Music of the plants - How it works

Music of the plants - How it works
In this video I reply to all those who asked me how the music of the plants work and more specifically whether the sound in the recordings come directly from the pants.
The U1 device allows plants to produce sounds and to make music. It does so by measuring the electrical resistance of vegetable tissues and transducing it into a MIDI signal (Musical Instruments Digital Interface). The MIDI signal then controls a synthesizer that produces the actual sound.
At first, it might be difficult to assimilate the idea that in the end the music produced by the plant is not only an automatic outcome of this electrical connection, rather a sort of "awareness" of the plant was also involved.
This is what the researchers in Damanhur (the developers of the U1 device) have found out in their forty years research. They say that after some time of being exposed to their own sounds, plants seem to become aware that the sound is coming from them and they start modulating it intentionally.
I witnessed this myself years ago, while rehearsing for a live performance. I found myself spending hours playing piano together with a plant and I was witnessing the slow development of the process. The subtle changes in the plant's music in response to the sound of the piano and its own sound was becoming more and more evident to me.
More information here:
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More information on the U1 device here:
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[@HareDeLune]

The real question here is whether the plant has any active input, or whether the device is receiving an electrical variable that the plant produces involuntarily. For example, would you get the same result from something like a potato, or an inanimate object which could produce a variable electrical potential. The other question is whether there is a detectable structure or pattern to this 'music'. Is it random sounds? Is it a pattern that repeats over and over? Answering these kinds of questions will bring us closer to an understanding of whether what we are hearing is from a kind of plant intelligence, or whether it is caused by some involuntary action or electrical process that has little or nothing to do with the plant having an active input.

[@13scharlotte]

everything has vibration YOU just need to tune in,,everything organic has Life and Consciousness and we are connected to everything,,,,,we need to get out of the head (left brain) and move into the heart (right brain) we need to connect with our inner Self become aware who and what we really are,,,moving out of 3D reality it is the Illusion,,what we call illusion is the reality everything here is the opposite,,that is our challenge,,our journey home

[@Bizzare77777]

@@13scharlotte That still doesn't answer anything. The question Hare asked is a very good one and I see the creator of the device didn't even bother to respond to it. I seen another channel where someone else connected a similar device to random objects such as paper and plastic and it was still producing harmonized sounds.

[@hales6547]

@@Bizzare77777 hw isnt the creator is he?

[@hales6547]

@@Bizzare77777 nvm i see, i agree with what fhis person said, but those are very solid questions, which they didnt answer any

[@mikehume]

He explains that it is caused by a variable potential difference between the roots and leaves. Plants don’t have consciousness, but they are alive. If they don’t have consciousness, they clearly can’t have a conscious input.

[@MarceloTezza]

I have little understanding of music, but i think your explanation is lacking in resolution, while on the keyboard you have full control of the notes, the plant emits sparse signals, the vibration can induce a continuous loop(not necessarily the plant starts to like the music), the plant has little influence on the overall music, seems that the box has a processor that makes more than just translate the impulses, it uses a mathematical algorithm to interpolate notes that are not off the scale, so it's not a 1 to 1 ratio, if this is acceptable or not from a purist, scientific point of view, i don't know, because it accounts for the interval which relates to time, but i would like this device to have a raw 1 to 1 output to make some scientific study. Subbed in your channel, hope for more detailed info about the device, thanks.

[@kenraray2575]

There is a place in Italy that has researched vibration of plants with out playing music prior to listening the plants, some are potted plants some wild growing in nature including trees.. Look it up, may it open your non-believing heart.

[@gregorybrian]

kenra ray I would accept your recommendation as sincere if you provided a link to the resource instead of accusing the questioner of having a “non-believing heart.”

[@nemo1716]

@@kenraray2575 What you're saying doesn't relate to his comment at all. He isn't in disbelief, he is unsatisfied with the human element involved in structuring/interpolating the input of the plants into sounds that are pleasing to hear. What he's saying is he wants a true 1 to 1 output of electrical impulse to raw sound, without the post-processing. Do you understand that there is software in the box that imposes timing and scales on the raw input? I don't think you do...just because this commenter doesn't subscribe to the teachings in Damanhur, he has an "un-believing heart"? What if I was to say to you "Expand your under-educated mind."? Try to critically think about what people are saying before cementing yourself against them because they don't believe exactly as you do.

[@rachelrosen5501]

you're merely hypothesizing. You don't really understand how music works; you've stated that much. Unless you actually *know* how the U1 device works, you know even less about the whole thing. TL;DR Fk off grinstealer.

