How I use the Strymon BigSky (preset showcase)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
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0:00 Which reverb settings should you use?
0:40 Simple workflow using the BigSky
1:37 Bloom presets
2:15 Bloom showcase
2:58 Cloud presets
3:58 Cloud showcase
4:54 Where you can download these
5:05 Float presets
6:52 Float showcase
7:45 Plate presets
8:53 Plate showcase 
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This is excellent Sam, exactly the reason I bought your presets, they are awesome. 😊
Thanks man, so glad you’re enjoying them! 🙌🏻
4 strymons? That's enough to get into heaven, but I would probably swap out the el cap for the timeline if you really wanna secure your spot with the big guy.
Just actually made that move the other week! Just wanted to guarantee my spot
@@SamWittek I’m still rocking the el cap. I can’t justify the purchase at the moment. Awesome tone btw
😂😂😂 I nominate this comment for the most underrated comment of the year 😂😂😂
As someone who has purchased Sam's Bloom pack, I highly recommend it! I hate fiddling around with knobs and these are really well dialed in
You rock Jason, thank you for the kind words! So glad they've helped 🤘🏻
This is the first video that’s actually made me want to get the big sky
Absolutely game changing presets for those of us that have no pedal sense. I LOVE these sounds!
Stealing your el cap settings too, sounds mucho nice!
Thanks so much Matthew! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Hey man love the vid I was just wondering how to save decay presets because mine don’t save.
Man, if you ever get a Big Sky MX (or if there's a way to import normal BS patches to BSMX) I'll definitely be buying your patches. Your tones are 👌🏻
Thanks man 🙏🏻 definitely interested in grabbing the MX at some point!
Sounds beautiful. I just picked up a Cloudburst, I’d definitely be interested in hearing your presets if you ended up with one!
Thanks man! Nice choice, the Cloudburst sounds awesome 🙌🏻
@@SamWittekwould you recommend Cloudbrust for a begginer? Playing at church
Absolutely! I havent personally tried one but it definitely would be simpler than something like the BigSky. From everything I've heard, it sounds great too@@anotherone9219
@@SamWittek i see you use the button on bigsky to jump to swells. I must use knobs to do that in cloudburst right?
@@anotherone9219 I think so! Looks like the cloudburst only has the one button so you probably would have to buy an external fav switch to save a swell setting. The Jet Revelation is another great option that has onboard presets, so you could save a swell setting. Its about the same price too
I found myself watching these videos and now I have the Strymon Timeline, Big Sky and Blue Sky. I also have the Kilt V2 for my worship Pedalboard. Sad thing is I still play the same😢. I need prayer and practice 😅.
Haha prayer and practice are definitely essential 🙏🏻
@@SamWittek absolutely. Keep the videos rolling and I’ll be watching 🎸👋🎶🤛🏼🙏🏼✝️. God bless you 🤛🏼🎸🎶
God bless! 🙏🏻@@MrBadillo73
Hi Sam,
Thank you very much for your intuitive video. I am thinking of buying a Bigsky, I'm learning the guitar and I have a Roland cube amp and a Fender Stratocaster. I'm new to all of this and I would be grateful if you could tell me if the Bigsky would work with what I've got and would I have to buy special cables etc.
I thank you in anticipation of your kind consideration and look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards.
Greg.
I'm curious is anyone elses Big Sky value knob a bit loose?
Lovin' the presets!! Would there be instructions on how to put the presets to my bigsky after buying it? Sorry I'm a newbie :
Thank you! Including the instructions is a GREAT idea. I'm gonna look into that, but the quick instructions for how to put them into your BigSky is that you'll first need to download Nixie. It's a free software made by Strymon where you can drag and drop presets from your computer into your Strymon pedal. Then, if you don't have one already, you'll just need a midi > USB cable like this to hook up your BigSky to your computer: amzn.to/47Vq9Y4
Once Nixie is open and your BigSky is connected, all you need to do is select the preset and drop it in! Let me know if you have any other questions, happy to help!
Sam I’m trying to use my big Sky on our Praise tracks once we’re in the mixing stage on the mix us. I’m not really having much success yet so I must not have the proper cabling or routing. It’s all line level going to the pedal and out back to the interface. If you can shed some light please do! Your playing is awesome!!!!
Man good question! I personally haven’t had much experience using the BigSky in post so I may not be much help. What issues are you running into?
Are you running stereo in and stereo out? It may also be worth checking to see if you have the cab filter enabled. I’ve always preferred having that turned off.
2 iridiums?
Quick question about the packs, is it only the file to load on the pedal? Or do you have a guide of parameters as well? I currently don’t have a midi cable, that’s why I’m asking 😅
Hey Lucas! The purchase includes the files to download as well as screenshots with the settings for each preset, so you'll still be able to dial them in yourself if you don't have the cable 🙂
nice tele
Thanks! 🙌🏻
Hi Sam, I've been using the reverbs of the Line M5 with the EH Holygrail, and recently, my M5 broke. I need something with ambient reverbs in a small form factor to keep my board small. That being said, I'm considering the GFI System Skylar reverb; what do you think about this one? I want to go with that one because of the price, much cheaper than even the blue sky,
Hey man! I haven't tried that one myself but I've heard really great things about it. Another option to consider could be the new Jet Pedals Revelation, although that may be a bit more expensive than what you're looking for. If that's the case, even the now older version of the Revelation is going for cheaper and still is an absolutely fantastic pedal. Hope that helps!
@@SamWittek Thanks!
