genius. I love your work and you made my day better. Thank you young man.

  • @Christopher-k7f
    @Christopher-k7f 3 роки тому +6

    I don't know if it is pure wasting of time or genius. More simply passion. Deserves some respect!

  • @stefankasala6296
    @stefankasala6296 3 роки тому +103

    I would love, if you could publish the whole popcorn song separately. I love your version soo much!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +28

      I'm thinking about it!

    • @sanb3586
      @sanb3586 3 роки тому +3

      Please update

    • @fuko1620
      @fuko1620 3 роки тому +2

      pls

    • @andrewvelonis5940
      @andrewvelonis5940 Рік тому +1

      Then do the theme from Inspector Gadget

    • @Kypduron1
      @Kypduron1 3 місяці тому

      @@NicolasBras Ok bro, it's been 3 years, have you made a decision if you're going publish the whole song? We've been waiting patiently for your answer.

  • @rockstarali99
    @rockstarali99 3 роки тому +12

    The amount of effort put into making this entire project only to sum it up into a 5 minute video. You earned a sub. And deserve many more!

  • @kenhanson4015
    @kenhanson4015 28 днів тому

    I have been watching music videos on UA-cam for twenty years. This is the first time I have heard anyone play Popcorn. Fantastic. That is the most original hand made instrument I have ever seen. Well done sir.

  • @mickmuzzmkmz1628
    @mickmuzzmkmz1628 Рік тому +8

    You managed to give me goosebumps using PVC pipes!
    My only criticism is that it was too short!!
    Excellent work!👌👍🤗

  • @godsinbox
    @godsinbox 3 роки тому +6

    if you spin around a 1metre length of flexible pvc conduit you can use it for your synth sounds. it produces tones (without attack) depending on tip velocity.
    Plus you can blow into a 4m length of rigid pvc like a trumpet until it resonates.
    20mm rigid inside 25mm rigid will make a trombone.
    building sites are musical places on a friday.

  • @joeemenaker
    @joeemenaker 3 роки тому +228

    I’m so old, I knew what you were going to play the moment I saw “Popcorn”.

  • @markfrehmann8579
    @markfrehmann8579 3 роки тому +4

    Als Kind hatte ich die originale Schallplatte (Vinyl-Single) 🙏🏼
    Danke für diese schöne Erinnerung 🤗

  • @slimsterslim6531
    @slimsterslim6531 3 роки тому +17

    As an old musician, we need more of these guys.

    • @joshrepik
      @joshrepik 3 роки тому

      I want this sample pack but don’t want to pay $10 a month. I’d rather pay for the pack straight up and be done with it. Sounds so good!

  • @DavidWRyan
    @DavidWRyan 3 роки тому +47

    That was the most logical song choice!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +10

      Right?

    • @geoffreysummerhayes4793
      @geoffreysummerhayes4793 3 роки тому

      @@NicolasBras Nostalgic. I used to drive my mother crazy by getting her to turn up the radio every time it came on and it got a lot of air time when it first came out.

    • @ekuldan226
      @ekuldan226 3 роки тому

      i cant remember the name of the song and cant find it, do you know the name?

    • @geoffreysummerhayes4793
      @geoffreysummerhayes4793 3 роки тому +1

      @@ekuldan226 Popcorn by Hot Butter. Really.

    • @Dulcimerist
      @Dulcimerist 8 місяців тому

      Gershon Kingsley is the original artist of "Popcorn" and an early Moog synthesizer pioneer. He would be proud.

  • @CypherusMcClain
    @CypherusMcClain 3 роки тому +125

    I don't know why UA-cam recommended this to me, but I'm sure glad it did.

    • @ArnoldosAquariums
      @ArnoldosAquariums 3 роки тому

      I literally just said the same!

    • @jaywhy3178
      @jaywhy3178 3 роки тому +1

      I assumed it was because I went down a rabbit hole with this `pipe guy` ua-cam.com/video/-0gED3rn2Tc/v-deo.html
      If you like the sound of Nicolas's instrument, you might like the video I linked.

    • @ghlawrence2000
      @ghlawrence2000 3 роки тому

      @@jaywhy3178 I watched the whole 11minutes, also very impressive, I guess the 64million views speaks for itself!?

