ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT INSTRUMENTS PLEASE HELP ME! I am looking into buying a melodica to make the sound made in The Distance (by CAKE) for my band but every melodica video I have found has had a much lower sound than the one in this video. I can only guess that either the sound is altered or that this melodica is some variant. Your help is greatly appreciated. Please reply to this comment
@goodpickin56 Upon further investigation, I'm going to assume you're getting confused because of the video. That's the Hohner soprano model in the video, and it's also not what's playing that bit you're hearing. It's a synthesizer sound; probably a minimoog. It's the same sort of sound Dr. Dre cranked out all the time for his g-funk.
@goodpickin56 there is a melodica is that song. You want a soprano melodica. Search on ebay, I tried posting a link, but youtube wont let me. You just want a honer soprano melodica, it will be green and white, with black and white keys. Don't buy the first one you see though. People sell them for over a hundred bucks, but if you look you can find one for twenty to 50.
@goodpickin56 There's a melodica in the video, probably so the keyboardist can be in the video. The sound is clearly a synthesizer. A mini-moog sound, but any modern synthesizer can approximate that sound. A melodica has a reedy sound, it couldn't make that sine-wave lead sound without significant post-production filtering or hooking it to a microphone then hooking it into an effects processor. And even then, I'm not confident it could make THAT sound.
It's made of plastic, yes. The 'cheap' of it is debatable. I really don't think I've ever seen a melodica that doesn't use plastic. I have seen them for sale with wooden bodies, but the keys are still plastic.
Thankls for this post, I wondered if it was polyphonic, or if the reeds needed replacing. Also like this smaller version cause you can use both hands to hit keys. I've priced them, betwwen $15 and $60.
yeah thanks. do you have a good ear for melodicas like can u maybe get notes for a song for me like i really need them for my band its called strictely rude by big d and the kids table
I think it involves opening them up and filing the reeds inside. I personally have not had to bother and have no experience with tuning them, but thankfully they're pretty reliable instruments in the 'stay in tune' department.
There are explanations/tutorials on the web if you google "tuning a melodica", as well as folks selling files built for the job. I think the procedure is similar for other types of free reed instruments (harmonicas, squeeze boxes), don't quote me on it though.
Very inspiring! Until I saw your video, I've only heard the melodica played with flat one-note-at-a-time-tunes or with simple chords. I've just posted a video response, where I try out something similar. :-)
I realize the audio/video quality is low, but what you're hearing is essentially what one of these instruments sounds like. It comes across like a harmonica and a bit of accordion in my opinion. I'm not sure what you're asking with how it plays- it's not a difficult instrument at all and if you understand the layout of a keyboard it's practically pick-up-and-play right out of the box.
How'd you get that sharp tremolo at the end? Is that the camera or your playing?
IHaveDimensia 2 months ago
hey, I like the music you are playing on it, definitely keep playing and become even better ... haha
sismyfavouriteletter 3 months ago
Coolest sounding melodica I've found on Youtube.
Keep it up
mkvickery09 7 months ago
Awesome, Thanks for posting.
rattymanx 1 year ago
Her nails are painted red!
fundorinlive 1 year ago
what's the song please??
I love
bauzart 1 year ago
@selversion1 hohners soprano model is green, and the alto is red. the model in the video is green. one of us must be insane.
eyodir 1 year ago
@eyodir i think you are color blind, you should go to an eye doctor
algor17 1 year ago
@algor17
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eyodir 1 year ago 3
@eyodir it looks olive to me.
LiquidShorts 1 year ago
@algor17
I think He's referring to the melodica in the video by cake goodpickin56 referred to in his comment
Fingtam 9 months ago
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@eyodir i think you are color blind, you should see an eye doctor
algor17 1 year ago
@eyodir not only is this melodica red, but this says alto melodica, not soprano.
