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Plonk​ ​Manual​​ ​​

v1.01 

 

 

 

Choke

 

Resonator

 

/

 

Noise

 

/

 

Both 

The

 

three

 

choke

 

destinations

 

can

 

be

 

used

 

to

 

immediately

 

choke

 

either

 

the

 

resonator,

 

noise 

exciter,

 

or

 

both.

 

When

 

a

 

gate

 

is

 

detected

 

at

 

the

 

​​

MOD

​​

 

input

 

a

 

fast

 

envelope

 

will

 

quickly

 

bring 

down

 

the

 

level.

 

This

 

is

 

useful

 

for

 

designing

 

sounds

 

that

 

have

 

a

 

very

 

long

 

resonator

 

or

 

noise 

decay

 

but

 

then

 

being

 

able

 

to

 

cut

 

them

 

off

 

with

 

another

 

gate

 

source,

 

for

 

example

 

open

 

hihats

 

or 

drones. 

Preset

 

Step 

Preset

 

selection

 

mode

 

is

 

indicated

 

by

 

the

 

“Preset

 

Step”

 

destination.

 

This

 

destination

 

has

 

two 

additional

 

parameters

 

that

 

are

 

accessed

 

by

 

clicking

 

the

 

​​

ENCODER

.

 

The

 

display

 

will

 

indicate

 

​​

Pst

 

A

:

B

 

where

 

​​

A

 

and

 

​​

B

 

are

 

numbers

 

that

 

indicate

 

the

 

first

 

and

 

last

 

preset

 

controlled

 

by

 

the

 

selection. 

Now

 

whenever

 

Plonk

 

receives

 

a

 

trigger

 

it

 

will

 

read

 

the

 

voltage

 

on

 

the

 

​​

MOD

​​

 

input

 

and

 

switch

 

to

 

new

 

preset

 

before

 

making

 

a

 

sound.

 

A

 

voltage

 

of

 

0

 

V

 

will

 

select

 

the

 

first

 

preset

 

​​

A

 

and

 

a

 

voltage

 

of 

+

 

or

 

-

 

5

 

V

 

will

 

select

 

the

 

last

 

preset

 

​​

B

.

 

Any

 

voltage

 

in

 

between

 

0

 

-

 

5

 

will

 

select

 

another

 

preset

 

in 

the

 

range,

 

proportional

 

to

 

the

 

amount

 

of

 

voltage

 

applied. 

Selecting

 

a

 

preset

 

in

 

this

 

way

 

is

 

subject

 

to

 

the

 

following

 

conditions: 

● All

 

exciter

 

and

 

object

 

parameters

 

will

 

be

 

replaced

 

with

 

those

 

of

 

the

 

selected

 

preset.

 

If

 

the 

current

 

preset

 

(the

 

one

 

with

 

the

 

mod

 

destination

 

set

 

to

 

Preset

 

Step)

 

is

 

within

 

the

 

range, 

its

 

parameters

 

will

 

be

 

used. 

● The

 

​​

EXCITER

​​

 

and

 

​​

OBJECT

​​

 

buttons

 

still

 

edit

 

the

 

parameters

 

of

 

only

 

the

 

current

 

preset. 

● The

 

​​

X

,

 

​​

Y

,

 

and

 

​​

VEL

 

​​

settings

 

from

 

the

 

current

 

preset

 

are

 

retained. 

● The

 

​​

GAIN

​​

 

is

 

controlled

 

by

 

the

 

selected

 

preset. 

● When

 

switching

 

presets,

 

the

 

effect

 

is

 

polyphonic

 

so

 

the

 

previous

 

sound

 

is

 

allowed

 

to

 

ring 

out. 

Randomize 

When

 

you

 

set

 

the

 

Mod

 

Destination

 

to

 

“Randomize,”

 

a

 

trigger

 

received

 

on

 

Plonk’s

 

​​

MOD

 

​​

input

 

will 

instantly

 

randomize

 

every

 

Exciter

 

and

 

Object

 

parameter

 

(with

 

the

 

exception

 

of

 

polyphony). 

TIP:

 

Sending

 

a

 

trigger

 

to

 

the

 

MOD

 

input

 

is

 

not

 

the

 

only

 

way

 

to

 

randomize

 

a

 

patch.

 

You

 

can

 

also 

do

 

it

 

manually

 

by

 

setting

 

the

 

Mod

 

Destination

 

to

 

“Randomize,”

 

then

 

pressing

 

the

 

encoder

 

knob. 

Each

 

time

 

you

 

press

 

the

 

encoder

 

knob

 

a

 

new

 

random

 

patch

 

is

 

generated

 

 

perfect

 

for

 

those 

times

 

when

 

you

 

need

 

a

 

little

 

serendipitous

 

inspiration. 

