The Beautiful Tones of Gigantic Sewer Pipes

[@BigChinaski]

Start the Patreon account, it’s not selling out or begging, it’s more like a preorder on the art you are making. You deliver, and we’re wiling to pay for that. Who cares if you get the money before or after as long as you continue to produce quality content. Count me in as a supporter if you start one.

[@dfxmonkeyhead]

Many years ago, a friend and I found a road in the mountains with a 5-foot tall culvert of corrugated pipe running under it. We happened to have some floor toms with us, and we set up on either end of this culvert - probably 50 feet apart. The sound was AMAZING. The corrugations did some very strange things to the sounds - they modulated the pitch downward of the other guy's drum to each of our perspectives. Also, there was a delay that made it difficult to maintain a rhythm between us. The fact that there was dirt all around the pipe ensured that we were only hearing what the pipe did to the sound, and not the sound of the metal vibrating. Thanks for posting this, Benn - it brought back a fond memory.

[@damionmortenson84]

pls make a Kontakt instrument out of these mesmerizing recordings!

[@thaJeztah]

This would be an awesome addition to Christian Henson's pianobook www.pianobook.co.uk/about/

[@DumblyDorr]

Your music has given a lot to me, your videos are amazing - I really like the nerdy, in-depth and science-y stuff - you have a great sense of humor, plus you obviously value reason, humility and fairness. So not only are you a great content creator, you seem like a great guy I'd love to spend a day or two making music with, programming and debating the science and culture of it all. I most definitely want you to be able to continue what you're doing. As with a few other commentators, I too have been chiming in in a few places, so won't be able to give a lot individually... But I know a consistent revenue stream is important - not just for existence, but also for mental health, and the prerequisite headspace to continue creating. I don't usually buy an album a month from you (already bought most) - but I'd gladly buy two-three fewer cups of coffee a month and make sure that money goes towards you being able to produce more of the videos and music I love. Cuts out most of the middle-men, and is probably a hell of a lot more consistent an income than album-sales or concerts. It's not just someone asking for donations to fund whatever life, it truly is the kind of patronage that has enabled many of the greatest artists and scientists of history (Descartes, Leibniz, Goethe and Schiller for example) to create... just not beholden to a single monarch who you'd better keep pleased - instead a bunch of normal people who just want you to be able to continue doing great stuff. I love it - let's do it.

[@8thlvlMage]

I hope he sees this comment!!! Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@Suped_BIGRIG_350mph]

I think Patreon is a great idea and I'm surprised you haven't given it a run sooner, though I totally understand your reservations. With that said, there's a number of patreons (currently three a month) I've subscribed to, but the few I have been consistently with on the long haul have been the ones that actively communicate with their community. Whether that would be them sending a direct message to new patrons for input on what they want, or having a discord to let patrons develop a community together and share what they like to eachother. That's my two cents anyway. I hope it helps.

[@armedwithshrooms]

I think the reason why your channel isn't that big, is because your videos are mostly about niche and nerdy things. Naturally there aren't as many people interested in that than gaming videos or stuff like that. But that's exactly why I love your channel so much. Never compromise on what you want to put out just because it could reach more people! In short: go ahead, start a patreon! I will gladly support it and so will a lot of other people I would think.

[@flextamix]

Patreon has been my preferred way of supporting the content creators that I follow. I feel that platforms like KZbin do not adequately support their content creators, and are frequently at odds with them. I'd be more than happy to support in the $5-10 a month range, have always loved your content.

[@MSPatterson]

Oh, also as a practical matter, those mostly look like pipes that would be used in construction of drainage ditches and culverts associated with gravel roads. The metal ones at least. They thus may be owned by the GA DOT, which could explain why no one at the county seems to know anything about them. You could also check to see if your county has an online GIS/Parcel Viewer/map system. If so, you can look up the owner of the land that the tubes are on, and that should help you get legitimate access.

