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.

@DeepThinkingGPU

Жыл бұрын

how many have you sold in the past 3 years?

MAN THIS IS FANTASTIC! BRAVO!

The best prototype of diy stuff i guess, really awesome!

That's awesome. You got some really cool sounds out of this box.

How inspiring! Love experimental and out of the box stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@polkaputo3226

Жыл бұрын

ha, “out of the box”…

Inspirational goodie box. Great job!!

I need one of those boxes as well! Very inspiring! Keep it up!

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

thanks!

cool idea. With a looper (like the OP1) a lot of posibblities to create drones and atmosphere songs.

Brilliant 👏🏾👏🏾 Love the clockwork sounds 🤯

@Efimer

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Essentially the best piece of gears on the net I'm in love

brilliant ..love this

A walkthrough would be so cool!!!

Great machine !

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?

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

thanks man

Excelente video! me ha gustado mucho el artilugio creador de efectos especiales! ya tengo ganas de hacer uno ;-) Saludos!

@orioldomingo6391

7 жыл бұрын

gracias crack ;)

A lovely eccentric experiment

very nice idea ;-)

So inspiring ! Genius

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.

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

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 experiment 🤓

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! :)

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

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 ;)

very cool

So tight. Love it.

nice work dude. you should make a video about the guts in this machine.

Very cool!

Man this is awesome lol

Sounds like this song is ready for publishing👍🏼

genial ! très inspirant

jolie machine - jolis sonorités - bravo

@Efimer

5 жыл бұрын

thank you!

brilliant :)

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

@Efimer

5 жыл бұрын

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?

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure but the circuit is so simple it's worth the try, go ahead! ;)

@TUBEDIGGA

6 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks and nice work :)

@CaalamusTube

6 жыл бұрын

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.

Neat gizmo I used to play something acoustic like this. Are you running through a sequencer?

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

No, it's just the OP-1 realtime effects

Soooo goooood

WOOW !! VERY INTERESTING !! GREETINGS

@Efimer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

love it!!

@Efimer

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@kevycoldcuts

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2t1uax-iNHeiag.html

@kevycoldcuts

3 жыл бұрын

@@Efimer kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2t1uax-iNHeiag.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZG13ma-Bna_Aabg.html

@kevycoldcuts

3 жыл бұрын

Check those out ! Cool video by the way !!! Love it !!!

what are the extra buttons ? and knobs. one for volume i guess, distortion maybe? good shizz btw!!think im going to copy somehow!

@pazificer

7 жыл бұрын

another thing, , you connect two piezos into one? cable?

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

I don't remember for sure but I think I put them in series in different parts of the box.

@pazificer

7 жыл бұрын

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

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

Great! Also I'll probably upload a video of a new ambient machine very soon, maybe it can give you more ideas.

Incredible how do you capture the sound in the box? Can you show us?

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

You can check my other video, the top part is very similar, ignore the other things inside the box: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Za2Ll9mHn5jZhpM.html

Are the schematics for this instrument available? I'd very much like to recreate this instrument.Thanks!

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@davezeta

6 жыл бұрын

Can you give me the schematic diagram in pvt please?

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

Please read my first answer

Sounds great! What diameter piezo elements are you using?

@Efimer

5 жыл бұрын

In this case they were about 35-40mm, but try greater if you can to get more volume ;)

@electrosquish

5 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks! I just ordered 50mm and am building the Music Thing Mikrophonie to get it into my modular.

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?

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

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 ;)

@kotpii

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@kotpii

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

yes the normal ones are different. With the piezo directly to the jack it will work great for a heartbeat ;)

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

I used a fast glue like "super glue"

I like it a lot. I´ll build a box like this for a school project. How did you fixed the strings?

@Efimer

2 жыл бұрын

cool! I just used some M4 screws, by adding using washers you have a bigger surface to hold the strings

awesome creation! try experimenting with some LFO settings.

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

thanks I will try.

don't you release some sorts of samples pack? it sounds good!

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

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

Greetings! What sort of hardware are you using to hold the strings? Great idea!

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They're normal M4 screws put from inside the box (the wood has to be slightly thick to hold the tension)

@blogic12

6 жыл бұрын

but how are the strings actually held onto the screws, to hold them tight?

@CaalamusTube

6 жыл бұрын

Looks like bolts clamping them down?

