{"product_id":"43454","title":"Making Sound Machines Plinky 12 Blocks Polyphonic Synthesizer + Grid Controller","description":"\n\u003cp\u003ePlinky 12 Blocks is a polyphonic desktop synthesizer and open-ended touch controller developed in collaboration with mmalex. Part of the Plinky 12 family of swappable-panel instruments, Blocks pairs the 12-voice Plinky synthesis engine with a minimalist, unlabelled grid of 128 touch-sensitive controls, creating an instrument that can be played as supplied or transformed into a completely custom interface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its core is the Plinky 12 synthesis engine, which generates complex wavetables from simple source sounds for a wide range of evolving digital textures. The standard Blocks firmware divides the playing surface into several functional areas, including a six-string touch interface, clip launcher and XY controller. The six-string layout provides immediate expressive access to the synth, while the XY surface can smoothly morph between sounds and timbral states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe integrated clip launcher provides 128-step polyphonic sequencing for each clip, with performance features including muting, shuffling and per-step probability. Sounds and sequences can be stored on SD card, making Blocks equally useful for spontaneous performance and more structured composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlocks can also operate as a 128-control Monome grid, opening the hardware to entirely different applications. Using the web-based Code Editor, custom panel layouts and behaviours can be created for Plinky 12 or for controlling external hardware and software. 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