Nicolas Bras

How to build the membrane clarinet (blueprint)

If you just watched this Youtube video

https://youtu.be/Jk7J4_bneZo 

this is the blueprint you're here for, 

PVC membrane clarinet in E, 16mm diameter pressure pipe

To understand how I draw my blueprints, here is the article:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43887329 

Tell me how i...

Aquatic Harp Sample Pack

Here is the Sample Pack I made in this video,

https://youtu.be/VpjMCZp7nqs

Royalty-free samples, you can download it here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzatcfadu1hiacs/NB%20Sample%20Pack%20Aquatic%20Harp.zip?dl=0

you can also buy the virtual instruments on Soundpaint right here...

Aquatic Harp Blueprint

Here is the detailed blueprint for the aquatic harp from this video, 

https://youtu.be/VpjMCZp7nqs

send me videos of the result!

Pan flutes blueprints

Here are the mesurements if you want to build your own ones, the mesurement is from the edge of the pipe to the block, so add some length for your block !

Giant Pan Flute mesurements:

Small Ch...

New video, 7 days to success on Tiktok

Hi everyone!

I've had this project in mind for a long time, it took me a lot of energy, but it works quite well!

Right now I've got 52 000 followers on my 22 days account, around 8 million views, 56 videos produced, and it's still growing, that's a very powerful platform!

Don't worry I'll not focus on this and stop youtube, but I'll keep this platform in mind for my future productions!

Hidden Sounds Sample Pack

Here is the sample pack from the "bench vise session" I shared on Tiktok and in this video:

https://youtu.be/1Uvm_okwpqo

you can download those royalty free sounds here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/68m0481pp4bmr5r/NB%20Sample%20Pack%20Hidden%20Sounds.zip?dl=0

Send me the re...

A session with Dramane Dembélé

Hi everyone!

I build my second wall, I'm ready to welcome guests on the channel, 

I choose my friend Dramane Dembélé to start, a talented flutist and multi instrumentalist from Burkina Faso, 

we spend the aternoon in my studio, we started to talk about flutes, then we made some music,

I made a Youtube format with this session, it will be released next week, but you can see it in preview and tell me what you think:

2022-05-19 15:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Peul-style Flute in G blueprint, 25mm

This is the blueprint of the flute from this video

https://youtu.be/by20GHocQV8

You can consult this article to know how to read my blueprints

https://www.patreon.com/posts/43887329

Send me the result!

Background Music Sample Pack

Hi everyone!

Here is a new sample pack from my last video:

https://youtu.be/YQSOx0SrfD8

You can download it here and use those sounds and loops for your music, 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o8hm7rq52jvtie4/NB%20Sample%20Pack%20Background%20Music.zip?dl=0

send me th...

Storyboard Popcorn Clip

this is the full storyboard I made for this clip: https://youtu.be/5SsMizjQHuA I think it's fun to watch so I share it!

New instrument from the workshop

Hi everyone! 

This is a small exploration video of a new instrument I just made,

the youtube video about this creation will come in a few weeks!

Cheers!

Worst wind instrument ever

https://youtu.be/rrF7W05RizU

New video, and I propose a challenge, you can download this sample pack for free with the sounds I made from the worst wind instrument experimentation, 

Right here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4kyxaq6wk91w326/NB%20Worst%20Wind%20Instrument.zip?dl=0 

m...

Funk Pipes Sample Pack

I promise a sample pack in my last video, this one:

https://youtu.be/zo8JKP1Bpiw 

Here is the dropbox link, 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dazduqz50ozy6kw/NB%20Sample%20Pack%20Funk%20Pipes.zip?dl=0

with the bass PVC percuted pipes, some random chords with th...

DIY Whistles Sample Pack

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b6xl7jkm0hb4hf4/NB%20Sample%20Pack%20DIY%20whistles.zip?dl=0

Here is the sample pack with the whistles from this video

https://youtu.be/f_AcVbgZKL8

Tell me if you make something with those sounds!

CD flute blueprint

Here is the blueprint from the new video!

https://youtu.be/f_AcVbgZKL8

All the details are in the video I think, you can adapt this system on a lot of different flutes, that always sound good,

I'll build some other one, I send you when it's done,

send me the results if you try!