[@isabellerizo3208]

Check out "french lecture on the song of plants"

[@avenelgrace1603]

Wonderful .. I like to feel the vibrations when I hug a tree also. Thank you for the brilliant explanation.

[@zemimsky]

This video needs to go viral

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

You are welcome to share it :-)

[@isahappy2340]

Very generous ! People needs to be educated !

[@jesusinablackman2675]

Let Everything that has breath praise the Lord psalm 150:6

[@randysmith6493]

I think you did a fine description. Q: using the same plant, and now with multiple electronic pulse detectors attached to different leaves of the same plant at the same time, will each leaf be transmitting different electrical impulses , or are the same electrical impulses shared through the plant as a whole. In other words is there just one song being played throughout the whole plant because of grounding ?

[@amazinggreats5333]

This is a very good explanation! Thank you!

[@ripleyhero8245]

I dunno if you look at replies for your old stuff, but why does the music the plant creates sound so serene? I imagine if it was just reading the energy off a plant, then the music would sound totally random and without coherence and just a tonal disaster, but the music is always so chill and easy-chord change having.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

That's exactly what I explain in this video. the electrical signals are passed through a synthesizer, so the timbre and scales can be chosen. I tend to choose relaxing sounds because that's how I like to interact with the plant 🙂

[@jett888]

at 2:16 the "strings" created a real response to me.

[@elizabethannsmith5006]

I love this !!! Very mesmerizing!!!!

[@randyg.7940]

Thank you sir

[@daphnebenoit7435]

Thank you for sharing. This is beautiful.

[@Crestlinger2]

Sounds like large wind chimes. Time to experiment!

[@conollytom7049]

this is amazing but can we please hear a trumpet version.

[@jeniffersalazar_]

This video made me so happy

[@amiraalmahdy5870]

just an anazinnnnng ..i totally understand it verrry clear and totally looooove it ..thank u artist :)

[@jollysafia3698]

thank you so much😍😍😍😍😍💛

[@Dray7777]

Does the music go straight to computer without converting to scale?

[@shicadelic]

Thanks for the explanation that was super helpful

[@MacedonianGrace]

Beautiful

[@AshleySaidItBest]

Is this where PlantWave got its inspiration?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Probably

[@y2kisfun]

truely golden. thank you and wish you the best in your work

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Thank you!

[@shannoncunningham6747]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Better late than never. I've had the making of this video on my plan for some time. Finally here it is. i am glad you appreciate :-)

[@shannoncunningham6747]

+The Sound of Golden Light Yes, better late than never 😊 I really appreciate your music. When I have some extra money, I'm going to buy some of your music. I listened to 'Hiya Ana' a loooot a few months ago. It really helped me out of a deep depression, and I wanted you to know that ❤️

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Shannon Cunningham Thank you so much for letting me know :-)

[@charliehancock]

This is interesting, but there are still many unanswered questions. MIDI conveys information about things like pitch, tempo, and velocity. The keyboard is able to encode and transmit this information in language that the computer can understand. Changes in electrical potential do not equal MIDI output without a codec. Could you explain more about how the changes in electrical potential are interpreted and converted to MIDI output?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Unfortunately, I am not able to answer this question: I am not the one who builds these devices so I don't know all the technical detail.

[@charliehancock]

@@SoundOfGoldenLight Thank you for taking the time to reply. I found this video when I discovered an article about Damanhur. I had never heard of it before. I am fascinated by the community. It is such an amazing place. I am in the US, but I would love to visit one day.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

@@charliehancock My pleasure... I am sorry I can't be more helpful 🙂 Damanhur is indeed a fascinating place, I have been there twice and met lots of really nice people.

[@felixjunior4446]

WOW... I'M ON MY KNEES

[@jerzyboy24music]

This was very helpful

[@9IVD]

my question is: is the sound tembre set beforehand?

