Cristal Baschet (an instrument that needs to be wet)

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If it's not wet, it doesn't work.
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  • First unusual instrument video we've been able to film since the beginning of the pandemic. It's good to be back! Thanks for sticking around and being here :)

    @robscallon@robscallon2 жыл бұрын
    • : )

      @MOTHERFUX1113@MOTHERFUX11132 жыл бұрын
    • we love u

      @yokaizinho@yokaizinho2 жыл бұрын
    • I'm so happy to see you have this much fun again. Keep up the good work buddy! 👍

      @titaniumtester6@titaniumtester62 жыл бұрын
    • Anytime man

      @NathanielCummingsOfficial@NathanielCummingsOfficial2 жыл бұрын
    • Hi Rob! This is so cool that I clicked like in the first 5secs. Ever hear of Harry Partch and his "instrumentarium" of diy instruments?

      @xoD7011@xoD70112 жыл бұрын
  • Now this is the appropriate instrument to play C418’s Wet Hands on.

    @Jotrain@Jotrain2 жыл бұрын
    • Totally underrated coment

      @PopSircle@PopSircle2 жыл бұрын
    • C418 is so hiraeth

      @_BangDroid_@_BangDroid_2 жыл бұрын
    • @@_BangDroid_ another word to my vocabulary, thank you

      @NoxUmbrae@NoxUmbrae2 жыл бұрын
    • Came down here just to say exactly that.

      @Ultracity6060@Ultracity60602 жыл бұрын
    • Im so sad he didn't. Missed opportunity.

      @samandrews7856@samandrews78562 жыл бұрын
  • "It's a sad song, It doesn't resolve. It's just like: We're sad, the end." -Rob Scallon 2021

    @GavPlaysGregTech@GavPlaysGregTech2 жыл бұрын
    • Beautiful

      @BraigeRoleyMusic@BraigeRoleyMusic2 жыл бұрын
    • If you say it in a softer way Rob did, you can make it beautiful.

      @kadewoodtechfolder@kadewoodtechfolder2 жыл бұрын
    • SO SAD! thank you.

      @AvisPraeda777@AvisPraeda7772 жыл бұрын
    • I heard that in the video, instantly scrolled down, and this was the top comment

      @johnnytwoshoes1964@johnnytwoshoes19642 жыл бұрын
    • i dont think those sounds are sadness at all. i have to say i like sad songs but the joke is i don't hear sadness, i'm just saying it so others know what i'm talking about

      @youtubeseagull@youtubeseagull2 жыл бұрын
  • I love that the “furious hand washing” segment was used here and in the Armonica, and I can’t tell which one it’s original to. 🤣

    @insanitysoldseparately6429@insanitysoldseparately64292 жыл бұрын
    • This one he changed his shirt after hand washing, didn’t notice that on the Armonica video. But this time I was focusing on it :p

      @PieterSchreurs@PieterSchreurs2 жыл бұрын
    • Yea I noticed that too it’s the same segment

      @thereinforcementshavearriv8288@thereinforcementshavearriv82882 жыл бұрын
    • Ikr!

      @fishbarbeque8540@fishbarbeque8540 Жыл бұрын
    • Just check the upload date

      @reesespuffs8998@reesespuffs8998 Жыл бұрын
    • @@reesespuffs8998 recording date and upload date aren't necessarily in the same order. The fact he changed shirts in this one is probably the best indicator ;)

      @control2XS@control2XS8 ай бұрын
  • I love how you can clearly tell this is the second recording with Dennis. He is so comfortable and trusting of Rob with the instrument.

    @adwitiyadixit@adwitiyadixit2 жыл бұрын
    • Rob is so careful to keep his hands off the glass and its so thoughtful!!!

      @nicholewarren4229@nicholewarren42292 жыл бұрын
    • I was thinking that, last time he was slightly stand-offish but this time he was more friendly and personable

      @rambi1072@rambi1072Ай бұрын
  • "He's the master of glass" "You can see right through me" This is the wholesome content everyone loves

    @louisyoung4991@louisyoung49912 жыл бұрын
    • Gaunter O'Dimm

      @ciri151@ciri1512 жыл бұрын
    • *Right after* owner of W E T instruments

      @kadewoodtechfolder@kadewoodtechfolder2 жыл бұрын
    • reminds me of Mr Roger's when he'd visit his music friends lol

      @JackTheRabbitMusic@JackTheRabbitMusic2 жыл бұрын
    • Not everyone. That was a very unfunny joke.

      @jakesmerth1919@jakesmerth19192 жыл бұрын
    • I get it, because hes a meth addict. Sad. But funny joke.

      @pluto8404@pluto84042 жыл бұрын
  • I can't wait when in 100 years, historians refer to Rob's channel as an archive of weird instruments of days past.

    @Crimit@Crimit2 жыл бұрын
    • That is the perfect way to describe this channel

      @ClebyHerris@ClebyHerris2 жыл бұрын
    • If we are still here in 100 years…..

      @dustbargames6371@dustbargames63712 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, you actually can't wait.

      @roycevanbeethoven@roycevanbeethoven2 жыл бұрын
    • @@dustbargames6371 Maybe 20 years and goodbye humanity xD

      @dan7735@dan77352 жыл бұрын
    • Or less :(

      @dan7735@dan77352 жыл бұрын
  • Thus is such an alien sound. It's wild and ethereal, gentle and brutal. There's so much unique potential to this absurd and beautiful instrument.

