Plinky 12 Blocks - Full Walkthrough

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths, Alex Evans (mmalex), Making Sound Machines

"At long last, I have made the Plinky 12 Blocks walkthrough! This panel is so jam-packed with features it was hard to fit it all in to one video (and I did leave out a few things). Blocks can do it all - sequencing, live play, loop recording, chords.... an EVERYTHING machine! I can't wait to see what great music people are going to make with this synth. Enjoy!"

00:00 Intro
01:24 Play Surfaces
03:33 Piano Roll
05:55 Velocity, Gate Length, Ratchets
06:42 Alternate (Sparkly) Notes
09:30 Mute
09:54 Fancy Randomization
11:58 Live Loop Recording
13:00 Clip Launcher (Launch Mode)
16:22 Preset Banks
18:01 Synth Settings (Mutate Mode)
22:58 XY Pad (Modulation)
24:47 Saving Presets
25:11 The LFOs
27:37 The Mix Page
28:57 Arp Settings
30:10 Performance FX
33:40 Changing Root and Scale (Chord Mode)
36:23 Outro & Jam

Plinky 12 or Plinky+ | Which Plinky is Right for You?

video upload by Nathan Plante Synths Making Sound Machines Alex Evans (mmalex)

"A lot of folks have been asking me about the difference between the new Plinky12 and the Plinky+. In this video I go through all the details to help you decide which Plinky sibling is right for your set up. Check out the chapter links below to skip straight to the subjects that interest you most!

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00:00 Intro
00:43 Hardware
01:30 Plinky + (Hardware)
02:11 Plinky 12 (Hardware)
03:42 Ease of Transport / Deskspace
04:24 Audio Ins/Outs (Plinky+)
05:05 Audio Ins/Outs (Plinky 12)
05:41 CV & MIDI (Plinky+)
07:05 CV & MIDI (Plinky 12)
08:14 Sound Design
08:34 Plinky+ Sound Design
10:41 Plinky 12 Sound Design
11:56 Plinky 12 Internal Mod Matrix
13:52 Play Feel (Plinky+)
14:56 Play Feel (Plinky 12)
16:01 Pros and Cons
16:31 Plinky+ Pros/Cons
17:23 Plinky 12 Pros/Cons
18:48 Conclusion"

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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