Making one of these boxes is dead simple. Drill holes and insert screws, then wind guitar strings around 'em. (Front of box.) Screw down some springs. (Middle of box.) Wind stiff wires (metal costhangers, cut, or paperclips, cut) around more screws. (Test of box.) On the underside of the box mount a contact microphone (piezo) near each screw or bolt. Beeswax works best for assuring firm contact twixt the mic and the wood of the box. Then all you need is an audio effects unit like the one used in the video. You'll need to amplify the signals from the contact mics, do you'll need a mixer with mic inputs twixt the box and the audio delay unit.
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you rule, you are a real electroacoustique researcher, and musician. i do same kinda things sometimes. No computer, delays, loopers, gameboys, micros piezos called "Magnetons". Type motif_r someday. You are a great engineer. Never stop.ok?
Looks like you should make a booklet on this from all the interest. I think I know how its done and wont need one, but your idea is a real good product. I could sell it in a second to a music nerd I know.
In fact there's a similar (and more complex) device called Luminist Garden, I'm not sure if there are other options to buy but yes, it could be an interesting product I suppose
Yes I think they were connected in series, and then a pot also in series to control the volume, but I had it at full volume most of the time because it's not amplified
It would be down to your preference. As a Percussionist, I would certainly say no. Tone Wood is ideal. Metal, especially with the already Kalimbaesque Timbres... would be harsh & cold. The Wood is a nice balancing influence. But it's all a matter of what you want. Think of striking a metal trash can with a rubber mallet... vs. striking a hollow wooden crate.
Hi! Thanks for your great video and inspiration. I have an OP-1 too, and I'm building a wooden case for it at the moment. This will be my next DIY project for sure. Is your button "off" when it's pressed down and "on" when it idle? So it's this the way it mutes the sound when pressed. I'm also considering between one/two piezos, how have you connected the two? Same connections from both piezos?
Hi, yes the push button is normally closed so when I press it, it mutes the output. I would try just with one piezo as big as you can find, there are some with 5cm diameter that will provide good volume. I'm sure it would work better than having two piezos as my box, I think they were in series but I can't remember for sure. I'm sure the op-1 box looks cool in wood ;)
Thanks! This is exactly that kind of crazy thing I bought my OP for. I'll have to go and look for a closed button, I guess they are usually open ones and close when pressed. I also thought of connecting one piezo directly to 3,5mm jack. Then you can record your own heartbeat or whatever you can think of.
Very nice - I should really consider making one of these (boxes) - but I do make lots of field recordings with my phone. I do, however, have a large interest in the OP-1 and the Digitakt. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Thanks! You could make a smaller box and use it with a field recorder instead of a smartphone too, the box doesn't need batteries and a small field recorder is very useful. In fact, I recorded this with an Olympus LS-11 ;)
Hi, it's so simple I didn't publish anything, but from the comments and description you can check how I made it. Also, I have another similar video where I open the box at the end to see the circuit.
Efímer sorry to ask so many questions: do you think 1 piezo would be sufficient or three piezo? I ordered a single and then three that are already connected to a jack and I don’t wanna order anymore lol
It's the other way around, I wanted to build it to make some atmospheric sounds and later I decided to make the video. You can get much useful sounds connecting it to some pedals, I think of this more as a very basic example.
@@Trtlman no, but I've been so busy with the product website that I haven't just played anything. In this video I used a similar box with piezos to make the rhythm/metal sounds: ua-cam.com/video/92PLU3fAk80/v-deo.html
Hi, it's simpler than you think. Just create your own wood box with vibrating elements like springs and other and inside of the box put one piezoelectric sensor like this one: dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/images/products/10293=01.jpg Connect the sensor directly to an audio jack and that's it! Then you can add a push button, volume etc, but the basic part is what I told you.
Hi there , beutifull job I very like this and want to built one for me , can you write how to built one like this and to tell about the process from the first step ? Thanks!!!
Yes the knob is for the volume and the push button stops sending audio while the button is pressed. Show me your version if you try it, it would be easy to add the distortion, I was going to try it with an old guitar pedal but finally I didn't do it.
Hi, using one of my previous answers: Create your own wood box with vibrating elements like springs and other and inside of the box put one piezoelectric sensor like this one: dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/images/products/10293=01.jpg Connect the sensor directly to an audio jack and that's it! Then you can add a push button, volume etc, but the basic part is what I told you.
