The Original Miunau Wavetable for Plinky

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"This is the original (default) wavetable that comes pre-loaded with Plinky and Plinky+ which was created by the incredibly talented Minau!
https://miunau.com/

I intentionally recorded this one last to compare it to all the custom wavetables that came after it. Suprise - its still my favorite!

You can find all of the wavetables on the Plinky homepage here:
https://plinkysynth.com/wavetables/"

Ping orchestra Eurorack and Plinky +

video upload by Meska (Meska)

"quick sound with euroack systeme and plinky +

Sound , in order of appearence:
wmd c4rbon pinged
essaim to vca fm by warp
MI éléments
MI warp with internal oscilator and noise to gotharman tuul phaser to lpg open by chaos cv.
bass ping : ikary to tube overdrive
Erica synth resonant FB ping to typhoon
plinky lpg arpegiator
arp mélodie : dual nlc fm op phase modulated by noise to gotharman's tuul for granular and centaur gate for manual vca (stereo)
all this mixed with jumble heng to polydactil versio and bib for effect

Thank you for watching. My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly 'dark and expérimental' music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with. You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/. If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;) Contact/booking: meskastatik@gmail.com"

Plinky12 as Norns Grid Controller

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"If you have an original Monome Norns, a Norns Shield or one of those fancy XL Shields, the Plinky12 just became that much more practical. There are currently three available panels, Chords, Toadstep and Blocks, each of which have their own unique functionality and musical focus. There are more panels in the works and it even seems like there will be the possibility of custom panels that users can design themselves. As if this isn’t enough, any of the Plinky12 panels can be used as a GRID controller for Norns!

So sit back and relax and enjoy these lovely scripts using Plinky12 as the controller!

https://nathanplante.bandcamp.com/"

Phase Vowels - A Wavetable for Plinky

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"This is the Phase Vowels wavetable for Plinky. I give you a quick tour of the wavetable plus a few sound design ideas.

@MakingSoundMachines writes: This set was generated with the Phaseshaping Oscillator of Fors Chiral. Chiral is a great Max for Live plugin developed by Ess Mattisson and Felisha Ledesma, and it has a feature that lets you export single cycle waveshapes. This set sweeps through the overtones in a manner that results in very vowel-y, vocal sounds.

You can find all of the wavetables on the Plinky homepage here:
https://plinkysynth.com/wavetables/"

Plinky+ and eurorack in the new studio

video upload by Meska (Meska)

"First Jam in the new studio with the eurorack systeme close to final form, with plinky +.
the studio is still in progress

Plinky does the poly
Noise: Parallel processing of the Sub to resonant FB end filter by ikary
Sub : gotharman's Tuul osc to Tube distortion and feedback to centaur gate filter
Slow ARP: FM patch with 2 NLC FM op and essain by modulair maritime to gotharman's Tuul for phaser and delay and Typhoon for the "breath" sound
Percussion : Pinged c4rbon and Warp to LPG to gotharman's tuul for granular
all this mixed by junble heng to polydactil versio and BIB for the master FX effect"

Pitch Navigation on Plinky

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"With Plinky's unusual play surface and interface it can be a bit of a challenge (at first) to find the exact notes you want to play. In this video I walk you through my process of finding specific notes and give you a few tips on finding your way around the play surface. I hope you find this useful!"

Best of Show: Plinky 12 – Superbooth 2026

video upload by Let's Play Synths

"The Plinky 12 received the Sonicstate Award "Best of Show" as their little machine is incredibly versatile - it's super flat, has built-in oscillators and can be used a s synth, a sequencer, a mixer or a keyboard. The base model will be available in early Summer for about 500€ and you can exchange the front panel for other ones with different (auto-detected) firmware that will be 50-100€ each. More info (and registration for their newsletter to get notified when it's available) on https://plinky12.com"

SUPERBOOTH 2026: Plinky 12 Toadstep

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"Plinky talk us through their new range of compact synths, controllers and sequencers, and show how users can edit the underlying code to create their own custom devices."