    @widget3672@widget36722 жыл бұрын
    • I agree. As soon as I heard it I was like this is the most ethereal sound I've ever experienced

      @skrimper@skrimper2 жыл бұрын
    • reminds me of the sounds from Absolution

      @Nuds1223@Nuds12232 жыл бұрын
    • I am thinking of Sam Gendel

      @soniccucumber6639@soniccucumber6639Ай бұрын
  • I love a good synthesizer as much as the next guy, but there's something truly special about creating such wild, varied sounds with a physical, acoustic thing

    @BrentBlueAllen@BrentBlueAllen2 жыл бұрын
  • Cristal Baschet: requires thorough handwashing before use. Truly an instrument of the times.

    @PhilosophicalCat@PhilosophicalCat2 жыл бұрын
    • lmao

      @kuratr@kuratr2 жыл бұрын
    • Because germs only started existing in these times

      @customsongmaker@customsongmaker2 жыл бұрын
    • @@customsongmaker it's a joke u moldy potato

      @thatspiderbyte@thatspiderbyte2 жыл бұрын
    • Underrated

      @nunyabiznes33@nunyabiznes332 жыл бұрын
    • @@thatspiderbyte yes the lockdowns and masks and sanitizers are a joke that haven't saved any lives but ruined millions

      @customsongmaker@customsongmaker2 жыл бұрын
  • This guy's hysterical laugh is so contagious. He enjoys every bit of what he is doing.

    @BodomFox@BodomFox2 жыл бұрын
    • I love such people.

      @ZethKeeper@ZethKeeper2 жыл бұрын
    • Ok. Im not the only one who laughed along with him out of nowhere

      @jasonlucas8740@jasonlucas87402 жыл бұрын
    • It reminds me of george r r martins laugh. There’s something comforting about these laughs x)

      @Ywinfull@Ywinfull2 жыл бұрын
    • This guy is a mad scientist. The cackle proves it

      @chipsk8361@chipsk83612 жыл бұрын
  • This seriously needs a set of high resolution samples collected from it.

    @shadowgolem9158@shadowgolem91582 жыл бұрын
    • "Glassworks" from the company Soniccouture includes samples from both this instrument and the Armonica.

      @David_K_Booth@David_K_Booth Жыл бұрын
  • that guy is like a proud parent, so constantly excited to show Rob every last little thing it does.

    @ashleyn2872@ashleyn28722 жыл бұрын
  • Man Dennis is such a character, it’s so wonderful to see him presenting this unusual instrument with such passion! This is also one of those gimmicky that actually sounds really cool and like something that could go in all kinds of things.

    @maxsmith8196@maxsmith81962 жыл бұрын
    • 8:41 Ravioli

      @onehitbarrel722@onehitbarrel7222 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah, you get anything from soft airy notes to weird creepy and alien noises. I can imagine using that thing for effects in movie soundtracks like crazy. Ah there he just mentions sound effects... If his neighbors ever thought an alien invasion was coming with those sounds?

      @alexanderkupke920@alexanderkupke9202 жыл бұрын
    • He reminds me of the guy that played Artie on "Warehouse 13"

      @chipford1945@chipford19452 жыл бұрын
    • He reminds me of any time Jay Leno is giving a tour of his garage and it’s a car that he really really likes.

      @zach2beat@zach2beat2 жыл бұрын
    • @@chipford1945 i knew he reminded me of someone!!

      @SunroseStudios@SunroseStudios2 жыл бұрын
  • This thing has a real "stuck for a winter in a haunted hotel with a writer who's going insane" feel to it.

    @TheStormpilgrim@TheStormpilgrim2 жыл бұрын
    • Any similarity to any existing piece of intellectual property is purely casual

      @shitmultiverse1404@shitmultiverse14042 жыл бұрын
    • Hi Lloyd

      @robscallon@robscallon2 жыл бұрын
    • heerrrrreeeeeeesss johnnnnyyyyy

      @everythingcool101@everythingcool1012 жыл бұрын
    • to me it more has a fantasy n wonder tune ..honestly the sound range they go over in the vid is amazing

      @km5405@km54052 жыл бұрын
    • Oddly specific

      @Psycorde@Psycorde2 жыл бұрын
  • At 2:24 there's a very breif smile we get from Dennis, I've only seen it a couple of times. It's when someone who has mastered a specific subject to a point where their knowledge is so deep down the rabbit hole, and they see someone naturally just "get it". You can tell Dennis has a fondness for Rob, but that's one of those subtleties where you peek into someone's mind. He sees just how alike him and Rob are.

    @riley8704@riley87042 жыл бұрын
    • Very good analysis

      @lessalazar9068@lessalazar90684 ай бұрын
  • Love the lower notes where the large resonator kind of joins in with a metallic bark

    @archer8096@archer80962 жыл бұрын
    • It kinda gives me tuba vibes which is really weird because it's glass rods and bars and screws.

      @Dreams_Of_Lavender@Dreams_Of_Lavender Жыл бұрын
  • I really appreciate this gentleman sharing his obviously hard to repair instrument with rob. Such an emotive sound

    @mattedwards7788@mattedwards77882 жыл бұрын
    • He wasn’t repairing it

      @Visible-to-anyone-on-YouTube@Visible-to-anyone-on-YouTube2 жыл бұрын
    • *djentleman

      @loz2590@loz25902 жыл бұрын
    • Well of course there’s a lot to be gained to be in a video of a famous youtuber… no doubt they compensated him for his time too

      @shaedcloak5803@shaedcloak58032 жыл бұрын
    • It's all just 1 type of glass rod, seems like he'd have 50 more of those in a box to replace when they break

      @dylanhinkel3548@dylanhinkel35482 жыл бұрын
    • Yea thres realky nothing special besides the rods but look like something standard or obtainable. Not like theyre hand blown.. when crystal is that thick though its pretty tough.. its not just your ordinary typical silica glass tho.. little different..