 

Page

 

18 

Содержание Plonk

Страница 1: ...Plonk Manual v1 01 Plonk Physical Modeling Percussion Synthesizer...

Страница 2: ...rt Installing Your Module Quick Start Front Panel Controls Inputs and Outputs Parameter Menus Pitch Parameters Octave Quantize Exciter Parameters Mallet Noise Mix Mallet Stiffness Noise Density Noise...

Страница 3: ...Tone Resonator Inharmonicity Resonator Pitch Envelope Amount Resonator Pitch Envelope Time Polyphony VAR X and Y Destinations MOD Destinations Choke Resonator Noise Both Preset Step Randomize Morph C...

Страница 4: ...Plonk Manual v1 01 Downloading Presets to a Computer Uploading Presets from a Computer Calibration Technical Specifications Firmware Changelog 1 0 July 20 2017 Page 3...

Страница 5: ...t being struck which vibrates resonates and creates the body of a sound Plonk offers several types of resonators beam marimba drumhead membrane plate and string Plonk provides numerous parameters that...

Страница 6: ...nd banks of patches may be transferred via MIDI System Exclusive over Plonk s built in mini USB port to facilitate offline storage by programs or websites that support this capability Plonk was develo...

Страница 7: ...apacity or upgrade your power supply You will also need to ensure you have enough free space hp as well as free power headers in your case to fit the new module You can use a tool like ModularGrid to...

Страница 8: ...s that serve other purposes so ensure the cable is connected to the right one The other end of the cable with a 16 pin connector connects to the power bus board of your Eurorack case Ensure the red st...

Страница 9: ...seated on both ends and that all the pins are correctly aligned If the pins are misaligned in any direction or the ribbon is backwards you can cause damage to your module power supply or other modules...

Страница 10: ...Run the sequencer you should hear the Plonk make noise 4 If your sequencer has a secondary CV output connect it to the VEL input for velocity control Switch between sounds 1 Connect a sequencer track...

Страница 11: ...Plonk Manual v1 01 Front Panel Page 10...

Страница 12: ...odulating the VAR X destination 8 Y Knob Bipolar control for manually modulating the VAR Y destination 9 LOAD Button Accesses the LOAD menu which is used for loading presets from the onboard flash mem...

Страница 13: ...by a gate then any voltage above 1 5 V is sufficient C DECAY CV offset for the DECAY control The accompanying attenuverter can be used to scale and flip the incoming voltage Range of 5 V D Y CV offset...

Страница 14: ...se The mallet is a momentary impulse while the noise is white noise that can be shaped by a lowpass filter highpass filter and amplitude envelope The filters are applied in series so together they can...

Страница 15: ...ate envelope and filter settings a noise density between 50 and 100 can be good for bowed sounds or snares Noise Lowpass Cutoff Sets the cutoff frequency of the lowpass filter applied to the white noi...

Страница 16: ...a drumhead will be bunched closer together The material of the resonator will have an effect on the relative decay of the partials while the position at which it is excited will have an effect on the...

Страница 17: ...he partials Perceptually this parameter affects the object s material Depending on the resonator type lower values may evoke wood nylon or plastic while higher values may evoke metal or glass Resonato...

Страница 18: ...n the modulation destination selection screen you can push the X or Y button a second time to set the DEPTH of the respective control The DEPTH allows you to configure how much the full range of the m...

Страница 19: ...5 will select another preset in the range proportional to the amount of voltage applied Selecting a preset in this way is subject to the following conditions All exciter and object parameters will be...

Страница 20: ...esonator type assigned to the destination preset However all other resonator and exciter parameters do morph CONFIG Settings Gain Adjusts the overall gain of the current patch from 20 dB to 12 dB This...

Страница 21: ...other modules in a larger system its panel knobs are always live That is when you recall a preset every parameter is set to its saved value however any value presently under the control of a front pan...

Страница 22: ...will be indicated by a star next to the preset number Saving To enter the preset save menu click the SAVE button Turn the ENCODER to find a slot in which to save the current module settings The last l...

Страница 23: ...ck the CONFIG button Turn the ENCODER till the display reads Send Presets Click the ENCODER If you haven t yet connected the USB cable to the back of the module the display will read Connect USB Once...

Страница 24: ...zer to the PITCH input Ensure nothing is connected to any of the other inputs 5 Set the voltage source to 0V The number on the display should be around 52000 6 Click the ENCODER The screen will indica...

Страница 25: ...Plonk Manual v1 01 Firmware Changelog 1 0 July 20 2017 Initial release Page 24...

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