[@jermendy]

Hi there. I work with electronics and I understand how this device works. The two "elelctrodes" you're using are just measuring the resistance (you watered the plant first to ensure conductivity) between the two, which happens on the surface(es) of the plant. Those electrodes aren't reading ANY kind of EM fields or activity. The "response" of the plant when touched is actually a change of resistance. Take a wet piece of wood or plastic and connect the two probes on each side - you'll get the same result. Different patterns? Yes, that depends on how fast the water is vaporizing or of the variations of the resistance of the wood, due to mechanical movement or environment properties. Don't take it as a critic, because it's not; i like the sounds and I make music myself so... It's just the explanation of how it works. We also recorded sounds of planets, of Earth etc. So why not plants? But in order to do that properly, you need to modify your tools. If you want to know my idea, write me back. Cheers my friend. :)

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi Daniel, thank you for your comment. Actually, I didn't water the plant, it was raining outside. You don't need to water plants necessarily for that to work, although sometimes it can help. Regarding the wet piece of wood or plastic, I am sure you would get some kind of reading from those as well. But that would not explain the fact that the music coming from a plant evolves in time the more a plant is exposed to its own sounds. At first, I found it difficult to believe, but then I experienced it. But without the experience, I totally understand where you're coming from.

[@sunmanpatoo]

What would happen if we connect these sensors to a human. Both before and after they chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. I wonder things like that.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

This particular device is calibrated for plants and it wouldn't really work on people. There are other devices with different sensitivity and maybe with one of those such experiment would be possible.

[@sunmanpatoo]

@@SoundOfGoldenLight Mr. Vitale (hope I spelled it right), thanks for the timely response. I'd like for you to do an experiment of possible. Please record a clip of the song both before and after you play the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra for the plant. I suspect the difference in the musical output from the plant will be nothing less than amazing. Play the mantra for about ten minutes so the plant can absorb the frequency first. Then I'll suggest other mantras. Thanks

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I cannot promise I will be able to do that, but what you are suggesting is intriguing so I will definitely keep it in mind :-) Thank you

[@sunmanpatoo]

@@SoundOfGoldenLight you're welcome. Studies, intriguing studies have been done on that mantra. When I can afford the equipment, ill perform the studies and inform u of the results. I appreciate your scientific acuity.

[@aarteeest]

very interesting, do you get other reactions if you talk to them while they play the sounds, communication, so to speak?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

They react to touch as well as to feelings of appreciation

[@waterdrops7130]

What's the name of these electrodes?

[@RileyBanksWho]

Even though i cant even explain how interesting this entire idea is, I'm having a hard time believing it. Are you the developer of this U1 Device?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi, no I am not. You can find more info here: www.musicoftheplants.com/en/

[@SW-wf3gy]

This is amazing!!!!!

[@paoleopa]

interessante.. ma si può fare anche con gli esseri umani, cioè applicare lo stesso metodo o serve il polo "terra"?

[@72fordmaverick]

Make it into hard Rock electric guitar or organ or somthing harsh and powerful to see what that's like

[@lorettabruhns6050]

Is there an alternative to the U1? Since 900 bugs is rather pricey....:-/

[@ISAKEID]

hello thanks for ur vid i have now the curiosity from where i can get this machine ???

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hello Isak, check this link: www.musicoftheplants.com/en/

[@liskBE]

I have a dying plant here. I wonder what sound it would produce. On a side note: 700€ is crazy expensive 😱 At 200€ max, I might consider it, since it's a fun (albeit useless) little gadget. Does anyone know of a cheaper setup? We'd have tons of giggles here at home, but not for so much money. 😶

[@RileyBanksWho]

Lisa Kristie Your comment made me feel uncomfortable :( I'd hate hearing a dying plant.

[@MariamSikharulidze-wl2rw]

play the piano version for more understanding

[@hemana3859]

I wanna know if cannabis has a reggae riddim. 😀

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Check my cannabis video!

[@yellowsnow1996]

Sounds like a scam.

[@Nicolau_Flamel]

Can you plug it on yourself? Lets hear your music brother! Will it be as harmonic as the plants? Curious...

[@ganeyfleming1606]

Yes yes!! Is that possible??

[@Saltycrowofficial]

Actually, I think this might be possible because when I was riding in a friend's car once I held the aux cord by the plug and it played my heartbeat through the radio 🤯 So please try this!!

[@jackfrane5699]

Yeah it’s definitely possible but it would be a pretty boring sound. Human skin has a really high resistance and unlike plants it doesn’t change depending on our psychological state

[@ergonomiczero2228]

How do you think biofeedback works?

[@vivienne9232]

it doesnt sadly!!! :( sorry to disappoint everyone, it's just a different frequency type I guess

[@flashmober1]

Thanks to technology we can now convert the vibrations of plants into music. It's just amazing...

[@LoganTheGeeRaff]

Awesome ! So the plant is playing , that is amazing . Truly amazing . Everything in existence is playing actually haha but this plant is playing a synth haha.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I am sure this is the first step. We will see even greater things in the future!