      @Z-Ack@Z-Ack2 жыл бұрын
  • Can we take a minute to appreciate Rob's technical ability to be able to play almost any instrument from any era?

    @ParanormalKidz@ParanormalKidz2 жыл бұрын
    • oh come on that's nothing special *opens Ableton Live and plugs in MIDI keyboard* In all seriousness I have incredible respect for him, he is a Musician with a capital M. It's incredible.

      @truepennytv@truepennytv2 жыл бұрын
    • I think we call that "natural ability" not so much technical. Although he has technical skills for sure.

      @eleven9286@eleven92862 жыл бұрын
    • @@eleven9286 I think it's technical because he had to learn music and theory and uses his acquired techniques on various instruments. He didn't come out the womb playing everything

      @bright.light.sights933@bright.light.sights9332 жыл бұрын
    • It has the same layout as a standard keyboard, so if you have decent experience with keys then you would probably also pick up on this instrument pretty quickly.

      @jazzfeline5970@jazzfeline59702 жыл бұрын
    • @@jazzfeline5970 The attack is totally different, but once you get used to the instrument it's like a bowed keyboard.

      @1000jamesk@1000jamesk Жыл бұрын
  • This guy is just the perfect amount eccentric for me. I could spend a lot of time with him.

    @mojorisen7812@mojorisen78122 жыл бұрын
  • The way Dennis' eyes light up when Rob explains why he thinks it's like a keyboard; this is why music is an art form over everything else. Only those involved in it truly understand just how deep the beauty and art truly go.

    @terranocturnus@terranocturnus2 жыл бұрын
  • I love how excited and unpretentious Dennis is about this thing.

    @calcustom5026@calcustom50262 жыл бұрын
    • That's it!

      @corporeidad@corporeidad2 жыл бұрын
  • i love how quickly rob picks up instruments, always a treat to see how he’s going to use the weird and wonderful things he plays

    @cheeks3367@cheeks33672 жыл бұрын
    • I was looking for this

      @brokenguillotine6988@brokenguillotine69882 жыл бұрын
  • Goes between sounding sort of like strings, to vaguely organ sounding, to blaring out really heavy brass at the low end. Really versatile

    @tedros6917@tedros69172 жыл бұрын
    • Real "Elder Thing" kinda instrument, I love it.

      @ctdaniels7049@ctdaniels70498 ай бұрын
    • nice @@ctdaniels7049

      @eastofwarden@eastofwarden8 ай бұрын
    • The lower pitches really remind me of how low steel drums sound

      @CanaanPoE@CanaanPoE5 ай бұрын
  • Now THAT is an instrument of terror. The best part is how it can be made to sound nice, comforting, and innocent, but then instantly and smoothly transition into a sound that induces fear. 😨 I enjoy it. My favorite part was it somehow gave me a feeling of nostalgia like I was listening to an old black and white horror movie.

    @benkayvfalsifier3817@benkayvfalsifier38172 жыл бұрын
  • I love it when the guy cackles. He's like "this thing is nuts... And I paid for it!! Hahahaha!!"

    @davedavem@davedavem2 жыл бұрын
    • Truly an enlightened man.

      @CockatooDude@CockatooDude2 жыл бұрын
    • His best cackle was when he stopped Rob drying his hands. Full mad scientist tier cackle.

      @Rhaegarion@Rhaegarion2 жыл бұрын
  • It’s crazy how those lower notes sound like a timpani with the resonator, what an amazing unique instrument

    @Lauren-laureb@Lauren-laureb2 жыл бұрын
  • Just watched the glass harmonica and now this. So fascinating!

    @mr_torle@mr_torle2 жыл бұрын
    • Glass Armonica*

      @shadymcnasty5920@shadymcnasty59202 жыл бұрын
  • I thought this instrument would be fragile as heck, but it actually seems pretty resilient.

    @edgeletdie@edgeletdie2 жыл бұрын
    • Glass and crystal rods are surprisingly strong

      @christianterrill3503@christianterrill35032 жыл бұрын
    • Qualité Française

      @gottesgeschenk177@gottesgeschenk1772 жыл бұрын
    • Good glass (doesn't even have to be temperate or borosilicate, just glass with few imperfections) is actually very strong. It's the tiny imperfections and scratches that create points where cracks can start.

      @S_Carol@S_Carol2 жыл бұрын
  • 2 things: this dude absolutely LOVES what he does and that makes me really happy i was waiting depserately the entire time for interstellar...

    @r2Kd0ugernaut@r2Kd0ugernaut2 жыл бұрын
    • Interstellar was the first thing I thought of.

      @Theytoldmetodoit1@Theytoldmetodoit12 жыл бұрын
    • There's already a cover of it on yt if you haven't heard it already! It's how I first discovered this instrument, here:

      @polydodecahedron@polydodecahedron2 жыл бұрын
    • kzhead.info/sun/qquRZcmNoYJsZ40/bejne.html&ab_channel=SFLStudioF%C3%A9eriqueLive

      @polydodecahedron@polydodecahedron2 жыл бұрын
  • 10:12 THE FIRE NATION IS APPROACHING

    @henrystickmin3713@henrystickmin37132 жыл бұрын
  • I'd love to hear a duet with the theremin, accompanied by a string quartet.

    @maggiepie8810@maggiepie88102 жыл бұрын
    • theres already a duet with the theremin: kzhead.info/sun/l5WGXbeOeZt6la8/bejne.html , but no string quartet yet

      @lifegame1lu111@lifegame1lu111 Жыл бұрын
    • @@lifegame1lu111 Beautiful.