[@cogjellying]

great mind

[@MrSharps02]

if you're ever in washington state check out the acoustic materials lab at satsop, they're very amenable to letting dorks with audio gear wander around and record things like cooling tower reverbs and cooling water pipe delays

[@ts4gv]

sounds awesome

[@lemoneclaire]

I would back you on patreon if you started one. The way I see it is that it's kind of like cutting out the middleman that is (was) an advertiser, and I think the whole model and mentality is encouraging people to value content almost as a reaction to the way streaming devalued content.

[@ts4gv]

great comment

[@ahriik]

Patreon is a great idea and I believe it's only been a boon for creators who post content online. I've never felt like a creative who starts a Patreon has "sold out" or is "begging for money" by any means, that is, unless they are a very new channel without much real content. You are a well-established creator with loads of excellent content, and I would love to support you through Patreon.

[@h2o1969]

I love the direction this channel is going. I always liked you channel, but I am more excited about it now. Patrion: Huge fan. Amanda Palmer and her book The Art of Asking. Her label said that she was a failure for selling only 25k albums. She left and crowd funded the next album. 25k funders. Made enough to make a full album in the studio and funded the tour. That is a win in my book. Patrons of the arts is a tradition hundreds of years old. It works. I think the modern day version is cool.

[@Emily_M81]

one of the first videos I saw of you was "stealing a melodica's soul" and now here I am watching you steal the soul of a metal tube. Benn Jordan is a damned musical necromancer

[@spehnke]

Benn.. great video! Thanks! Love the music you generated too with the pipes. Interesting about the natural resonation overtones (?) of the pipe and their relationship to the western scales. Thank you personally for a later video you produced on sounds possibly emanating from natural gas pipelines. In our case it solved a mystery that was driving my friend nuts. Investigating it with my recording devices I found a constant prop airplane like hum. I eventually came across your video and then investigated that an interstate gas pipeline ran within a couple hundred feet from my friends house. Thanks again for your passion and your channel. I hope you get the support to keep it going.

[@pruff5072]

A most tubular of videos. Super cool idea, I had no idea you could "reuse" reverb like that.

[@greatwhitedonkey]

Man, "All the Tubes Together" for the win! That is some great stuff. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@MusicFillsTheQuiet]

For a channel like this seems to be (new-ish viewer here!) it's like a magazine subscription. Paying in advance to support the work of something that will be beneficial/enjoyable to me. ESPECIALLY if, like you said, subscribers would have access to the samples you recorded. I'd pay money for a couple of those pipes, and, once some of this year's economic uncertainty is partially stabilized, I'd subscribe to a patreon for as long as you keep delivering new and interesting sounds that I would use but for time or practicality reasons could not record on my own.

[@WarrenPostma]

This is the kind content the world needs.

[@darioperis678]

YOU MAKE THE BEST SOUND/MUSIC CONTENT ON KZbin

[@dizlerimkupsis]

I saw that baloon+harmonica story you shared and was actually expecting a setup where you turn valves of different gasses running through a harmonica and changing the pitch. I guess that will be a task for Simon the Magpie. Appreciated the tubes though. Wonderful!

[@curcapsicum]

Firstly, this video was fantastic and I love how you teach things in videos consistently as opposed to just sampling some pipe sounds. I want more of 15:50, what an absolutely wild soundscape dude. 19:10 You're right. If Patreon can support your channel here (which it can), then you should let it do that and not think so hard about it. People want more videos, they give you dollars to make videos via Patreon, you give them videos. I've never supported someone on Patreon, but I would absolutely be down with $5 a month.

[@iliaxj]

Next to where I live, there's an old dump that was recently turned into a park, and in one of the corners there's a drainage tunnel that runs under the nearby highway. It's basically a 3m diameter, 50m long, buried corrugated pipe. It's one of my most favorite places to go sing and just experiment with sounds. The reverb in there is massive like in a cathedral, but it envelops you in a way like nothing else. You can stand there and just hum with your mouth, and if you hit the right frequency, you can feel the resonnating vibrations go through your whole body. I've tried making recordings in there (kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZrce4Sml69re6M), but nothing compares to the real feeling of actually standing in there. Unfortunately recently there's been some kind of landslide nearby, and they're replacing it with a concrete tunnel. I will miss it.