[@augustus6148]

So are the sounds that we hear the actual summation of the frequencies generated from the plant, or is there a software component within the device which rounds the frequencies to the nearest note value? And if there are staccato notes played, then is the volume actually representative of the amplitude from the plant? (ei, -12dbs to a ratio to what frequency generated from the plant). Also what is the spectrum of biometric energy and how is that mathematically converted to the sound spectrum which is between 20hz and 20khz? I guess I will have to read more into this before incorporating it into legit electronic music.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

In this device, the readings from the plant are converted into two musical scales you can choose from, one is chromatic and one is major. With computer software it is possible to add more options, it all depends on the kind of musicality one wants to experiment with. I have not designed the device so, unfortunately, I am not able to provide technical details on how the electrical signals are converted exactly.

[@augustus6148]

Interesting, so I see. So if you were to use the major function, you would more or less be utilizing the device for partially randomized notations in order to relax to, or draw inspiration from, but the TRUE musicality coming from the plant is what I'm interested in ei chromatic. People must realize that it is possible to translate any form of modulation, electrical signal or other inputs into a decent sounding soundscape using the correct type of synthesizer and software. I did a little reading regarding the function of bio metric feedback within the human body for healing and medical research, and it appears that most of the vital systems within a human fall well beneath 40hz. Do you think it is possible that the biometric feedback within various devices such as this simply elevate the octaves so they come within audible ranges? If that is the case, bravo, but I still think that the notion of simply elevating the Hz frequencies so they may be audible may sound a little more convoluted than definable notes on the musical scale. I would like to hear the actual frequencies after they are amplified (and transposed from the low octaves) to hear what they sound like before being modulated and translated into midi by the device, if you see what I mean.

[@pamelakeightley3472]

I think humans can learn a lot from this,like how to treat nature and therefore each other and how delicately balanced and intertwined the universe is. Also our thoughts are very powerful,just like nature. I wonder,if we could hear the music of our feelings we might learn to love.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I agree

[@mjmoonstone8473]

Yeah y not..knot..b humble and kind of a tree planted by living waters.. like in God's homespace

[@monstermind66]

haa yeha if a person was next you thinking feeling the jaws music lol you could run , it would be a symphony or concert if we couldl hear music of our thoughts

[@jackfrane5699]

There’s definitely a way to convert the electrical signals our brains produce when we feel certain emotions into electric midi notes

[@krasistefanovlol]

@@mjmoonstone8473 what tf did you say

[@mindfulnessmovementmusic9661]

Thank you for sharing your explanation. I have a Bamboo device and bought it to use as a way to introduce the fact to others that plants are sentients beings. I have introduced it to many in a public school I teach at. I am always looking for ways to connect people to nature. I have recently introduced this music of the plants in sound bath meditations to show people the connection in its healing "light". Most people do believe that it is the plants communicating and that is wonderful. Your sharing this enables me to explain a bit technologically how it works when people question it, so I appreciate that.

[@dankdweb]

Not saying that plants don't have any sort of awareness, but it is definitely a stretch to say that something is sentient simply because it creates voltage fluctuations

[@mindfulnessmovementmusic9661]

@@dankdweb This is a valid point. There is more and more scientific data on plant awareness as you call it. I am coming from an animistic viewpoint. Science is slowly catching up to ancient teachings.

[@whysprs]

Would be interesting to experiment with it by sitting the plant in front of the tv with the news for about an hour and see if it makes the same kind of music or if it becomes sad and disfunctional like it makes people..

[@mindfulnessmovementmusic9661]

@@whysprs It would be...makes me think of Dr, Emoto's work with water. I haven't had a TV for 15 years or so but I could get some news from my computer in a pinch. Thinking I would not do that to my plants or any other beings..

[@DrValerie800]

Amazing! I just found your video while searching for music I can play to my food forest. My thought is to play crickets and/or frogs at night and birds and bees in the daytime, as well as to have the daybreak chorus that I experienced in the jungle (which was amazing!). Since I'm growing indoors, hydroponically, everything I can do to boost plant health and happiness is what I'm after.

[@TheMablove1]

Maybe some Mozart, like the Turkish March!

[@hermanvandenmuijsenberg1220]

So how does the musical side of this work? What decides what notes are played? Is the computer / U1 converter set up to receive / send out midi notes in a specific key?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi Herman, the U1 has two options: it can send MIDI notes in either chromatic scale or major scale. The major scale is in E and I use the computer to transpose it to other keys.