      @maggiepie8810@maggiepie8810 Жыл бұрын
    • Weird, I just was on a previous video then saw this comment. Peter Theremin, kzhead.info/sun/hduNlLZoj6GBn2g/bejne.html

      @Annie-si4zv@Annie-si4zv Жыл бұрын
    • And maybe a solo with a bowed saw with those crying notes....

      @FurtiveSkeptical@FurtiveSkepticalАй бұрын
  • This is just one of those instruments that will never be able to sound right when reproduced by a speaker. It's such a thick and resonant sound that you really have to be in person to experience it properly. I've been lucky enough to be in the same room as a small one in high school but it was only a single octave. I'd love to actually be in the room to feel the resonance of that instrument.

    @GuyNamedSean@GuyNamedSean2 жыл бұрын
    • Well if anything, you gotta have a speaker the size of the metal plate.

      @seahyx120@seahyx1202 жыл бұрын
    • @TheDireWolf To record it and really capture it on a record, I suspect you'd need to mix a lot of different mics together. I'd be interested to hear some ambient artist go at one of these with like, a whole 16 channel mixer worth of different mics all around the room.

      @noesunyoutuber7680@noesunyoutuber76802 жыл бұрын
    • @TheDireWolf even then it wouldn't sound the same - the resonating plate heavily modifies the "raw" sound (= the vibration driving the plate), it doesn't just amplify it, Each of the plates is going to have a specific frequency response. Also there are probably also some nonlinear effects at play and feedback into the tuned resonators themselves, which will be really hard to replicate. I think a professional mic setup from different angles would do it a lot more justice. Although going to town with a piezo and a pedal board would be very cool too :)

      @TheVirIngens@TheVirIngens2 жыл бұрын
    • I immediately thought of a church organ when he started playing. It's the same story with them, but the whole building is built to vibrate and resonate so you could never duplicate it.

      2 жыл бұрын
    • @TheDireWolf @Balduin interesting. This is what fascinates me about music and sound. Great discussion

      @TheChadPad@TheChadPad2 жыл бұрын
  • I'm constantly amazed at how musically adept rob is. Its incredible how he basically walks up to an instrument cold, and a few hours later hes playing fairly proficently. Impressive.

    @nightrider8462@nightrider84622 жыл бұрын
    • By his own admission, Rob is mostly so proficient because he's good at adapting his musical knowledge. He knows guitar and keyboards, so anything that plays like a guitar (many of the stringed instruments) or a keyboard (like the Cristal Baschet here) is fairly intuitive for him. There's definitely a high level of musical ability required, though, you can throw somebody like me off by just tuning a guitar slightly different.

      @noesunyoutuber7680@noesunyoutuber76802 жыл бұрын
    • @@noesunyoutuber7680 exactly my thought; he already knows the theory, so it's all about learning the technique required by the particular instrument

      @theunwelcome@theunwelcome2 жыл бұрын
    • @@noesunyoutuber7680 But then he's also pretty good at bowed instruments... And drums...

      @lred1383@lred13832 жыл бұрын
    • I'm completely convinced I could invent an entirely new instrument tomorrow and Rob would master it in a day.

      @em21701@em217012 жыл бұрын
    • He's a true musician

      @MrNeosantana@MrNeosantana2 жыл бұрын
  • It's amazing how this has the sound of organ, tubular bell, flute, strings, and a bit of brass all rolled into one.

    @WilliamNyberg@WilliamNyberg Жыл бұрын
  • Haha, bonkers- I bought a CD, “Cristal: Glass Music Through The Ages” back in the early 2000’s, that Linda Ronstadt (yes, the singer) produced, and Mr James is featured. He plays several different glass instruments, and compositions inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s glass armonica by Johann Hasse (1699-1783) and Mozart to modern pieces- including the piece he plays at the end of the video! Had to find the CD in my collection again! 😊

    @danielm5535@danielm55352 жыл бұрын
    • It's also on Spotify! I love it for when I'm studying.

      @ashtonlove5161@ashtonlove51612 жыл бұрын
    • what's the name of that song?

      @jaredfink725@jaredfink7252 жыл бұрын
  • Someone please show this to Christopher Nolan for his next sci-fi epic

    @Dzekoo@Dzekoo2 жыл бұрын
    • lmaooo

      @yyungssoul1903@yyungssoul19032 жыл бұрын
    • i had full interstellar vibes

      @yyungssoul1903@yyungssoul19032 жыл бұрын
    • It was used in the Drive soundtrack. Sigur Ros has used it on a few tunes too which are very cinematic.

      @jasperfk@jasperfk2 жыл бұрын
    • No. More trumbone.

      @6kine6tic67@6kine6tic672 жыл бұрын
    • I was just thinking the same thing. 😎

      @voxhumana2able@voxhumana2able2 жыл бұрын
  • To be honest, I am really wondering why it is such a rare instrument. It has such a rich sound and could potentionally even be industrially produced for relatively cheap. So many possibilities! Also, it seems to me like the perfect replacement for an organ in a small chapel... with enough supply of holy water

    @hidden_sense9839@hidden_sense98392 жыл бұрын
    • My guess is because it was invented by a sculptor. The sound is mostly likely just a curiosity to them, without any interest in fully exploring the musical capabilities. Also a lot of visual artist don't want their products packaged up, mass produced, and/or commercialized. They feel it cheapens their work.

      @barongerhardt@barongerhardt2 жыл бұрын
    • @@barongerhardt along with that, it was probably quite annoying to make

      @Seren_Moth@Seren_Moth2 жыл бұрын
    • Because most synths or libraries can reproduce this type of sound, and nobody would hear the difference.