    • @MrKezzerdrix
      @MrKezzerdrix 3 роки тому

      same

  • @garethlloyd3302
    @garethlloyd3302 Рік тому +7

    Amazing, 40 years old and I still love the popcorn track, brilliant and innovative 💡, you just got a new subscriber , 🎉

  • @munsey9114
    @munsey9114 3 роки тому +20

    I definitely understand all of everything he is saying with the music things that i am very knowledgeable about

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 3 роки тому +3

      Yup uh huh me too. As long as there are no further questions, then yeah I understand everything

    • @munsey9114
      @munsey9114 3 роки тому

      @@Chad_Eldridge ah. Cool

  • @waveoflight
    @waveoflight 3 роки тому +354

    That is an insane amount of editing.
    It is an amazing rendition of Popcorn.
    Loved it.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +18

      Thanks!

    • @wallacefam2689
      @wallacefam2689 3 роки тому +2

      Yes!

    • @gagadaddy8713
      @gagadaddy8713 Рік тому +1

      @@NicolasBras Incredible but audible 😘 Hardly believe you can make an fantastic from those commonly found tubes and wood ....

  • @jellenp
    @jellenp 3 роки тому +9

    Brilliant. I love the ideas, the imaginings, and the lengthy trial and error. I love the tenacious determination. I love that the project was carried through to completion. Please pardon me and don’t be offended when I say, this is a wonderful video to teach children that our failures and difficulties pave our road to success. They do not define us nor do they block us from progress. They strengthen us and beckon us on beyond. Brilliant!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks! I love telling the true stories of the buildings and experimentations

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons 3 роки тому +2

      I am sure going to spam all the kids I know with it lol

  • @tomnicbl367
    @tomnicbl367 Рік тому +4

    That bass sound from these pipes sounds insanely good

  • @flutechannel
    @flutechannel 3 роки тому +245

    Amazing as always!

  • @PRIMEVAL543
    @PRIMEVAL543 3 роки тому +125

    He could have made the 10 pipes he needs for this song or he could make an entire instrument.
    You know you have to play more songs now, right?

    • @nitsanbh
      @nitsanbh 3 роки тому +6

      He is a talented flutist:)

  • @haydanoc8779
    @haydanoc8779 3 роки тому +6

    Plays popcorn, soothes me, bass plays, pleases my ears, BLOWS air into the pipes, BLOWS MY MIND! Haha

  • @BaePlatinum
    @BaePlatinum 10 місяців тому +1

    Man, this brings back memories. My dad used to work at an oldies radio station and I would always bug him to put this on when I was there. This is fantastic!

  • @rEdf196
    @rEdf196 3 роки тому +14

    I remember when Popcorn topped the charts. It was decades ahead of its time.

    • @mississaugadave7270
      @mississaugadave7270 3 роки тому +1

      Yup, believe it or not, this was done in 1972. The Moog synthesizer (named after Robert Moog) had just come out. Moog’s new toy was used by “Hot Butter” for their famous hit ‘Popcorn’, and B-side ‘At The Movies’ as one of the first demonstrations of the synth’s capability. I was just a young kid at the time, but was fascinated with the sound.

    • @Dulcimerist
      @Dulcimerist 8 місяців тому

      @@mississaugadave7270 Wrong. Popcorn originally came out in 1969, written and recorded by early Moog pioneer Gershon Kingsley. His "Music to Moog By" album is a landmark synth album, and his work with Jean-Jacques Perrey is legendary.

  • @andrewdavis5386
    @andrewdavis5386 3 роки тому +6

    Takes me back to the 1980s when I asked to play Digger, an old DOS game made in 1983. Popcorn was the theme music for it.

    • @Dulcimerist
      @Dulcimerist 8 місяців тому

      I totally remember that game!

  • @MagicallyMusical
    @MagicallyMusical 3 роки тому +11

    Wow, goals! This is crazy! The amount of time energy and effort put into that looks ridiculous. 😱

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +1

      This is what I do, a lot more coming!

