This is Volume 3 of a bigger series of sound design recipes for the Mutable Instruments Plaits (or clone or DIY) Eurorack Module. This volume covers the modes 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the GREEN MODELS on Plaits.
LINKS TO ALL VIDEOS in the series:
- Plaits Red Modes 1-4: https://youtu.be/ZyUkJ5gYcrk
- Plaits Red Modes 5-8: https://youtu.be/YYX_eNTqZgo
- Plaits Green Modes 1-4: https://youtu.be/EvtckC8bLM8 (THIS VIDEO)
- Plaits Green Modes 5-8: https://youtu.be/wcXJp9Hl31Q
- Plaits Orange Modes 1,2,6,7,8: https://youtu.be/zj3PRlO4ETQ
- Plaits Orange Modes 3, 4, 5: https://youtu.be/dy5gZIQr8kA
The basis for this was the original Cheat Sheet which describes all the controls of ALL 24 models on the firmware 1.2 version of the Plaits. That's not the recipes - but it's a good start to quickly remember the controls of the 24 modes/models.
- Mutable Instruments Plaits cheat sheet: https://rochefsky.com/learnings/plaits
These are simple patches and recipes - with no modulation and just dial (potentiometer) settings. My intention is to keep an actual list of the description of many sounds so I can dial them in later when I want them, so I don't have to start from scratch every time I return to Plaits - or rely on my memory, which, given the size of my growing Eurorack, simply can't keep up.
Here's a summary of the chapters in this video:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - patch description
1:30 - Setting The Internal Envelope
2:10 - #1: Plucky Bass
2:32 - #2: Harmonium-ish
3:18 - #3: Bass Drum
4:18 - #4: Monster Footsteps
4:52 - #5: Cello Section (sorta)
6:15 - #6: De-tuned Synth
7:08 - #7: Electric Bass
7:50 - #8: Plucky Strings
8:37 - #9: Marimba / Bells
9:28 - #10: Mandolin / Oud
10:53 - #11: Muted Bells
12:02 - #12: Muted Strings
12:55 - #13: Soft Cushy Bells
14:08 - #14: Buzzy Sitar
15:17 - #15: Melodic Frog
16:04 - #16: Say Ah and Eww
17:06 - Modulate!
Please don't expect expert patch recipes here - these are definitely basic raw sounds.... and these first 4 models of the Plaits are not my favorite - but the next set are killer!
The output of all these models in the video are generally from the OUT output (NOT the AUX)... but the recipe list I'll publish at the end of this series will have all those details. Look for a text or spreadsheet version of all these recipes / patches to be published soon on https://rochefsky.com/learnings/plaits.
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The cable patch is quite simple:
Clock: Pam’s to Plaits Trig and to TipTop z8000 sequencer clock (16 step).
Sequence: TipTop Z8000 16 step (practically random) into TipTop QuantiZer, into Plaits Pitch V/Oct input.
Plaits OUT to mixer to Sono Abitus output module.
(Aux is patched but silenced in this video, as it was mostly noisy and didn’t add well in most recipes)
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