      @eleckson@eleckson2 жыл бұрын
    • @@eleckson but the artistry of analog!

      @joe7272@joe72722 жыл бұрын
    • @@joe7272 Lol

      @eleckson@eleckson2 жыл бұрын
  • The sounds you produced with the bow on the metal "speaker" were amazing. They would fit great in a lot of Sci fi movies

    @thelittleHolyrockboy@thelittleHolyrockboy2 жыл бұрын
  • It is rare that a video actually just leaves me agape but when rob started to play at around 7:30 I was just left speechless. What a unique and gorgeous and breathtaking sound.

    @philipkelly7369@philipkelly73692 жыл бұрын
  • Either C418's Sweden or Erik Satie's Gymnopedie 1 would sound sick on those

    @icecreamget@icecreamget2 жыл бұрын
    • Saint-Saëns' Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals originally called for a similar instrument called 'Glass Armonica' but he changed it due to the rarity of the instrument

      @konkey-dong@konkey-dong2 жыл бұрын
    • i was thinking the same!

      @jrdg@jrdg2 жыл бұрын
    • what about c418’s wet hands

      @marbyyy7810@marbyyy78102 жыл бұрын
    • @@marbyyy7810 Clever!

      @K4RN4GE911@K4RN4GE9112 жыл бұрын
    • C418! I love that guy!

      @SlyHikari03@SlyHikari032 жыл бұрын
  • Adding some kind of overhead misting system that's activated with a foot pedal seems like it would be pretty kickass.

    @davereichert@davereichert2 жыл бұрын
    • This is brilliant, but it would almost have to be an outside instrument at that point... Or you'd have to have a much more complex water catching, and perhaps maybe redistribution system?

      @danielnelson4881@danielnelson48812 жыл бұрын
    • These guys are thinking way ahead!

      @lushanetucker3515@lushanetucker35152 жыл бұрын
    • Would love to see something like this be a more mainstream instrument. Such increadible potential

      @zephramartin6632@zephramartin66322 жыл бұрын
    • @@lushanetucker3515 streets ahead!

      @skydaddy4192@skydaddy41922 жыл бұрын
    • I was thinking it could use like a gutter at the top of the glass prongs that slowly lets water flow down them. Like a pipe with a bunch of tiny holes for each prong and a bucket of water at one end as a reservoir. Your hand would then get wet from playing it, instead of you wetting the prongs with your hands.

      @gileee@gileee2 жыл бұрын
  • The sheer number of sounds and timbre shifting...it's so expressive and versatile

    @gormauslander@gormauslander2 жыл бұрын
  • I love the sympathetic resonance of the low notes where they ring again when he plays the higher notes

    @joshuamartin3232@joshuamartin32322 жыл бұрын
  • Now this is an instrument fit for Minecraft music if I’ve ever heard one

    @darksentinel082@darksentinel0822 жыл бұрын
    • C418's Wet Hands

      @MrFreeze22mc@MrFreeze22mc2 жыл бұрын
    • @@MrFreeze22mc LMAO

      @darksentinel082@darksentinel0822 жыл бұрын
    • Was just about to comment this

      @SoundVillageChunin17@SoundVillageChunin172 жыл бұрын
  • I would love to hear RAIN in that instrument.

    @ranab80678@ranab806782 жыл бұрын
    • Oh yeah

      @daelinblack6681@daelinblack66812 жыл бұрын
    • I was thinking of Rain from the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack

      @eyeballpapercut4400@eyeballpapercut44002 жыл бұрын
    • @@eyeballpapercut4400 That and Deference for Darkness would sound great.

      @thedefenestrator2994@thedefenestrator29942 жыл бұрын
    • or just set it up outside and let the rain play it!

      @theunwelcome@theunwelcome2 жыл бұрын
    • @@theunwelcome oooooo, that’s a great idea!

      @thedefenestrator2994@thedefenestrator29942 жыл бұрын
  • I love it so much that this instrument is full acoustic. The whole video feels like a genius sharing his invention with another genius who can understand the whole depth of how fascinating this instrument is both musically and in its engineering. Rare moments that’s worth remembering and living for.

    @sandormiglecz1186@sandormiglecz118611 ай бұрын
  • Dennis' performance at the end was absolutely beautiful, ethereal, haunting yet comforting. Bravo 👏

    @Voodoo66Chile@Voodoo66Chile Жыл бұрын
  • This guy looks and sounds as delightfully deranged in a super intelligent way like Artie from Warehouse 13

    @YingwuUsagiri@YingwuUsagiri2 жыл бұрын
    • God, that was a pretty great show that I haven't thought about in years. It was a solid concept of a show, though like a lot of shows, started getting a bit spectacle creep dramatic for my tastes. Were you per chance a fan of Pushing Daisy's as well?

      @jaxblonk5127@jaxblonk51272 жыл бұрын
    • I thought of the guy from Fringe

      @redleader6144@redleader61442 жыл бұрын
    • @@jaxblonk5127 I know I was. I watched both of them for a good while, since they were interesting concepts.

      @skylerwd6@skylerwd62 жыл бұрын
  • The bow on the large metal speaker gave me chills. It sounds so damn awesome. That's some A grade horror movie material right there. You can sometimes tell when a sound is synthetic and to me that often isn't scary. Almost as it it bypasses my suspension of disbelief. This is incredibly eerie without feeling at all synthetic. I might have to make a sound byte and scare my friends with this.