    • @MagicallyMusical
      @MagicallyMusical 3 роки тому

      @@NicolasBras I'm super excited to see more. 😁

  • @MichaelTheoret
    @MichaelTheoret Рік тому +1

    I remember hearing the Song Popcorn when I was ten. I was fascinated by that Song and became early on a fan of Electronic Music . I've heard many remixes but nothing compares to the Version that was released by Hot Butter in 1972 .Gershon kingsley composed the Original " Popcorn " in 1969 for His solo album " Music To Moog By ". I remember well, listening to Kraftwerk and Jean Michel Jarre when I was a Child too, once I found a Canadian Radio Channel that featured the more Avant Garde music . From that beginning when I "got hooked" , I enjoy Electronic Dance Music to this day .

  • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
    @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 3 роки тому +776

    And to think, before any of this started for him, it was nothing more than a pipe dream.
    😏

    • @chaseb.8583
      @chaseb.8583 3 роки тому +1

      Nice

    • @haydanoc8779
      @haydanoc8779 3 роки тому +4

      You get a
      Like 👍🏻

    • @SeeYouInValhalla615
      @SeeYouInValhalla615 3 роки тому +1

      This guy play real good with his pipe...fast 'n with rythm...and with both hands...well...it's a big instrument...he need a third hand...'cause this thing is long...did this pipe instument have a name...no...i would call this piece...longpoppingdong...a masterpiece of pipe handcrafting...he surely inspire a lot lonely dudes, to play with the pipe instrument...all night long...till the fingers hurt

    • @antilektuell6826
      @antilektuell6826 3 роки тому +1

      Am I the only one thinking that this looks exactly like a test tube stand? Or is it just me? XD

    • @tonydobek8908
      @tonydobek8908 3 роки тому

      You're killing me!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @caelanton408
    @caelanton408 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks so much for doing this! I have also always loved that "pop" sound and I really appreciate all the wonderful musical possibilities that you've just brought into existence!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks! I'm also happy that it exists!

  • @jesseelio
    @jesseelio 3 роки тому +6

    4:27 is the music you heard on that one game you used to play back in 2010 on nice cold nights where you could hear the wind outside blowing on your window

  • @solarismoon3046
    @solarismoon3046 3 роки тому +10

    This is great!! I love watching everyday objects becoming something else that is useful. This amazing - it sounds just like the song. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us to enjoy.

  • @paulsansom4373
    @paulsansom4373 3 роки тому +19

    I remember many years ago, seeing a guy in Southern France, play a much bigger, bass register version of your instrument. Made from100mm pipe, two octaves at most, which he played by striking the tops of the pipes with a large pair of flip flops.

    • @neodutch
      @neodutch 3 роки тому +6

      Google Blue Man Group.

    • @jonimaricruz1692
      @jonimaricruz1692 3 роки тому

      I love the picture in my mind! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @IAmValenwind
      @IAmValenwind 3 роки тому +2

      @@neodutch yup, blue man group does that :D

    • @BibleStorm
      @BibleStorm 3 роки тому

      You mean the "pipe techno guy"

  • @downunderdan5132
    @downunderdan5132 3 роки тому +15

    There’s something enormously cheerful and comforting about popcorn 😄😀😎 great work! Greets from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @unclenogbad1509
    @unclenogbad1509 3 роки тому +10

    Mad. Wonderful. Admirable. And very musical. Thank you so much for this video.

  • @PeerlessReads
    @PeerlessReads Рік тому +1

    Brilliant. Thank heavens for off-the-wall individuals. And yeah, loved Popcorn - maybe one of the first records I owned - KTel.

  • @dawsie
    @dawsie 3 роки тому +3

    🙀I love Popcorn is one of my oldest favourites ever I remember listening to it as a small child WOW that has taken me back many years, nicely played too 🤗🤗🤗

  • @rev.davemoorman3883
    @rev.davemoorman3883 3 роки тому +18

    This is exactly what I imagined when Popcorn first played.

  • @richpickings2845
    @richpickings2845 3 роки тому +75

    Musical Director: "Here we have the orchestra layout. We have the woodwind section there and the brass section, the string section over there next to the plastic section."
    New Conductor: "Plastic section ?!?!?!? WTF?"

  • @bronx7886
    @bronx7886 3 роки тому +1

    It is delight both to watch your talent and innovation, but also to read the comments and see how true talent, intelligence and good humor always go together. Thank you.