[@rivkahhoneysgirl5442]

In the Book "The Panorama of Creation" the stars omit musical sounds, as they traveled through the Canopy that is no longer existent that covers the world. Also there is a Bible verse Genesis 4:10 Where God says"What have you done" The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground! So then This makes perfect sense to me that plants can omit sound as well. Interesting work. Thank you for sharing, and God Bless for opening our understanding to this.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Thank you, Rivkah

[@Felix_Effex]

Emit or Omit.. i;m confused

[@ArkaHtun]

any living has small ammounts of electricity moving through it all the time.. the machine quantises these voltages to a preset scale so we recognise it .. ive played with a eurorack version .. got it to make slightly different sounds when i tryed happy thoughts , sad thoughts ,, but to be honest ,i felt any musician wanting to be inspired ,,hmm not me .. it would be interesting to play with maybe ,, trywatching the sectret life of plants .. it explains plants and ly detector machines , emotions and how connected we all are.. or be brave and take some mushies and camp in the woods .. probably the best way to experience how we are all connected ..

[@PVCLime]

An auto tune for a plant :)

[@patrickroche3366]

Auto tune auto flower

[@younghmz]

Plug it into magic mushrooms i wanna see if the machine can emit some crazy kinda music

[@torriehudson7479]

Can this be used on other living things, like animals or humans? Also, is there a way to connect multiple plants to create like a symphony? 👀

[@eternalvoid2678]

So, disregarding what the device does, what does the actual signal look like? Is it just noise with a peak when you touch it or otherwise do something to the plant? Before I'd get into making music out of plants, it would be nice to know that it's possible to get something non-random out of it. Otherwise you're just buying an algorithm that makes generative music out of a noise source. That's interesting by it self, but then we can just forget about the plants ;)

[@Dray7777]

Exactly is the random noise being converted to a scale which will be musical and have no disonance. In otherwords if we converted only the electrical signal directly without converting to a scale first, would we hear disonance like hitting c and c sharp

[@Bizzare77777]

I plugged one into a marijuana leaf and it started randomly playing Highway to hell by ACDC, but the device I used was using drum beats instead of piano. I will be uploading it soon!

[@maicareer7815]

It was beautiful. People say Crystal or Gemstone vibrate at a frequency and emits energy if that's the case then, if you attach this to a Crystal will it play song and what if you attach to a human and ask human to keep quiet and meditate or maybe think of different emotions will it play different songs ??? So many questions..

[@RicoLee27]

Plantwave tested that out

[@13scharlotte]

i am thrilled,,,i love it i knowwhat it is like to be in communion with the plants,,,i do this at home,,i embrace the plants and i feel the energy responf as if the plant emrace me,,our ""Hearts"" connect and i feel L.O.V.E. from the plant,,we actually become ONE

[@TheVintageMe]

Could this be one reason why our ears ring often? I have plants in my home and I often have ringing in my ears of these high pitched sounds.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

That is a very intriguing question. Different people have different hearing sensitivities... I would not be surprised to find out that something like that is possible.

[@TheVintageMe]

If it was so it sure would answer so many questions for people!

[@Anione111]

I think it is simply tinnitus. I recently read thyroid malfunction can lead to tinnitus.

[@vibrantuk523]

This could be the sound of your nervous system. When we are quiet and concentrate on the sound in our heads you can tune into a high pitch ringing sound which can change depending on how relaxed or stressed we are. John Beaulieu talks about it in his book Human Tuning

[@fellatianno]

Are you able to communicate with the plant thru this system , not changing anything except asking a few questions to the plant in order to get a response that may differ from the usual responses . perhaps you could ask , how are you today , do you enjoy my company , and see how it responds, it may have a certain tone with every yes or no or hello , if you record these sessions you may eventually establish a verbal connection that you could share with the world

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

That is a fascinating idea!

[@silverstoric3450]

Thank you for sharing. I love this. I'm curious have you tried attaching the electrodes to your body like an ear and an armpit? If so what was the result? It intrigues me how we can use this technology to create music from our thoughts and emotions.