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!!!

@Efimer

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, it's really simple, you can check my other answers for the details

Muy Bueno...!!!!

what kind of kill-switch button and volume pot are you using?

@Efimer

2 жыл бұрын

A simple linear pot (10k I think) and just a normally closed push button so it opens the circuit when pressed

@makeperceive

2 жыл бұрын

@@Efimer thank you

Is there a Eurorack version ? ;)

@Efimer

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe some time, it would have plenty of space for springs inside :P

Hey do you have any instructions on how to make something like this? thanks

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, just the description and other comments. I don't rule out documenting it if I create another one

@hansp.5719

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! definitely into the DIY insturment + OP-1 vibe.

What is the toggle switch for? You said there is no power, but you appear to switch it right before you start

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

It just connects or disconnects the circuit so it works like an on/off switch, exactly the same as the push button

@nasound2473

6 жыл бұрын

Woah, big up. This may be the fastest reply I have ever gotten on youtube haha. Ah ok, though. Very cool. Thank you :-)

is this asmr but in music form?

Cool

Do you have instruction for this? It would be great addition to my music, this kind of thin I mean.

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@discophone_6214

7 жыл бұрын

+0verclock thanks i t hinnk I have to go to get some parts for this 😀

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

cool, show me your box when you finish it ;)

Revelation!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE RE LOCA TU MAQUINITA BROOOOOOO

J. Frank Parnell : You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?

do you have an assembly video

@Efimer

Жыл бұрын

no but it's quite easy to build, at this point there are probably a lot of videos building similar ones

i second the message by linchius B

@Efimer

4 жыл бұрын

being so easy to build I wasn't going to build one but maybe when I have some time I will

where can i buy that machine？

@Efimer

11 ай бұрын

nowadays you have a good amount of tutorials, I think the options you can buy are pretty expensive compared to making it yourself.

But will it djent??

Is that really DIY? Great!

👍

your machine sounds better than the elaborate high tech stuff on utube...why? cause youadded the goo that sounds interesting....echo and reverb

Inside that box is the mutoid baby of David Lynch and Tom Waites.

Can you make a video how you made the cool instrument

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

you can check my other answers, it's quite easy to build it ;)

@tristanpolliandersen3524

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Straight out of "Raindogs" ^-^.

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.

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

thx for the suggestion but to add a preamp I would need to power the box

@dar2dar2

6 жыл бұрын

right

@evanphillips118

4 жыл бұрын

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?

Is the inside of the box empty?

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

no, there are two piezoelectric sensors (microphones) glued to the top

Did you connect the piezo discs to the top of the box?

@evanphillips118

4 жыл бұрын

Like by soldering or poxy or hot glue?

@Efimer

4 жыл бұрын

@@evanphillips118 yes to the top, with superglue but anything will work

@evanphillips118

4 жыл бұрын

Efímer followup question: is it two piezo discs? And which side or does it not matter?

@Efimer

4 жыл бұрын

@@evanphillips118 yes, there's just one valid side, the one without wires ;)

@evanphillips118

4 жыл бұрын

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

How much did it cost to make this box?

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

I already had most of the parts but you can build a similar one with under $20

@paulzavadski3695

7 жыл бұрын

can you please make a short overview, how its built ?

@Efimer

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@paulzavadski3695

7 жыл бұрын

thanks, man!

ambient asmr

O kurwa ja pierdole osom no poprostu artysta piekne dzielo 😂

hello zoviet france

Ha ha well that's pretty darned weird!

As cool as these things are I gotta wonder, do you still play with it or was this just for the video?

@Efimer

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@Efimer You still play with it?

@Efimer

Жыл бұрын

@@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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2aErrdslqTRaJM.html

@Trtlman

Жыл бұрын

@@Efimer last question, that's the thing you're using to modify the sounds?

@Efimer

Жыл бұрын

@@Trtlman you mean the Teenage Engineering OP-1 I guess?

Sounds like a horror movie

Wish I would have seen this before I built mine. I like that wooden box. I went with an aluminum one.

@jonny26281

4 жыл бұрын

Mechanalog Music I can imagine the aluminium would resonate a lot

Avante garde much?

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.

@Efimer

6 жыл бұрын

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 ;)

What the fuck is thiiiis!!??.