I've seen this pedal reviewed so many times before and this is the absolute best demo ever! Pure ambience like Hearts of Space or Echoes. I own the Mobius and am looking forward to purchasing this pedal.
Good demo. You demonstrate perfectly how the Big Sky can lead a player towards new areas of composition. I believe the Big Sky is one of those effects that is close to being a musical instrument in its own right because of the sound generation possibilities. You can route a sine wave through one and it becomes an amazing synthesizer.
love listening to these sounds takes me to another place, so many possibilities with Bigsky there is no right or wrong path to follow.Just let the notes flow like they drifting out at sea.
I came to TH-cam hoping to find a long video of somebody noodling with Big Sky. Imagine my elation when I found this. It’s a great demonstration, thanks and well done!
Hey man you should try and get close up of you playing the guitar during the next pedal demo! I really like these sounds and it'd be cool to see what chords you're doing and such.
Great video! Right now I'm trying to decide whether to buy this pedal or the BlueSky. The thing that's concerning me is the ease of use factor. I looked at the BigSky manual (25 pages long compared to 5 pages for the BlueSky) and it looks daunting. Is there a steep learning curve for the BigSky, or is there an easy path to navigating through the sounds?
I didn't find anything too difficult to understand about the BigSky. I'd say that pedals like the Strymon DIG or El Capistan have a steeper learning curve because of the secondary functions that you do not see. I swapped the BlueSky for the BigSky because the BigSky offers so, so much more (if you are a huge lover of reverbs like me). The different types all have distinctive qualities to them. All the presets are already very good without touching anything at first! You can go much further with decay and crazy long reverbs! And the MAIN reason I gave up on the BlueSky was the absence of control on modulation speed and amount. It's just a ''mod'' mode with the toggle switch and I found that the default modulation on the pedal wasn't near what I consider my sweet spot. That being said, if you want a plug & play reverb pedal that sound fabulous without having to spend at least an hour scrolling through presets, understanding what knobs do and accessing some inside parameters on the pedal, you shouldn't go for a Strymon ;)
Some are my custom made patches, some are stock presets. I did a video 4 years ago showing this custom preset at 6:57 on cloud mode. Time flies. The parameters are in the description box of that video. th-cam.com/video/u8iLQ6YPFwU/w-d-xo.html
Yes, I already made a video about it. You can find all of the info in the description box of this video -----> th-cam.com/video/QxNvCxpgfbE/w-d-xo.html
+Bern Sanchez You can find everything on my channel already on my playlist called 'Strymon BigSky - My Custom Sounds''. I have 7 of my own presets in there and all the parameters are in the description box of each video. So in this video, it is: Sound 1 - Strymon BigSky Sound #1 (100% wet bloom) Sound 2 - Strymon BigSky Sound #7 (chorale mode) Sound 3 - Strymon BigSky Sound #2 (shimmer, EHX Micro POG style) Sound 4 - Strymon BigSky Sound #4 (Dark Cloud in the style of Eventide Space Blackhole) I cannot do them all, cause I play with a lot of patches in this video and some of them are also stock... But these are the first four sounds from 0:00 to 10:00 !
Hey monochrome, i am thinking of getting this pedal as my dedicated reverb pedal to begin making ambient music. is this pedal good with using a volume pedal for swells and would you recommend this over other reverbs?
If you want to get the most reverbs options, this is really the best pedal to get. It works great with volume pedals and it even have a swell mode if you don't have one. The only con is that is it very pricey, especially to start with ambient music. You might want to start with something smaller and upgrade with time!
Monochrome Seasons well the reason I'm thinking about getting it is due to the amount of verbs and features. most other good reverbs have 1 or a few types of reverbs and then one tone and a time knob. Yeah it is expensive but i think of it this way: with this one pedal i can make fantastic drones and swells all by itself where if i got something else it would be almost needed to get 1 or 2 delays. i find the big sky has the most experimental capabilities.
I often show my presets: you can take a look at that playlist (I don't have them written down, unfortunately, but I have tutorials) th-cam.com/video/QP-l2J5APpw/w-d-xo.html
BkueSky is a great pedal I have it,it has different algorithms so it will sound different,but love it to death,I'm. Getting myself the BigSky cause of the options you have and those cloud,choral,swell,magneto presets man that's pure heaven,
your 40ties hz is so distructing! was it that hard to ground your circuitry? (still thumbed up for the playing technique, but would thumb down for the humm noise distruction!)