    @iPhoneeditor@iPhoneeditor2 жыл бұрын
    • It would be cool if there were different sized ones

      @nathanjasper512@nathanjasper5122 жыл бұрын
    • Didn't feel too horrory to me, it's more of a "badass huge thing" sound effect

      @lred1383@lred13832 жыл бұрын
    • It sounds like some kind of creature screaming and flashing its fangs just before lunging forward at top speed to bite a chunk of your flesh clean off.

      @user-nl3xw4gg7m@user-nl3xw4gg7m5 ай бұрын
  • 10:15 gave me massive Fire Nation vibes

    @holographicpestosauce@holographicpestosauce Жыл бұрын
    • Literally sounded exactly like it bro

      @logantrashh7781@logantrashh7781 Жыл бұрын
  • There should be more of these. It sounds amazing, it’s not so huge you couldn’t have one in your house, and there’s no way that it would be harder or more expensive to build then a piano. The only reason I can think for there not being many is that no ones heard of them. But I want one. Really bad

    @capabartz7380@capabartz73802 жыл бұрын
    • Seems like the kind of think you could build.

      @DrewLSsix@DrewLSsix2 жыл бұрын
    • @@DrewLSsix I’m sure there are plenty of people out there that could build it. But I don’t think I could.

      @capabartz7380@capabartz73802 жыл бұрын
    • I want one!

      @smiley5ize@smiley5ize Жыл бұрын
  • Rob playing Ravioli on that thing was the happiest i’ve ever seen him

    @squamham8426@squamham84262 жыл бұрын
    • I was also giggling along with him lol so contagious

      @onder6072@onder60722 жыл бұрын
  • I would love a collab between you and Martin from Wintergatan. Maybe try his modulin. You two are very different, but with the same love to music and both very talented and creative.

    @hinekde@hinekde2 жыл бұрын
    • Try adding Colin Benders to the mix and I’m convinced they’ll invent a whole new genre of music within a day!

      @MeesTrienes@MeesTrienes2 жыл бұрын
    • The only issue is that Martin's based in France, but I would love to see this.

      @Kummahndough@Kummahndough2 жыл бұрын
  • I love this. The sound somehow makes me think of a cross between an organ and a steel drum.

    @Lukegunter19@Lukegunter192 жыл бұрын
  • I am so innately and viscerally moved by the glass and water instruments. Feels like a longing for a long lost memory. I am fascinated by how much this touches my soul.🥰🌟🌟🌟🌟

    @annalee117@annalee1172 жыл бұрын
  • Rob "they never made an instrument I couldn't play" Scallon

    @twothreebravo@twothreebravo2 жыл бұрын
    • RIGHT ? The dude can take a sh!t and it'll sound fantastic.... I hate him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

      @jonny555ive@jonny555ive2 жыл бұрын
    • Except the saxophone...

      @coin777@coin7772 жыл бұрын
  • The distorted timbre of the deep notes with the metal sheet really tickles my music heart. Epic instrument!

    @whanowa@whanowa2 жыл бұрын
  • 16:37 those are some amazing sounds, reminds me of the Reapers in Mass Effect. Definitely has an evil tone. You could fit that into any horror movie I'm sure.

    @SpydersByte@SpydersByte2 жыл бұрын
  • NPR level editing and sound, with your technical skill, touch and love for music makes this series shine. Dennis is the best too!

    @sirrachah@sirrachah2 жыл бұрын
  • I don't think a sample pack can do this justice. there's so much potential for sound variations on top of other sounds, it's truly boundless for expression. I want to listen to more aomehow

    @Greennoob2@Greennoob22 жыл бұрын
    • I suspect that the only way for an electronic musician to truly capture this effect would be physical modeling - a software instrument running a physics simulation of the real instrument's physical properties. No idea how much acoustics and programming knowledge that would require, or if simulating such a complex system of physical interactions would even be possible with current hardware. Just recreating the behavior of the plate reverb-like speaker cones would probably take months of full-time study to accurately simulate.

      @noesunyoutuber7680@noesunyoutuber76802 жыл бұрын
    • @@noesunyoutuber7680 The current physical modelling instruments are not capable of this kind of modelling. They are basically just a whole bunch of resonant filters (resonator) with exiters (white noise, pulse, or some other sound source). It's called physical modelling but, it's basically just a hack. It CAN sound extremely close to real instruments in some cases, especially if you intelligently modulate parameters while playing. But modelling this accurately... I don't even know how you'd go about it. You can "easily" model aspects of this instrument on computer, but the whole of it seems a bit beyond current techniques.

      @nomindseye@nomindseye2 жыл бұрын
    • Fuckin sample packs lol we have no idea about sound, what sound can do. This shows it to me. It’s akin to magic. There’s so much potential, and we’re spoiled with easy sound emulation and simplified understanding of sound and vibration. Like, how did he know that that shape of metal speaker would work? Think about that

      @TheChadPad@TheChadPad2 жыл бұрын
    • Would have to sample bare articulations of every note, would be a pain but it’s no different from what someone like a Spitfire Audio are doing

      @jackflynn-oakley6137@jackflynn-oakley61372 жыл бұрын
    • Try looking up the Glass Armonica, the predecessor to this instrument, invented by Benjamin Franklin.

      @aninymouse1651@aninymouse16512 жыл бұрын
  • This probably sounds so much better in person. One of those sounds that doesn't translate digitally

    @emrazum@emrazum2 жыл бұрын
    • With KZhead's compression, definitely!

      @gljames24@gljames242 жыл бұрын
    • I think with a good mic it's coming close enough for a good approximation

      @gado__@gado__2 жыл бұрын
    • The vibration fell different in person

      @memesfromdeepspace1075@memesfromdeepspace10752 жыл бұрын
  • That tiny jam at 16:45 with the final sound that obviously impressed Dennis is frightening and beautiful simultaneously.

