Hydraulophone in concert

[kevbow0137]

how is that making sound??

[gerav95]

Vsauce!

[gizmoguyar]

I'd just like to point out that there are actually four states of matter (plasma). Also glass harps, water flutes, water whistles, and water tuned theramin, while all maybe not "Accepted" instruments, use water.

[TheKlarinettist]

as cool as this is, wouldn't the glass harmonica be considered an instrument that makes sound with water (liquid state), so maybe this isn't the first performance with instruments using all states of matter.....

Plus, there's when the oboist gets water in his keys, so that could count (not really :P

[yndarjabelo]

That wood elf plays good water.

[Magnetohydrodynamics]

You're missing Plasma and Bose Einstein Condensate and a few others.

I'd like to see an instrument based on White Dwarf Matter.

[acceptedones]

Along with the song, I also like the ambient effect the flowing water gives on its own.

[Destinatious]

I hope his watch is waterproof! :D

[Chacito]

Not to knock your claim of having the first liquid state in an orchestra, but percussionist have been using water for many years now. in fact there is a concerto written for Water Percussion by Tan Dun (best known for the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon score and also for composing the first Youtube Symphony concert), composed in 1998. watch?v=aU7R2JydwNE

[lyrralt]

@Chacito Water gong FTW!

[ClifftonBeach]

@Chacito all I see in that video is percussion done underwater. The sound is still produced by solid matter (that happens to be surrounded by liquid matter). With this instrument the sound is produced by the liquid, not just tuned or changed by a liquid.

[Sivvussa]

That's a gorgeous sound. :-)

[fleshyechidna]

Thats a BIG AZZ tuba!

[hydraulist]

We did that too!

Google "plasmaphone"

See also YouTube video cfHeKdWWqLM

[muttr]

@hydraulist So what... Homer J. Simpson plays a saxamaphone!

[DrEMplushrest]

What they need now is a musical Tesla coil, so they have plasma making sound as well as solid, liquid and gas!

[Mazequax]

makes people wanna pee xD

[cesarmadaflower]

it looks useless

[drewricomakeubu1]

do they sell tickets for the splash zone?

[hydraulist]

I think there were signs on the first 2 rows that read "These seats reserved for people in proper bathing attire" (e.g. bathing suits).

[drewricomakeubu1]

ha that is funny

[davea0511]

so it's just a midi controller, yes? If so, the sound really isn't created by water ... merely actuated by water.

[hydraulist]

The sound originates as turbulence in water, so its similar to an aerophone but with water instead of air, so its not an electrophone. In fact it doesn't fit into any Horbostel Sachs category! Some hydraulophones are electrically amplified, and some can be run through effects like electric guitar, and yes, you can even run them through a MIDI effector and therefore use them as MIDI controller, but that adds extra to the cost (requires add-on).

[iivansis]

too messy

[Slinkywheel]

Umm, I'm pretty sure the sound is being made by the air. If you know what I mean...

[hwoods01]

I wonder if it would sound different if it flowed with pee instead of water.

[Gilleece666]

No it would not, the density of the liquid is the same.

Plus it's an awful joke.

[wafferz]

@Gilleece666 i agree

[wafferz]

@hwoods01 i agree

[anagrama1x]

2:37 look the girl with glasses! she can't believe it

[weylin6]

Can someone explain WHAT is making the sound? I don't understand, what is causing the vibration?

[DelMonteOnSteroids]

wikipedia Hydraulophone

[Sebbemann96]

Pyrophone. I'd like to see one!

[imadlak2007]

@Sebbemann96 Actually it exists.

[greensold]

@Sebbemann96 LOL

[Tylendal242]

@Sebbemann96 Well, if you poke holes in a metal tube, attach a speaker at one end, feed gas through the other end at just the right rate to light a sort of pilot light above all the holes, it will work as an equalizer for any music you play through the speaker. I think that might be the same sort of principle.

[JasoniumGH]

technically, wind instruments make water sounds when the player does not empty the condensation

[hydraulist]

If a wind instrument fills up with water it will stop "speaking". Try, for example, playing a flute underwater. It stops working when water gets in it.

Hydraulophone will work when fully immersed in water, even if no air is present.

Many hydraulophones will actually run on water or air, e.g. they can be run on compressed air in the wintertime, when water would freeze in outdoor installations.