Superbooth 2026: Twelve Things That Actually Caught His Eye

video upload by SynthDad

"Superbooth 2026 just wrapped up and here are the things that caught my eye over the week. As always there was way more to see than I could cover, so this is just my personal highlights from what I got to spend time with.

Let me know in the comments what stood out for you this year, and if there's anything you want me to do a deeper dive on in a future video.

Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Elektron Outbox
01:26 Boredbrain Xcelon SL mixer
02:01 Ohmforce Bohm new kick model [& new Ohmni]
03:09 Quray gesture controller
03:38 Mimu glove controller
03:56 Making Sound Machines Plinky Chords
05:00 Bastl Kalimba
05:48 Enjoy Electronics Memento
06:58 Shakmat Queens Court
07:46 Neuzeit DROP new volume rings
08:08 WMD Cosmic Debris
09:03 Xaoc new modules
09:33 Thanks again!
09:51 Live performances"

Additive Drawbar - A Wavetable for Plinky

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"This is the Additive Drawbar wavetable for Plinky. I give you a quick tour of the wavetable plus a few sound design ideas.

@MakingSoundMachines writes: This set was generated with an additive generator. Think of it working like a drawbar organ, in that it lets you set an individual volume for each overtone / harmonic. In this set, the waves resemble organ tones, each with an individual mix of overtones. In higher registers, this bank has an organ sound to it.

You can find all of the wavetables on the Plinky homepage here:
https://plinkysynth.com/wavetables/

https://nathanplante.bandcamp.com/"

#Superbooth: Plinky 12, a new 3-in-1 grid touch-synthisizer

video upload by CatSynth TV

"Alex Evans of Plnky introduces the Plinky 12, a new versatile touch synthesizer. The grid can be reconfigured with different face plates to be multi-timbral instrument with loops and drums, a chord and melody improviser, or more."

Patreon: / catsynth | https://shop.catsynth.com | https://ko-fi.com/catsynth

Plinky 12 Chords: Ramp Arpeggios

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"On our way to #Superbooth 2026! Really excited to see all our friends and fellow makers again!

This year, we will be showing the Plinky 12 family of expressive polyphonic touch synthesizers.

In this video, Enrica, engineer and musician of Düsseldorf-based synth maker Making Sound Machines, explores the new Plinky 12 Chords play surface.

The built-in sequencer produces a calm pulse, triggering an Arpeggio ramp at the beginning of each bar. With her left hand, Enrica selects which harmonies to arpeggiate from the rainbow chord palette at the bottom of the instrument.

With her right hand, she plays an expressive melody on the polyphonic play surface. The notes in this view are arranged in a tetrachord layout and adapt automatically to each harmony selected.

All sounds are produced with Plinky 12's internal synth engine."

Plinky's Arp Sequencer Explained

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"In this video I go through all of the arp related parameters on Plinky and also show you three different patching ideas for arps. The arp system isn't nearly as deep as some of the other major systems on Plinky, but there is still a lot of creative potential to be unlocked here. This is the last major system on Plinky that I haven't yet covered, so it's high time that this video got made. Thanks to all the viewers who requested this in the recent poll!

https://nathanplante.bandcamp.com/
/ nathanplantesynths

You can find a web-editor link to the patch FREE on my Ko-fi page:
https://ko-fi.com/nathanplantesynths

The LPE Firmware:
https://github.com/ember-labs-io/Plin...

00:00 Intro
01:50 Arp and Latch
03:09 Arp Order
06:34 Clock Division
08:20 Chance and Euclidean Length
10:37 Arp Octave
11:35 Sequencing Arps
15:06 Generative Arps
18:09 Down Tempo Ambient Arps
24:26 No Talking Jam

#plinky #plinkyplus #eurorack #modularsynth #arps"

You cand find Nathan's Introducing Plinky 12 Chords video in the announcement post here.

