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PLINKY Review - a charming portable granular and wavetable synth (+download)

Added 2021-06-03 18:24:40 +0000 UTC

Hi!

Don't let Plinky's cute panel icons fool you - under the hood is a synth engine with granular, wavetable and multisample capabilities, a mod matrix with several hundred slots, 4 LFOs, a pressure sensitive surface with polyphonic aftertouch, and a user interface that makes managing all of at quite doable.

Oh and if you're into a bit of through-hole soldering, it doesn't cost much more than a volca (around $260).

So, what's the catch? It is quite small - just on the verge of being too small, and the control surface can be finicky.

That said, a combination of smart user interface design and clever choice of features make it worth a look, even if you may need a magnifying glass to see everything!

The little granular intro/outro ditty is attached to this post.

All my best,

Ziv (diving deep into synth details with a magnifying glass on youtube as "Loopop"...)