[JasoniumGH]

i play a wind instrument, and it gurgles when it has water in i-- and im not talking about entirely full of water, i mean like some water on the bottom of a tuning slide. the gurgling sound gets really loud when you're trying to play forte and theirs a bunch of spit in your slide

[azulbeauty101]

wow thats so0o0o relaxing.....its like a flute in water..s0o0o peaceful...uh oh! *runs to the batheroom*

[struckmand]

how does it work?

[DelMonteOnSteroids]

your mom

SNAP

[struckmand]

i never even heard of a Hydraulophone

[bullbunnies]

i go to ut

can i still see this show?

[severelyaddictedgal]

This is so creative.

[qwerfderf]

haha rock rock on that thing like an 80's synth player

[AFNYOAQIS]

makes me want to pee...

[MatchBoy117]

Thats amazing how people can make an instrument with water.

[FourFootFagott]

Sounds like an out of tune orchestra with a river running through it. Makes me want to go pee.

[justherewatching]

realy neat.new to me.going to watch the other videos.5stars.thanks roeleke.mary

[kandixoxo]

Unique&Lovely,thanks for sharing!!...5*****

[mettanc]

i am transfixed!! i'm in awe.

thank you.

michael

[anden4fr]

so very different! wonderful .

[HermanHanauer]

It` s a great piece of art creation.

thank you Roeleke for showing me this

[glennmach]

Very nice and very interesting even water plays an important part in life and music!! 5 ***** Marc Jones Vocalist....U.S.A..Thanks Roeleke!!

[baldyholly79]

This is weird, but great nonetheless.

[ginmillsinger]

Very cool! 5+Star's!

Great share, Roeleke! Thanks!

Very best wishes for health and happiness!

GinMillBill

[MrJackGrayson]

Very awesome...5 stars! I think this is such a neat instrument. I must thank my friend Twirretwarre also known as Roeleke for sharing this video with me. Great job!

Peace!!

[Twirretwarre]

I knew you would like it, dear friend Jack!

Roeleke :-)

[thyzira]

never saw this sounds wonderful thanks for share roelieke

[LittleMickyFingers2]

Mmmm ... a unique sound and a brave experiment. I'm sure the technique and equipment will be refined over a period of time.

An interesting film could be made using gravity fed water from a waterfall or suchlike in a rural environment. Now that I would enjoy ... 5* for content. The music wasn't my cup of tea.

[Twirretwarre]

That would be an idea for you Michael, to make the vid! You are great in that!

[LittleMickyFingers2]

Twirretwarre: I thought you were supposed to be resting? Get back in bed you naughty girl!

Loads of love,

Michael

[Twirretwarre]

Hihi, I keep my sick eye closed when I read this, hihihi!!!

[weeyin1155]

Amazing!Never heard of or seen this before.Thanks to Roeleke for sharing.Hugs,Jan and Susan.x

[Twirretwarre]

You are very welcome, my friends. I enjoy sharing things like these very much. I love the sound of it, and love to listen to it.

Roeleke

[TwirreTalks]

Amazing instrument! Very special! Are you the hydraulist + composer or do I see that wrong?

Roeleke

[simaojrcosta]

ok, it looks more impressive this way, but i bet it's icredible dificult to play it. The water distortes vision over the places he has to press. Why don't thy put some kind of valves and some things to move them, like a piano or something

[hydraulist]

There is a great deal of subtle expression in the way the water jets are blocked, and this comes from being able to put your fingers in direct physical contact with the water. With a piano you indirectly touch the sound-producing mechanisms, and thus you give up some of the expressivity, but with hydraulophone, you have direct access to the water, and that's what gives the player the very intricate control over the sound.

You also play by feel (a good hydraulist can play with eyes closed).

[elleee111]

Very interesting, as I've never seen a hydraulist in action. But it looks very septic in the big view and then close up looks and sounds very oriental with a little stream!

[XavierAXB]

I've always wondered how hydraulophones work. Can you give me a short summary on how the sound is produced from the water?

They're such fascinating instruments.

[hydraulist]

The short summary is that the water flows more easily out through the finger holes than it does through the sounder. The sounder and the knife-sharp edge are safely inside, around a bend. When you make it harder for the water to come out the finger hole, it starts to want to go to the sounder. It's very different from a flute (which only has one edge) in that there's an edge for every note. You can play more than one note at the same time.

