Mutable Instruments Released Plaits – Spiritual Successor Of The Braids Macro Oscillator

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That was fast! Mutable Instruments just announced Plaits, the “spiritual” successor of the Braids macro oscillator for Eurorack. Plaits is the next generation macro oscillator and features a complete new hardware and software not included in the old Braids oscillator.

The code is written in floating-point DSP code and use band-limited synthesis to get better audio results. Also new are DC-coupled audio outputs that extend the range of the module to very low frequencies what the LFO could not reach.

Plaints Features 16 Deep Synthesis Models In One Single Module

8 synthesis models for pitched sounds

  • Two detuned virtual analog oscillators with continuously variable waveforms.
  • Variable slope triangle oscillator processed by a waveshaper and wavefolder.
  • 2-operator FM with continuously variable feedback path.
  • Two independently controllable formants modulated by a variable shape window (VOSIM, Pulsar, Grainlet, Casio CZ-style resonant filter…).
  • 24-harmonic additive oscillator.
  • Wavetable oscillator with four banks of 8×8 waves, with or without interpolation.
  • Chord generator, with divide down string/organ emulation or wavetables.
  • A collection of speech synthesis algorithms (formant filter, SAM, LPC), with phoneme control and formant shifting. Several banks of phonemes or segments of words are available.

8 synthesis models for noise and percussions

  • Granular sawtooth or sine oscillator, with variable grain density, duration and frequency randomization.
  • Clocked noise processed by a variable shape resonant filter.
  • 8 layers of dust/particle noise processed by resonators or all-pass filters.
  • Extended Karplus-Strong (aka Rings’ red mode), excited by bursts of white noise or dust noise.
  • Modal resonator (aka Rings’ green mode), excited by a mallet or dust noise.
  • Analog kick drum emulation (two flavors).
  • Analog snare drum emulation (two flavors).
  • Analog high-hat emulation (two flavors).

New Internal/External Modulations Options & Dual Output 

  • Dedicated CV input for synthesis model selection. No need to activate a mysterious META mode!
  • An internal decay envelope is normalled to the TIMBREFM and MORPH CV inputs: the amount of internal modulation is directly adjusted with the attenuverters.
  • The AUX output carries a variant, sidekick or by-product of the main signal.
  • Patch both OUT and AUX to Warps for weird hybridization experiments!
Internal low-pass gate (LPG)
  • Dedicated LEVEL CV input controlling the amplitude and brightness of the output signal.
  • The internal LPG can also be directly plucked by the trigger input.
  • Two parameters of the LPG can be adjusted: amount of low-pass filtering (VCFA to VCA), and response time of the virtual vactrol.

Specifications
  • All inputs: 100k impedance, DC to 2kHz.
  • FMMORPHTIMBRE input range: +/- 8V.
  • HARMO and MODEL input range: +/- 5V.
  • LEVEL and TRIG input range: 0 to +8V.
  • V/O input range: -3 to +7V.
  • 16-bit CV capture.
  • Audio output: 48kHz, 16-bit, DC-coupled.
  • Internal processing: 32-bit floating point.

Mutable Instruments Plaits will be available in the next week for 229€ /$259 USD.

More information here: Mutable Instruments Plaits 

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