Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus - Playing and Patching Techniques

[@ITATTRACTS]

I got the Coco 2 today, extremely grateful for this video. I'm completely overwhelmed but excited!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the newbs. :)

[@Ellotus13]

This is amazing. Half an hour of top notch experimental music education with one of the most mystical instruments of our time. I couldn't be more happy. I'm going to comment here and there as the video progresses: The first demonstration - It's wonderful how organically you make the changes between quite disporate musical elements in the beginning. It has a weirdly dancable rhythym, kinda reminds me of Nurse with Wounds. The second demonstration with the toy piano - I haven't made this connection this strongly before, but the way you treat piano especially brings mind the edge of pond waves. Small and soft, but quite fast and deep. It's such a beautiful rhythym to have within yourself. The way the sample warps in the end part is really reminicent of glitch, but it has a way more organic feel to it. I have no idea, but it also reminds me of the Peter Greenaway short movie A Walk Through H. The third demonstration with the OP-1 - Incredibly touching once again. The soaring leads on this one are magical. There is something so down to earth about your sound, it never reaches out of a nature metaphor, it's really nice, warm and welcoming. It feels like your in tune with some lush, dreamlike place and you channel it through you. Every voice in the mix always sounds like an abstraction of something real, it's never synthetic. Like I've previously said, aural impressionism to the highest degree. The voice bassline - This really blew my mind away. I've got no words.

[@Hainbach]

Thank you for the step by step feedback, it gives me perspective. The OP1 strings are played by four violins, two violas, two Celli and a bass. They are taken from an orchestra piece I wrote. Recorded them to tape and it remains a magical sound to me, something I consider a signature. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joshuabatterley5725]

If you haven't already, check out Hainbach's music. It's on Spotify. He's a genius. After a really tough, stressful day it instantly helps you unwind.

[@ThisIsDownstate]

the bass part at the end blew my mind. that's one of the nicest bass/drone sounds i've ever heard

[@ConwayBob]

The music becomes more and more beautiful as the video progresses. So satisfying, these sounds you make. RIght and left cerebral hemispheres are dancing a sublime pas de deux. Thank you for all you do!

[@FiveElementNinja]

I've always wondered about the Cocoquantus. Thanks for sharing. When you hooked up the OP-1... that was magical. Cheers

[@GavinskisTutorials]

Wow, wow, wow! I love this instrument, but even though I don’t have one, I learnt so much about your approach to music making from this video Hainbach. It is so generous of you to be sharing all these techniques. Without wanting to get too political, it also strikes me that now in this time of coronavirus, it is exactly this kind of sharing and generosity that needs to come to the fore. Thank you so much once again.

[@Glasside]

I would be really curious to see a similar video on the Plumbutter - ever think of doing it? Such a great video - thank you.

[@praimwz]

Nice to see these wonderful machines in action! Just adoring how the design of it allows for the thick bitcrush patina and lovely crossmod irregularities! Thanks for the comprehensive breakdown, love it!

[@Chunda8]

Danke Hainbach. These Ciat-Lonbarde instruments are powerful, watching you unlock their sounds is really helpful and a learning experience for us beginners. Peter seems like he might be sparse with documentation, maybe to encourage experimentation IDK.

[@franktaku9121]

You're like a sound wizard

[@ZackWebsite]

I've always wanted to know how the coco worked !! Thanks so much for the wonderful explanation and spectacular soundscapes ! 💖

[@Fluttermind]

Thanks for doing this. I've never quite understood the dip switches on the Coco and this prodded me in the right direction. Top notch video. Would watch again.

[@49minutesago]

Yes!! that's it!! There's something about that combination of the OP-1 and Cocoquantus. Complementing each other perfectly, resulting in something greater than the sum of the parts. Really enjoyed this one thanks for posting, JB

[@skaermf]

this is my favorite video on youtube

[@cold_fashioned]

Ah ha, found it. I don't know why I thought it was a recent video. Either way, this is just what I was looking for. Cheers again, sir!