    @EudokiaMilicent@EudokiaMilicent9 ай бұрын
  • That note at @10:04 absolutely hit me in the soul 😱

    @123Jakeism@123Jakeism2 жыл бұрын
    • It sounds like something from Jurassic Park or Star Wars

      @spyder027@spyder027 Жыл бұрын
  • 5 minutes is all it took to absolutely fall in love with Dennis and his humor. What a great dude!

    @Oberkobold@Oberkobold2 жыл бұрын
  • This is a perfect demonstration of what an analog instrument can do... As much as I like electronics, the inbetweens and odd sounds and extended techniques are the FEEL of an instrument like this is magic

    @adamatari@adamatari2 жыл бұрын
    • Perhaps ironically, the Cristal Baschet was originally invented in an attempt to replicate the sounds of electronics - Bernard Baschet was a fan of pioneering Electroacoustic musician Pierre Schaeffer, even working with him in the 1960's as part of Schaeffer's "Musical Research Group," and was inspired by the futuristic and otherworldly sounds of Schaeffer's manipulated tapes.

      @noesunyoutuber7680@noesunyoutuber76802 жыл бұрын
    • The big strength of electronics, especially digital tools is the predictability and precise control. This instrument shows that for exploration, less control and more unpredictability can be very useful.

      @macrumpton@macrumpton2 жыл бұрын
  • Wow, that instrument is crazy and the variety of sounds it can produce as well. Great video

    @inceptioniist1113@inceptioniist1113 Жыл бұрын
  • The parts of sound effects, specially the section around 16:46 reminds me a lot of the ambient soundtracks used in some really nice horror games like dead space and alien: isolation

    @JustaMuteCat@JustaMuteCat2 жыл бұрын
  • You can feel this man’s passion for this instrument, on so many levels. Such a lovely piece to watch. Thanks as always, Rob!

    @DjCrippleDick@DjCrippleDick2 жыл бұрын
  • As a percussionist and experienced wine glass toucher: our director wanted us to pick up a new technique or new instrument constantly, which will take an undetermined amount of time because WHO KNOWS how naturally and quickly we can learn our part, we've never played that instrument before or with that technique. Meanwhile the band directors believe it's harder for the wind players to learn new music on their same old instruments they always play.

    @j.t.molina7223@j.t.molina72232 жыл бұрын
    • I am also an experienced wine glass toucher. Only play guitar though.

      @arcaneminded@arcaneminded2 жыл бұрын
    • I know percussion keyboards they sometimes write 4 or 6 mallet compositions, but I've yet to see the equivalent of a clarinetist playing 2-3 clarinets simultaneously lol

      @michaelsorensen7567@michaelsorensen75672 жыл бұрын
    • First, most wood wind players play other woodwind instruments and instruments outside of woodwinds often. The difference is role in the orchestra. Percussion drives tempo and accents dynamics. Woodwinds can ruin a performance, even when their rhythm and pitch is technically perfect, because of the timbre of the sound is off. So yeah, different instruments have different roles and all have to fulfill their roles to make the ensemble whole.

      @benjamingardner3314@benjamingardner33142 жыл бұрын
    • Come to think of it, I know some jazz ensembles where the clarinet player picks up other woodwinds to play just to fill out the sound.

      @benjamingardner3314@benjamingardner33142 жыл бұрын
    • I play drums and a bunch of stringed instruments and had to really resist melody when I learned drums. I had some roto toms and way too much other stuff. I quickly realized I just needed a small kit with the limited hobbyist skills I have on the instrument.

      @Bunnicula71@Bunnicula712 жыл бұрын
  • It's like a portable symphony in your house. Incredible work of art and a real talent to play. Thanks for sharing!

    @kayakfishingcountry@kayakfishingcountry2 жыл бұрын
  • Rob thank you for filming so many unusual instruments. The sounds from each are amazing!

    @sheribristol2826@sheribristol28262 жыл бұрын
  • This is my favourite type of video - learning about instruments that I've never even heard of before, let alone what they sound like!

    @Ignideus@Ignideus2 жыл бұрын
  • The first instrument you can play in the rain

    @NathanielCummingsOfficial@NathanielCummingsOfficial2 жыл бұрын
    • Prince Superbowl 2007 ⛈☂️

      @jeroen9637@jeroen96372 жыл бұрын
    • Wonder what itd sound like with raindrops hitting the metal and amplifiers while you play

      @jakeb2623@jakeb26232 жыл бұрын
    • @@jakeb2623 i think it would sound like an iron roof on a rain

      @justchill1617@justchill16172 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for doing these! they are amazing! Always such good energy. It's so great how these lesser known instruments just seem to get everyone so naturally excited. What an amazing object!

    @potatothistle@potatothistle2 жыл бұрын
  • I always love how excited the musicians in this series are to see you experience them for the first time! It's so inspiring!

    @gayvalds@gayvalds11 ай бұрын
  • I really loved this guest. He's so passionate and energetic, makes me want to make weird sound contraptions as well.

    @Reriiru@Reriiru2 жыл бұрын
  • This guy has so much personality, one of the best guests you’ve had so far, Rob.

    @Knifeawatermelon@Knifeawatermelon2 жыл бұрын
  • That's the reason I love Rob. He tries out and shows interest in all Types of Music Instruments. Really interesting and exciting to watch. All the best in these difficult times from Germany

    @derpacella@derpacella2 жыл бұрын
  • Rob, i don't watch your videos too often. But when i do, my GOD i love it. The things you discover and play...

