Plant Music - Lavender [ Generative | Electronic | Modular ]

“Lavender” is a Generative Music performance featuring a Lavandula angustifolia. The Plant is connected to the Eurorack modules and the Moog synthesisers through a biofeedback sensor which distributes the data from the plant to the instruments allowing the plant to perform the instruments.
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The pulsating Bass is a result of the Raw data output from the sensor that is modulating the Pulse width on the Moog Oscillators.
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Gear Used
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Scíon
Morphagene
Arbhar
DFAM
ALM Pamela’s New Workout
XOH
FX Aid
DAW
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Glow Cables from Modbang
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String samples from @spitfireaudio
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[@fromfilmtocode]

That's how I imagined lavender would sound.

[@shanemendonsa]

😊 Thanks for tuning in!

[@intuitive.ivan22]

me too, i intuitively knew that music from the beginning on

[@larsstougaard7097]

Yes this lavender music taste soo good 🥰

[@thebattlebarley2308]

lavender looks relaxing Lavender smells relaxing Lavender even SOUNDS relaxing!

[@stv10101]

This gives me an inexplainable vibe, magical, mysterious, mystical and it feels like it’s totally from another dimension, like we’re not supposed to hear it. It makes me feel like im isolated in a forest with no humans but only me and the souls of the flowers and trees and insects, surrounded by golden butterflies that glimmer in the dark reflecting the waters with the shooting stars, honestly, I don’t mind staying in that place my mind created forever.

[@shanemendonsa]

Much to explore in this beautiful world of yours you’ve painted for us! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us . Stay there for a while 🤗

[@debrapaulino918]

George Washington Carver rose at 4 am every day to walk in his GA woods. He created >500 shades of dyes from plants working round the clock for something like a week during WWI when it had become scarce. Book 'Secret Life of Plants' Thompkins & Bird gives a whole chapter to him. It was said he communed with faeries.

[@websurfer5772]

@@debrapaulino918 That's incredible. Thank you for telling us about him. 🌿🧚🧚‍♂🧚‍♀🌿

[@wretchededits8426]

I’m Wiccan and I use these sounds during rituals and spells because they are directly connected to nature and the power I feel from these sounds is so immense.

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks so much for for sharing that Jacob! Hope it bring much light peace and joy to everyone.

[@erikvikernes716]

Hiiiii just wanted to say thankyou for such a great idea. Next time I use plants in spells and rituals I'm gonna use the plant music sounds made from their frequency! Tyyy for sucha game changing smart idea. I love creativity within magic it's what makes it a art form. This is so beautiful for an idea

[@earlgrey2130]

Hello peter pan

[@Mr.Weeast]

Jesus is the only way.

[@kobibruhbrih6809]

@@Mr.Weeast amen brother

[@undergroundagentpresents]

Lavender has an progressive/ epic trance sound. Beautiful. Kinda dark but there's light! Love it!

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks for tuning in Dj Vittum! 😊

[@susanbowers4201]

I a going to play this to my lavender plants and see how they grow. I will make medicine and tea out of those flowers and play the music while making the medicine. I believe that we are receiving knowledge from the plants on a physical level not jus the intuitive. This is adding a new dimension to healing . My culture teaches to always ask the plant permission. I have not had a plant say no when I use My Bamboo M. So far the birds listen to the music and sing along. The horses just stand by the fence while the music is playing and listen. It is truly amazing. The Lavender music is more laid back than Parsley. Lavender puts my husband to sleep. I start my day with Parsley. Thank you Shane waiting for an album.

[@shanemendonsa]

Dear Susan, Thank you for sharing your experiences and creating your medicine with the music.I’m honoured! I definitely believe in the idea and concept of reciprocity, I too will check in with the plant before I venture to collaborate with it. It’s most important to extend compassion and care to all forms,living and non living.After all, I see the magnitude of creation is embodied in all forms, connected through the music and rhythm from waves and particles. :) More music coming soon!

[@kelseywu3723]

Creepy

[@ajseegle300]

I’m sorry, but you wrote this like a super villain plot.

[@siyacer]

What

[@strawbbtarte]

@@kelseywu3723 how is using medicine as it was intended creepy?

