Clipboard Music Instrument

Check out this cool do-it-yourself music instrument using a clipboard! This short one-minute music composition was created using sounds recorded from a large clipboard, colored pencils, and paper clips. Pitched sounds were created by plucking a long rubber band on the side of the clipboard, and unpitched sounds were created by placing colored pencils/paper clips on top of the clipboard and tapping/tilting the clipboard. I used the TASCAM TR-5 recorder to record the sounds, and the sounds were then inputted into a sampler VST called TX16WX. Pitched sounds were used to create melodic lines and riffs, while unpitched sounds were used to create percussion accompaniment. The song was composed and produced in Sibelius and Logic Pro X, respectively. Listen to the full song.