Weird. You're the first person to notice something like this on my 200+ youtube videos. I mean, the guitar almost does not have anything in the 40hz range. Also, I'm pretty sure I apply a low cut of anything below 100hz when I mix my guitar, so it's very weird!
You can find this sound on my channel on my playlist called 'Strymon BigSky - My Custom Sounds''. It's Sound #1. The parameters are in the description box of that video!
thanks for you reply!!;-) i think i must to have bluesky and big sky on my pedalboard for many style reverb sound! you prefer flint reverb or bigsky reverb?
Nice...I find myself watching these sometime cuz I just get bored of everything else...A Zen moment, wish, now, I had waited to get a Bigsky instead of the Bluesky. I won't make the same mistake with the Mobius
I also had the Bluesky at first (but it was before the BigSky came out). As soon as I heard they were going to release the BigSky, I sold my BlueSky & Flint to get the BigSky. Best decision ever!
It's not just a reverb pedal is it? There's echo, delay, and other subtle effects going on. Oh I'd love 1 of these but I can't afford the £440 asking price 😢
Here’s a cover of “Across the Universe” that i did the instrumental for (Dean Walker on vocals) and used the Big Sky on almost all of it. Unreal how much magic it adds. soundcloud.com/capferrat/across-the-universe-dean-walker-prod-by-cap-ferrat
C'est étrange, quelques personnes me l'ont mentionné, mais je n'ai jamais entendu ce fameux bruit dans aucun de mes postes d'écoute. Quel est votre système de son?
@@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping Une bonne vieille chaîne Hi-Fi reliée à mon PC par une carte son Yamaha, avec des enceintes passives + enceintes studio actives. Si tu écoutes bien la vidéo de 0:00 à 0:05, tu l'entendras, impossible de le rater. Et après 0:05 la musique arrive, mais le bruit reste. La note de fond est un Si grave, et le début de la vidéo est en do, c'est comme ça que je l'ai remarqué. Mais bon, pas si grave :)
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Oh man. I love this pedal, I can play the same chord during hours, I will never get bored.
Strymon is amazing.
I understand you 100%, as you can tell with this video :)
haha yes :) awesome video and tone btw dude. very inspiring !
I've seen this pedal reviewed so many times before and this is the absolute best demo ever! Pure ambience like Hearts of Space or Echoes. I own the Mobius and am looking forward to purchasing this pedal.
Im glad I can inspire you with the pedal. Hope the video wasnt too long ;)
thanks! I like long videos especially from a player like you! I've recently subscribed and look forward to everything you do
Good demo. You demonstrate perfectly how the Big Sky can lead a player towards new areas of composition. I believe the Big Sky is one of those effects that is close to being a musical instrument in its own right because of the sound generation possibilities. You can route a sine wave through one and it becomes an amazing synthesizer.
+Adam Mindykowski I completely agree! I was inspired to play some things I would never have played if it was not for the pedal!
I love my Big Sky and you put together a wonderfully hypnotic 30 minutes. Thanx!
Thanks Gary :) have fun with yours!
I love mine too.Timeline is next I think they're made for each other,I can't keep the BigSky lonely for a long time,it need it's brother the timeline.
Whenever I want to relax, I'll just get my guitar hit one or two notes and BigSky will do the rest.
Exactly man... I do this too sometimes. In those bad times, it becomes way more than a pedal, really.
I truly believe it is an instrument in of itself much like the very misunderstood Lexicon Vortex rackmount unit.
oh baby, just ordered mine today. this is pumping me up big time my man!
You're right to be excited man, this is quite a gem.
My favorite pedal of all time demonstrated by my favorite Ambient Guitar Player of all time.
love listening to these sounds takes me to another place, so many possibilities with Bigsky there is no right or wrong path to follow.Just let the notes flow like they drifting out at sea.
Just ordered my big sky!! Can't wait. This ambient is awesome.
You inspired me to get one with this video and since I got it my tone has grown so much. Beautiful.
So cool :)
You, sir, are amazing! Thanks for sharing your sounds!
My pleasure, thanks for watching Mike!
Absolutely the best pedal demo ever. Thanks.
Thanks Michael! :)
Best money spent ! It's like buying a holiday, takes you to places you have never been before
+Skuppy Especially the 100% wet sounds like the one at the beginning. Transports you to another world!