    @davecrupel2817@davecrupel28172 жыл бұрын
  • 5:26 This guy’s laugh sounds so much like Joker’s. It’s perfect

    @thegoosessourlittlebrother1830@thegoosessourlittlebrother18302 жыл бұрын
  • I feel like my humble computer speakers, which are a sensory overlaod when listening to this instrument, don't do enough to represent it fully.

    @Phaedrus143@Phaedrus1432 жыл бұрын
    • Me sitting and watching this on my phone's integrated speakers

      @Illure@Illure2 жыл бұрын
    • @@Illure and my speaker sounds like it's gonna popped in any moment

      @eigengrau7698@eigengrau76982 жыл бұрын
  • I love this instrument so much, it gives me goosebumps in a good way.

    @HeptaTheDestroyer@HeptaTheDestroyer Жыл бұрын
  • I was so happy to see Dennis on the channel again!

    @watsonwrote@watsonwrote2 жыл бұрын
  • Imagine playing wet hands on this instrument. It's so incredibly haunting and interesting to listen to, very cool that you got to mess around with it, I love how enthusiastic Dennis is about it too.

    @tsg_frank5829@tsg_frank58292 жыл бұрын
  • If ever there was an ensemble instrument for horror films, THIS IS IT!! When the lowest notes were played, it had a sound similar to what you'd get if you used the bow on the low strings on a piano. The way it would flange when played hard, sounds like a trombone amplified through a spring reverb in a guitar amplifier. a lot of interesting sounds, with no electronics! I really do like it, thanks for posting.

    @vincentrobinette1507@vincentrobinette15072 жыл бұрын
  • One of the most awesome musical instruments I have ever seen. Magical sound.

    @danrazART@danrazART2 жыл бұрын
  • Absolutely stunned and amazed both by the instrument and the amazingly good ol' chaotic energy from this man!

    @MrCptDomingues@MrCptDomingues2 жыл бұрын
  • 16:17 this section is perfect for huge metallic catastrophes, like the sound of being *inside* of a giant ship ramming into something and being torn open. Or having the camera perspective of being inside the ankle of a mecha when it’s ankle snaps and great sheets of metal than tear apart.

    @Zed_Oud@Zed_Oud2 жыл бұрын
    • Makes me think of Mass Effect and the reapers

      @kimwilkinson4322@kimwilkinson43222 жыл бұрын
  • FINALLY! An instrument that can attend my wild sauna soirées

    @bend3rbot@bend3rbot2 жыл бұрын
    • I thought you were about to say "finally, an instrument to surpass metal gear!"

      @sirshotty7689@sirshotty76892 жыл бұрын
  • What an amazing tour guide to such a pleasurable musical oddity!

    @TrebleWing@TrebleWing2 жыл бұрын
  • I have always liked music that some would call noise or weird..this "glass" man is so FRICKIN incredible.i want to see him in a venue😳😍

    @kenkloiber2989@kenkloiber29892 жыл бұрын
  • 10:04 reminded me exactly of Halo 3: ODST’s soundtrack. that hauntingly beautiful oboe is exactly the same note as the first one he plays here.

    @achaea6587@achaea65872 жыл бұрын
    • Same here

      @lessalazar9068@lessalazar90682 жыл бұрын
    • X2

      @HeyImThorn@HeyImThorn2 жыл бұрын
    • The synth they use is based off of this... so yea lol.

      @trendingverge@trendingverge2 жыл бұрын
    • @@trendingverge is it really? Thats so cool

      @GuidoHaverkort@GuidoHaverkort2 жыл бұрын
    • Touch grass

      @Jeremy.Bearemy@Jeremy.Bearemy2 жыл бұрын
  • Never have I had an instrument bring tears to my eyes but at 7:19 my eyes got a bit watery. This instrument sounds much more beautiful than I expected.

    @V00D00M0NKY@V00D00M0NKY2 жыл бұрын
    • It's a wet instrument for a reason I guess

      @manuelorrego3314@manuelorrego33142 жыл бұрын
    • @@manuelorrego3314 I appreciated this, haha. Thanks for typing. :)))))) Keep the dad jokes coming, seems like something that could be a positively defining trait for you guys! :D

      @fernbear3950@fernbear39502 жыл бұрын
    • @@manuelorrego3314 what is this instrument called please?

      @marylousandefer39@marylousandefer392 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for the music, Mr James.

    @thomasmuller5485@thomasmuller54852 жыл бұрын
  • I love this man and his joy when he's talking about this beautifuff instrument

    @win838wini7@win838wini72 жыл бұрын
  • You consistently do some of the most interesting music-related youtube content. Your videos sincerely feel like you're shooting them to show your viewers something worth seeing. You're not flexing, not clickbait, neither fake nor pretentious. Your genuine enthusiasm for these instruments is contagious. Thank you for raising the bar, Rob!

    @travisnorman@travisnorman2 жыл бұрын
    • Very well said 👌

      @bwa_8@bwa_82 жыл бұрын
    • You're a guy I'd love to get to know, Mr. Commenter

      @LordFakmorIII@LordFakmorIII2 жыл бұрын
  • It's amazing how just hearing the intro brings you to Interstellar... And then it turns out "a big Hollywood composer" has one.

    @natedetailscars@natedetailscars2 жыл бұрын
  • Extremely bizarre, but amazingly serene sounding instrument. Almost sounds like strings around 7:20.

    @naota3k@naota3k2 жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic and unique sounds! I really enjoyed how enthusiastic everyone is on camera! Dennis is a TRUE Artistisan. He is motivating, inspiring, playful, and educates with interesting character. I like Dennis' enthusiasm and talent. I really like this video...thanks!😁

    @verycaring2387@verycaring23872 жыл бұрын
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