Ugh! The Telegram scammers are out in full force. If someone replies to your comment pretending to be me and saying you won something-ignore them. I don't have a Telegram account and I don't run comment-based giveaways. Stay safe! :)

@davejohnsonmusic

Жыл бұрын

I think most with a brain are privy that those accounts are not you. I always report them when I come across them. Thanks for sharing your toy with us. I always enjoy your backstories to your gadget finds.

@brandonecholsmusic

Жыл бұрын

Oh, wow. That has to be so annoying.

@saketjoshi4476

Жыл бұрын

This means your channel is much famous !

@ActualAshCam

Жыл бұрын

A popular tech KZreadr (ThioJoe) created a tool called YTSpammerPurge, which is very effective at getting rid of spammers in comment sections. Just letting you know if you want to use it.

@nitro8416

Жыл бұрын

@@ActualAshCam It's not that advanced, and most bots will bypass it

I like how he always says it like, "so, something exciting just arrived in the mail," like they really just arrive in his mail randomly. If only that happens to the rest of us too.

@bobbuilder895

Жыл бұрын

gave me blue clues vibe. i couldnt help but get a childish wave of exitement when he said it lol

@marcoscasco222

Жыл бұрын

i mean could happen if you buy something from a foreign country and it took months to arrive, you really never know when they're gonna be there

@spingleboygle

6 ай бұрын

@@bobbuilder895we just got a letter

@Mr_Fancypants

5 ай бұрын

@@spingleboygle look at mr rich guy here recieving letters.

@CryptToneMusic

Ай бұрын

Like some wholesome music SCP that just leaves random musical instruments in your mail

you're amazing for giving us these obscure intrument sampler instruments for free. you make nerds like me really happy.

@mattynek2

Жыл бұрын

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@Biologyz

Жыл бұрын

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@Alastor_StrawberryPimp

Жыл бұрын

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@srehtodnacipE

Жыл бұрын

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@merechava1935

Жыл бұрын

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This is such a cool, weird little niche. No one else is doing anything like this that I know of. I love it.

@noveltyantiques

Жыл бұрын

Yeah!

Seriously--- every time you say "something exciting arrived in the mail" I'm like "oh man where does he find this stuff!?!" and I get excited for you...

@iantophernicus6042

Жыл бұрын

Where does he find this stuff? I thought it just showed up in the mailbox one day!

You do the most amazing work I have ever seen. I can't imagine the engineers behind the design ever thought this would come of their work. Great job!

@theadhdmind

Жыл бұрын

I love seeing these old lost instruments come to life and be given the ability to be enjoyed by everyone forever. This video goes to show just how important Davids work with Decent Sampler truly is!

I really wish there would be a version with 37 keys (having a classical piano distribution) with a silent dual motor design that would also incorporate some clever "microphone" sensors on the "bells" to be able to amplify the sound in a cheap electrical analog way. (I am drooling at the thought of what this new sound could bring to the modern music)

@nuberiffic

Жыл бұрын

...why not just use the virtual instrument he made?

@bacicinvatteneaca

Жыл бұрын

This could work if the spindle was non-magnetic and the bells were ferromagnetic, one could use pickups

@NeoNovastar

Жыл бұрын

@@nuberiffic oh you can always use the digital version, but sometimes being able to touch the physical thing just makes a difference

@NeoNovastar

Жыл бұрын

@@nuberiffic oh you can always use the digital version, but sometimes being able to touch the physical thing just makes a difference

@nuberiffic

Жыл бұрын

@@NeoNovastar Yeah. Seams like a lot of work for such a niche sound. You might also lose some of the charm by engineering it to a high degree

This is really cool. Obscure instruments like this kind of fascinate me. Also it's weird thinking about how eventually people are going to be making videos like this about the toys we played with as kids.

Part of what makes this instrument so magical is that when you play the scale it is not tuned in the Ionian mode (AKA a major scale) as one would expect, but in the Lydian mode, in which the raised fourth scale degree (think C major scale but with an f sharp) creates a feeling of upward motion, of lightness and suspension. I call it the “starry night” mode, become it is often used in film music when something flies up into a star-filled sky. Very often a high-pitched metal instrument like a glockenspiel is also used to evoke the twinkling of the stars.

@SarafinaSummers

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My music teacher just expected me to be able to get it just by hearing it!

