Plinky is an 8-voice polyphonic touch synthesiser that specialises in fragile, melancholic sounds.
It fits into 24HP eurorack cases, but can also be played as a standalone desktop mini-synth over CV or MIDI, with line-level stereo input and a headphone output, all powered by USB.
When is it available?
Plinky is now fully open source! V3 is available as DIY and ready-made kits at Thonk and Schneidersladen. Or you can make your own!
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Plinky now welcomes 3 small 12HP x 1U modules to the family: Bib, Buzzrito and Blueberry.
These little buddies provide a plinky style stereo reverb, delay, and drive (Bib), a rich swarm oscillator (Buzzrito), and a generative touch sequencer (Blueberry). They take the touch-enabled sensitivity of Plinky, and break it out into 3 small (12HP) modules for your 1U eurorack row.
If you don't have a 1U eurorack row, there will be an option to mount all 3 in a single 12HP standard Eurorack module. Stay tuned!
They are the result of a collaboration between Plinky community members mmalex and CrazyEmperor893.
Tell me more!
You can read the manuals (Bib, Buzzrito, Blueberry) right now, and build guides (Bib, Buzzrito, Blueberry) in the Docs section of this site.
More information on Buzzrito and Blueberry will be coming soon! For sneak peaks and sound demos, follow PlinkySynth and CrazyEmperor893 on instagram.
Bib is available now, the others coming very soon!
Bib is on sale now, in prebuilt form from the Crey Emporium, and as a kit from Thonk. The other two buddies will be available soon!
Firmware
The latest firmware version is 0.A6 released on 2024-08-02.
Building
Building your Plinky is part of the fun, and easy!
How to play
Got your Plinky working? Great! Go here to learn how to play it.
Manual
Read the Plinky manual.