  • @TheHengeProphet
    @TheHengeProphet 3 роки тому +203

    Rather than torturing your fingers, perhaps artificial wine corks on levers could work instead?

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +50

      Maybe! but you really need to force on the finger to get a good "pop"

    • @dustinbrueggemann1875
      @dustinbrueggemann1875 3 роки тому +4

      @@NicolasBras Springs with some kind of latching system could easily produce enough force.

    • @TheHengeProphet
      @TheHengeProphet 3 роки тому +2

      @@IkusaTakuma springs at the fulcrum of the "key" levers could probably do that

    • @makera5333
      @makera5333 3 роки тому +6

      @@NicolasBras so you need to go to the graveyard.

    • @matildastanford7019
      @matildastanford7019 3 роки тому +4

      A guy here in Brisbane Australia made a pvc pipe music thing to busk on Queens Street mall years ago. He uses thongs (aka flip flops) to "drum" the sound.
      Well worth a google and might spark an idea to improve this type of instrument.

  • @deerfish3000
    @deerfish3000 3 роки тому +5

    You could connect a keyboard to it that controlled little rubber stoppers that would substitute using your finger. I don't know how it would work, but it's an idea.

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +4

      yes that could an idea,
      that raises many other questions, like the noise of the machinery compared to the volume of the acoustic sound,
      for this session my goal was sampling and virtual instrument, but it could be different for the next version!

    • @RetroPlus
      @RetroPlus 3 роки тому

      @@NicolasBras You could possibly use a piezo disk to capture the sound from the pipes, they are very cheap

  • @TheViralInfekT
    @TheViralInfekT 3 роки тому +4

    This song makes me smile every time. Popcorn is just great ^^

  • @pistoleroshooter2575
    @pistoleroshooter2575 3 роки тому +2

    It's just fantastic watching talented, passionate people doing their thing, great work, thanks for sharing.

  • @ChaseThePinballWizard
    @ChaseThePinballWizard 3 роки тому +277

    Nobody:
    10 year old me in the plumbing section of Home Depot:

  • @gregmolnar6318
    @gregmolnar6318 Рік тому +3

    That was so much better than I expected!

  • @UnwovenSleeve
    @UnwovenSleeve 3 роки тому +114

    Make sure to put caps on it when you’re not using them so that spiders don’t crawl in and make it their home

    • @benepic3101
      @benepic3101 3 роки тому +26

      Nah, the spiders are a feature not a bug!

    • @TheLetterbomber
      @TheLetterbomber 3 роки тому +17

      @@benepic3101 Feature? Nah, they're arachnids

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat 3 роки тому +4

      @@benepic3101 wait what, ... they literally bugs!? XD

    • @beyondwhatisknown
      @beyondwhatisknown 3 роки тому +4

      I got a free propane torch once. It didn't function until I took it apart and cleaned out the spider web inside. That's some good advice.

    • @michaelcassady1289
      @michaelcassady1289 3 роки тому

      😱🕷️

  • @siddharthpanchal718
    @siddharthpanchal718 3 роки тому +4

    Iconic instrumental. Made some memories, this one.

  • @EightsEverywhere
    @EightsEverywhere 3 роки тому +11

    Those low notes sound great damn

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +5

      I think too, and I can make two more octaves on the bass register, for the next sampling session probably!

  • @wouterengel1345
    @wouterengel1345 3 роки тому +9

    So cool! Thanks for making this!

  • @jhonbus
    @jhonbus 10 місяців тому +1

    I love this 😍
    Neat proof that electronics aren't the only way of generating a square wave. Fourier would be delighted!

  • @watahyahknow
    @watahyahknow 3 роки тому +6

    bleu man group has a simulair instrument but uses flip flops soles to play it , would mean that you need to space everything out way more
    it might help to wear rubber fingertops so you dont tear the skin under youre fingernails

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 роки тому +1

      With this small diameter, hit the pipes isn't very interesting,
      But rubber fingertops could be useful!

  • @PooDotStinkPants
    @PooDotStinkPants 3 роки тому +19

    4:26 .....you know that's what you want!

  • @Tomd8002
    @Tomd8002 3 роки тому +5

    These remind me of rimbatubes, (basically a larger version played by hitting the pipe opening with foam paddles)

  • @Pokyhawk
    @Pokyhawk Рік тому

    One of my favorite songs from my childhood. After playing music for 50+ years, I'm ashamed to admit that it never occurred to me this song could be played on an analog instrument. Pure stroke of genius.