Wouldn't it be easier to have the box and the piezos separated? I mean, build the piezos as a mic (or input device, with the pots and buttons) and then you build as many boxes as you want without having to deal with electronics; then you just switch your input between boxes. It could be easier and cheaper I think. Anyway, a nice idea I'm copying for sure.
You could build just one circuit and different boxes but the piezos need to be always in contact as much as possible with the box to have good volume so in that case maybe you would need to pre-amplify the signal of the piezos. Anyway the cost is so low (about $10-20 total cost) that I liked the idea of having a "stand-alone instrument" that doesn't need anything else to work. Btw what you say would work perfectly attaching that pre-amplified device to anything, maybe I'll try that too at some moment ;)
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Making one of these boxes is dead simple. Drill holes and insert screws, then wind guitar strings around 'em. (Front of box.) Screw down some springs. (Middle of box.) Wind stiff wires (metal costhangers, cut, or paperclips, cut) around more screws. (Test of box.)
On the underside of the box mount a contact microphone (piezo) near each screw or bolt. Beeswax works best for assuring firm contact twixt the mic and the wood of the box.
Then all you need is an audio effects unit like the one used in the video.
You'll need to amplify the signals from the contact mics, do you'll need a mixer with mic inputs twixt the box and the audio delay unit.
how many have you sold in the past 3 years?
Essentially the best piece of gears on the net
I'm in love
Brilliant 👏🏾👏🏾 Love the clockwork sounds 🤯
thanks!
How inspiring! Love experimental and out of the box stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!
thanks!
ha, “out of the box”…
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you rule, you are a real electroacoustique researcher, and musician.
i do same kinda things sometimes. No computer, delays, loopers, gameboys, micros piezos called "Magnetons". Type motif_r someday. You are a great engineer. Never stop.ok?
thanks man
That's awesome. You got some really cool sounds out of this box.
The best prototype of diy stuff i guess, really awesome!
I need one of those boxes as well!
Very inspiring! Keep it up!
thanks!
Looks like you should make a booklet on this from all the interest. I think I know how its done and wont need one, but your idea is a real good product. I could sell it in a second to a music nerd I know.
In fact there's a similar (and more complex) device called Luminist Garden, I'm not sure if there are other options to buy but yes, it could be an interesting product I suppose
cool idea. With a looper (like the OP1) a lot of posibblities to create drones and atmosphere songs.
Very nice. Questions: you are using 2 piezo's, are they connected together ? How did you manage the volume ? From the piezo's to the pot ? Thanks
Yes I think they were connected in series, and then a pot also in series to control the volume, but I had it at full volume most of the time because it's not amplified
Hi, would a metal box be a better option for sound transference compared to wood?
I'm not sure but the circuit is so simple it's worth the try, go ahead! ;)
Cool, thanks and nice work :)
It would be down to your preference. As a Percussionist, I would certainly say no. Tone Wood is ideal. Metal, especially with the already Kalimbaesque Timbres... would be harsh & cold. The Wood is a nice balancing influence.
But it's all a matter of what you want.
Think of striking a metal trash can with a rubber mallet... vs. striking a hollow wooden crate.
A lovely eccentric experiment
Inspirational goodie box. Great job!!
MAN THIS IS FANTASTIC! BRAVO!
A walkthrough would be so cool!!!
what kind of kill-switch button and volume pot are you using?
A simple linear pot (10k I think) and just a normally closed push button so it opens the circuit when pressed
@@Efimer thank you
Sounds like this song is ready for publishing👍🏼
I like it a lot. I´ll build a box like this for a school project. How did you fixed the strings?
cool! I just used some M4 screws, by adding using washers you have a bigger surface to hold the strings
Hi! Thanks for your great video and inspiration. I have an OP-1 too, and I'm building a wooden case for it at the moment. This will be my next DIY project for sure. Is your button "off" when it's pressed down and "on" when it idle? So it's this the way it mutes the sound when pressed. I'm also considering between one/two piezos, how have you connected the two? Same connections from both piezos?
Hi, yes the push button is normally closed so when I press it, it mutes the output. I would try just with one piezo as big as you can find, there are some with 5cm diameter that will provide good volume. I'm sure it would work better than having two piezos as my box, I think they were in series but I can't remember for sure.