[hydraulist]

The short-summary from a player's perspective (not getting into manufacturer's perspective, patents, technology licensing, etc.), is that the flow field in a finger hole has an approximately parabolic velocity distribution, so if you finger the center, it tends to sound brighter and clearer, whereas if you finger more at the edges it sounds more sad and lonesome, with a microtonal "bend" downward in pitch. Rest your hands gently against the water flow; make the water "work" against your finger

[Voroman]

So where can you go to get lessons? Or further how do make or buy one?

[hydraulist]

If you're in (or planning to be in) the Toronto or New York area, please let us know and we'll arrange for lessons there. We can also arrange lessons over Glogger. The easiest way to make one is from an array of Sloan Valve LC flushometers, each on a separate pipe, but if you want one that sounds good you need to buy it. Vendor is FUNtain, located in Canada.

[Voroman]

Might be a bit of a problem as I live in New Zealand but thanks for the info

[hydraulist]

Vendor's website is

funtain

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ca

[dewlzfling]

now what im wondering is do you get a different sound/effect by only partially covering one of the holes (compared to full on closing it). (by the way: that thing sounds beautiful).

[hydraulist]

Yes, if you partially cover the holes, the pitch (frequency) of the note tends to "bend" downwards a little, so you can get a nice variation in musical expression by partial hole covering. Also this allows the instrument to be played microtonally. A skilled hydraulist can play in any intonation in any key, e.g. just intonation in A minor and then change to just intonation in D minor, etc..

[hydraulist]

Also, if you put your finger in the center of the finger hole, it sounds a little different than it does at the edge of the hole, so you can, for example, get a wonderfully sad "droopy" sound by "pulling back" on the fingering while playing. Another nice thing is that unlike air in a regular flute which is invisible, the water in a waterflute (reedless hydraulophone) is visible, so you can see what the sound is like, e.g. when the sound is sad, the water jets droop down sad-looking, etc..

[anislyana]

what the hell is that?

[hydraulist]

Can you be more specific, i.e. which song, time-code to identify it, etc.

[anislyana]

maybe its everything about that equipement. ^.^

[19andoverlol]

Wow. A beautiful instrument, with a beautiful sound, but...a tad impractical, don't you think?

[hydraulist]

Fun in general is impractical. Musical instruments in general are impractical. To a Practician, musical instruments may be regarded as noisemaking devices that help people waste time so they get less work done. But the Arts are less concerned with productivity and practicality as with fun and frolic. That's why we have art galleries, museums, concert halls, public pools, and aquatic playgrounds.

[19andoverlol]

I revise my statement; not impractical, unorthodox.

[Ne0c225]

how it make sound

[hazardasd]

what a waste of water.

[hydraulist]

It uses less water than any other aquatic play feature presently in existence. As the water is recirculated, some is slowly lost due to evaporation, but if you're going to complain about such a small amount of water, what about all those desktop fountains people have in their offices. Should they be shutdown to save water? If you take into account our educational program, hydraulophones use negative amounts of water, since we do water conservation programs at various water festivals, etc...

[hydraulist]

A version of the hydraulophone also won first place in The Coram Sustainable Design Award (10,000 euro prize) for its ability to save water, as well as educate people about water consumption.

[biancacastilho22]

amazing......

[doctorxsandwich]

It seems like, what with water spraying back and all, playing this would soak your crotch.

&& Doesn't it ruin floors and all? It's really sweet but seems kind of impractical...

I still love it. :3

[freakmatador]

Is not impractical at all if you want to give a concert in water (from a swimming pool or something like that) All the other instruments actually become impractical in this situation. Like let's say; playing base or drums. ;-)

[shinobi3432]

i think the little squirts of water he is controling the volume of it

[Asguaurd]

i like how around 2:12 the guy's pinky is a little too small and starts squirting, if the people in the front were too close, they'd be like, AHH cold water in mah face! O-O lol

[hydraulist]

That playing technique of partially covering the holes is often intentional, e.g. the pitch bends down and the instrument sounds sadder when you cover only the inner edge of the finger hole. And yes, during the really sad lonesome parts of the song, the hydraulist ends up spraying quite a bit of water forward. Other times when you touch only the central part of the water jet, water sprays to the side.

[overhangingtrees]

Are you one of those idiot savants? Like, the autistic people that are very good at the harmonica?