  • @miaalagdon5095
    @miaalagdon5095 3 роки тому +8

    Wow! You had an amazing talent in making music instruments. You are such a genius. Thank you for sharing it to the world. 😊

  • @chiefthomson
    @chiefthomson 3 роки тому +8

    that was so much fun to watch and the finale was of course spot on ;)

  • @sonnykai
    @sonnykai 3 роки тому +28

    Everyone:
    "You can't make a music UA-cam channel without any instruments."
    Nicolas Bras:
    "Hold my drink."

  • @fatlo8400
    @fatlo8400 2 роки тому +1

    It's a difficult job to make an instrument, but you make it! You're great! "Popcorn" is my favorite songs. Thanks for sharing.

  • @johnmuselmann7886
    @johnmuselmann7886 3 роки тому +35

    I can’t hear this song without thinking of let the bodies hit the floor

    • @a1goldenrunner
      @a1goldenrunner 3 роки тому

      Trust me I know that feeling.
      (I listened to those albums waaaayyy too much)

  • @FrarmerFrank
    @FrarmerFrank 3 роки тому +4

    The first time I heard Popcorn was as the game music for a Sketchy Arcade cabinet running "Pengo"(Ice block pushing game with a penguin vs tribbles?)

  • @shannontaggart8581
    @shannontaggart8581 3 роки тому +6

    That was, awesome. Well done!!!😃

  • @lorencarlin2087
    @lorencarlin2087 Рік тому +1

    Holey moley! Kudos! Love it! Talent! Not just building, but playing too!

  • @lonewolfsstuck
    @lonewolfsstuck 3 роки тому +9

    I will be compleatly honest. Only here for the popcorn cover.. but watching the video through was worth the wait lol

  • @justfrank6345
    @justfrank6345 3 роки тому +4

    This brings me back to my memories of the Blue Man Group

  • @retteketette
    @retteketette 3 роки тому +4

    I was just thinking on my way back home "I need to hear popcorn again, blabla.." scary how you can think of something and a few hours later youtube suggests it in perfect format.

  • @olivierrodriguez2898
    @olivierrodriguez2898 Рік тому

    C'est génial ! Et que de compétences démontrées en une vidéo... (dont la patience, la persévérance, débrouillardise et créativité ne sont pas les moindres). Je suis admiratif ! 👍

  • @ChrisGloomTube
    @ChrisGloomTube 4 роки тому +4

    wowww it sounds so full!

  • @foxholeartist
    @foxholeartist 4 роки тому +4

    Okay, this is epic. Most epic.

  • @OtherGandhi
    @OtherGandhi 4 роки тому +6

    Just came over from the homemade instruments Facebook group. I’ve enjoyed your posts but didn’t know you had a UA-cam! Great stuff

  • @robertsghostv7079
    @robertsghostv7079 3 роки тому +1

    A real sound and exhaust expert! Amazing creative job ! The original "Popcorn" is a great piece of music in itself! I once heard such a thumping and plumping sound on one person, an old Nokia phone, but unfortunately I haven't found such a good and strong, throbbing ringtone anywhere!

    • @Dulcimerist
      @Dulcimerist 8 місяців тому

      You're a fan of Gershon Kingsley, too? Awesome! Do you like Jean-Jacques Perrey as well?

  • @MoxieMagnus
    @MoxieMagnus 3 роки тому +3

    So fantastic and inspiring! Thank you!

  • @TheCrystalGlow
    @TheCrystalGlow 3 роки тому +8

    If you do end up revising this, I actually recommend a Forstner bit for boring holes as it is much cleaner looking and doesn’t destroy the other side.

  • @_roman_5670
    @_roman_5670 3 роки тому +23

    Please play "i'm blue" that would be awesome

  • @Londubh
    @Londubh Рік тому +1

    I just have to give you credit for the amazingly faithful reproduction of the sound

  • @AaronMatye
    @AaronMatye 3 роки тому +4

    Damn I needed this video. I was depressed as hell, and all of the popping sounds throughout the video mad me laugh for some reason. Thank you.