[@RayZappa]

Hey Hainbach, thanks so much for this. It helped me get started with my Coco a few months ago, as this gear doesn't exactly come with much documentation! It works beautifully with the Tetrax touch sensitivity and stereo presence. It's amazing how I can be noodling around and then suddenly go through a kind of portal where I'm totally 'in the moment' making something awesome that can never be repeated (Tip: always record any jams cos you never know when it's going to take off!). It takes a bit of practice to harness how much noise/hiss is picked up by the loopers and when I actually take recordings further I often use wav file restoration techniques to lose some of the clicks and pops that are difficult to avoid when patching.

[@jonridley]

Really great... those Ciat Lombarde machines are crazy in a good way!

[@connorplunkett6150]

Been thinking about getting a cocoquantus for a while now, and this video finally sold me on it. My music and happiness thanks you! My wallet not so much :D

[@Hainbach]

Enjoy the Coco! Truly a magical instrument.

[@ezdac5031]

Amazing video! There is not a lot of hands-on information on the coco out there. I really would love to see more videos where you explain a bit about patching of your eurorack sounds - not general techniques, but more like rundowns of patches you did.

[@Hainbach]

Good idea! Will do that!

[@stvnrgrs]

Amazing, just got my coco2 a few weeks ago. Thanks for taking the time to do this!

[@hyres]

As always, super inspiring stuff. Always wondered what exactly was going on. Such a nice instrument. And that 8-bit crunch!

[@arturmpuga]

ok, this literally changed a lot of things inside me. THANKS

[@EddieG1888]

The little white pixel on the face camera freaked me out for a minute there! :D

[@lucasj7577]

Thanks for the explanation of the Cocoquantus. I really dig your technique!

[@waltersmetak]

Another very fine demo that really dissects the Cocoquantus to its bone. The way the looper degrades the sinal, becoming quieter and more lo fi to the end, is really fascinating - I wonder if you can achieve something similar via a MN Morphogene (bought the module recently and still a bit lost with the ins and outs - tough little machine)? This is really great, especially for working with cassettes. The organic quality of the media really stands outs with this.

[@Hainbach]

Thank you! I think the Morphagene is a bit to hifi, you would need to pair it with a bit crusher or maybe the in if the Piston Honda and slowly fade it before it hits that.

[@sborges433]

Yes, I do have a Piston Honda! Excellent suggestion - yes, will do - thanks for the feedback!

[@Hainbach]

I want to hear it! Please follow up and post a sound somewhere

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Like many others I always wondered about the coco. To me I always thought it would be a massive waste of money but I see they could be a infinite source of crazy sound design

[@Hainbach]

It truly is.

[@silasward7316]

Oh man thanks for this! I might get one now that there's some clarity on its functions thanks to you!

[@Hainbach]

If you get one, say hi to Peter from me!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Hey :) Thanks for this! Got a Cocoquantus and Sidrax coming in and I have no idea what I signed up for. Haha! But it’s going to be fun and having your videos with some guidance is great.

[@Hainbach]

Enjoy the ride, its truly beautiful!

[@KarlSadler]

thanks for yourr generosity in creating this. My Coco arrived today, and it's really nice holding someone elses hand, because, honestly, I had no idea what nodes were inputs/outputs at first! Can I ask about how you're wiring the Op-1 up from a stereo mini jack to two mono inputs? I couldn't make it out in the video visually. are you using a splitter cable? Or does going into the left normal to the right too? I'm still trying to understand how the inputs are internally routed to each 'looper'. thanks

[@KarlSadler]

Solved this myself when I found the visual map of the controls, and now get that there are two stereo inputs! I was using eurorack mono patch cables and a splitter so didn’t figure that out!

[@modularsoundbath]

Thank you for video! I hope you do more on the coco :)

[@rohanjoseph101]

Thank you for taking the time to make this! Very informative and makes this less daunting :) @2:54 I see your camera setup on a stand. Do you mind sharing what stand make/model it is?

[@Hainbach]

It's a combo of a cheap stand I forgot the brand of and an Aizo digital arm.

[@rohanjoseph101]

HAINBACH Thank you! Love your work!

[@lovingdevotee]

thank you Sir Hainbach. A request: Could you please explain (or demonstrate) how to use the Coco for delay?

[@nikarga]

6:46 "pouw pouw... " shakin'

[@CaalamusTube]

Oh, I see HAINBACH ...Cocoquantus has Triangle Oscillators√ Thanks for steering me in the right direction. ( re: questioning whether your Ciat-Lonbarde gear was more Signal Generator or Signal Processor )

[@Hainbach]

Ah, yeah! Its everything :-)

[@CaalamusTube]

@@Hainbach off to learn about the Deerhorn√

[@michaelharmer8591]

Glorious buoyancy! Your channel is fast becoming one of my biggest inspirations. May I ask what setting the Neunaber is on?