[@angeldylan9204]

THE ENGINE OF OUR BODIES INSIDE IS EXTREMELLY LOUD BUT WE CSNNOT HEAR. IF YOU EVER HEARD THE ULTRASOUND OF A FETUS YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUND. WE ARE STILL WAY BEHIND OURS CAPABILITIES. YES! THE PLANTS SING. THE WHOLE UNIVERSE HAS SOUNDS. PEACE TO YOU. 🌻✌

[@silverstoric3450]

@@angeldylan9204 Thank you for the reply :) Love and peace to you my friend

[@MacedonianGrace]

Hi Question about tuning. Do the plants produce 440jz or432hz sound scales.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi, everything that has to do with the sound depends on the instrument, pretty much like for human musicians. If you tune the instrument to 432Hz, it will play accordingly.

[@MacedonianGrace]

@@SoundOfGoldenLight thank you

[@ThisGuy4]

Wow. Those sounds remind me of a DMT experience I had. Humbling.

[@alexpowers3697]

What if you connect the U1 to a person? I'd love to try that experiment.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

This device is designed to work with plants. To do the same with human beings one should adapt a polygraph, similar to a lie-detector, and add a MIDI converter to it.

[@serluconcha]

you know that was a very cool explanation,, maybe we can use this to talk to the spirit

[@Miraculousbeatz]

beautiful

[@Jomaso71]

None audible sounds are all around us just like there are more colors to see than what we're able to see as humans. Good work many people can hear this in meditation just like they see more colors then a regular person or one who the higher energies avoid. ❤️

[@TheINFJChannel]

I saw a video of plants singing then the tone slightly changed when insects buzzed on by, as if the plants were saying hello. My questions are: - what about grass? Grass must hum too. When we step on grass, does it jack up their vibration? - if a tree hugger hugged a tree, would its energy mix with the human energy and sound differently as opposed to how it sounds when not hugged? - could this invention allow us to understand frequencies better and someday help us determine good plants (medicinal) vs bad plants (toxic or dying)? Like one day we can hook up to plants in the Amazon, listen to its tune then translate its frequencies and be like "this one has what's needed to cure AIDS"... Thanks, Sadie

[@kojiitoyama9830]

In other words, does the plant play a soft synth on a PC? Can the owner decide the sound of the synth?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Correct

[@sonoterapiaysanacion]

Muchas gracias por la información, saludos.

[@Achew1313]

Can anyone recommend devises I could use or make on a budget plantwaves are 300 USD and bamboo m is 350 euros I'm trying to find a way to do it for a bit cheaper

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I know that some people are doing something similar with Arduino

[@fellatianno]

you could also try a pain experiment like holding your hand above a lighted candle for a second and see if the plant responds to your pain as they did with Cleve Backster

[@yaturkeyneck7130]

Hello. I love this and am fascinated by it. Could you please answer some questions for me? If you are placing the electrodes in the soil, wouldn't it be picking up the electrical resistance between the leaves and the soil, not the leaves and the roots? Wouldn't you have to place the electrode on the roots directly for it to pick up the electrical resistance between them and the leaves? Also, how has the U1 been calibrated specifically for plants? How did you determine what the calibrated parameters should be? And finally, why have you restricted the output to correlate with the Western 12-note scale? Doesn't this round up/down the tones as the plants frequencies would surely translate to be microtonal? Has this just been done for creative license? Thank you!

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi Emma, thank you for your comment. I am afraid I cannot answer your questions because I have not designed this device. There are also other devices on the market nowadays, so if you do a search on the internet you may be able to find some answers. Personally, I would like to see an alternative with various tonal systems, including microtonal.

[@seacruse]

What else can one say other than....How Awesome.

[@alexpowers3697]

There's no way that's some random voltage fluctuation. The plant definitely is more than just some cells. If a plant can create this--is totally miraculous.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I agree

[@alexpowers3697]

I wish the U1 device were not $900 US. That is going to discourage the lay person from getting his feet wet in the process.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I know. There is another option here, but apparently it is currenty sold out: midisprout.com/

[@RokiMowntinHi]

The Sound of Golden Light - they’re shipping again, btw! 🙂

[@dankdweb]

An algorithm is translating random voltage fluctuations into notes that sound harmonious. The reason it sounds pleasant and interesting is because a human has programmed it to sound that way. The device clearly maps voltages onto a musical scale - so it's basically impossible that anything it outputs would sounds bad

[@clare78]

These made me cry. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful.

[@NaujNadabrama-wm6zm]

How is the connection, need electricity, or just with a laptop is enough??

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

You need a device that connects to the plant like, for example, the one I show in the video.