[@OVXX666]

god the pipes all together... im in awe. youre genuinely a genius

[@fraser21]

This channel’s going to explode soon.

[@BennJordan]

Haha. I feel like the content I make (music or otherwise) is explode proof. But the slow burn works and I'm used to that grind. 🙂

[@8thlvlMage]

I've never been inclined to back someone on patreon, but everything you do is so genuine, intelligent, and entertaining that I would back you in a heartbeat. It's definitely not selling out or begging. You would be able to share the things you want with us, and we can support you more directly than through affiliated links or sponsors. Also, I'll back you for at least a month if you tell me where you get all your sharp button up shirts. I can't find any that don't have those stupid pearl buttons or ridiculously high collars. And they're all mostly white with either red or green lines. Like come on!!! Not everyone's a cowboy.

[@stephenrodgersmakesmusic]

you're one of the few content creators i would support on patreon in an instant. please do it!

[@JarLoz]

The way I use Patreon, I don't think of it as charity or donations. I feel like I'm investing my hard earned cash into a number of small businesses that create the content I so enthusiastically consume. Sure, it's voluntary, but I feel like the concept of Patreon is good enough that I want to do my part in shifting how we pay creatives by whatever fraction of an decimal point my money can buy. If you had Patreon, and especially if being your patron would give me access to perks like being able to download the sewer pipe samples you created for this video or other goodies, I'd be willing to pay about 5 bucks a month. If you had no perks whatsoever, I'd still sign up for a dollar just to support the venture. I really enjoy your videos, and look forward to seeing more of them.

[@MyGloomyMachine]

I've been supporting you via Alphabasic and Bandcamp for years, I will gladly continue to do so on Patreon monthly (and buy your upcoming albums). Keep doing what you are doing, I thoroughly enjoy learning from you. ♡

[@gazehound]

the demo sounds like Lorn or Clark, or somewhere in that genre. absolutely mesmerizing and gave me full body chills. super cool

[@eday1451]

cheering Benn on in their field adventures, so impressed that you cover everything from this to geek-gear reviews to socio-political analysis of music industry. respect only grows for your explorations and offerings. thank you!

[@mikhaildsouza5635]

It took me 6 attempts to clear Fluid Mechanics, and finally its come to use

[@jameshasseriousedoubtsabou560]

Dude you are like the only person I know who does stuff like this. And somehow you have made it so enjoyable to watch and interesting. Also If I was in a financially stable situation right now, I would definitely support you through patreon.

[@AlexanderCook87]

I'm glad you edited this so fun. It flew over my mouth breather head but I enjoyed it.

[@hampusandersson3958]

Honestly, ever since i started watching this channel my inspiration has gone through the roof, and you're actually the one who convinced me to start studying Sound design, with that said, yes please start a patreon!!!!!!!!

[@billyjeckel407]

If you offered production lessons or even composition videos to patrons I would absolutely sign up.

[@gabrieljennings5492]

I would easily move some money your way on Patreon. You've provided just a RIDICULOUS amount of great content for ages and I'd have no problem paying for it.

[@bb-sw6ur]

Bruh you will not regret making a patreon page. If anyone can make it work its you. That finished track with the pipes was also amazing

[@jeffbell8708]

great vid ben!

[@latergarside-244]

That was really cool man.

[@Chxkey1]

U wanna kiss him?

[@metalsalsa]

Beautiful video. Definitely do a patreon, Id pay at least $5 a month. I think monthly is the way to go and I agree that interfacing with your patrons makes people stick around. I've loved Flashbulb for a decade now and I've loved your channel since I found it. Keep it up!

[@bexxex]

brilliant mate!

[@Psychlist1972]

What you ended up with around 16 minutes in, minus the katydids and crickets, sounds a lot like a soundtrack piece from Arrival or similar. Really nice.

