Mutable Instruments Plaits Macro Oscillator

Plaits is the successor of Mutable Instruments’ most popular voltage-controlled sound source, Braids. Not just a mkII version; its hardware and software have been redesigned from scratch. Just like its predecessor, it offers direct access to a large palette of easily tweakable raw sonic material, covering the whole gamut of synthesis techniques.

Thanks to additional CV inputs, and to the use of three timbre-shaping parameters per model, Plaits is straightforward to use, and much closer to the ideal of one synthesis technique = one model. What were fragmented islands of sound in Braids are now part of a continuum of sounds. Patch a trigger generator or sequencer into Plaits’ trigger input and instantly use the module as a percussive source thanks to its built-in virtual low-pass gate (LPG).

An internal D (decay) envelope generator is normalled to all unpatched CV inputs. Just turn the corresponding attenuverter to add pitch, timbre or morphing modulation. And if plucks and snappy hits are not your thing, patch your own envelope or CV source into the LPG CV input.

Video: https://youtu.be/ZmoU3SEIMpE

Product Specs

• Item Number: 40713
• Make: Mutable Instruments
• Model: Plaits
• Condition: Very Good
• Finish: Silver
• Categories: keyboards-and-synths ⇒ eurorack
• Function: Noise Oscillator Synth Voice Drum Digital
• Year: 2018
• Made In: France
• MPN: 40713
• Modular Grid: Eurorack ⓘ ＋
• Dimensions*: 12 HP 25 mm deep
• Power*: 50 mA +12V 5 mA -12V 0 mA 5V

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