[@jadehunter7617]

That is amazing I'm so glad I got your channel I love plants I talk to mine I name him one's ivy ones George and I tell him everyday I love them. And like I said I talked to them take me crazy I don't care I also hug trees until I tell them I love them and that I hope they are always safe and can grow very very big and strong. And that I wish especially the very old trees that I am around sometimes if they could just tell a pathically tell me all the things that happened throughout their many years but so far that has not happened.

[@dolphinsonicstudio159]

Hi, very nice video with very good idea to explain how it works. Thank you very very much and i and my friends are looking forwards to play duets with plants. Have a nice day:-).

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Thank you!

[@paularoberts49]

Just showed this music to my almost 10yr old daughter. She said it sounded sad. Since you mentioned it is normally besides other plants, maybe its sad its not with it's plant friends? Otherwise I think the music is beautiful, and yes, it sounds a little sad and outreaching.

[@darinek.834]

What if we put words instead of sounds? What if we can listen to what they have to say..?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Someone from France did that. I can't remember the name... You can try and search for it.

[@gregorybrian]

I love this music but I find it a stretch to believe that a plant’s output sounds exactly like a harmonious HUMAN music system. Where are the dissonances and microtones? Have you tried allowing the output to be translated using a purely theremin-like system (for want of a better description) to express non-standard tones?

[@internautapopo2766]

if i understand the machine translate the electrical signal of the plants into a midi signal, then the electrical signal is not pure but approximated by the machine into a 12 tone scale. It will be more intersting listening to an amplification of the electrical signal and not at an approximation of electric frequencies.

[@zyngary71]

wonderful!! thank you for sharing

[@OrangeBotton]

Put the plant with other plants, please.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Except for the recording time, the plant was always on my balcony with other plants :-)

[@OrangeBotton]

Oh! Awesome.

[@DoctorAmron]

Thank you so much for taking the time to help us understand the electro-mechanics. I would like to buy this Midi device and share this with children and adults and help them to understand the conscious nature of our plant world. Thank you!!

[@slusszpassz]

great video! Please make a video with a simple trumpet sound. It would be more informative to understand the process.

[@gvlzkz1118]

Will playing this music to my cannabis help them grow to their full potential? I remember watching a video describing that certain frequencies can either help a plant or kill them.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi Gabriel, this kind of music, especially at moderate volume, will not harm your plants. So if you are going to experiment with it, please let me know what you observe.

[@justgrowpeaceoff]

Thank you for these videos, absolutely fascinating stuff! What fun you must have! LOL Makes me VERY curious, different species at different periods of the day and night, underfertilized vs the healthy and over fertilized, overwatered, underwatered, different stages of maturity...

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Yes! So many possibilities for research and understanding :-)

[@LouisSerieusement]

I have a question ; if I understand correctly, what it really does is a translation into our musical system (ie the occidental system) so it takes values of the plants and transform those values into the nearest "usable" notes value (in our system) ; if it took the real value it would be fine, and it would be modal music technically but I don't believe it does that (please tell me if I'm wrong) And then it uses common midi instruments to read thos transformed values ; i really don't see the point, it could be fun but people are saying this is music of the plants when this is not ; it's a gross translation ; on a side note I am all in for random generate music but the problem here is that we are lying to people ; thanks a lot in advance for your reply :) Also in the 60's a french scientist did researsh on the signal coming from the proteine of the plants, it's called "proteodies" ; have a look on that if you're interested ;) cheers from france :) Louis

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi, the answer to the first part of your question is yes. The device converts the electrical signals from the plant into MIDI signals and it assigns the value to a note of either the major scale or the chromatic scale. Sorry, I did not understand what you mean exactly in the last part of your comment.

[@LouisSerieusement]

thanks a lot for the reply :)

[@ritadighent]

I had the same question. The plant may be "vocalizing" in the Western 12-tone system because it's being filtered through that, but what if that's not the real sound the plant is making? What if it were microtonal as in Arabic or African music-making? Looking forward to your thoughts.

