Ambient Machine # 1 (DIY NoiseBox)

[@wolcamophone4783]

I had this idea for a gag gift called "the box of unsettling noises." It's just an empty square decorative wood box where the bottom portion has a hidden compartment for a haptics device and a speaker. The haptic device would be a hammer that will occasionally make a loud thud once or twice a day. The speaker would play something that sounds like an airy laugh or crying.

[@PS-hv7on]

THIS INSTRUMENT NEEDS A NAME. IT DESERVES A NAME.

[@やゆよの会]

Ambraphone?

[@nickoricko4564]

It WANTS a name.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

It's a NONA. NO NAme.

[@Meggy15314]

It's called "The Horror Box".

[@stevenslaughter8473]

The most famous form of this was called the Apprehension Engine designed for a horror movie composer. Worth looking up also.

[@stan_dundalk985]

Amazing. Surprisingly melodic. Best ambient machine recording ive heard

[@DaFake]

thanks a lot !

[@ethanm2195]

Man EATEOT has some real competition, the second the note box started playing the entire experience became 5 times as haunting and the sense of dread that came with it just kept getting stronger as new sounds were added. This is some really good stuff!

[@alexmousley7213]

Fantastic and incredibly atmospheric. I'm about to make something using a piezo mic and had a similar idea using springs and a music box. The rubber on the side of the box sounds so eerie. Inspirational.

[@kevycoldcuts]

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[@ygemkaa]

I wish I'd be able to do this sometime. Sounds so cool

[@MicahBuzanMUSIC]

This thing looks as cool as it sounds.

[@ghuulmusic]

I love this. Recently started making a bastardised version of the apprehension engine, and this is very inspiring!

[@trnngthngs]

I absolutely adore that in this video it's kind of hard at first to decipher precisely where the cat-toy ends and the human toy begins......

[@nsiepmann]

That was AWESOME. Great sounds, but also really well paced to hold the attention from start to finish!

[@DaFake]

Thanks Nick !

[@BrandonIron1]

I waited to see how that gray square in the back sounded, then realized it was a stool. That bowed wood reminded me of a Daxophone. Cool sounds!

[@kevycoldcuts]

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[@davidbingley6734]

Yeah, I was also thinking Daxaphone.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Very cool. Now I know where a lot of wierd sounds in movies come from.

[@ashduck1]

Every aspect of this is so imaginative.

[@kevycoldcuts]

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[@darthmase]

For anyone looking for an answer what the red wand thingy at the beginning is, it's called a gong rubber, or Egong (branded).

[@rays7805]

This is pure horror movie music. I love it!

[@REDOSI]

very cleaver.. fantastic!! I love it!

[@loopeneihui9086]

Hi, I built a Noise box a few days ago too. I have to admit, your creation is much better. Also the little music box on top is a super cool idea. Perhaps I’m gonna add one in the future. ✌️

[@kevycoldcuts]

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[@veda1011]

this might be the greatest vid ive ever watched

[@DaFake]

Thank you so much!!

[@mamaluaries4499]

Wow amazing do you make these and sell them I would love to BUY ONE ☝🏻🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@laurenhayet7966]

Omg it's so beautiful thank you

[@VincentsVideoVisions]

So I want to make something like this but I don't know how to actually output the sound... how the piezos get send to the output 1/4" jack. Any suggestions?

[@riverwalktalesofterror8045]

I would like to purchase this.

[@dreacul]

Man, OMG you can an orthodox choir with that bow and wooden spoon. :O I could see this as soundtrack for a Tarkovskian movie.

[@TwoThreadsAhead]

0:04 End its suffering at once! lol all silly aside this thing sounds awesome.

[@oddObjekt]

I've seen a bunch of these around and this one sounds the best by far. Great work.

[@kevycoldcuts]

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[@user-bf6gz8ej4o]

It's the pedals and effects. Without them, every noise box sounds lame af

[@miorieser3210]

Absolute Spitze; einfach Herrlich! 💕 Beste Grüße aus D.

[@Dr_Ohm]

This is absolutely fascinating !

[@DiegoM265]

I was waiting to hear the sound of that square purple piece but then i realized it is not part of the instrument but it is just the cat tree in the background

[@DagobertHU]

simple and genius. this idea is gorgeus

[@trnngthngs]

I'm off to see the Wizard.......(and the thrift store!)

[@beaker_guy]

Cool! And thanks for the description! Will have to try something like this! A lot of people are selling Noise Boxes at some pretty crazy prices. (Okay, I guess it's to cover their Time, but still.) I made myself a simple "proof of concept" yesterday by using the cardboard box from Amazon that the Piezo Pickup came in. :) (having a reverb pedal and an Amp definitely helps too, obviously. :) )

[@timeemotionstudies]

Very nice. Would be very interested to hear you play it without all the processing.

