{"product_id":"43677","title":"Making Sound Machines Plinky 12 Toadstep 4-Track Sequencer + Synthesizer","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped in collaboration with Toadstool Tech, the Plinky 12 Toadstep is a four-track MIDI and CV sequencer, groovebox and polyphonic synthesiser built for hands-on sequencing and improvisation. It combines the Plinky 12 wavetable synthesis engine with a touch-based control surface, functioning as a self-contained electronic instrument or as the sequencing hub for a larger MIDI and modular system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the four tracks can access the Plinky 12 engine multitimbrally, with independent sounds available simultaneously for basslines, melodies, percussion and more. Two tracks can instead control external CV\/Gate instruments, while all four tracks can sequence external MIDI hardware—allowing internal synthesis, modular gear and MIDI instruments to be combined in a single arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSequencing is centred around 16-step patterns, with repeats and ratcheting extending patterns beyond a conventional 16-step feel. Steps can have individual probability, velocity and gate-length settings, alongside extensive randomisation options for evolving sequences. Each track stores up to eight patterns, and pattern chaining supports longer arrangements and live performance structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe integrated Plinky 12 engine provides polyphonic wavetable synthesis across four independent parts. Sounds can be edited via the web-based Plinky 12 editor, stored with sequences on an SD card, and morphed through XY modulation for fluid timbral transitions. Tape Delay and Shimmer Reverb provide onboard spatial processing, while the external audio input allows other instruments to be mixed and processed through the effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge touch-sensitive faders offer immediate parameter control, keeping performance focused and direct. 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