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Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:40 am

Done!
Now if someone here who could actually play were to make a proper one and tune it...

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:44 am

McLilith wrote:
VitaminD wrote:I tried to make a flute out of pvc pipe once...
Then, you might be interested in this:

The $5.00 Clarinet

There's even an mp3 demo of this one.

The same author is also working on a sax, but hasn't quite perfected it yet:

The Plastic Fantastic Sax

thats awesome.. a little sad on the release.. but I think thats the musician's fault

I bookmarked it for the summer (when I usually get crafty with these ideas)

thanks!

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:46 am

http://www.whitenoiseaudio.com/ballpoint.mp3

sounds great to me.

EDIT: this is VoidoidSurrealist's sample he sent me to host.

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:47 am

Steven West wrote:Ahhh, VOIDIOID - opps!

What was the flick with Richard Hell and Andy Warhol?
All I can remember was Ricahard Hell walking around NY in the winter time, and Andy doing some interview where he starts taking polaroids constantly...

That wasn't the Blank Generation movie was it? Been a while since I've seen that. He was also in Geek Maggot Bingo, Blind Light, and a couple of other flicks, but he (sadly) sucks as an actor

His real talent was in making truly raw punk that makes the Modern Lovers look polished...

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:48 am

Audioshots auditorium will host anything for free as long as it's music related. You don't even have to join, no spam or popups etc.

I wanna hear this so please go
here

and upload those mp3s.

In these parts of the US, we used to make little whistles out of Silver Maple branches - my Dad showed me how.

-Scott

v0rn+ · Post by **v0rn+** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:51 am

That mp3 is pretty cool. Can you multisample it and host it in NNXT format? Thanks

Oh and don't forget velocity layers and release samples.... we need to hear the key clicks! (finger-taps?)

Vorn.

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:55 am

Are you serious, that mp3 was from the ballpoint? I have a hard time believing that - really. Where did all the low frequency stuff come from? Did you have a soda bottle glued to the pen somehow?

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:34 am

Nope, all ballpoint! It looks like it would be playing at least an octave higher than that, but it's surprising how low and mellow it sounds.
Don't believe me? Build one yourself...
You can use some types of grass stems, as well. Those sound much higher and harsher, and if you put two in your mouth, it sounds a bit like a miniature bagpipe!

As for the silver maple flutes, I'm just waiting for when my willow tree is ready, should be in a couple of weeks

I built a couple of bone whistles a while back, but I seem to have misplaced them, so no samples at the moment. But I've got pics...

McLilith · Post by **McLilith** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:18 am

So, has anyone else built a working ballpoint clarinet yet? My efforts have been unsuccessful so far.

take care,
McLilith

toine6 · Post by **toine6** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:34 am

The $1.69 Soprano Recorder

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/fg= ... id/449673/

Although I've gotta vote in the Bic Clarinet for the ghetto-McGyver-jungle coolness award!

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:47 am

For people who can't figure it out yet, here's a different view of the reed:

braj · Post by **braj** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:54 am

I just destroyed a Bic in my effort to make one of these. I really wanted one for the office tomorrow. I guess I'll run my Kazooka through Amplitube/Logic tomorrow. But it won't be the same.

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:23 am

braj wrote: I just destroyed a Bic in my effort to make one of these. I really wanted one for the office tomorrow.

If you play with the bottom hole open, you can use it with the pen still inside! Then you can start making strange noises and if someone spots you, you just calmly start writing with it like nothing happened...freaks out the co-workers...

McLilith · Post by **McLilith** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:01 am

Has anyone successfully created one of these yet? I'm still working on it. That mp3 demo sounded great.

take care,
McLilith

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:14 am

WhiteNoise wrote:http://www.whitenoiseaudio.com/ballpoint.mp3

sounds great to me.

EDIT: this is VoidoidSurrealist's sample he sent me to host.

sounds fantastic

Make an Idioglottal Clarinet out of your Bic/Biro pen!