[@almightytreegod]

I’ve always just played guitars and drums and recorded heavy rock songs but you’re getting me a lot more interested in sampling and synths, etc... I don’t care HOW you do it, but I would probably be into buying samples, project files/presets, or hell, at the very least some merch. I love this channel.

[@usualatoms4868]

All tubes together sounds amazing to me. Makes me want to go out and search for new soundscapes. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Potatographical]

Love what you do, Benn. I’d support you on Patreon. I have an Apple Music subscription , but I know you get only pennies every time I listen. I’d definitely send a monthly amount your way to help ensure you can keep doing what you do.

[@williamsdesigning1949]

I dig it man, you should make some ASMR for people working. Even those ominous sounds you go from the tubes would be chill to work to if you were in a dark writing mindset.

[@Khunvyel]

This is wonderful and as a someone who hasn't followed you for that long, it's lovely fresh type of content :) And you put a lot of editing work into this which is always worth the effort. Frustrating sometimes for sure, but satisfying when done :D But please wear hearing protection when you do these kind of "tubular fun" :P

[@madguy228]

patreon is good, the problem with exclusive videos on patreon is that you have to go through patreon to watch them. i love it for podcasts since it gives you an RSS feed to plug into whatever you use to listen to podcast. if the “bonus content” were stuff like samples and such though like you suggested i think that would be a super cool thing and i’d definitely pay for that

[@arnonuyts1586]

Yes to patreon + samples!

[@joelkulesha8284]

You're gonna spoil us with uploads this often benn! Not complaining! I love it! But don't worry if you end up having to slow down a bit. Its bound to happen to anyone!

[@magmakum4628]

Loving the direction this channel is going. Amazing content, thank you Ben! EDIT: Yours would probably be the first Patreon I'd sign up for.

[@Gameboygenius]

Too close to asking for donations? Honestly, that sounds like imposter syndrome speaking. You are providing something of value for free (at the point of consumption). Tell me again how asking for a voluntary donation is a problem?

[@cogjellying]

great mind

[@jeremygoddard6374]

Cool video just found your channel today really like what i'm seeing / hearing looking forward to exploring your work the composition towards the end was really awesome headphones full blast really fun listening will be playing this part some more. Also watched your bike trip into the wild w the fire awesome stuff keep up the good work !!!

[@geraintjones6401]

Awesome! Those pipe resonant frequencies remind me of some of the patches on my old Kawai K1 synth.

[@elialehman3052]

You should definitely get a Patreon account. There is absolutely no question.

[@Bj5m17h]

Awesome video. My parents got an awning for their camper a while back and it came in a 20-foot long tube with metal endcaps. I confiscated it (with permission) and it awaits sound experimentation/exploitation in my garage. A patreon would be cool. it would give people an easy way to show appreciation for the time and work that you put in to sharing your craft.

[@SamChaneyProductions]

This is super cool, I had no idea FL Studio came with a convolution reverb. Now whenever I go anywhere I'm going to constantly think about whether it would make a valuable impulse response.

[@ritikkaundal8787]

The result is actually really good

[@Dea_Decay]

This was a great episode! Also I use patreon quite and feel like this would be a good fit. Like you said something like this you could put files up of what you sampled and it makes it completely worth it. We would be paying in advance like I saw in another comment similar to a pre-order, or a down payment, or whatever analogy works for you. I mean its literally allows us to be a patron for art, which as a public school teacher I could never afford. Its a collective action, and sure you could get your money from crowd funding and take off, with it, we do accept that risk as patrons, but on the other hand anyone signing up in the future would have access to past content creating an even bigger return on investment for them. I don't know of any competitors that might be better but I'm sure you could do some research for what is a good fit for you. That said Patreon would work for many of us I'm sure.

[@pawnotdaw4559]

Loving your channel.