Favorite Norns Scripts for Plinky

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"I have lots of fun combining these two pieces of gear so I thought I would share some of that fun with you all. Norns is a fantastic little music computer and there is so much more you can do with it than I show here. This video is less tutorial and more just jamming with Plinky and different Norns scripts. Enjoy!

https://nathanplante.bandcamp.com/
/ nathanplantesynths

Wanna support my work? Join me on Ko-fi!
https://ko-fi.com/nathanplantesynths

00:00 Intro
01:02 o-o-o by ‪@infinitedigits‬
05:07 4CC Fader by ‪@HanjoSynth‬
07:52 Pedal Board by 21 Echoes
10:15 Nameless Nightmare by xo-xn
15:48 FIAHOD by tyleretters license"

Plinky 12 Chords: 80s Brass

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"In this clip, Enrica from Making Sound Machines improvises on the Plinky 12 Chords play surface.

The internal sequencer advances through a progression of harmonies, playing and arpeggiating a new chord each bar. With her fingertips, Enrica improvises an expressive melody on the play surface.

The notes in this view are a stack of the chord notes for each of the harmonies from the rainbow chord palette at the bottom of the instrument. This allows Enrica to freely arpeggiate and transition from harmony to harmony, sometimes leading, sometimes trailing behind the chords launched from the sequence.

The polyphonic play surface reads both play position and pressure of the touch, allowing for an intuitive and nuanced play style. All sounds are produced with Plinky 12's internal synth engine."

Plinky 12 Chords and Model:Samples

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"In this video, Enrica and Roland from Making Sound Machines play a melodic techno track, performing live with the built-in polyphonic arpeggiator and the sound modulation in Plinky 12 Chords.

Plinky 12 receives a MIDI clock signal from the Elektron Model:Samples, synchronizing tempo and transport between both devices. Model:Samples is a fantastic all-digital drum machine and provides the beats you hear in this clip. All synth sounds are produced with Plinky 12's internal synth engine.

Plinky 12's sequencer advances through a harmonic progression, while Roland performs on the touch surface, editing the polyphonic arpeggio. As the track progresses, he taps the touch surface to add or delete notes in the arp pattern.

Enrica operates the model cycles, bringing in layers of drums, while Roland manipulates the XY pad on Plinky 12, modulating the synth and effects setting. This allows them to build and adjust the arrangement on the fly.

This track was composed for a live set at Club Synth, an event our friends Stijn and Priscilla from This is Not Rocket Science are hosting and organizing quarterly at Ruigoord near Amsterdam. Thank you for inviting us and putting in the hard work to create such a lovely event!"

Plinky 12 and Plinky v3

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"This video clip is a duet using a Plinky each from both generations: a Plinky 12 Chords providing glissandi and harmonies, and the original Plinky v3 from Thonk providing the main melody.

Enrica, engineer and musician of Düsseldorf-based synth maker Making Sound Machines, plays the original Plinky v3, with long melodic arcs and the characteristic melancholic sound at the touch of her fingertips.

Roland slides his fingertips along the rainbow coloured columns of Plinky 12 in Chordnotes view. The notes in this view are a stack of the chord notes for each of the harmonies from the chord palette at the bottom of the instrument.

This allows him to freely arpeggiate and transition from harmony to harmony. After the intro of the piece, Roland starts a harmonic sequence on Plinky 12 to accompany the notes Enrica plays on the original Plinky.

The lead synth in the beginning and throughout is captured directly from Plinky v3. All additional synth sounds and effects, the harp-like sound and glissandy in the accompaniment, are produced with Plinky 12's on-board synth engine.

Plinky 12 is a family of expressive polyphonic synthesizers. The three instruments are built around a shared polyphonic synth engine. Designed by mmalex, it evokes the unmistakable melancholic sounds of the original Plinky.

Each instrument is designed in collaboration with a different synth maker, lending each panel a distinct playability and unique character.