+Monochrome Seasons absolutely ! That ambience and distance never grows old
+Skuppy What a perfect analogy :)
+Skuppy Well said.
Great Job. This was so enjoyable to listen to. Appreciate the time & effort, that went into this. I will have to purchase one.
Update: Got One. In Heaven. Done.
Really love your playing man! :)
The shimmer preset at 5:52 reminds me of the Hardwire Supernatural.
I came to TH-cam hoping to find a long video of somebody noodling with Big Sky. Imagine my elation when I found this. It’s a great demonstration, thanks and well done!
That's crazy that you wanted exactly that :-)
You've just inspired me to buy one ... awesome thank u
Superb! Have fun with it and come back on my videos anytime to get inspiration :)
Just got one of these amazing pedals to use with both my Moog and Friedman Amp. Incredible pedal.
That sounds delicious, man!
Really liked the playing and the sounds! Makes me think I'm using 5 % of my big sky! Thank you, really nice video
kikbill I thought exactly the same thing after I did this video ''man I was barely using 5% of it''. Thanks man :)
I love this pedal.....great recording tool
yeah this is one of my favourite channels now
wow, thanks a lot man!
Nice demo sir! Thanks for sharing. I just ordered one myself. This thing sounds amazing!
Josh Saloka Have fun with it man, thanks!
Hey man you should try and get close up of you playing the guitar during the next pedal demo! I really like these sounds and it'd be cool to see what chords you're doing and such.
I take good note of that! I could try a 2 cameras settings... unfortunately, my next demo is already filmed, so maybe on the future ones ;)
Bloom is outstanding
This is wonderful. The 4 dislikers need a hug.
Great job.
Thanks man!
Ahhhh yeah. You've sold me on this pedal. Sounds great, as does your playing!
Thank you :)
beautiful way to use this awesome pedal, you have wonderful settings ... and I like your music ! ... subscribed ! ...
Thanks for being a subscriber :)
thnka you!
do you compare Big Sky with RV-500, MOOER, Neunaber Immerse and SPACE?
fortnite
Nice video for studying.
thanks for this great video !!
that is just so beautiful it is just beautiful thank you 🙏
Wow. Nice playing
thanks
Thank you :)
Stunning!!!
est-ce que la bigsky te permet de contrôller les paramètres de modulation séparément genre depth et speed ?
Malheureusement non, mais je trouve que ce sont des bons sweetspot quand même.
You never cease to amaze me! What patch plugs are you using for your pedals?
+MrMongo321 Thanks :) These are George L's patch cables. Go see my Pedalboard Tips #8 video if you want to learn more!
+Monochrome Seasons ok, thnx!
Nice and ambient..... Great piece of gear !!!
*Volume on my MONITOR AUDIO RS6's through my RME MULTIFACE IS a now at 80%*
Great video! Right now I'm trying to decide whether to buy this pedal or the BlueSky. The thing that's concerning me is the ease of use factor. I looked at the BigSky manual (25 pages long compared to 5 pages for the BlueSky) and it looks daunting. Is there a steep learning curve for the BigSky, or is there an easy path to navigating through the sounds?
I didn't find anything too difficult to understand about the BigSky. I'd say that pedals like the Strymon DIG or El Capistan have a steeper learning curve because of the secondary functions that you do not see.
I swapped the BlueSky for the BigSky because the BigSky offers so, so much more (if you are a huge lover of reverbs like me). The different types all have distinctive qualities to them. All the presets are already very good without touching anything at first! You can go much further with decay and crazy long reverbs!
And the MAIN reason I gave up on the BlueSky was the absence of control on modulation speed and amount. It's just a ''mod'' mode with the toggle switch and I found that the default modulation on the pedal wasn't near what I consider my sweet spot.
That being said, if you want a plug & play reverb pedal that sound fabulous without having to spend at least an hour scrolling through presets, understanding what knobs do and accessing some inside parameters on the pedal, you shouldn't go for a Strymon ;)
Thanks, that's pretty much what I was thinking, especially regarding the one trick mod function. Big Sky, here I come!
Perfect listening for a Sunday afternoon! So which guitar did you use and did you use any other pedal?
+Timothy Buss Nice :) the guitar was my Strat and I only use the pedal showed for my demos!
Amazing video!! Thank you!
