Intellijel Plonk, Manual

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

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

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Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

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