[@kevycoldcuts]

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[@IanMHaraldsonDecker]

probably pretty dull

[@beechamberlain8287]

It’s all echo😊

[@ntcarver]

This is amazing! I'd like to make something like that

[@RPGSean]

This is pretty fantastic.

[@stevenslaughter8473]

Beautiful! I am a director of school plays and will be building one of these for an upcoming Grimm’s Fairytales play around Halloween. A could questions… 1) Does that rubber mallet have a name? Is it a common percussion mallet or some other object being used for this? That plus the bow (plus your hands themselves) really does the trick. 2) Were you using anything other than reverb and looping pedals? How many looping tracks were you running at the most? On other, similar devises, having a way to create ongoing drones underscoring the rest really elevates this from a novelty sfx box to something that could actually create a complete sound to underscore a scene. I definitely want to employ that. I’ve now seen it done with the hand-cranked wheel and a pair of DC motors vibrating a single string. I like this option too.

[@DaFake]

@@stevenslaughter8473 hi Steven! Thanks for your comment! To answer your questions, that rubber mallet is initially made for gongs , it's called Olli Hess e-Gong rubber:) Concerning the effects used in this video, if I remember correctly, I was only using a looper (Tensor) into a lo-fi reverb (Météore) into a feedback generator (freqOut). I don't remember the number of layers, I was overdubbing sounds while playing the box!

[@rootmaze]

우와👍

[@VANDVL]

Wow! Awesome Box!!! Respect Bro!

[@DaFake]

Thank you man !!

[@manny_f]

Wow! Doing this with synths would have been considerable work.

[@brwhyon]

Absolutely amazing sounds, I have been wanting to build a box of sounds like this for a long time and I thank you for pushing me to finally do it. I normally do atmospheric guitar layer stuff but I've always had my eye on these types of boxes. Love the randomness of the tones and sounds, again, thank you. Can you suggest a Piezoelectric sensor ? I've wired them up to bowls and kalimba before, but never a wooden box with vibro/reso/spring attachments.

[@DaFake]

Hi, i suggest using 50mm piezo, the bigger the better !

[@kevycoldcuts]

@@DaFake Very true Sometimes the smaller ones can be al little noisey

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Wow wow Wow! So cool!! I had the same idea but I don't know how to build one Big thanks

[@islandofmisfitnoise8070]

They're pretty easy to make. Just 1 piezo mic soldered to an output jack

[@waltertomaszewski1083]

How did you make that spring reverb?

[@bearshield7138]

so very cool

[@djantix1200]

Very inspiring! Love the sounds.

[@brianreilly6545]

Bravo! Really nice work👍

[@BadassBrutusGuitar]

WOW, that's a real badass music machine!!!

[@kraftung]

Nice .

[@llp4mll]

Sounds very DARK! NICE! México city - May 2020

[@sergioe4464]

Loved it

[@woodhovia]

Best one of these I've seen, inspiring!

[@DaFake]

Thanks a lot!

[@InoukDemers]

Really beautiful. I'm curious about the 2 metal blocks you mounted on either side of those parallel springs. It looks like you have spring anchors screwed into them. What are they and where would one get them? Keep up the great work!

[@royfinch518]

Beautiful work. You have devised a truly playable musical instrument! You have to do some horror film soundtracks!~

[@tommyvaughanhaus]

Brilliant

[@cuevable]

Amazing! It would be possible to go directly to my soundcard using the built-in pre?

[@duboko3807]

Magnifique ❤

[@DaFake]

Merci ! 🙏

[@josepmariacomajuncosas1875]

gorgeous. Impressive sound.

Really great sounding project. I'm curious about the rubber or silicone tipped wand you're using at the start. What is that?

[@DaFake]

Thanks! It's a rubber mallet for gongs. I think it's called oli Hess !

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[@klementus]

Cool NoiseBox you have. Can you tell me the name of the stick with the rubber tip that you move around the box? Or did you make it yourself?

[@DaFake]

It's a rubber mallet for gong called I think " oli Hess" or something like that!

[@klementus]

Thank you!@@DaFake

[@DonErikos]

Tu est irrémédiablement fou , donc obligé, je m'abonne !

[@alanacuna8339]

Fantastic work.

[@bmorshep]

This is beautiful, well done!

[@DaFake]

Thanks 🙏

[@vicesquadpunk]

Wonderful…

[@DaFake]

Thanks a lot !

[@stevolution2011]

loving your craft here buddy ,would be interested to know which ohmage you use on your potentiometers ?

[@pieroluigisalsano3015]

Ottimo , davvero bravo

[@FreddySheinfeld]

very nice instrument, but also very nice performance! well done. Can I ask you what kind of springs are those? The big ones on the middle. It almost looks like a guitar tremolo string.

