I made an instrument to play Popcorn acoustic cover

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @Tom-Lahaye
    @Tom-Lahaye 3 года назад +2365

    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 года назад +371

      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 года назад +42

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

    • @BruceCarbonLakeriver
      @BruceCarbonLakeriver 3 года назад +8

      @@NicolasBras this project is awesome :DD

    • @naverilllang
      @naverilllang 3 года назад +30

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

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 3 года назад +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 года назад +1167

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

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +70

      Thanks!

    • @Barnaclebeard
      @Barnaclebeard Год назад +11

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

    • @deanedgx
      @deanedgx Год назад +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 Год назад +6

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

    • @terriatca1
      @terriatca1 Год назад +7

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

  • @MikMech
    @MikMech 3 года назад +7168

    The TRUE definition of POP Music.....

    • @Killerspieler
      @Killerspieler 3 года назад +128

      What a CORNy joke...

    • @wt2318
      @wt2318 3 года назад +73

      This comment will POP like CORN

    • @nedangeloo
      @nedangeloo 3 года назад +33

      what the pop is this?

    • @MikMech
      @MikMech 3 года назад +25

      @@nedangeloo Lovin the 'Dad jokes'

    • @nedangeloo
      @nedangeloo 3 года назад +53

      Dad jokes are just a-maize-ing

  • @bobblebardsley
    @bobblebardsley Год назад +62

    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 8 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @silverbackakasherby2033
    @silverbackakasherby2033 3 года назад +1343

    This is nothing more than a pipe dream

    • @takix2007
      @takix2007 3 года назад +12

      Still a better pipe build than the hyperloop

    • @Shibbyite
      @Shibbyite 3 года назад +16

      You made me breath heavily out of my nose

    • @tempestive1
      @tempestive1 3 года назад +4

      Underrated xD

    • @emceeboogieboots1608
      @emceeboogieboots1608 3 года назад +1

      Winner here👏

    • @davespringer777
      @davespringer777 3 года назад +2

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

  • @Wintergatan_2
    @Wintergatan_2 3 года назад +3175

    great stuff

    • @loukashareangas4420
      @loukashareangas4420 3 года назад +85

      Who could have guessed... Hi Wilson!

    • @mickett
      @mickett 3 года назад +13

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

    • @leobrennagh-mackie4839
      @leobrennagh-mackie4839 3 года назад +8

      Hi Martin

    • @vincentmartin2752
      @vincentmartin2752 3 года назад +19

      [Martin Seal Of Approval]

    • @Killerspieler
      @Killerspieler 3 года назад +9

      Bad Wilson, spit out that feature creep! 😜

  • @danielkrastoff6388
    @danielkrastoff6388 3 года назад +382

    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.

  • @erinmalone2669
    @erinmalone2669 Год назад +217

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

    • @mattshu
      @mattshu 5 месяцев назад

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

    • @NeonBeeCat
      @NeonBeeCat Месяц назад

      now what instrument would telstar be cool to cover on

  • @FLjock01
    @FLjock01 3 года назад +198

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

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +9

      Thanks!

    • @theherk
      @theherk Год назад

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

  • @red13emerald
    @red13emerald 3 года назад +291

    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 года назад +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 года назад +13

      Thanks a lot!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +15

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

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht 3 года назад +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 года назад +2

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

  • @bellangerdorian8286
    @bellangerdorian8286 3 года назад +272

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

    • @OldSilkRoad
      @OldSilkRoad 3 года назад +8

      You made my day! Thank you!

    • @badaimgaming2180
      @badaimgaming2180 3 года назад +1

      legend

    • @CinnaRoar
      @CinnaRoar 3 года назад +3

      Not all heroes wear capes

    • @gameguy7889
      @gameguy7889 3 года назад

      Try setting it to 0.5x or 0.75x

    • @CinnaRoar
      @CinnaRoar 3 года назад

      What song is this, does anyone know?