[@Gamer-freak93]

This has a very ambient spacy feel to it and it’s amazing

[@HereticSonGoku]

This is one of the most beautiful and haunting tracks I’ve ever heard. I TRULY love and adore it. It is VERY well done! It is extremely unique not only in sound but it’s creation as well! I easily imagine an animation of a girl wandering through an abandoned down, or factory or mine….finding news papers of old town tragedies and mysteries, bones, ripped up clothes, barricaded houses and bent weapons even as she searches more. For the pretty piano parts…there are glistening spider webs, pools of dripping water, sun streaming down through cracks and holes in the ceiling and even reflecting off crystals in mines, or off metal as well.

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you so much for your kind words dear HereticSonGoku! I love your beautiful visual interpretation. I was instantly transported to this place. Thank you for sharing that.❤️🌱

[@jamesbiddison6953]

Thank you for making this video. I have been struggling with really bad thoughts and I haven't been able to listen to the music I used to jam. This is something I can listen to that gives me peace and I believe it's nourishing because it's natural. Thank you very much.

[@aethervvav1658]

Every time I watch / listen to one of these I feel like I just all of a sudden fell far into the future as seen by David Attenborough.

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you so much for your kind words Joshua! I love David Attenborough. Bless his soul.

[@Leeyem]

Lavender sounds as beautiful as it looks

[@woah12218]

This sounds like a meditation song and I love it so much❤️❤️❤️

[@smai-lee]

Yes, very calm and nice textures. Good patch

[@nh721]

We have literally entered another dimension! It's like a moonwalk!

[@Tigershork]

Now entering lavender town

[@xb4439]

5 minutes into this masterpiece. There is great calmness. Warmth rises up in my hands and feet. God bless!

[@johnnySMALLpepper]

THIS IS COOL MUSIC. LIKE IT ALOT

[@shanemendonsa]

Hey thanks so much Johnny! :)

[@Pinklogik]

This is beautiful. It's a very bright and uplifting sound, just like the smell.

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you Pinklogic!

[@nazruldamsing6782]

as lovely as the plant itself

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you for your kind words and for tuning in Nazrul! 🌿

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Amazing sounding just so good. Nice to hear the Moogs getting in on the act. I have looked at the Scion before but now I can see what it does, you may well of sold me on it. Nice work.

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you so much Popes! Come take a walk on the wild side ;) Cheers!

[@vsingh139]

Relaxing music wind chimes ❤ no wonder lavender calms down beautiful ❤❤❤

[@ardas77]

a-mazing! crazy to think that it's available for free!

[@xb4439]

Beautiful, unlike anything I heard before. God bless!

[@sirnikkel6746]

Idk what has lavender that smells calm, looks calm, makes you calm if you consume it and even SOUNDS calm

[@coreydevl7021]

quem diria que uma planta tão maravilhosa faria impulsos que rendem um som lindo assim! palmas pra lavanda!!!!! palmas para Shane!

[@MycoLycko9114]

This just showed up in my recommended thank god I’ve been looking for stuff exactly like this without luck

[@MycoLycko9114]

I listen to mycolyco religiously

[@markhutchins7059]

To me this sounds hauntingly beautiful

[@rodjemalcolm737]

Thank you for facilitating this with such elegance and grace, Shane.

[@Yenyou-777]

Hadih🌱 there... Sne kalyegh 🤲

[@extropiantranshuman]

that's exactly how I'd expect lavender to sound.

[@HardBloodNelza]

What a cool machine! The future is fantastic sometimes, ain't it?

[@kentinjivek]

Congratulations for this wonderful video and explanations 💕💯

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you for your kind words @ kentinjvek

[@SicTyrannis559]

You should see what happens when you bring quarts crystal near the plant while it's hooked up. I think you will be pleasently surprised.

[@pmioduszewski]

Best channel for coding while you high

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks for the compliment :) 🤙

[@cyanoviridis9498]

Wonderful sound, thx! Which "biofeedback sensor" are you using?

[@mariano.artist]

Hey, i'd be interested to get to know more about the set up as well. Any insight ? Thanks for sharing beauty !

[@jamiethegemini5409]

This is really intricate! Wonderful find , very pleased. 💖

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you for you kind words Jamie !😊💚

[@murrrr8288]

Can't wait to see the live gig with pink oyster mushroom

[@ZiLLioN_from_Mars]

Nice music.🙂 I feel that the 432hz pitch is in harmony with this music. I have that tuning fork but not the 440hz one. I would like someone who has both tuning forks to try them.

[@molliecoles5182]

I love lavenda words escape me at such beauty xxxx

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks for tuning in Mollie!