[@jacobsteel]

That's one real nice noisebox! :D

[@chameleoned]

Beautiful! What kind of wire do people use on the top that stay so rigid? I made one of these for a score but couldn’t figure that out..

[@DaFake]

Hi, thank you! Here, the two wires are bass guitar strings, i also use short springs:)

[@chameleoned]

@@DaFake thank you!

[@pseudobeast4653]

I want one!

[@Jubeksis]

do you have somekinda pre.amp with the piezo installed?

[@j.wilcox3547]

The ones I've seen always sound harsh. This one is truly beautiful sounding. I could listen to this for hours. What is the black and red thing you use to rub against the box?

[@DaFake]

Thank you! The red stick is a rubber stick for gongs, if I remember correctly, it's called oli Hess

[@rogerwerder7251]

Thank you

[@LTonlistina]

Magnificent. Bravo xx

[@Klangraum]

You can dub a whole horror movie with it.

[@paulabates2547]

wow I love this!!

[@wariusgaius]

Sounds great.

[@DaFake]

Thanks a lot!

[@redguitar6062]

Superb. Are then any things you've tried attaching that have not lived up to expectations or anything that you would avoid going next time??

[@DaFake]

Thank you! Hm.. the only thing that was a little bit disappointed and that I need to upgrade is the door stopper which is too strong and so very loud compare to the rest. I have a lot of gain, so I play that box very gently most of the time. The door stopper isn't that interesting I think!

[@DECIMA1]

love this

[@victorjordao5801]

Isso é otimo pra ayuasca.

[@deividborges8618]

I produce electronic music, night sounds, I love your machine. I produce Darkpsy :O

[@kevycoldcuts]

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[@kobaltocr6927]

🔥👁🔥👁🔥

[@sheldonnorton9035]

What is the red rubberized curly device? I’ve seen other noise box performers with them as well. Thx. Great work.

[@DaFake]

Thank you! The red thingy is a rubber mallet usually used for gongs !

[@patansy3455]

Any chance you could , would make one of these machines for a musician? I want one really bad ,Iike organic noise machine. Love this track

[@josepmcomajoncoses5118]

Superb! great sound. Do you think it makes any difference what the box is made of? (wooden, metal...)

[@DaFake]

Yes, I also have one in a metal box and the sound is much more bright and colder

[@Meggy15314]

It sounds a bit creepy to me, but at least it sounds cool!

[@mr.candyworm2693]

This is really awesome! Where did you buy/how did you make the stick you use for the side of the box, with the red end

[@DaFake]

Thank you ! You can find the red stick on Thomann for exemple, it is a rubber stick used for gongs. It's called oli Hess if I remember correctly!

[@wishbonebrewery]

Brilliant stuff, would you say that 1 large versus multiple small piezos is better? (Asking cos I've just bought multiple small) :)

[@DaFake]

From my small experience, i prefer one big Piezo. I've tried both and I've found that, for a box of that size, one is enough and that i had a better response and a larger spectrum of frequencies with one large mic rather than 2 small

[@wishbonebrewery]

@@DaFake Good to know, just spotted some 50mm kits on Ebay, thanks

[@malomoray]

Really beautiful! I’m building an ambient machine as well right now! What reverb/delay do you use in this video?

[@DaFake]

Thank you! the delay is Red Panda Particle and the reverb is Meteore by Caroline:)

[@kevycoldcuts]

@@DaFake Huh no way !

[@GianlucaNaddeo]

Amazing machine ! How big is the piezo ? I have the classic one at home but i think is smaller then the one you have used.Thank you !

[@DaFake]

Thanks! The Piezo is 50mm !

[@GianlucaNaddeo]

@@DaFake Thanks a lot🙏.I'll try to do my best to make one

[@dorontsur]

NICE! I think I can fall asleep to this? It's night time and i'm sitting and watching this. Made me very calm and aware. But maybe it would be like falling asleep in the twilight zone :0 Do something with the cat pole!

[@DevinJamesFry]

What is that red curl of rubber you're using?

[@bubibatzemann]

Can you Tell me what that black Stick with the Red head is? :)

[@cheftel222]

What does the inside of the box look like?

[@sofasandy]

Amazing work, this sounds incredible! What pedals are you using for reverb and granular delay?

[@r8r8b]

NIIIICCEE !!!

[@potatosalad5355]

If you add a reverberance fade out of Kids Laughing sound.....?

[@DaFake]

I already did actually haha!

[@soundhealingbygene]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@debeshyouveheard1987]

Fucking brilliant!

[@DaFake]

thanks a lot !

[@grigoriraspoutine9298]

How did you get the human like voice at the beginning ? I never got that on a noise box before !

[@nzb2102]

Lulleby for a Dragon

[@kostiantyn9418]

sweet

[@severito33]

Genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@agua9362]

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