There are a ton of super cheap violins and violas on eBay. I’ve always been curious about these bargain basement instruments, so I ordered a couple of violas–one of them was just 37 bucks! In this video, I unbox them and see what that kind of money will get you.
Two videos ago, I built a violin from scratch. At one point while I was working on that video, I began to doubt my ability to construct a playable neck, so I ordered a pre-made neck from China. Well…that neck finally arrived. In this video, I build a new instrument by attaching that pre-made neck…
For the next few months, I’ll be living in London. The thing about taking long transatlantic trips is that at some point you start to miss your physical instruments. Lately, I’ve found myself missing my violin which I had to leave back in Philadelphia. My solution? Build a new one right here in my Airbnb.
In this video, I investigate two violins I bought on the street in Philadelphia. In the process, I learn about forgotten violin maker Lewis E. Pyle and I make some music.
Fellow composers! I’ve made a new tutorial video: How to Make Round Robin Samples That Don’t Suck (using NI Kontakt) In this video, I explore some dos and don’ts of round-robin sampling. First, I show how to create the most basic violin patch imaginable with just one sample, then we convert it to a round-robin…
Filmmakers & game developers: use this track in your project! This music is made available for free under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which means that you can use it in your non-commercial project as long as you credit me (“Music by David Hilowitz” or something like that). If you…