What a little treasure from post war Japan! I understand your intent on sampling the best sounding single bell in the array and then using it for your entire sample library; but I would suggest that you go back and sample at least a couple others. My reason for this is that, in my opinion, much of the charm of an instrument like this is going to be in its idiosyncrasy, and this will be even more apparent when the tones are not all identical, and actually reflect some of the fragility and 'unevenness' of the original. Note I'm not suggesting you use them all, but at least use several of the best ringing samples for your library. Just a thought...

the back story behind this is just really interesting to know about

I love your voice, and the way your instrumentals always mix so perfectly with the tone of the video, honestly these are so well produced that it gives me chills sometimes watching them. Thanks for making content!

Your channel is one of the few that's an immediate click once I get the notification. The vibe of your channel really embodies one of my life's mantra: "Everything is interesting, all the time." Thank you for your wonderful and easily consumed videos and for providing such unique sample libraries.

I love when you do these unique musical instruments videos.

I love these historical, restoration, music making, sample library creation videos - amazing! keep em coming :)

The fact that you always turn the unstrument into a plugin is too amazing. You are simply great! Thank you

Another beautiful video - thank you, David! It's wonderful to think how this charming little instrument is now able to ring out across the world - instead of rusting away in a landfill. It all could never have been foreseen.

This is magical. Thanks for these type of videos. I love how you research the backstory and the way you present it and then even give us a free toy to play with.

Your work is phenomenal. All the research, knowledge, effort and the way you put it all together in this 8 min format without rushing it is really impressive. And to be able to get the sounds you make is a gift, thank you very much!

Cool toy! I've seen and heard instruments like this played in street music when I was a kid, for sure. As always, thanks for the very nice freebie :) How did you correct rhythmic striking for each note? That's cool!

@Esbe1280

Жыл бұрын

Why you hurting them? :(( /J

@glenesis

Жыл бұрын

@@Esbe1280 Awww, I'm so sorry! I made a typo. I fixed it. I'd never hurt a nice toy instrument :) /j

I recently started my discovery into analog synthesizers and stumbled upon your channel. The creativity, curiosity and production of these episodes hooked me in. Subscribed. ✌️

You are inspiration for a new 21 year old music learner.... This type of videos are so satisfying

Your videos are amazingly well put together and just such a delight to watch!

Really love Dusty Planets David. Great progression ambient electronic vibe! First time listener, just bought the track. Keep up the amazing work!

I like that toy for what it is, lots of technical metal folding and forming... a combination of multiple materials that all come together as a toy that probably indirectly inspired someone, somewhere to make music.

I just recently discovered your channel and have to say thank you. Not many people sample these types of things and then just put it out there for free. Much love, major respect.

What a wholesome video, loved it. Thank you for sharing, David!

you didi it again! love your video production and writing! Thanks so much for decent sampler!

i just found your channel, i deeply appreciate what you do with these tools to create new music and provide them to us. thank you!

I can stop watching these. I like how a story is told and you always end on a happy fulfilling 'note'. It goes full circle :) instant subscribe

Oh the plug-in really felt like a gift for my curiosity. I was in search of cool old sounds to use. Thank you soo much!!!💕💕

great format! Really, you create something special! Thank you very much! Can't wait for the next video!

I found your channel today, and I've watched a couple of your videos. I'm in love with your content now. Well, I'll keep watching more.

The music at the end sounded lovely with this toy piano added to it and would love to hear this in full. Thank you for a great video.

You make some of the most amazing content I've seen in a long time.

Hey David, keep up the good work!! I love your video series with broken / old instruments. So cool! 🙌

Accidentally discovered your youtube channel. Very interesting digging into musical history, please keep up the good work!

That sounds a lot better than I was expecting. A nice feature to add would be a speed control for the motor, sort of like a Leslie Speaker, that would increase and decrease the rate of the knockers against the bells. Just something to add a little bit of an accent to the sound.

What a fun and original channel. Im glad I found you!

sounds so magical im happy you made it work!

So … the tone you speak with ..and the vibe of that backing track is just so captivating .. had to sub

This is such a cool, weird little instrument with an interesting history! It's more of a toy than anything else but when you started playing with the sample you got from it, it rally does sound nice! I like the constant percussive ringing of the bells a lot!

this is such an interesting video!! i love the sound it makes raw but nice work recording it for us

Aw, that is so sweet! What a clever little toy, and when you got it working and sampled it and made some music, I got all misty. It might have hit me at the intersection of nostalgia and how much I like Japanese things.

I love the way you handle every cool things you find! 🙂👏👏👏👏❤

Another beautiful , informative & fascinating video. Quickly becoming my favourite channel on the ‘tube

Just found your videos today. Loving your videos!

this is so amazing and the fact that its free...... omg dont get me started cuz man as a young producer with no money......... i dont think you know how much this is a blessing.