I'm sure the op-1 box looks cool in wood ;)
Thanks! This is exactly that kind of crazy thing I bought my OP for. I'll have to go and look for a closed button, I guess they are usually open ones and close when pressed. I also thought of connecting one piezo directly to 3,5mm jack. Then you can record your own heartbeat or whatever you can think of.
Oh, did you just glue the piezo with hot glue or something? I'll try to make the connection with the box as good as possible.
yes the normal ones are different. With the piezo directly to the jack it will work great for a heartbeat ;)
I used a fast glue like "super glue"
very cool
Very nice - I should really consider making one of these (boxes) - but I do make lots of field recordings with my phone. I do, however, have a large interest in the OP-1 and the Digitakt. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Thanks! You could make a smaller box and use it with a field recorder instead of a smartphone too, the box doesn't need batteries and a small field recorder is very useful. In fact, I recorded this with an Olympus LS-11 ;)
Excelente video! me ha gustado mucho el artilugio creador de efectos especiales! ya tengo ganas de hacer uno ;-)
Saludos!
gracias crack ;)
What is the toggle switch for? You said there is no power, but you appear to switch it right before you start
It just connects or disconnects the circuit so it works like an on/off switch, exactly the same as the push button
Woah, big up. This may be the fastest reply I have ever gotten on youtube haha. Ah ok, though. Very cool. Thank you :-)
Neat gizmo I used to play something acoustic like this. Are you running through a sequencer?
No, it's just the OP-1 realtime effects
nice work dude. you should make a video about the guts in this machine.
Are the schematics for this instrument available? I'd very much like to recreate this instrument.Thanks!
Hi, it's so simple I didn't publish anything, but from the comments and description you can check how I made it. Also, I have another similar video where I open the box at the end to see the circuit.
Can you give me the schematic diagram in pvt please?
Please read my first answer
Sounds great! What diameter piezo elements are you using?
In this case they were about 35-40mm, but try greater if you can to get more volume ;)
Great, thanks! I just ordered 50mm and am building the Music Thing Mikrophonie to get it into my modular.
i second the message by linchius B
being so easy to build I wasn't going to build one but maybe when I have some time I will
So tight. Love it.
Inside that box is the mutoid baby of David Lynch and Tom Waites.
do you have an assembly video
no but it's quite easy to build, at this point there are probably a lot of videos building similar ones
Cool experiment 🤓
Hey do you have any instructions on how to make something like this? thanks
Hi, just the description and other comments. I don't rule out documenting it if I create another one
Thanks! definitely into the DIY insturment + OP-1 vibe.
where can i buy that machine？
nowadays you have a good amount of tutorials, I think the options you can buy are pretty expensive compared to making it yourself.
love it!!
thanks!
ua-cam.com/video/E7AWJEXnxYE/v-deo.html
@@Efimer
ua-cam.com/video/E7AWJEXnxYE/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/29C7MHmLZ9U/v-deo.html
Check those out !
Cool video by the way !!! Love it !!!
brilliant
..love this
J. Frank Parnell : You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?
awesome creation! try experimenting with some LFO settings.
thanks I will try.
Did you connect the piezo discs to the top of the box?
Like by soldering or poxy or hot glue?
@@evanphillips118 yes to the top, with superglue but anything will work
Efímer followup question: is it two piezo discs? And which side or does it not matter?
@@evanphillips118 yes, there's just one valid side, the one without wires ;)
Efímer sorry to ask so many questions: do you think 1 piezo would be sufficient or three piezo? I ordered a single and then three that are already connected to a jack and I don’t wanna order anymore lol
Very cool!
As cool as these things are I gotta wonder, do you still play with it or was this just for the video?
It's the other way around, I wanted to build it to make some atmospheric sounds and later I decided to make the video. You can get much useful sounds connecting it to some pedals, I think of this more as a very basic example.
@@Efimer You still play with it?
@@Trtlman no, but I've been so busy with the product website that I haven't just played anything. In this video I used a similar box with piezos to make the rhythm/metal sounds: ua-cam.com/video/92PLU3fAk80/v-deo.html
@@Efimer last question, that's the thing you're using to modify the sounds?
@@Trtlman you mean the Teenage Engineering OP-1 I guess?
So inspiring ! Genius
Incredible how do you capture the sound in the box? Can you show us?
You can check my other video, the top part is very similar, ignore the other things inside the box: ua-cam.com/video/3yW5wNo5sV0/v-deo.html
Greetings! What sort of hardware are you using to hold the strings? Great idea!