[@LouisSerieusement]

First of all, what this device does is basically turning the differences between 2 conductivity values (the root and the leaf) and turns this into music (the conductivity somehow seems to varies a bit over the time, or the algorythm makes is moves randomly, I don't know exactly) ; I had a student who sell the result of this (like "music made from/by a begognia" and market it as "the language of the plants" , as if they were speaking ; he tells on his website that this technology is a major scientific discover ; I had the chance to analyse the result via some midifiles he sent to me ; and for what I remember, It generates always in B major, and every 16bars or so, it throws a cadence to make it more musical (otherwise the result would be in constant tension, a cadence bring resolution, wich is basically what music is if you simplify the whole concept of music) I was ask to harmonize the result so I know what I'm talking about ; anyway it doesn't seems scientific at all and, by analyzing it I had a clear view about how the algorythm works ; I'am all for generativ music, I use a similar technology sometimes to find musical idea ; however, if market as "the language of the plants", it is basically a scam and a lie, based on a simple green washing concept and playing with people expectations and dreams...so I don't work with this student anymore, that was too much lies for me ; And for the sound itself, that comes out of this boxes, it's just really poor quality midi instrument ; they could have done it better, they could have made more options, like a CV output (control voltage) not based out any scale so we could use this on a modular synth or else, and without any artifical tools (like the cadences), they could have done a midi output with pitchbend automations to match the exact result (google "scala library" and microtuning) but they didn't..the goal of this product is basically liying to people and make money out of their credulity, imho ; do not hesitates if you have further question, I don't know if my story was clear :) Cheers :) Louis

[@jeanlucmanneveau5743]

"protéodies" le scientifique français en question s'appelait Joêl Sterheimer, il nous a quitté en décembre dernier

[@smokingjazz5067]

Bravo! Grazie

[@BrandonMilner]

I understand midi but I'm curious, does the device select the possible outputted midi notes? They appear to all be in a modal scale. Not chromatic.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Hi Brandon, the device has a switch that lets you decide between chromatic and major scale.

[@jett888]

I hear you say many times a word I'm not picking up or understanding correctly. It sounds like "meaty"?? But are you saying "media"?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

It's MIDI (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) it is in the description... "meaty" in this context is just great :-D

[@darkgrapeful]

What does it sound like if you put one terminal up your butt and the other on your tongue? Seriously this is random and anything could be the "catalyst" for variance to make pre programmed synth sounds. Put one terminal in a fish bowl and the other on the container and call it fish music.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I'm afraid that would not work (the butt thing). As far as I know, these electrodes are calibrated for plant tissues and they don't really work on people (at least not as effectively). Fish music sounds like a great idea!

[@darkgrapeful]

You are a kind soul. However you are either misunderstanding or misrepresenting the idea of "plant music." Music is based on ratios, thanks Pythagorus, and it seems universal. Plants are ratios, of Phi or Fibonacci. This could be interpreted as music notation with some cipher. Yours appears to be based (in one aspect) on the fact that water is charged, (like the potato battery) having only relation to the plant in terms of water density and charge, and nothing to do with the plant itself, other than the medium.

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

I agree with everything you say. That was actually my first reaction when I learned about this, for quite some time. The intriguing thing here is that plants do seem to undergo some kind of learning process because the music that comes out of them evolve over time. Sometimes the music stops/starts when things change in the proximity of the plant (with no physical touch). When I do public presentations, I engage the audience in experimenting the projection of various thoughts and feelings towards the plant and the outcome is at times startling. I like to think that the device is reading something similar to what the polygraph reads in humans. I am not trying to convince anyone, i can only share from my own experience. :-)

[@jesussaves9974]

That is creepy but in a good way

[@aciyaiona]

Yes! Omg this was great 👏🏽

[@nelsonanthony7800]

Will it work with any midi interface? Or does it have to be specifically the U1 device?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

This device is not only a midi interface, it translates the electrical activity of the plant into midi. It is a dedicated instrument.

[@nelsonanthony7800]

@@SoundOfGoldenLight Thank you for the info.

[@pocahontas330]

🙏✨💖

[@michaelzo1205]

so interesting! so how can i buy the black box and sensors? do i need to buy a software in the computer? what is it? does it work on Windows?

[@williamlong8859]

Next step deciphering it's language correctly?

[@SoundOfGoldenLight]

Would be great ;-)

[@justme7595]

I would like to know what they are saying..

[@The10lfunk4]

Just Me Me too

[@The10lfunk4]

How?

[@sunmanpatoo]

Didn't Allen Ginsburg record tree sounds?

[@leecasss]

The alligator clips are just conductors. What does it sound like if you put your clips onto your fingers? Or a dry cactus? Or a damp shoe? Your clips are relying on the electrical potential difference between the moisture from the soil and the plant. This is measurable electrically as is any connected object to ground. Sounds like nice music. Sounds like the impulse for the sound generation has nothing to do with the plant apart from its electrical conductivity. Good marketing for a handmade electronic signal generator though! Pity you couldn't give it an actual name. How about the Yu-1 Plantgen? Sounds heaps better than 'device!'