Are these the presets? I love the one at 6:57
Some are my custom made patches, some are stock presets. I did a video 4 years ago showing this custom preset at 6:57 on cloud mode. Time flies. The parameters are in the description box of that video.
th-cam.com/video/u8iLQ6YPFwU/w-d-xo.html
nice shimmer, tell me the settings please :)
I made a video on my best shimmer settings! It's here: th-cam.com/video/01uG8ze9MRE/w-d-xo.html
Bro that is so cool i love it. Can you send me the preset of the first one. If you can, ofcourse.
Yes, I already made a video about it. You can find all of the info in the description box of this video -----> th-cam.com/video/QxNvCxpgfbE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks!!! 👍👍👍
This is awesome. Wishing I had more time to play now! :)
+Craig Allen 30 minutes is not so hard to find in a day, and it's a lot of time to create and improvise freely with a pedal like this :)
How does the Big Sky compare with the Nuenaber Immerse, please? Thanks.
I already made a video comparing the two! It's here: th-cam.com/video/PD1bonbBqFE/w-d-xo.html
Awesome!!
Were all the beautiful sounds you made just with Bigsky OAO?
Monochrome Seasons Thank you very much ^^
Is 27:04 to 27:52 part of a track you are working on?
+d2vmusic Everything in this video is completely improvised. I do think it's a good idea though, might have to come back here to listen to my ideas :)
Definitely! :)
Very reminiscent of something you might hear in an AAL song!
Dreaming to own bigsky 😁
nice playing man... are u generous enough to share the setting on the first 3 patches? thanks ;)
+Bern Sanchez You can find everything on my channel already on my playlist called 'Strymon BigSky - My Custom Sounds''. I have 7 of my own presets in there and all the parameters are in the description box of each video. So in this video, it is:
Sound 1 - Strymon BigSky Sound #1 (100% wet bloom)
Sound 2 - Strymon BigSky Sound #7 (chorale mode)
Sound 3 - Strymon BigSky Sound #2 (shimmer, EHX Micro POG style)
Sound 4 - Strymon BigSky Sound #4 (Dark Cloud in the style of Eventide Space Blackhole)
I cannot do them all, cause I play with a lot of patches in this video and some of them are also stock... But these are the first four sounds from 0:00 to 10:00 !
hi, can you give me your preset setting? bank 0 : preset 1&2, bank 1 preset 1?
Hey monochrome, i am thinking of getting this pedal as my dedicated reverb pedal to begin making ambient music. is this pedal good with using a volume pedal for swells and would you recommend this over other reverbs?
If you want to get the most reverbs options, this is really the best pedal to get. It works great with volume pedals and it even have a swell mode if you don't have one. The only con is that is it very pricey, especially to start with ambient music. You might want to start with something smaller and upgrade with time!
Monochrome Seasons well the reason I'm thinking about getting it is due to the amount of verbs and features. most other good reverbs have 1 or a few types of reverbs and then one tone and a time knob. Yeah it is expensive but i think of it this way: with this one pedal i can make fantastic drones and swells all by itself where if i got something else it would be almost needed to get 1 or 2 delays. i find the big sky has the most experimental capabilities.
Is there any chance you would share these presets?
I often show my presets: you can take a look at that playlist (I don't have them written down, unfortunately, but I have tutorials)
th-cam.com/video/QP-l2J5APpw/w-d-xo.html
Hello, I would like to know if you use the boost in that for this sound? or know if it is set to + or - db
No I never use the boost
So, everyone can agree here it’s worth $479.00?
Elliott Evans it’s worth 420.69
@@chrisssbrooks Nice
Most def
When you consider how many other pedals you won't need and the midi presets, it's awesome
What brand of patch cables are you using for the pedals? I have some but are generic and stiff for the most part.
George L's
@@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping thanks man I appreciate it. Love your channel.
Thanks man :)
Is that the cloud setting in the very beginning?
+Josh Smith Bloom setting :) Cloud is the fourth preset at 6:56 !
sweet thanks man! Love the EP by the way!!
Great sound .. how did you record this ?
Is it possible to get some of these sounds with a BlueSky ??
Some of them, yes to a certain extent, but the majority of them, no!
BkueSky is a great pedal I have it,it has different algorithms so it will sound different,but love it to death,I'm. Getting myself the BigSky cause of the options you have and those cloud,choral,swell,magneto presets man that's pure heaven,
your 40ties hz is so distructing! was it that hard to ground your circuitry? (still thumbed up for the playing technique, but would thumb down for the humm noise distruction!)
