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...

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:

2022-10-14 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

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 !

2022-07-01 15:56:32 +0000 UTC View Post

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 sti...

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 he...

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 i...

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

2022-05-19 15:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post

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,&...

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 experime...

Funk Pipes Sample Pack

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

https://youtu.be/zo8JKP1Bpiw 

Here is the dropbox link, 

2021-10-15 10:11:40 +0000 UTC View Post

DIY Whistles Sample Pack

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

Here is the sample pack wit...

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 flu...

Bass Overtone Flutes Sample Pack

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

Here ar...

Bass Overtone Blueprints

Here are two of the four instruments from this video

https://youtu.be/W3N6icHfyzs

2021-05-11 18:11:43 +0000 UTC View Post

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 measurem...

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 ...

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 comb...

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 ...

DIY Death Whistles Sample Pack

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

Here is the s...

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 v...

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 ...

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 wil...

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 ...

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 (...

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, com...

New flute from the workshop!

Very happy with this new prototype, here is why!