Love, Nick

P.S- Badass watch dude! Is that a fossil?

[kl0441]

how does the hydraulophone work??????????

[hydraulist]

I seem to be having trouble posting any links to any of the hydraulophone documentation on YouTube. Google search hydraulophone and you can find lots of research papers on it.

[DeLoreanGuy]

(i just guessing by what my first attempt would be)

I bet you could set up a flow rate meter before each spout, with each spot having it's own pitch, and have the rate of flow (varying on how much water you block) account for the volume of the pitch.

but that would be an electronic version. I imagine this the one in the video is MUCH more complex.

[DeLoreanGuy]

or for a non electric form, you could be redirecting the pressure from the finger spouts to elsewhere where it might vibrate a small opening to resonate.

[SRB2Pheonix]

*types big smart words*

[Mokupo]

Redirecting? Resonate?

[hydraulist]

The patent portfolio covers all three main embodiments as well as various combinations of these: (1) wholly acoustic hydraulophones; (2) acoustic hydraulophones with electrical amplification, i.e. electric pickups, so they can be used with various effects, or things like effects pedals; (3) wholly non-acoustic embodiments, e.g. those based on flow meters or similar sensing. Acoustic hydraulophones tend to be the "funnest" to play.

[Gliabrant]

You better not splash that shit on me.

[Boogyster]

Wow, I would have expected it to sound all drippy like water... drippng.

But it sounds beautiful.

[martysmith76]

There are four states of matter..You forgot Plasma. And you guys should have played plasmaphones ;)

[hydraulist]

We did! We actually did all five states of matter. According to the Greeks, there was Earth (solid), Water (liquid), Air (gas), Fire (plasma) and Quintessence (idea), 5th element (like mathematical algorithms, etc.). Google "five states" music

[hydraulist]

Also, see "Plasmaphone" in Wikipedia (there's a picture from one of our "States-of-matter Quintet" performances...

[andumanat]

That's scary! I suppose because my knowledge of plasma has led me to associate it with hot ionized gases.

[overhangingtrees]

i won't! i won't google anymore!

[pnoyguitar]

its very hard to play..but coo

[ccoraxfan]

Someone needs to make a hydraulophone with keys and internal valves, so that it can be played at indoor venues without wetting the floor, sheet music, people, and anything within range!

[hydraulist]

I did that, but it's alot less fun to play, and also it takes away alot of the fine musically expressive control. A good hydraulist can really play expressively by sculpting each note through careful finger placement. For example, it sounds different if you block the jet near the center than it does if you block the jet near the edge. Modern hydraulophones have a catch trough to keep the water mostly contained. We've played indoors on carpet and hardwood floors.

[hydraulist]

Also, it's a lot like a glass armonica, in the sense that people have tried to put keys on armonicas before, but it's never been as expressive. Armonica players have to learn how to play in such a way that the instrument doesn't splash water on the floor. Same with hydraulists, they just need a little practice at playing without spilling.

[omgwheretostart]

wow that sounds so alsome i've got to find some place where i can check this stuff out because the stuff is too cool and by the way good job i would have messed up badly but most likely i play saxphone and not a hydraulophone lol but yea great job

[sphericalbastard]

So when are we going to see a full orchestra in which we incorporate 4 phases of matter into the set. I want to see a plasma based instrument.

[hydraulist]

We did that as well. Search YouTube for "flushometer". We did all 5 states of matter: Solid (violin); Liquid (flushometer); Gas (clarinet); Plasma (plasmaphone, an instrument invented by S. Mann, as presented in NIME 2007); Quintessence (direct brain-machine interface to a software synth).

[who444]

So interesting! Is it possible to reduce the noise due to water flowing out? (by developing some better technique to take it away, for instance) Or is it just a part of the effect?

[hydraulist]

The compass drone is part of the desired effect, and gives the instrument a nice soothing quality when it's not being played (i.e. when people sit in the park and eat their lunch or sunbathe near a hydraulophone installation). It can be eliminated or decreased by adjusting the flow rate to draw a vacuum (Bernoulli principle), but is usually set for a pleasing level.

[who444]

thanks hydraulist! It would be perfectly nice to have some hydraulophones installed in parks and other public places like that!

[evilspurkey]

i like this! it's really cool! ....and now i'm thirsty... thanks for uploading!