Bass Overtone Flutes Sample Pack

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kon3567vz4z8kyt/NB%20Sample%20Pack%20Overtone%20Bass%20Flutes.zip?dl=0

Here are the sounds I used to compose the jam in this video :

https://youtu.be/W3N6icHfyzs

I hope it bring some inspiration, send me the results!

Bass Overtone Blueprints

Here are two of the four instruments from this video

https://youtu.be/W3N6icHfyzs

Overtone Flute 63mm PVC Pipe Chromatic Kit

Overtone Flute 100mm PVC Pipe Chromatic Kit

I'll add those infos in...

New video : bass overtone flutes

Hi everyone!

new video in early access, it will be released tomorrow on the channel, about the building of very big and bass overtone flutes, a full chromatic set, and some music!

I'll update the ebook with all the plans and measurements, I give you some in a second article for builders, and some sounds for VIP, 

I'm going to come back at a more sustained rhythm on youtube, I work a lot a huge project, can't wait to talk to you about!

I would be happy to read y...

New video and new dan k'ni blueprint

Hi, I made a new video about the dan k'ni, I got a lot of questions about it, and I love playing this, so here it is!

Here is the blueprint of the instrument from the video, as you can see, it is a very simple instrument, and there is a lot of possible variations, so feel free to experiment with it, and send me the results!

Some news about my projects

Hello dear Patreons,

you maybe saw it, my youtube channel is burning right now, a small and contained fire, but still!

For a few days, my channel jump from 2 000 - 5 000 views per days to 70 000 views per day, so this month the combination of Patreon and Youtube Adsense will allow me to hire a video editor for the next projects,

I'll also get some help for technical questions from professionnals, and I will be able to invest in some more lights,

the project is to ...

DIY Death Whistles blueprints

Here are the blueprints of the models I made in this video: 

https://youtu.be/765G0looswc

They are really not perfect, I got to try some other ones to get other sounds, but if it can help, here they are!

DIY Death Whistles Sample Pack

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m4fx8v5tzhuiabc/NB%20Sample%20Pack%20DIY%20Death%20Whistle.zip?dl=0

Here is the sample pack made with those instruments:

https://youtu.be/765G0looswc

74 unique sounds, enjoy!

New video - Building Death Whistle

A new video, with a slightly different format,

the introduction is a presentation of my searches and some instrument vuglarisation, 

this is something I want to work on, sometimes there will be some videos only about instrument vulgarisation, organology, acoustics, and cultural context,

I will write something about those ideas here on Patreon, 

would love to read your feebacks!

PVC transverse flute in A - Blueprint

Here is the bluprint from the video:

The other flutes blueprints from the video are in my ebook, go take a look!

PVC clarinet blueprint

A simple diatonic clarinet with 20mm pressure PVC, here is the blueprint:

The body is 20mm pressure pipe, 2.8mm thickness.

The barrel, where you put the clarinet mouthpiece, is made like this :

I use a 20mm PVC electric sheath half-sleeve to put on the 20mm PVC pressure pipe and connect the...

Preview - my next video!

This is my next video, this a is format I really would love to develop, the building of an instrument from the first drawings to the studio,
That's a lot of work, still some video edition and sound issues, I'm learning! But with your help I will soon be able to hire a video editor for some videos,

tell me what you think about!

Dan K'ni blueprint and building tips

Here is a blueprint for the dan k'ni form the last youtube video!

That one : https://youtu.be/ddSc2ijJCBg

This instrument is inspired by the vienamese dan k'ni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9WVTb83KUM&ab_channel=thedannvhn

2021-01-18 21:57:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Spreadsheet I use for flute proportions

This is a page from my Ebook :

You asked me, so here is my spreadsheet for this calculation!

You must complete:

Original flute length (as explained on the book's page)
Length of the new flute
Original flute holes location (I take measurements from the end of the pipe to the center of the hole)
Original flute holes diameter

and the spreadsheet will give you the new flu...

New video, release tonight!

Hi! I made a video composition session, this one with a metal saw sanza, some custom percussions and a homemade dan k'ni, 

I recorded a second one with a mouth harp and some tablas (not homemade!), I have some work on it, coming next,

Tell me what you think, tell me if you want to know more about those instruments!

New flute from the workshop!

Very happy with this new prototype, here is why!