Hey Sam do you recommend lowering the mix aettings if running mono? TIA
Hey Devyn! Yeah you may want to lower the mix just a tad. I've noticed when I run in stereo (especially w/ the two iridiums) the mix doesn't feel so "in your face" since it has more room to breathe
Hey Sam. These sound great. When I buy them, how should I load them onto the pedal? Do I need a special cable?
Thanks David! 🙌🏻Yeah so you can use one of these cables to hook up your BigSky to your computer: amzn.to/3L6Cajx. From there, you'll need to download a free software from Strymon called Nixie, and you can drag and drop the presets into your BigSky there.
If you don't have that cable, or don't want to purchase it, I do include screenshots for the settings of each preset. So you could just dial them in yourself that way too!
Thanks! Got the everything. Saves me a load of work!
@@davidoliver3589 Love it, thanks man! Enjoy! 🤘🏻
Love the rig. Why two Iridiums? Thanks!
Thanks Taylor! I'm using two Iridiums so I can have true stereo amps, you can't get that with just one iridium. I do actually have a comparison video between 1 iridium and 2 iridiums on the channel if you're interested
@@SamWittek Interesting. I run my Iridium in true stereo. But it’s only one amp model. I’m guessing you run 2 different amp models for left/right? That would sound sick. I’ll definitely have to check out your comparison video. I feel like i’m going to regret not getting 2 Iridium’s 😅
@@taylorgunn3215 Yep that's exactly what I do, I have a fender (round) on the left and a vox (chime) on the right. I was surprised how much of a difference it made!
I noticed as you were changing through your presets the trails wouldn’t cut off…on my big sky I’m having that issue how can that be fixed??? 😢😢😢
Good question! You can go into your parameters and enable “persist.” This will turn on spillover so it carries over when switching or turning off presets
For a lead player who does play rhythm off and on throughout songs, what would you recommend for all on one bank? I just bought your preset
Thanks so much man! 🙏🏻 I’d prob go with the Cloud bank, Cloud 1 for more rhythm stuff and Cloud 2 for lead. You can mix and match though if you’re finding Cloud 1 too washy. I’d probably use Bloom 1 in that case for a more dry rhythm tone. You can always make your own tweaks as needed too. Hope that helps!
Is it ok to use ur preset for bigsky and timeline i have them hooked through the fx loop of my hx stomp. How are u running them with ur current setup?
I’m not super familiar with the fx loop in the stomp but if it can take stereo delay + reverb then you should be good! You may need to tweak to taste though. I dialed them in going into the front of the amps, so you may need to dial things slightly depending on how you like them
@@SamWittek awesome! i can try to run it in front of the amp using the fx loop its movable.
Got a question. On your pedal chain do you have your bigsky before delay or after delay pedal
I have the BigSky after my delay!
lindo demais
What type of sound did you use on the amplifier? Clean?
Yeah this was dialed pretty clean!
Is Ventris Reverb BETTER than Strymon Bigsky? Thanks!
I've actually never tried the Ventris! I've heard great things though
So I'm new to this big sky..so if I purchase the patches then do you download them? or does it have like all the knobs written down where you manually put them in?
Yep! If you have a MIDI > USB cable then you can connect your strymon to your computer, and then download the presets directly to your pedal. I also include screenshots with all of the knob locations though in case that's more convenient
@@SamWittekok thank you very much. Ill be buying this package
What pedal do you use for Delay?
I use a Strymon TimeLine 💙
Im always on plate. Lol. I love me some plate verb
Yess plate is so good
The delay sounds are the El Capistan?
Yep!
You have two Iridiums? Im new to all...please explain.
Ahh yes, I do have this video walking through it in depth: ruclips.net/video/hEh0Yxypuw8/видео.html&ab_channel=SamWittek
But the short of it is I'm running the two iridiums in stereo, so I have it one set to a Vox setting on the L and the other is set to a Fender setting on the R.
@@SamWittek Wow...thats pretty cool! Let me ask...I am learning jazz guitar and want to design a pedal board...If I am going to be playing mostly on a combo amp is having the Iridium kind of moot or will it still help out alot?
@@mg9009 nice! I guess it would depend how you use it? If you're primarily using a combo amp, the Iridium could be a nice noiseless solution if you wanted to practice quietly and monitor with headphones. If you were wanting to go stereo using the combo amp AND the iridium, then I'd say it may not make a huge difference with jazz music. I'm sure it'd add a bit more dimension, but the reason it makes such a big difference w/ worship music is because the wet effects like reverb and delay are so prominent, and the stereo amps adds a ton of width to those effects.
@@SamWittek Yeah...well that sounds great. God Bless!
can yo share you preset cloud and bloom? 🙏
Hey there! I've got my BigSky presets on my website, feel free to check them out and let me know if you have any questions 😁 www.samwittekmusic.com/shop
Which pedalboard is that?
This board is the Temple Audio Duo24
how many presets comes in pack?
All of the presets you saw in this video are included in the pack, so a total of 12!
@@SamWittekit’s designed for stereo ?
It’s design for stereo ?
I built these with stereo in mind but they can definitely be used mono! You may just need to adjust the mix a bit if it's too much.
@@SamWittek thanks I just bought it
@@efrainmaldonado68 Thanks for the support! Enjoy the tones 🫶
Dude, what is your day job? How can you afford a number of Strymon pedals?? Those are expensive! Or do you belong to a Mega Church?
Well I've been slowly building this rig for nearly 10 years, so it definitely wasn't all put together overnight. Just years of saving, buying used, and being patient for good deals!
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