Plinky 12 Chords is a harmonic inspiration machine. It lets you improvise melodies and chords, with expressive control over voicings, progressions, and immediate musical play. Created by Making Sound Machines, Chords is the panel for finding beautiful harmonic movement quickly.

Plinky 12 Toadstep is a 4-track step sequencer built for super funky riffs, experimental self-generative melodies, and good ol' Acid. Created by Toadstool Tech, the designer behind the Ectocore Eurorack module, Toadstep is fun, immediate and easy to jam with!

Plinky 12 Blocks is an open panel built for experimentation, with monome-grid compatibility, Plinky style touch synthesis, and a browser-based coding environment just a click away. While it comes with a fully playable design out of the gate, creator mmalex invites you to build your own adventure with this panel. If you can imagine it, you can make it!"

FM Complex - A Wavetable for Plinky

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths

"This is the FM Complex wavetable for Plinky. I give you a quick tour of the wavetable plus a few sound design ideas.

@MakingSoundMachines writes: This set was generated with an FM generator. The one used here was two-operator, but with individual waveforms for both and a number of interesting offset and drive options. In this set, the waves were designed to have stronger individual characteristics, like pulses, edges and intervals within the wave. The resulting sounds are interesting to use in achord context, as they bring their own harmonic material to the table. Some of the waveforms tend to sound glassy, others overtone-rich like C64 variants of square waveforms.

You can find all of the wavetables on the Plinky homepage here:
https://plinkysynth.com/wavetables/"

Introducing Plinky 12 Blocks, Chords and Toadstep

video upload by Making Sound Machines

Additional videos below.

"We are super excited to introduce 3 new instruments today! Plinky 12 is a family of expressive polyphonic touch synthesizers. The three instruments are built around a shared synth engine. Designed by mmalex, it evokes the unmistakable melancholic sounds of the original Plinky. https://plinky12.com

Each instrument is designed in collaboration with a different synth maker, lending each panel a distinct playability and unique character.

Plinky 12 Chords is a harmonic inspiration machine. It lets you improvise melodies and chords, with expressive control over voicings, progressions, and immediate musical play. Created by Making Sound Machines, Chords is the panel for finding beautiful harmonic movement quickly.

Plinky 12 Toadstep is a 4-track step sequencer built for super funky riffs, experimental self-generative melodies, and good ol' Acid. Created by Toadstool Tech, the designer behind the Ectocore Eurorack module, Toadstep is fun, immediate and easy to jam with!

Plinky 12 Blocks is an open panel built for experimentation, with monome-grid compatibility, Plinky style touch synthesis, and a browser-based coding environment just a click away. While it comes with a fully playable design out of the gate, creator mmalex invites you to build your own adventure with this panel. If you can imagine it, you can make it!

In this video, Enrica and Roland from Making Sound Machines explore the three new Plinky 12 instruments: Blocks, Chords and Toadstep from left to right.

The track builds on a repeating loop created with the built-in sequencer on Plinky 12 Toadstep. The short sequence uses rhythmic step repeats, track step length and animated synth parameters to create an ostinato that keeps sonically evolving over the length of the track.

As the piece continues, Roland plays a progression of harmonies from the rainbow chord palette on Plinky 12 Chords, before launching a sequence that reharmonizes the loop heard from Toadstep. Enrica joins in playing sparkling arpeggios with her fingertips on Plinky 12 Blocks, the surface with the sunset colour-fade print.

As the track progresses, Roland plays a melodic line on Chords, then Enrica takes over with a melody on blocks. The Plinky 12 polyphonic play surface reads both play position and pressure of the touch. It enables bends and glides on the horizontal axis, while allowing for discrete arps in the vertical direction.

They end the piece with a tempo transition showcasing the septuplet feature on the internal sequencer."

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Glazig

video upload by Grain Blanc

"Short version of new track with eurorack, Plinky+, Norns shield (Lamellae script) and minichord.
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#eurorack #plinkyplus #nornsshield #minichord #ambientmusic"