  • @Matthiasflint
    @Matthiasflint Год назад +401

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

    • @Echo81Rumple83
      @Echo81Rumple83 Год назад +6

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

    • @edwardblair4096
      @edwardblair4096 Год назад +3

      The Swedish Chef was making "popcorn shrimp" for us.
      Here is a link ruclips.net/video/B7UmUX68KtE/видео.htmlfeature=shared

  • @BobsBand
    @BobsBand 3 года назад +65

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

  • @RepBit
    @RepBit 3 года назад +448

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

  • @roteberg1
    @roteberg1 Год назад +29

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

  • @KitsuyuutsuR
    @KitsuyuutsuR Год назад +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 Год назад +2

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

    • @KeesAlderliesten
      @KeesAlderliesten Год назад +10

      It was written by Gershon Kingsley....

    • @221b-Maker-Street
      @221b-Maker-Street Год назад +6

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

    • @rajidahae4220
      @rajidahae4220 Год назад +3

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

    • @221b-Maker-Street
      @221b-Maker-Street Год назад +2

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

  • @cizia69
    @cizia69 3 года назад +460

    Your pop must be proud!

  • @MakeSomething
    @MakeSomething 3 года назад +556

    Freaking awesome!!

  • @LordMondegrene
    @LordMondegrene Год назад +28

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

  • @Dulcimerist
    @Dulcimerist 7 месяцев назад +2

    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!

  • @goose5922
    @goose5922 3 года назад +209

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

    • @3-methylindole730
      @3-methylindole730 3 года назад +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 года назад

      "It's complicated."

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat 3 года назад +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.

  • @Renatodonadio
    @Renatodonadio 3 года назад +69

    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 года назад +9

      They should have stuck to cutlery...

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 3 года назад +3

      They made coffee grinders and stuff too.

    • @russellbride
      @russellbride 3 года назад +1

      ... and bicycles

    • @57thorns
      @57thorns 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

  • @kristopherdetar4346
    @kristopherdetar4346 2 года назад +58

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

  • @MichaelTheoret
    @MichaelTheoret Год назад +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 .

  • @snubbyj
    @snubbyj 3 года назад +409

    Love it!!

    • @RED40HOURS
      @RED40HOURS 3 года назад

      Huh

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +19

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

    • @michaelnajoan5104
      @michaelnajoan5104 3 года назад +4

      the legend of "pipe' music

    • @Darkeklaw
      @Darkeklaw 3 года назад +1

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

    • @bricksandpieces1
      @bricksandpieces1 3 года назад

      Snubby J!!!!!!

  • @Jachael123
    @Jachael123 3 года назад +333

    I love this so much!

  • @SgtZaqq
    @SgtZaqq Год назад +13

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

  • @mickmuzzmkmz1628
    @mickmuzzmkmz1628 Год назад +8

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

  • @robertwilliams8450
    @robertwilliams8450 3 года назад +36

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

    • @Spthomas47
      @Spthomas47 3 года назад +7

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

  • @Christopher-k7f
    @Christopher-k7f 3 года назад +6

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

  • @PRIMEVAL543
    @PRIMEVAL543 3 года назад +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 года назад +6

      He is a talented flutist:)

  • @garethlloyd3302
    @garethlloyd3302 Год назад +7

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

  • @markfrehmann8579
    @markfrehmann8579 3 года назад +4

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

  • @rockstarali99
    @rockstarali99 3 года назад +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!

  • @waveoflight
    @waveoflight 3 года назад +354

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

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +18

      Thanks!

    • @wallacefam2689
      @wallacefam2689 2 года назад +2

      Yes!

    • @gagadaddy8713
      @gagadaddy8713 Год назад +1

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

  • @godsinbox
    @godsinbox 3 года назад +5

    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.

  • @NewfieMan98
    @NewfieMan98 3 года назад +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.

  • @munsey9114
    @munsey9114 3 года назад +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 года назад +3

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

    • @munsey9114
      @munsey9114 3 года назад

      @@Chad_Eldridge ah. Cool

  • @stefankasala6296
    @stefankasala6296 3 года назад +103

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

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +28

      I'm thinking about it!

    • @sanb3586
      @sanb3586 3 года назад +3

      Please update

    • @fuko1620
      @fuko1620 3 года назад +2

      pls

    • @andrewvelonis5940
      @andrewvelonis5940 Год назад +1

      Then do the theme from Inspector Gadget

    • @Kypduron1
      @Kypduron1 2 месяца назад

      @@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.

