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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Plonk Physical M odeling P ercussion S ynthesizer...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Table o f C ontents Table o f C ontents Overview Features Installation Before Y our S tart Installing Y our M odule Quick...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Noise E nvelope T ype Object P arameters Resonator T ype Resonator D ecay Resonator L ow C ut Resonator P osition Resonator T one Resonator...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Downloading P resets t o a C omputer Uploading P resets f rom a C omputer Calibration Technical S pecifications Firmware...
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Plonk u ses a t echnique k nown a s p hysical m odelling t o s ynthesize, w ith g reat r ealism, t he ...
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Plonk’s b uilt-in m ini-USB p ort t o f acilitate o ffline s torage b y p rograms o r w ebsites t hat s upport...
Intellijel E urorack m odules a re d esigned t o b e u sed w ith a E urorack-compatible c ase a nd p ower...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Most m odules w ill c ome w ith t he c able a lready c onnected b ut i t i s g ood t o d ouble c heck t he orientation....
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 If y ou a re u sing a nother m anufacturer’s p ower s upply, c heck t heir d ocumentation f or instructions.
Plonk M anual v 1.01 Quick S tart Make s ome n oise: 1. When y ou s tart u p y our E urorack s ystem w ith P lonk t he v ery f irst t ime i t w ill l oad t he default...
Plonk M anual v 1.01 Front P anel Page 1 0...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Controls 1. DISPLAY - U sed t o d isplay t he p arameters a nd s ettings m enus. T o c onserve s creen lifetime...
Plonk M anual v 1.01 14. CONFIG B utton - A ccesses t he C ONFIG m enu. 15. X B utton - A ccesses t he V AR X a ssignment s creen. T his i s d escribed i n m ore d etail i n the...
Plonk s ounds c an u se t wo e xciters: a m allet a nd n oise. T he m allet i s a ...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 (resonator) i s b eing u sed, n otice t hat t he r esulting s ounds a re d ramatically d ifferent. T hat’s t he sonic...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 In A R m ode t he e nvelope s imply g oes t hrough t he a ttack a nd r elease s tages. T his i s s uitable f or most...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Resonator D ecay Sets t he r esonator d ecay t ime. T his a ffects a ll p artials e qually.
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Polyphony Sets t he p olyphony o f t he r esonator, e ither 1 o r 2 . If p olyphony i s s et t o 1 a nd a t rigger i s r eceived w hile a s ound i s d ecaying, t he f irst s ound w ill b e choked...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Choke R esonator / N oise / B oth The t hree c hoke d estinations c an b e u sed t o i mmediately c hoke e ither t he r esonator, n oise exciter,...
Plonk M anual v 1.01 Morph With M od D estination s et t o “ Morph,” P lonk u ses t he M OD i nput C V t o m orph b etween t he Exciter...
Plonk M anual v 1.01 Init P reset Initializes t he c urrent s ettings t o a d efault p reset w hich i s a u seful s tarting p oint. A ny u nsaved settings...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 So w hen a uditioning P lonk p resets, r emember t o t weak a ll t he k nobs w hile y ou l isten — r eal instruments...
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Plonk M anual v 1.01 Preset T ransfer It i s p ossible t o t ransfer p resets t o a nd f rom t he P lonk u sing M IDI S ystem E xclusive m essages via...