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Plonk​ ​Manual​​ ​​

v1.01 

 

 

 

Resonator

 

Decay 

Sets

 

the

 

resonator

 

decay

 

time.

 

This

 

affects

 

all

 

partials

 

equally. 

Resonator

 

Low

 

Cut 

Attenuates

 

the

 

lower

 

partials

 

when

 

clearer

 

or

 

brighter

 

sounds

 

are

 

desired.

 

Set

 

to

 

0

 

to

 

hear

 

the 

full

 

spectrum

 

of

 

the

 

resonator. 

Resonator

 

Position 

Controls

 

where

 

the

 

exciter

 

signal

 

is

 

applied

 

on

 

the

 

resonator.

 

This

 

affects

 

the

 

relative

 

amplitude 

of

 

the

 

partials.

 

Varies

 

from

 

the

 

edge

 

(0)

 

to

 

the

 

middle

 

of

 

the

 

object

 

(127). 

When

 

the

 

resonator

 

is

 

excited

 

in

 

the

 

middle,

 

many

 

of

 

its

 

partials

 

are

 

completely

 

attenuated, 

resulting

 

in

 

a

 

hollower

 

sound.

 

This

 

is

 

especially

 

obvious

 

for

 

the

 

string

 

which

 

loses

 

all

 

of

 

its

 

even 

harmonics

 

and

 

sounds

 

like

 

a

 

filtered

 

analog

 

square

 

wave. 

Resonator

 

Tone 

Changes

 

the

 

relative

 

decay

 

of

 

the

 

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. 

Resonator

 

Inharmonicity 

Changes

 

the

 

frequency

 

ratio

 

of

 

the

 

partials

 

relative

 

to

 

the

 

root

 

frequency.

 

The

 

range

 

of

 

this 

parameter

 

is

 

bipolar,

 

from

 

-64

 

to

 

+63.

 

Negative

 

values

 

will

 

bring

 

the

 

partials

 

closer

 

together, 

while

 

positive

 

values

 

will

 

spread

 

them. 

Large

 

inharmonicity

 

values

 

have

 

a

 

major

 

impact

 

on

 

the

 

timbre

 

of

 

the

 

resonator:

 

a

 

string

 

with

 

large

 

negative

 

or

 

positive

 

inharmonicity

 

value

 

will

 

not

 

sound

 

like

 

a

 

string

 

anymore. 

Resonator

 

Pitch

 

Envelope

 

Amount 

Sets

 

the

 

amount

 

that

 

the

 

internal

 

pitch

 

envelope

 

affects

 

the

 

resonator

 

pitch.

 

The

 

range

 

of

 

this 

parameter

 

is

 

bipolar,

 

from

 

-64

 

(-1

 

octave)

 

to

 

+63

 

(+1

 

octave). 

Resonator

 

Pitch

 

Envelope

 

Time 

Sets

 

the

 

length

 

of

 

time

 

it

 

takes

 

for

 

the

 

internal

 

pitch

 

envelope

 

to

 

reach

 

its

 

final

 

value. 

 

Page

 

16 

Summary of Contents for Plonk

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...

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

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...

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

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