Thanks! They're normal M4 screws put from inside the box (the wood has to be slightly thick to hold the tension)
but how are the strings actually held onto the screws, to hold them tight?
Looks like bolts clamping them down?
jolie machine - jolis sonorités - bravo
thank you!
Do you have instruction for this? It would be great addition to my music, this kind of thin I mean.
Hi, it's simpler than you think. Just create your own wood box with vibrating elements like springs and other and inside of the box put one piezoelectric sensor like this one: dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/images/products/10293=01.jpg
Connect the sensor directly to an audio jack and that's it! Then you can add a push button, volume etc, but the basic part is what I told you.
+0verclock thanks i t hinnk I have to go to get some parts for this 😀
cool, show me your box when you finish it ;)
Hi there , beutifull job
I very like this and want to built one for me , can you write how to built one like this and to tell about the process from the first step ?
Thanks!!!
Hi, it's really simple, you can check my other answers for the details
your machine sounds better than the elaborate high tech stuff on utube...why? cause youadded the goo that sounds interesting....echo and reverb
Is there a Eurorack version ? ;)
Maybe some time, it would have plenty of space for springs inside :P
Great machine !
O kurwa ja pierdole osom no poprostu artysta piekne dzielo 😂
WOOW !! VERY INTERESTING !! GREETINGS
Thanks!
Straight out of "Raindogs" ^-^.
what are the extra buttons ? and knobs. one for volume i guess, distortion maybe?
good shizz btw!!think im going to copy somehow!
another thing, , you connect two piezos into one? cable?
Yes the knob is for the volume and the push button stops sending audio while the button is pressed. Show me your version if you try it, it would be easy to add the distortion, I was going to try it with an old guitar pedal but finally I didn't do it.
I don't remember for sure but I think I put them in series in different parts of the box.
i subscribed to ur channel if i do something ill send it to you or make a video and put it on utube. thank you for answer
Great! Also I'll probably upload a video of a new ambient machine very soon, maybe it can give you more ideas.
Soooo goooood
very nice idea ;-)
Is the inside of the box empty?
no, there are two piezoelectric sensors (microphones) glued to the top
But will it djent??
don't you release some sorts of samples pack? it sounds good!
thanks! I'm sure there are already many. I find more interesting to have the physical "instrument" so you can create the sounds at the moment
👍
Nice piezzo box! however the sound seems muffled, i think you should add a Hi-z preamp next to it to get rid of this filter effect.
thx for the suggestion but to add a preamp I would need to power the box
right
Flavien Van Haezevelde couldn’t you just connect to box to like a line 6 pod or something and use a preamp sim from that or something?
Revelation!!!
Can you make a video how you made the cool instrument
you can check my other answers, it's quite easy to build it ;)
Thanks
How much did it cost to make this box?
I already had most of the parts but you can build a similar one with under $20
can you please make a short overview, how its built ?
Hi, using one of my previous answers:
Create your own wood box with vibrating elements like springs and other and inside of the box put one piezoelectric sensor like this one: dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/images/products/10293=01.jpg
Connect the sensor directly to an audio jack and that's it! Then you can add a push button, volume etc, but the basic part is what I told you.
thanks, man!
is this asmr but in music form?
Cool
genial ! très inspirant
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE RE LOCA TU MAQUINITA BROOOOOOO
brilliant :)
ambient asmr
hello zoviet france
Man this is awesome lol
Is that really DIY? Great!
Wish I would have seen this before I built mine. I like that wooden box. I went with an aluminum one.
Mechanalog Music I can imagine the aluminium would resonate a lot
Wouldn't it be easier to have the box and the piezos separated? I mean, build the piezos as a mic (or input device, with the pots and buttons) and then you build as many boxes as you want without having to deal with electronics; then you just switch your input between boxes. It could be easier and cheaper I think.
Anyway, a nice idea I'm copying for sure.
You could build just one circuit and different boxes but the piezos need to be always in contact as much as possible with the box to have good volume so in that case maybe you would need to pre-amplify the signal of the piezos. Anyway the cost is so low (about $10-20 total cost) that I liked the idea of having a "stand-alone instrument" that doesn't need anything else to work. Btw what you say would work perfectly attaching that pre-amplified device to anything, maybe I'll try that too at some moment ;)
Muy Bueno...!!!!
Sounds like a horror movie
Ha ha well that's pretty darned weird!
Avante garde much?
What the fuck is thiiiis!!??.