[@soysos.tuffsound]

Again and again you keep bringing new and wonderful explorations of sound. I'm another indie sound engineer, designer and artist. Our org supports artists in other ways and maybe I need to do better in supporting folks like yourself thru something like Patreon. I'll keep an eye out here, while you figure out what model may work best for you. Thank you for the great and inspiring food for thought!

[@eraofacidrain]

Damn Benn, outdone yourself on this one.

[@palewine]

This entire video is extremely good

[@tanksmoonchild]

Oh man and at 15:38 it even gets better. Loved it.

[@SanguinarySun]

Make a patreon. I don’t use it, I have never donated on patreon, but for you I might. You make a lot more involved and interesting content and you seem very honest, and I also love your music. I would love to be able to download the unique things you produce for your channel, too.

[@MahlenMorris]

I like how one sound in the demo at the end is like a an overstressed (that's not the right word) cello, sunding nothing like a tube.

[@Lutzifer31337]

love the sounds from the tubes

[@SyntheticFuture]

That bass resonance at 7:20 is really epic :o

[@bobbychaos]

I feel the same way you do about Patreon & art not selling being defined as failure. But at the same time I feel that the value of something is how we feel about it. So if your patreon is successful, it proves its value. The way you're compensated for it is neither here nor there at that point, IMO

[@MXVDJ]

What a video. Congratulations man

[@johnmadere]

Really enjoyed this video. Would like to hear more music you produced from this field recording. And enjoyed the science behind it as well.

[@0101-s7f]

I think your stuff is intelligent and quirky, and that can make it hard for some people to get, and maybe that's why you don't make boat loads of money on this youtube? But I think it is -so- valuable, and I love your content, I would back you on patreon. I think maybe there can be this effect where you make something complicated or technical or very involved and then maybe the attention it gets doesn't seem proportionate to the work or time you put in, but don't let that discourage you! It's like what you don't get from the amount of people it spreads over, it makes up for with the intensity of how it reaches the folks that it does reach (that was kind of a weird sentence, hope it makes sense). I'm rambling! There are so many factors that could go into why an album or content doesn't "succeed"- you're not a failure, that -is- a bone-headed way of thinking of it =P. I love your content! Please keep it coming, make a patreon if that's what will make it work, your content is worth money, you're worth our time, you're awesome, keep making stuff.

[@jesuslovestoastyaya]

when it all came together at 15:42 ... :0 so beautiful! Sounds like Jon Hopkins

[@AllenJuddMusic]

Awesome stuff. Actually I find your channel amazing all around. Thanks for the content & knowledge

[@dexterman6361]

I think patreon takes too much cut for what they do. I love these science-y videos!

[@ericjohnson1811]

Super cool! Thanks for posting this!

[@theo7491]

thats so cool, if spent hours jamming out in culverts and never knew that the had a such a specific resonance. find a culvert large enough to get comfortable in, maybe with a nice creek running through it for added resonance. bring some friends, instruments and a headchange and you'll want to stay there forever.

[@Tarnith]

Really cool idea, and a cool result! I took a sine sweep of my Didgeridoo using my studio monitors to make an impulse response and have been enjoying that lately. I feel like impulse responses are extremely useful and somewhat underused in a lot of electronic production. Such a cool way to add character. Patreon, or something like Gumroad for a small price is always good. I'm not a huge fan of subscription stuff, but I'll always kick in a bit the occasional time for something like a small IR library.

[@muse4ik]

I think the Patreon idea is great, I would definitely say do it per month though since that's just easier for people to keep track of and throwing out samples and IRs and stuff would definitely entice me if the tiers weren't to pricey

[@MrQurutin]

This is about 64 times more interesting and fascinating than just another Polybrute review

[@raggedrec]

what oscilloscope did you use? looks awesome. sounds are amazing too Benn

[@atomicreptiliascreator738]

Try buying a corrugated sewage pipe of specific lengths and diameter. It’ll probably be a bit expensive, but arranging them in a tubular bell formation (preferably that of a grand clock) and striking them in a specific order might make a good-sounding melody.