[@annovaxel839]

Sounds like lavander

[@radiohill]

Lavender. Soothing.

[@CO5MA]

I love it! Thanks for sharing with us :)

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks CO5MA :)

[@joeskys2362]

Interesting and, beautiful to listens too thanks lavender.

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you so much for tuning in Joe! 🌱

[@ItsTheDogsVibes.]

This is absolutely incredible 😢

[@spiritakarabbit369]

The vibrating hum is amazing

[@croiners4166]

Nice!

[@aaryatodoroki]

I'm blessed to hear this 💙💙💙 thanks to the lavender flower that granted me the permission to hear it's divinely sounds 💜💜💜 thank you Universe 🤍🤍🤍

[@devoratrixultima]

this is actually so good wtff

[@petroglyph79]

Wow sounds great😁

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you 😊

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Just discovered the Scion..wow love it Subscribed

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks! and Cheers 😊

[@ayapeard]

Same, just got mine ! Inspired by this channel and your co-creations with plants, Shane!

[@tiffannyflowers4236]

amazing love this

[@KoinConnect]

lavendeez

[@pro.gnosis]

As someone who knows nothing about modular synthesis and after reading the video description like 20 times, I had to wonder if I was being trolled, lol, until I actually went to your channel. Wtffff I've always wondered, like, "what could possibly be the next musical innovation", fearing music's possibilities have reached the summit. I was wrong though, this is it. I'm... so blown away right now by you, lol

[@shanemendonsa]

Dear, proGNOSIS Thank you for your kind words I am truly humbled.🌱❤️ There is so much more to unfold and explore! Thanks so much for tuning in.😊

[@petrieberries]

Thank you so much!!! Please do a video of chamomile and bergamot too! And a sunflower 🌻

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks for tuning in Petrie! Will add those to my list. 😊

[@petrieberries]

@@shanemendonsa that makes me so happy! Thank you 💜

[@greygrey7096]

great video! very nice to have an explaination of what each module does

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you Grey! 😊

[@par3foisn479]

Magnifique

[@arifmemovic3383]

Amazing!

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you so much Arif!

[@isabelprice95]

Love it! I listen to music on Spotify so please try release your plant music on there!

[@KOBUN40]

This astounds me, and I've seen a lot!

[@shanemendonsa]

Cheers!

[@racer927]

Already I'm starting to notice a pattern which means it's not just random signals, there's something going on with the plant.

[@topdaeh2672]

This is so cool!!!

[@LilyL-fe8ru]

Only God. It’s actually amazing.

[@dezydotexe]

I would love to hear this kind of music in a video game :)

[@HumanMotives]

Super cool sounds and lovely camera work! Subbed.

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you Human Motives! :)

[@karolinalibeltpilatesstudi2164]

Pure magic ❤️

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you Karolina!

[@AdrianaBernardespinkses]

Epic

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks Natasha :)

[@bearshield7138]

far freaking out

[@Boy-bf4hk]

this almost feels haunting

[@alyssa4593]

Ok but why did I fall asleep in the first 5 mins lol.. I woke up and was like yooo I’m not done so I replay it again.. guesss what... I fell asleep before it was over... again haha

[@shanemendonsa]

Haha! Lavender likes to do that ;) Thanks for tuning in Alyssa 😊

[@undeaddutch]

Im really curious as to how a cumin plant would sound. As the powder is known for its unique taste palette. Nice stuff, really inspiring :) Glad to have stumbled upon your channel!

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks so much undeaddutch! :) Sound good! I'll keep a look out for one 👍 Cheers.

[@ZeniferJenZ]

💜

[@shanemendonsa]

💚🌱

[@vidarhjal]

Nice :)

[@shanemendonsa]

Cheers!

[@polarispulsar]

I understand to some extend how it works And I assume the sounds are chosen by presets on the synthesizer? But I'm still astounded the plant interacts with it at all

[@phyclopsphyclops]

How about REALLY understanding what plants communicate through electrical impulses? See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5SVZn6cos6ki7c

[@lidiageo]

Is like SOMA radio.