Weird. You're the first person to notice something like this on my 200+ youtube videos. I mean, the guitar almost does not have anything in the 40hz range. Also, I'm pretty sure I apply a low cut of anything below 100hz when I mix my guitar, so it's very weird!
there is a humm noise in 40-50ies range. Get the full range hearing system and you'll see.
Well, that's unfortunate :(
also, it's not the guitar or cutting the low end. It's an electrical circuitry of your ungrounded setup..
xpjv i'll for that!
What are your settings on the first bloom?
You can find this sound on my channel on my playlist called 'Strymon BigSky - My Custom Sounds''. It's Sound #1. The parameters are in the description box of that video!
Hey! Lovely sounds! Getting tempted to buy one now. LOL! BTW, thnx for subscribing :)
Actually the vast majority of the sounds are my own presets which you can find in a playlist on my channel :)
Oh, I see you've changed your comment, haha! No problem man ;) (probably read it in the other comments!)
Monochrome Seasons yeah sorry, I should have read the video description, heh!
i have bluesky but i want bigsky now!!
That's exactly what I did. I had the Bluesky, but when the BigSky came out, I went to buy the BigSky immediately ;) never looked back!
thanks for you reply!!;-)
i think i must to have bluesky and big sky on my pedalboard for many style reverb sound!
you prefer flint reverb or bigsky reverb?
The Flint is not bad, but I felt I had more sounds I liked on the BlueSky... and a lot more on the BigSky!
Tight
Nice...I find myself watching these sometime cuz I just get bored of everything else...A Zen moment, wish, now, I had waited to get a Bigsky instead of the Bluesky. I won't make the same mistake with the Mobius
I also had the Bluesky at first (but it was before the BigSky came out). As soon as I heard they were going to release the BigSky, I sold my BlueSky & Flint to get the BigSky. Best decision ever!
I need to find a better way of selling gear...just spent my budget on a Zuma and some George-L cables. I Hate Strymon because I want their gear NOW
Awesome
It's not just a reverb pedal is it? There's echo, delay, and other subtle effects going on. Oh I'd love 1 of these but I can't afford the £440 asking price 😢
Yes and swell too amazing machine.
ahh, so nice!
Here’s a cover of “Across the Universe” that i did the instrumental for (Dean Walker on vocals) and used the Big Sky on almost all of it. Unreal how much magic it adds. soundcloud.com/capferrat/across-the-universe-dean-walker-prod-by-cap-ferrat
perfect
amp and guitar?
Guitar: Suhr Classic Antique Strat
Amps: Vox AC15 and Suhr Badger 30
Monochrome Seasons nice one. this inspired me to save up for a big sky 😁
I think you won't be disappointed :)
Dommage, ce bruit de fond, qui commence à la première seconde et s'entend pendant 30 minutes...
C'est étrange, quelques personnes me l'ont mentionné, mais je n'ai jamais entendu ce fameux bruit dans aucun de mes postes d'écoute. Quel est votre système de son?
@@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping Une bonne vieille chaîne Hi-Fi reliée à mon PC par une carte son Yamaha, avec des enceintes passives + enceintes studio actives. Si tu écoutes bien la vidéo de 0:00 à 0:05, tu l'entendras, impossible de le rater. Et après 0:05 la musique arrive, mais le bruit reste. La note de fond est un Si grave, et le début de la vidéo est en do, c'est comme ça que je l'ai remarqué. Mais bon, pas si grave :)
Désolé de ce désagrément!
0.00 Broken Sword.
.... like a prayer..
I want to ruuuuun... I want to hiiiiiiide. I wanna tearrrrr down the walls..
My god....
I will be downloading and listening to ALOT Of You Dude!! the first person I have found doing similar "stuff" soundcloud.com/brian-sundholm
Thanks man!
More reasons to buy this pedal...bye bye savings.
+Ian Chandler I'm so sorry... do you still like me ? ;)
Monochrome Seasons I might if you let me "borrow" that BigSky! :D
I don't know... the fact that the word ''borrow'' is in quotation marks does not fill me with a great sense of trust ;)
+Monochrome Seasons lol
+Ian Chandler Until I can afford it, I am using the Strymon Blue Sky.