[@Hainbach]

Thank you! Its on the reverb setting, hall If I remember correctly.

[@jodd5534]

sound perfect

[@surmik]

This looks like a crazy-abstract boardgame that makes noises! :D

[@somnambulantable]

so so so so so so good!

[@sph33_]

What's that XLR cable you used at the end to create the vocal bassline? Seems super convenient for the coco!

[@Hainbach]

Gooseneck. I have since switched to a cheap thomann brand gooseneck and it works even better, because normal mics are too heavy

[@sph33_]

@@Hainbach Perfect, thanks so much for the response. I think I'm going to order a cocoquantus from Patch Point today. Do you have an affiliate link there that would be good to use?

[@bentstruments]

This is fantastic, i thoroughly enjoy going back to your compositions time and time again, very inspirational to say the least! I just received my Cocoquantus a couple of days ago and your video has helped immensely. Could you be so kind as to explain the sampling of the Coco? How to start, stop, erase and set the length? That would be amazing if you could help. Thanks again for the wonderful music, all my best to you and your projects.

[@Hainbach]

That nice to hear, thank you! A little to long to answer in a comment, so this is a good guide: www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=173653&sid=e62e07450bb6efb588caaf2650ae48f5

[@bentstruments]

Thank you very much!

[@kierenmoore3236]

Wow. This is nuts! (In an oh-so good way ... :))

[@confidirator4438]

Hello Hainbach, Thank you so much for this video. It's definitely the most informative tutorial I've yet found about the Cocoquantus 2. I wonder how you equalize the output signal. I'm trying to figure out how to get a cleaner signal (like yours) without losing too much character.

[@Hainbach]

In this video, there was no eq, all gain staging to minimize the noise. If I eq, it's generally with broad highshelf on the A&H mixwizard. Sometimes tape takes off some harshness.

[@am5790]

What a quality upload and tutorial. Quality explanation and demo. The man behind the machine gives its life to breath. Thank you so much almost want to get it because this demo ( I dont even know if it is available or how much. The OP 1 demo is like a sculpture of ice castle in snow drafts environment. Beautiful soundscapeing!

[@Hainbach]

Thanks a lot! Coco's are available in Europe via Patch Point, and in the USA via synth mall.

[@am5790]

HAINBACH ...wow $1000 on reverb!!!!8(

[@schwaaralvin2438]

Thank you Hainbach! Very interesting video!

[@Hainbach]

I mono it often times for rhtmic parts, else I like the width

[@schwaaralvin2438]

@@Hainbach So you mono the 2 outputs to get 2 independent mono channels?

[@0neTwo0neTwo]

Hainbach, the knob with the A above it on each looper, is it "null" at 12 o clock and then -CCW/CW+ or is it Full CCW = "null" and then fully CW = Max Modulation in terms of modulation of the speed?? ty

[@zeotropehumanzeotrope1829]

Hi ! i'm really into the cocoquantus for years and i don't have it yet. But i'm really hesitate between a cocoquantus and a little eurorack system with two morphagenes one maths and one wooglebug. I think add to this a cooper fx generation loss to add lofi to this. Do you think this system can mimic the cocoquantus ? i like the coco but i know me and it's to noisy for , to much hiss. I like hiss (i record on cassettes ) but i prefer to add it if i want thanks : )

[@maxmatson1578]

I'd like to hear some more about the "🎧💫👍Alesis wedge"

[@michaelharmer8591]

Hey Hainbach, partially thanks to your music and videos I have a Coco on the way! I was wondering if you have any details/links for the input and output cables you're using? Finding it tricky to find something suitable that won't put undue stress on the jacks.

[@Hainbach]

Not sure what you mean with undue stress. Best Banana are Pomona and else I use any stereo minijack. Angled are of course best, since they minimize the setup size.