[@ryangregson3256]

15:45 oh, Hello Tim Hecker! (but really, cool stuff!)

[@NicStage]

I like patreon, as a "customer". I get what you mean that it feels like asking for a donation, and it is doing that in a way. But the beauty of it is that it leaves the choice with each subscriber. If I want to give money to a project, I do it. If I decide I don't want to, I can instantly stop. No contractual junk. And the creator has a lot of choice too. They can choose to just gratefully (or ungratefully, but that usually isn't smart) take the money. Or they can be active and transparent about describing what they plan to do with the money. For tiers, I think its always good to have a $5 or less one at least. Anything above that, and there should probably be some objective thing the person gets access to that has some value monthly.

[@MDJ5]

I love how all the tubes together segment still has the crickets from the original recording.

[@tanksmoonchild]

Freaking awesome!

[@leejmalcolm1]

Love the track at the end :)

[@telkmx]

Oh damn man amazing content :) Do a patreon it's great

[@markquavertune2003]

I once had a job of stacking steel coils .From 7 to 13 tons .They all had a bore of 508 millimeters .I wondered then about recording them .A low frequency thud . Also when I used to bump them together .As to speed humps there are small safety bumps .To wake drivers when they drift onto the bumps .

[@datashat]

Sounds amazing, reminds me of some of the stuff on Tim Hecker's 'Virgins' album

[@sparga]

Some of those bassier pipes almost sound like a bowed double bass, but not quite in a very cool manner. Time to order some sewer pipes for my studio.

[@lunchpin403]

Patreon cuts a nice path between selling and asking for donations imo. Look at what Hainbach etc do, I think it's the perfect way for people to support content creators

[@joelkulesha8284]

Also, please do a patreon! Idk if they still do it but the pay what you want option is really appealing. I can't give much money, and I'm sure a lot of others cant either. But I CAN part with a dollar or two a month and I'd love to give that little bit of money to supporting this channel, its such a huge source of entertainment and knowledge for me personally!

[@Psychlist1972]

That unintended balloon pop!

[@JordanService]

This was awesome.

[@nickmagrick7702]

great meditative music

[@Goontone13]

Patreon for cool reverb irs? Yeah, I'm in.

[@sepsmusic]

This is absolutely insane! How did you even come up with the idea of doing stuff like this?

[@michaelrutchik9906]

Just love it. What do you think it would take to bring a bunch of equipment and speakers and performers and create something like your DAWed result in a live performance? As for payment, I’d really prefer to become a direct subscriber. I found this young but deep reading writer, Zat Rana, not unlike you in his wide range of interests. He originally published on Medium (which is where I found him), but as with you and KZbin, Bandcamp, etc, the amount of support he could muster was not enough to keep up with the articles he wanted to research and write. One day he reached out to his Medium audience and suggested that in the future he’d continue to publish a small subset of his writing for free (to attract new readers, of course) but that most of his content would go directly to a subscriber’s inbox. He also added occasional “coffeehouse” chats and stuff like that for subscribers. His rate is $8 a month or $80 a year. He offered the first group of subscribers a (I think a lifetime) membership price of $60 a year. I went for it. He remains interesting and saves me the trouble of filtering through all the crap that is out there on Medium or other publishing platforms. It feels like a nice quiet community of smart people to hang with.You might want to write to him and see how it’s going. I’m pretty sure he reached his initial subscription goal in a matter of days. I’ll bet he’d be happy to share his experience. This is not an approach that would work for the masses, but you (and he) are not typical of the masses, so maybe you want to look into it. Here is his about page: zatrana.substack.com/about

[@michaelrutchik9906]

So obviously the only reason I found this link is because I clicked on yours. But just in case you are not following the algorithm connected to your own post, let’s just say I did some new location scouting for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noarlmd_rtCLbcU

[@Mefistofy]

If you want to record a very precise impulse response you could use a sine sweep, take the recording and deconvolve it with the original sweep. Oftentimes more practical since short impulses are quite hard to record in reality due to the low pass characteristic of microphones.