[@ClayRunions]

I went to Bandcamp and bought all of his recordings

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you dear @ClayRunions! For tuning in and showing your support! It means a lot and helps me keep making more videos and music for you and everyone! 🌱❤️

[@ayapeard]

Beautiful Shane (and plant orchestra)! I wonder, it looks like there are plants observing/listening while lavender plays, we do know that plants are always in communication chemically (airborne) if not by roots; so does the herb garden listen to each others’ compositions, and can the lavender hear itself while playing ? Lovely that you’ve made an album, I’ll look for it. Just got my scion yesterday :)

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you so much Aya! There is not enough data to confirm that yet , but i'd like to think that they do react to their environments and get informed by the bioelectric fields of other plants so therefore to the music that they create. Enjoy your Scion! Cheers.

[@lunaartemis5511]

This is nuts. I need a machine

[@phyclopsphyclops]

How about REALLY understanding what plants communicate through electrical impulses? See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5SVZn6cos6ki7c

[@rominar.8958]

Hi! Which biofeedback sensor are you using? Thanks for sharing!

[@daniellevy892]

Thanks! Why is it called “lavender ?”

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you much dear Daniel! 🌿

[@sbrazwell42]

Omg i see a snake plant..🌞

[@racalik]

great rack, very good combination of modules! i'm also aiming for arbhar+morphagene combo but it will probably still take quite a lot of time to get them both :)

[@shanemendonsa]

Cheers! They are worth the wait! :)

[@lookdawg187]

What would a cactus produce... I want to know now haha

[@tallyjones8917]

Awesome, I like it at 0.5x speed

[@sr.imagination2574]

this music gives so much minecraft vibes it could even be a song thats exclusive to the lush caves or smth

[@kavitanarkar8980]

Song to use when in a lavender forest in a video game

[@errishumain]

Hi Shane, what a wonderfull project. What kind of electrode did you use for your project ? Did you employ a gel ? thanks for sharing

[@shanemendonsa]

Thank you so much! I just used the standard electrode pads that come with it, easy to find them online, haven’t needed to use a gel with the pads.

[@phyclopsphyclops]

How about REALLY understanding what plants communicate through electrical impulses? See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5SVZn6cos6ki7c

[@Ohmanwhyyourfeelingshurt]

I hear bells and start to wonder why the old world was facinaiwith them

[@407Renny]

how would i even begin to build one of these

[@trukxelf]

So how did the Lavender plant choose which modules to use?

[@apparently_sonam]

Technically it should read, lavender plays scion... 😉

[@carlapinheiro3542]

❤️...

[@bernardzwijzen7153]

Highly addictive. Wonderful stuff! Are the Arbhar and the Morphagene complementary?

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks Bernard! Yes! they seem to pair well together with slight overlaps :)

[@anatomicallycorrectmuppets8180]

Can i ask more about the science of this? What is the equipment picking up?

[@shanemendonsa]

Hi Muppets! The Biofeedback sensor is picking up fluctuations in the bio electricity of the plant. These fluctuations are then converted to control voltage that is used to modulate and create musical variation, pitch and rhythms that are applied creatively to generate music.

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

😮

[@CloudHudson]

i wonder what would happen if the lavendar was isolated from it's own music. Would there be less change? can the plant somehow respond to the physical vibrations and choose what it likes to feel? it would be interesting to record repeat performaces with and without sound isolation

[@elifarland5646]

Dude what kind of synth is that!? I need this for my jam band!

[@shanemendonsa]

Hey Eli! It’s a modular synth with a biofeedback module for plant music 😊

[@asmo1498]

Sounds like it would the theme song of a new ark dlc

[@alternatywnychodnik2048]

could you measure it for Moldavite's tektite? This is a very powerful alchemical crystal. People tested Moldavite with a geiger counter but it did not show radiation.

[@crisostomoesquivel8342]

Wow! This is amazing. I want to start my KZbin channel and I'm curious what camera you use for this production?

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks Crisos! Do check out the description in my other videos for your answer ;) Thanks for tuning in!

[@mikelaing9812]

Hey Shane really dig the tune, just wondering if you use the new plant music unit to pass to your modular rig? I was wanting to get started with this is there an easy way to get going? just wanting to bring some plant tunes into my daw to add to my music. Thanks!

[@shanemendonsa]

Thanks for tuning in Mike. I use the instruo Scion, haven’t tried the other Eurorack ones yet but tempted too. If you have a cv to midi conversion device or one that outputs midi that should be a good place to start. Cheers

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

So if plants react to music, and the lavender is reacting to the music it's creating, is this a form of self-expression for the plant?

[@shanemendonsa]

🤔