  • @BaePlatinum
    @BaePlatinum 9 месяцев назад +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!

  • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
    @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 3 года назад +776

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

    • @chaseb.8583
      @chaseb.8583 3 года назад +1

      Nice

    • @haydanoc8779
      @haydanoc8779 3 года назад +4

      You get a
      Like 👍🏻

    • @SeeYouInValhalla615
      @SeeYouInValhalla615 3 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад

      You're killing me!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @DavidWRyan
    @DavidWRyan 3 года назад +47

    That was the most logical song choice!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +10

      Right?

    • @geoffreysummerhayes4793
      @geoffreysummerhayes4793 3 года назад

      @@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 года назад

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

    • @geoffreysummerhayes4793
      @geoffreysummerhayes4793 3 года назад +1

      @@ekuldan226 Popcorn by Hot Butter. Really.

    • @Dulcimerist
      @Dulcimerist 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @slimsterslim6531
    @slimsterslim6531 3 года назад +17

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

    • @joshrepik
      @joshrepik 3 года назад

      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!

  • @PeerlessReads
    @PeerlessReads Год назад +1

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

  • @CypherusMcClain
    @CypherusMcClain 3 года назад +125

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

    • @ArnoldosAquariums
      @ArnoldosAquariums 3 года назад

      I literally just said the same!

    • @jaywhy3178
      @jaywhy3178 3 года назад +1

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

    • @ghlawrence2000
      @ghlawrence2000 3 года назад

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

    • @MrKezzerdrix
      @MrKezzerdrix 3 года назад

      same

  • @TheHengeProphet
    @TheHengeProphet 3 года назад +203

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

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +50

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

    • @dustinbrueggemann1875
      @dustinbrueggemann1875 3 года назад +4

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

    • @TheHengeProphet
      @TheHengeProphet 3 года назад +2

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

    • @makera5333
      @makera5333 3 года назад +6

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

    • @matildastanford7019
      @matildastanford7019 3 года назад +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.

  • @flutechannel
    @flutechannel 3 года назад +245

    Amazing as always!

  • @dawsie
    @dawsie 3 года назад +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 🤗🤗🤗

  • @richpickings2845
    @richpickings2845 3 года назад +73

    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?"

  • @unclenogbad1509
    @unclenogbad1509 3 года назад +10

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

  • @tomnicbl367
    @tomnicbl367 Год назад +4

    That bass sound from these pipes sounds insanely good

  • @bronx7886
    @bronx7886 3 года назад +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.

  • @jellenp
    @jellenp 3 года назад +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 года назад +2

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

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons 3 года назад +2

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

  • @garygrinkevich6971
    @garygrinkevich6971 3 года назад +3

    I've really got to take my hat off to you, I struggle to put together art, music, video, editing and design to produce content on my other channel and your going further and building instruments, recording and branding sample packs I'm in awe of how much work you've put into this video and how much value your channel provides its very inspiring.

  • @andrewdavis5386
    @andrewdavis5386 3 года назад +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 7 месяцев назад

      I totally remember that game!

  • @jhonbus
    @jhonbus 9 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @caelanton408
    @caelanton408 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

      Thanks! I'm also happy that it exists!

  • @miaalagdon5095
    @miaalagdon5095 3 года назад +8

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

  • @downunderdan5132
    @downunderdan5132 3 года назад +15

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

  • @olivierrodriguez2898
    @olivierrodriguez2898 Год назад

    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 ! 👍

  • @joeemenaker
    @joeemenaker 3 года назад +228

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

  • @solarismoon3046
    @solarismoon3046 2 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +6

      Google Blue Man Group.

    • @jonimaricruz1692
      @jonimaricruz1692 3 года назад

      I love the picture in my mind! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @IAmValenwind
      @IAmValenwind 3 года назад +2

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

    • @BibleStorm
      @BibleStorm 3 года назад

      You mean the "pipe techno guy"

  • @pistoleroshooter2575
    @pistoleroshooter2575 3 года назад +2

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

  • @jesseelio
    @jesseelio 3 года назад +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

  • @ChaseThePinballWizard
    @ChaseThePinballWizard 3 года назад +277

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

  • @haydanoc8779
    @haydanoc8779 3 года назад +6

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

  • @Pokyhawk
    @Pokyhawk Год назад

    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.