Poobumweefartyface 10 months ago
ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT INSTRUMENTS PLEASE HELP ME! I am looking into buying a melodica to make the sound made in The Distance (by CAKE) for my band but every melodica video I have found has had a much lower sound than the one in this video. I can only guess that either the sound is altered or that this melodica is some variant. Your help is greatly appreciated. Please reply to this comment
goodpickin56 1 year ago
@goodpickin56 I think you're confusing a melodica with a trumpet.
eyodir 1 year ago
@goodpickin56 Upon further investigation, I'm going to assume you're getting confused because of the video. That's the Hohner soprano model in the video, and it's also not what's playing that bit you're hearing. It's a synthesizer sound; probably a minimoog. It's the same sort of sound Dr. Dre cranked out all the time for his g-funk.
eyodir 1 year ago
@goodpickin56
I have the same Melodica used in the distance.
The melodica in this video is NOT modified in any way.
The melodica in the video is the hohner HM-901 alto melodica and the one you want is the (green) HM-900 Soprano melodica
uaizx 1 year ago
@goodpickin56 there is a melodica is that song. You want a soprano melodica. Search on ebay, I tried posting a link, but youtube wont let me. You just want a honer soprano melodica, it will be green and white, with black and white keys. Don't buy the first one you see though. People sell them for over a hundred bucks, but if you look you can find one for twenty to 50.
BboyFlimsy 1 year ago
@goodpickin56 There's a melodica in the video, probably so the keyboardist can be in the video. The sound is clearly a synthesizer. A mini-moog sound, but any modern synthesizer can approximate that sound. A melodica has a reedy sound, it couldn't make that sine-wave lead sound without significant post-production filtering or hooking it to a microphone then hooking it into an effects processor. And even then, I'm not confident it could make THAT sound.
rm2kmidi 2 months ago
What is it made out of? I was thinking of buying one like the one you have but I don't want it if the keys are like cheap plastic...
ydrjtt 2 years ago
It's made of plastic, yes. The 'cheap' of it is debatable. I really don't think I've ever seen a melodica that doesn't use plastic. I have seen them for sale with wooden bodies, but the keys are still plastic.
eyodir 1 year ago
Thankls for this post, I wondered if it was polyphonic, or if the reeds needed replacing. Also like this smaller version cause you can use both hands to hit keys. I've priced them, betwwen $15 and $60.
SmackLight6342 2 years ago
Keeping out the sound, good job man. Invited to check out my melodica renders.
marioduenasmusic 2 years ago
This is quite the catchy melody. Inspired me to actually buy a melodica, since you didn't limit yourself to the single-note songs.
What's this song called?
pfctdark03 2 years ago
I was just goofing around on it
eyodir 2 years ago
Sounds like a Matt and Kim song. I thought you were playing Daylight for a minute.
TeddyGNOP 1 year ago
yeah thanks. do you have a good ear for melodicas like can u maybe get notes for a song for me like i really need them for my band its called strictely rude by big d and the kids table
4stringsut 3 years ago
how do you tune theses??
4stringsut 3 years ago
I think it involves opening them up and filing the reeds inside. I personally have not had to bother and have no experience with tuning them, but thankfully they're pretty reliable instruments in the 'stay in tune' department.
There are explanations/tutorials on the web if you google "tuning a melodica", as well as folks selling files built for the job. I think the procedure is similar for other types of free reed instruments (harmonicas, squeeze boxes), don't quote me on it though.
eyodir 3 years ago
Very inspiring! Until I saw your video, I've only heard the melodica played with flat one-note-at-a-time-tunes or with simple chords. I've just posted a video response, where I try out something similar. :-)
miklpa 3 years ago 3
How does that thing sound in person? I've considered getting it, but I can't really tell from this video. Also, how does it play?
C33Four 3 years ago
I realize the audio/video quality is low, but what you're hearing is essentially what one of these instruments sounds like. It comes across like a harmonica and a bit of accordion in my opinion. I'm not sure what you're asking with how it plays- it's not a difficult instrument at all and if you understand the layout of a keyboard it's practically pick-up-and-play right out of the box.
eyodir 3 years ago
hahah that is fucking awesome.
vtktn 3 years ago
Excellent. Even the weimaraner is nodding along.
owaite 3 years ago
I bet you took a nice nap after all that.
LiquidShorts 3 years ago