ambient talkie: ep 2 - map of PLUMBUTTER

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in this episode of ambient talkie i try to demystify ciat-lonbarde PLUMBUTTER...just a bit! me not being the most technical guy, i was very intrigued by the lovely essay that Peter Blesser wrote for plumbutter. i see making textural music as sort of sonic worldbuilding, thus Peter's view on worldmaking withing plumbutter really resonated with me. also, haven't seen anyone cover plumbutter in a more phylosophical way, so i thought that my own take on the whole »urbanisation idea« of plumbutter seems like a great topic for a an episode. we are not going into patching examples in this video, that will hopefully come on the next episode.
thanks for checking it out!
#ciatlonbarde #plumbutter #ambient
links
peter's essay: ciat-lonbarde.n...
plumbutter pp manual: cdn.shopify.co...
the deerhorn - a A Ciat-Lonbarde podcast for the curious & committed: thedeerhorn.po...
Thanos F - Plumbutter for Beginners:
• Plumbutter for beginne...
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[@n0tett]

Sell.Me.Your.Synths.

[@tworoundrobins]

costs a soul hmu

[@n0tett]

@@tworoundrobins how bout like $5 dude? I've got like $5

[@thomasdavies3831]

Great video and explanation, I'm looking forward to some patching suggestions in the next video. I bought a Plumbutter 2 several months ago on a bit of an impulse, using the funds I had saved for a small eurorack setup. The first couple of weeks I thought I had made a very expensive mistake and just didn't really get it, it was quite frustrating. But the more time I spend practicing with it, the more interesting it becomes and I am pretty hooked on it now, it is a very fun and expressive and beautiful little box. There area lot of basic things you can do with other synths, like playing melodies by sequencing the pitch or modulating a filter that just don't apply to this, but then you start to discover much weirder ways of adding movement which often yield huge amounts of tone and complexity that you wouldn't achieve from many mainstream bits of gear. It is unwieldy and pretty wild, but as others have said before, if you spend a while making simple patches on just a couple of areas of the machine you can begin to grasp what's going on. It then becomes easier to coax more complex sounds based on the ideas in your head, and you can really get into a groove of everything modulating and influencing everything else. A very meditative experience, I can't wait to pair it with more CL gear!

[@tworoundrobins]

thank you so much for this very informative comment. I remember when I pulled the trigger on a plumbutter. was nervous as hell thinking it might not be for me but i took time with it, knowing that I wouldn't be able to get sounds that I was accustomed from a more traditional sounding synth, but this is by far the only gear I own that still surprises me each time I use it. everytime I think I cracked the PB code, it will make a wild turn and I end up somewhere I never been before. I love that you mentioned "meditative experience" as it purely is! I can easily get so lost in it that I can safely say - it's the only equipment that can truly take me on a journey each time I use it.

[@PerBarfot]

Thanks! Looking forward to part 2! :)

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you! Just recorded it today, so will be available soon :)

[@FloChai]

I know I am a little late to this but I was considering getting PB but feeling a little intimidated. But after listening to you explaining the concept/philosophy I feel that this is a wonderful instrument to explore. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 😊

[@tworoundrobins]

It’s an amazing device and I was quite intimidated as well at first, but spend some tome with it and it hooks you in :)

[@FloChai]

@@tworoundrobinsyes I can tell I am going to be lost in it for hours. Checking out your other videos on it now!😊

[@JapanoiseBreakfast]

Thanks for making these :D

[@tworoundrobins]

It was my pleasure, glad you liked it!

[@janhenckell4178]

my favorite part of the pb2 is listening to the ultrasound when patching different combinations of orange&browns into it.

[@tworoundrobins]

definitely, the sound kinda reminds me of moorhens at times, haha

[@Hessencemusic]

may I ask you more Plumbutter tutorials my friend? super useful for all of us 🙏🙏

[@tworoundrobins]

already on my list :) I'll touch upon Plumbutter a bit next month I think

[@sonicaddiction]

Really nice to hear this kind of philosophical take in a "gear demo" style video. A seed of inspiration has been planted. :)

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you! :)

[@music-jd]

Bravo!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you!

[@wav]

i always await these ambient videos

[@tworoundrobins]

thank ya!, hopefully they give you a few useful hints :)

[@margaritaulokina7985]

Wonderful! ✨❤️

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you!

[@ivolouro9725]

PB newbie. Great video on the PB. You did a great job with running down the PB narrative. Thank you for this. Congrats.

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you so much for your kind words and I'm glad it helped you out!

[@tybo_ambientsky]

❤❤❤

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you Tybo!

[@tybo_ambientsky]

@@tworoundrobins Always❤