  • @MagicallyMusical
    @MagicallyMusical 3 года назад +11

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

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +1

      This is what I do, a lot more coming!

    • @MagicallyMusical
      @MagicallyMusical 3 года назад

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

  • @gregmolnar6318
    @gregmolnar6318 Год назад +3

    That was so much better than I expected!

  • @rev.davemoorman3883
    @rev.davemoorman3883 3 года назад +18

    This is exactly what I imagined when Popcorn first played.

  • @lorencarlin2087
    @lorencarlin2087 Год назад +1

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

  • @EightsEverywhere
    @EightsEverywhere 3 года назад +11

    Those low notes sound great damn

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад +5

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

  • @rEdf196
    @rEdf196 3 года назад +14

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

    • @mississaugadave7270
      @mississaugadave7270 3 года назад +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 7 месяцев назад

      @@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.

  • @TheViralInfekT
    @TheViralInfekT 3 года назад +4

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

  • @ledocteur7701
    @ledocteur7701 Год назад +1

    now this is french engineering. as a fellow french, bravo, se truc sonne incroyablement bien. faut lui trouvé un nom maintenant.

  • @siddharthpanchal718
    @siddharthpanchal718 3 года назад +4

    Iconic instrumental. Made some memories, this one.

  • @wouterengel1345
    @wouterengel1345 3 года назад +9

    So cool! Thanks for making this!

  • @PooDotStinkPants
    @PooDotStinkPants 3 года назад +19

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

  • @BrianFedirko
    @BrianFedirko Год назад +1

    haha, wow, it really sounds almost like a synth!!!! Pop on!!! Gr8! ☮

  • @chiefthomson
    @chiefthomson 3 года назад +8

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

  • @sonnykai
    @sonnykai 3 года назад +28

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

  • @UnwovenSleeve
    @UnwovenSleeve 3 года назад +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 года назад +26

      Nah, the spiders are a feature not a bug!

    • @TheLetterbomber
      @TheLetterbomber 3 года назад +17

      @@benepic3101 Feature? Nah, they're arachnids

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat 3 года назад +4

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

    • @beyondwhatisknown
      @beyondwhatisknown 3 года назад +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 года назад

      😱🕷️

  • @adamgarden977
    @adamgarden977 Год назад

    Popcorn is one of the first songs I remember from when I was a kid. I lost it for a few years but eventually came across it. Great instrument great cover!

  • @TheCrystalGlow
    @TheCrystalGlow 3 года назад +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.

  • @shannontaggart8581
    @shannontaggart8581 3 года назад +6

    That was, awesome. Well done!!!😃

  • @johnmuselmann7886
    @johnmuselmann7886 3 года назад +35

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

    • @a1goldenrunner
      @a1goldenrunner 3 года назад

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

  • @davidjensen4654
    @davidjensen4654 Год назад

    I appreciate the demonstrations of the proper use of respirators while sanding.

  • @MoxieMagnus
    @MoxieMagnus 3 года назад +3

    So fantastic and inspiring! Thank you!

  • @OtherGandhi
    @OtherGandhi 3 года назад +6

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

  • @foxholeartist
    @foxholeartist 3 года назад +4

    Okay, this is epic. Most epic.

  • @garbostyle1
    @garbostyle1 Год назад +2

    I loved that song and was so happy to hear it again, thank you.😊

  • @justfrank6345
    @justfrank6345 3 года назад +4

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

  • @lonewolfsstuck
    @lonewolfsstuck 3 года назад +9

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

  • @ChrisGloomTube
    @ChrisGloomTube 3 года назад +4

    wowww it sounds so full!

    • @NicolasBras
      @NicolasBras  3 года назад

      Yes Love it too, so much fun!

  • @jmichaelbell5434
    @jmichaelbell5434 Год назад

    Everything about this video has made my life brighter, if only for a moment. Thank you!

  • @Tomd8002
    @Tomd8002 3 года назад +5

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

  • @watahyahknow
    @watahyahknow 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

  • @_roman_5670
    @_roman_5670 3 года назад +23

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

  • @fatlo8400
    @fatlo8400 Год назад +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.