If you get hurt I don’t want to be responsible for your stupidity, I have enough of that for myself. He has been making music for just over two years, and was initially inspired by watching others on YouTube make music. Finally, putting this through the Eventide Space’s Black Hole algorithm turns the odd noises into a huge, washy, dark ambient pad.ĭISCLAIMER: Don’t go around touching the ends of random cables. I added that to the Timefactor’s dual delays at 100% feedback which are modulated by an internal LFO, which create some wonderful tones and act almost as voices on their own. I found that turning the feedback on the Yellow Fall up to over 100% creates a distorted scream which I can use (sparingly and cautiously!).

Sliding your thumb up the cable gives a carefully controlled buzz, while tapping it makes a burst of noise. Taking the buzzing that you get by touching a cable and putting that through 2 delay pedals and a reverb gives you plenty of control over a drone-y, dark ambient noise. Here’s what he has to say about the technical details:Ĭhain is: Unplugged cable, Donner Yellow Fall delay, Eventide Timefactor delay, Eventide Space reverb, Ableton. “Who needs synths for ambient music when you have a thumb and some guitar pedals?” asks Wilson. Change the sound by rubbing or scraping in various ways for more musical exploration just as There’s Just One Mommy shares. Reader Alastair Wilson shared this video, which explores making ambient music without any instruments, using only effects pedals. Use pipe cleaners, yarn, or rubber bands to hold the sticks together while slapping them together for a fun percussive effect.

How to make music without instruments