Did you know that the mechanism that strikes the bells (the plectrums? the mallets?) looks like it’s based on the mechanism inside of bike bells? (The old style ones that go like “brrr-brrring!”, not the new ones that go like “PING!”)

@daveprice5911

Жыл бұрын

man I had a bell like that, I loved it

Your videos are honestly amazing 💙

idk why this video touched me so much, how beautiful to see how music evolves in time, thx !!

This is so cool! I wasn't expecting you to make a sample for this kids toy. You're truly an engineer

I love how the black keys are just painted on the white ones :D Another awesome video! I love watching your content and I really need to get back into making music again...

This just kept getting better. The toy itself, what it looks like opened up, the crazy Deagan one, the conversion to Decent. Awesome!

I honestly thinking there’s some relation to real vibraphones, they also have a motor that creates the “vibrato” effect. That might be where they’re taking the name from.

I love your videos, they way you include a short history if an instrument is very engaging.

Always a delight to watch your stuff ✨🎷🐛

What a delightful toy and story! The colour and design reminds me of a lot of my old toys. Sweet

This is some top notch community content. I mean this is too good for KZread. Bravo

thats amazing, thanks for the plugin!

you are one of my favorite youtubers right now, keep up the good work 🙏

wow this video is amazing!! i absolutely loved all the music in it too!!

As I started to watch the video, I wished to get this toy sampled, watching a little more you did it 😃 So beautiful video, thank you!

Sounds so good! Thanks for the history and great instrument!

one of the best channels ! much love from Brazil !

I love your channel. This is so fun to watch. 🥰

Really cool, as always. I greatly enjoy your channel, keep it up!

Wow, I am so glad I stumbled upon this. Such unique and delightful content!

Yes. Another awesome vid. Thanks for sampling this thing man.

Love your videos, specially those experimental pedals. Have a good day sir.

very clever… and takes you/me back to when the toy would also have delighted a child many years ago. I was born in 1959, and my first musical toy was a xylophone, and a small tin, musical merry-go-round… that became the start of my musical career!! Well done!!

This is awesome. Thanks for making this!!!

Another amazing video! I don't know how these aren't getting millions of views yet

Love your samples.

the motor in my "Big Mouth Singers" toy piano is louder lol ... exactly the same instrument thought ... just made of plastic ... and it has awesome heads with mouths that open when you press a key ... Nice video !

Wow! I'm just amazed once again:)

You are so awesome! Thanks for sharing this!

I would like you to know that it makes me happy to see your videos pop up in my feed. Cheers

Thank you for your dedication to reuse old stuff

I just stumbled on one of your videos, then moved on to watch afew more, and omg. I feel like i've just stumbled on a treasure trove. It's pretty amazing what you do here on your channel! So very underrated, but, i think i like it that way. =)

This is so cool what do did and thought of!

Thank you for sharing this cool toy

You do such amazing work!

Your videos are amazing man

Amazing !! recording such sounds and digitalise them for future!

Having the spindle does bring it close into the vibraphone territory. Vibraphones have rotating paddles inside the pipes that can either be powered electrically or mechanically by a pedal, which create a very similar vibrating sound to this little piano. Just a little insight that there might be more to the naming than just the popularity of the instrument. I have a vibraphone that also needs its string replaced and it gets stuck on occasion. Mine is electric and the foot pedal releases felt pads allowing the vibration of air in the pipes to ring out.

Very cool video enjoyed watching thanks for creating 👍

Thank you for the video. Good job.

Wow! That is sooooo 😎 You're a bit of a geniius, Dave 👍

‘TN’ - I recognised this immediately from my robot collecting years. I saw lots of Nomura’s toys, but never this one. Beautiful. Thank you!

Thank you! You made me happy!

Fantastic video! I love seeing toys from the past analyzed and researched. It’s so cool to see what kind of things were invented before the internet kinda took over a lot of entertainment value for kids

Such great work. I'd love to see a sample with the original motor, add some reverb onto it and it would make a great horror movie instrument with the background noise.

This reminds me of a musical toy I had as a kid in the 70's called Big Mouth Singers. It sounded just the same. Thanks for bringing back a fond memory.

your such a legend i’m gonna put this in so many lofi jams

I really like the tune that you made. It’s a very happy Japanese sound. :)

Brilliant stuff again!!

Wonderful as always 👏

I love your anecdotes

Very cool! Thanks! 🥳👍