[@michaelharmer8591]

@@Hainbach I'm just wanting to avoid hanging something like a minijack to 1/4'' adapter and 1/4'' cable off the jack. And of course the setup size is important too! An angled stereo minijack to L/R 1/4'' TS would be perfect but I cannot find one :(

[@gahb4326]

Super educative and interesting! Would you be able to make the same video format for the PlumButter this time? now that you are much more familiar with it. Would love to see this and i don't think i'm the only one :P

[@Hainbach]

It's on my to do list since forever. It will happen!

[@gahb4326]

@@Hainbach Hallo :) any news on this? :P

[@wrdsld]

Great as always! I've got another question though: How do you power the Voltage Memory?

[@Hainbach]

12V Power supply, standard stuff

[@0neTwo0neTwo]

great video as always. may i ask what type of cable are you using to input the op1 into coco and is it going into the left & right inputs of the coco at the same time?? i was just confused because it seemed like you were inputting the Sidrax at the same time. thank you

[@Hainbach]

Cocoquantus has dual Stereo minijack ins.

[@0neTwo0neTwo]

@@Hainbach yes but around the 15 minute mark when the op1 got involved it looked like you were recording it into both sides, right?

[@Glasside]

@@0neTwo0neTwo Hey there - both inputs are stereo, with each going to both left and right delay modules/channels of the Cocoquantus...

[@0neTwo0neTwo]

@@Glasside so each input with the different machine (one with OP1 and the other with Sidrax?)

[@Glasside]

@@0neTwo0neTwo Exactly - in fact I use the Cocoquantus a small submixer on top of everything else it does! Such a wonderful machine...

[@IlmariLahti]

Do you have any patch cable type recommendation for a Cocoquantus? I know it's for banana plugs by default, but I've understood it's also possible to order one with eurorack style jacks. What are the pros and cons of each? I've read that banana plugs and jacks are considered more durable (or rather, less friction causing less mechanical stress), and stackable versions are almost the norm in the banana world, while in the eurorack world stackable cables are expensive. Anything else you can think of? I'm kind of tempted to go for banana plugs, because then it would force me to use the Coco as a standalone instrument, at least patching-wise. I feel the huge space of possibilities offered by even a modest modular system can be as crippling to inspiration as modern DAWs can be for some of us. On the other hand, it would probably be nice to be able to share clocks with other gear. In any case, thank you already for this video, it has served many times as a guide and inspiration on how to approach modular patches in general!

[@Hainbach]

I never heard of a eurorack Coco. I would never buy one, banana is superior in every way, except for normalized functions, of which there none on the Coco.

[@IlmariLahti]

HAINBACH I was asking based on some notes around a year old, but now I also can't find where I got the idea from. Probably misunderstood something back then, or my notes now... Anyway, thanks for pointing that out. Banana jacks it will be :)

[@ezrafike3042]

I wish I suddenly didn’t need this so much

[@danielleohallisey4218]

Sorry for the total newb question but; when you touch the wooden blocks on the lower half, what causes them to generate different pitches? Does the wood act as a capacitive touch switch?

[@Hainbach]

Piezo mics underneath.

[@LaghimaMusic]

hainbach can you explain why your connecting the sidrax output/ground(can't tell which it is) to the coco's ground?

[@Hainbach]

Because I use the Voltage Memory from Meng Qi with the Sidrax, so I made a row of ground. If I don't its brrrrzrzrzrzrz

[@asexton57]

quantussy is wild

[@h2o1969]

Is the tang of the pitch shift determined by the position of the pitch knob when the sample is made?

[@Hainbach]

If you mean time, yeah, exactly ☺️

[@TECHNOHEMD]

Very usefull ! Thx !

[@strangersun7721]

Trying to decide if I should take the plunge on one of these for $1000 USD even though I already own a Morphagene.

[@icebob8555]

Trippy

[@greenzombi_9141]

Do you need a laptop to use this device?

[@Hainbach]

No, standalone

[@Duplanmodular]

6:48

[@bringmoreflowers5867]

its gonna bug me if I don't tell you that sweater is awesome

[@Hainbach]

Why thank you! I bought for my shows in Canada and it saved me from the cold.

[@bringmoreflowers5867]

yeah its cool, good buy. appreciate the videos also i'm new to modular/analog in general really and stumbling across stuff like this is a good way to learn a few things.

[@Hainbach]

I do offer lessons, in person or via skype. If you are interested, hit me up at [e-mail].

[@slicknoize]

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