The Springboard: Contact Mics Make Lovely Noise On The Cheap

The first in a series of four videos by Gearwire about the Springboard, an instrument I made from readily available materials that are amplified by a piezo disc contact microphone. More about the Springboard: http://ericleonardson.org/instruments/index.html Video by Gretchen Hasse, media producer and writer for Gearwire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBu5HkKr1fI

Category:

Music

Tags:

• audio
• bow
• cello
• coil
• diy
• experimental
• homemade
• instruments
• microphones
• percussion
• piezo
• pickups
• springs

[koocher7]

you must make sound effects and music for films! it's awesome..

[ericleonardson]

@koocher7 Thanks. I have for a few low-budget/independent films and videos. In fact, my interest in sound comes from film. The soundtrack is of primary importance to a film's content.

[manufacturedZ3R0]

Brilliant. The first sound with the violin bow had me hooked. I put together a junk guitar ages ago which was fun. Compared to this it's a bit limited. Regardless, DIY is always interesting and fun.

[wendellpeek]

Coolness...!

[sawtoothdan]

Very inspiring. I'm trying to gather percussive ideas for a looped solo act. I just recently discovered the magic of Piezo pickups. Seems like a pretty undiscovered world - this video opens up the possibilities even further. Thanks a ton - I wish I could take your classes!

[Kurukusu]

wonderful!

[TheWeeklyPrint]

Fantastic!

[DeReKisthepope]

its so pretty!

[Guttersheep]

dude that sounds evil