“Didgeridoo Sound Design” English Edition 2025

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200-page volume features over 110 illustrations and covers the following major themes:

Foundations of Sound and Acoustics

  • The nature of sound: frequency, resonance, impedance, and admittance.
  • Harmonics, inharmonic components, and the physics of beat frequencies.
  • Timbre and how sound propagates: structure-borne vs air-borne.

Understanding the Didgeridoo’s Acoustics

  • How sound is generated in the didgeridoo.
  • Perfect resonance tuning and back pressure.
  • Harmonic properties of cylindrical, conical, and mixed resonators.
  • The influence of Helmholtz resonators and specific design features.

Practical Design Questions

  • How length, diameter, conicity, and material affect sound.
  • Slide mechanisms, extensions, and empirical methods for tuning.
  • Exploring the impact of surface roughness and bell design.

Building Your Own Didgeridoo

  • Choosing the right note and shape (conical vs cylindrical).
  • Selecting materials and crafting technologies.
  • Structural and acoustic coupled analysis for advanced designs.

Comprehensive Guides and Tools

  • Introduction to CADSD (Computer-Aided Didgeridoo Design).
  • A glossary for technical terms, ensuring clarity and accessibility.

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Why this Book is so Special?

When I started building my first didgeridoos over 20 years ago, each attempt took about ten hours to craft a basic prototype, not to mention the cost and effort of sourcing materials. Often, the results were disappointing and far from my expectations.

To create something decent, I must have built at least fifty didgeridoos, and by “decent,” I mean barely acceptable—nowhere near the quality I achieve today. Back then, I could never have imagined the skills I have now. I would have given anything to know even a fraction of what I’ve learned through trial and error.

This book and my guidance aim to save you from the frustration and wasted time I went through. With the right tools, techniques, and insights, you can bypass those struggles and start building didgeridoos you’ll be proud of—much sooner than I did.

This is why I created this book. It combines a comprehensive text with my training courses, catering to both beginners and experienced professionals.

For years, I’ve been passionate about studying the physics of the didgeridoo. While many focus on materials to improve the sound—something I’ve explored too—I realized that the shape of the instrument is the key factor.

I was fortunate to spend 23 years in an engineering office specializing in acoustics, gaining tools and knowledge that only a multinational company could provide. This unique background has shaped my understanding of the instrument and my teaching approach.

This book is an invaluable resource and, in a way, a gift that far exceeds its price. It encapsulates everything I’ve learned and offers a clear path to mastering the craft of building didgeridoos.

Over the Book Contents, Here You Find Some Free Bonuses:

  • An educational video, guiding you step by step through the topics covered.
  • An exclusive audio CD featuring some of the most iconic tracks from my musical career.
  • A comprehensive catalog of techniques and styles, perfect for expanding your musical vocabulary or starting your creative journey with solid foundations.

Pre-order Benefits:

By ordering the book during the pre-sale, you’ll unlock an exclusive bonus:

  • A €100 discount + shipping cost (depending on your area) on courses and the creation of personalized instruments or prototypes in my workshop. (Instruments and prototypes can be ordered: I will match your desired specifications with the shape you want to create. I can either build it for you or guide you through the entire construction process during a visit to my workshop.)

Don’t Miss Out!

Save the date: January 7th, 2025. The pre-sale will be available for a limited time, with only 30 slots for personalized bonuses!

The first 50 copies will be numbered and signed.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. I can’t wait to support you on this creative journey.

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