Mutable Instruments Plaits in 2022

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Plaits by Mutable Instruments is the gift that keeps on giving, thanks to Emile's new firmware with 8 new synthesis modes. Let's check it out.
00:00 intro
01:45 plaits introdocution
03:02 online editor
05:24 firmware update
New Modes
06:43 subtractive synth with filter
08:51 phase distortion
10:05 dx7 bank 01
13:09 dx7 bank 02
14:38 stereo string machine
16:54 wave terrain
18:46 chiptune auto-arpeggiator
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[@mcolville]

It really is the King of Eurorack Voices.

[@plonzz]

didn't know you were into modular Matt can you get any more cooler?

[@RedMeansRecording]

You're the king of eurorack voices

[@swankidelic]

Matt's a fan of Eurorack modules *and* D&D modules lol

[@ff-qf1th]

just you wait.

[@martti7363]

Was just going to look into the firmware update, thanks for being on top of this!

[@Fsng837]

Great demos, you keep things simple and you really showcase the musical quality of the module with cool tracks.

[@speed0]

Plaits was my first module. I ended up finding a second one for dirt cheap and loved both of them dearly. This update felt like Christmas coming early for me.

[@sparecactus]

Loved your jams in this video! What a versatile module

[@BucketOfBlueStuff]

Thank you Mr. Recording ! I would not have known there was a Plaits update if not for this video 🙏🙏🙏

[@DJS11Eleven]

Always love your videos, thank you for putting out quality content! You have a great way of teaching and your music actually sounds good unlike so many music KZbinrs especially modular. Thank you!

[@defjeff2907]

Never had Plaits but had to get one from Patchwerks after the update and love it! Much Love to Jeremy, Emilie and Patchwerks!

[@Godwars23]

I'm not big on modular stuff and with content of yours like these I'm always really astonished by their capabilities it's amazing! I'd like to get really into them one day. That wave editor website seems so fun to just mess around with haha! (The protogen joke caught me off guard lmao)

[@InVacuo]

Why not try VCV Rack to see if you like it? :) It's not the same as the real, tactile, hands-on thing but it's free!

[@dimensionalbleedthrough2040]

Like several others, I also read about the update and watched a video or two. It seemed cool but I wasn't inspired to go through the update process at the time and honestly forgot about it. Thank goodness I found this video! What a great demonstration of how awesome this update actually is. To the laptop!

[@Jessevalgora]

I’ve watched this video like 8 times, and I get something new out of it each time. Fantastic demo and music.

[@RezerwatWinyli]

Thank your for that video. Best one so out there about the new update!

[@effiksmusic]

I installed the firmware update already, love it. Especially the second new mode (2 Phase distortion and modulation).

[@matthodek]

I knew from the title that this was going to slap. Did not disappoint. Hi Riker!

[@araguet]

I'm a fan of Plaits, and you did a very, very nice and useful demo, thanks to share, saludos desde Buenos Aires.

[@RedMeansRecording]

Enter to win Plaits, Modbang cables, and a UV blinkee: patchwerks.com/pages/a-present-from-patchwerks Buy a Plaits from Patchwerks: shrsl.com/3ud6d Check out the Plaits clones! After Later Pixie: afterlateraudio.com/products/pixie After Later Knit: shrsl.com/3ud6a After Later Beehive: shrsl.com/3ud69 All After Later Mutable: shrsl.com/3ud66 DX7 patches here: dxsysex.com/ Free DX7 vst: asb2m10.github.io/dexed/

[@tomb-X]

Best Demo of the new update. Thx.

[@OllyV]

Great video thanks! Firmware tip: if you're getting the blinking red lights, turn your sound source device up!

[@lesynthlofi]

Excellent video about a beautiful and generous module/instrument. Thanks for the tips for users like me! MATHS and Plaits are equal GOATs IMO.

[@Packbat]

Appreciated the protogen joke - love those funky little robot critters.

[@theronpro_]

the jam at 20:36 is so sick. Another kick-ass demo Jeremy!

[@TheMachinesWon]

What a great demo, and wow Wave Terrain looks/sounds awesome!

[@pedrobona]

Dude that jam at the end is bonkers!

[@InVacuo]

It's "platts" not "plates" (or "plahts"), you don't "plate" your hair, you "platt" it. At the very least in New Zealand this is a word we actually use so we don't have to guess how to freakin' say it! :) Also if it helps Émilie herself pronounces it "platts". Ranting out of the way, great video, great demo of the new sounds and the editor! I now have that strong, new module desire but I have the module already! I just have to update the firmware! 🎉 This hasn't stopped me entering the competition for a second one though! 😂

[@bigbuttskinner]

Also it’s predecessor was Braids, so go figure

[@pennywise5095]

@@bigbuttskinner So brads? If plaits is platts ,braid is brads

[@bigbuttskinner]

@@pennywise5095 no that’s not how English works but nice effort

[@user-dx3sp1yy5l]

​@@pennywise5095Afrad not mate, English is very tricky like that! 🙃

[@OldGreyMulletTest]

@@pennywise5095 That just isn't how it works... 😂😂😂

[@digicat247]

Listening again; the chiptune arpeggio is next level. Frission level 10.

[@Symmetriad]

A Plaits clone was my first module and is still an integral part of my system. With the new firmware, even 2 wouldn't be enough! I've already gotten a lot of use out of the new firmware, especially the arpeggiator. Huge fan of your channel and your work!

[@voreshbo7031]

Whats the name of the Plaits Clone?🙏

[@nicolas.lalonde]

Dang, I did not started this video in order to convince myself to purchase an unit, but HERE IT GOES! Nice showcase. Thanks.

[@SnoopLazeranake]

Weirdly enough, I wasn’t particularly fussed when I read about the new firmware bar the string machine mode. Oh, how wrong I was!!! Can see so many uses for the new modes in the music I make. So glad I grabbed a second one a couple of months ago now. Thanks for opening my eyes, and extra bonus points for cute dog content!!

[@radpix]

Well, same here now he - you got me running to work on this, and hey Jeremy is good in doing everthing kind of easy going !

[@jantona]

absolutely was not expecting to hear 'protogen' in the wild

[@Orangetronic]

some delicious Fischerspooner vibes flying around in this auto-arp jam; top stuff.

[@akuro2685]

Emilie is a legend!! I also wonder if this means the Freak line will also get similar updates 🤔

[@Fsng837]

She left a massive mark on synthesis in general, what a legacy.

[@EiseniaFoetida]

Thank you Jeremy for the video, thank you Émilie for the glorious modules, thank you Riker for being a good boi

[@omerartuk8936]

Great guide.. thank you very much!

[@danielmcanulty1562]

Nice, inspiring demos!

[@subradial]

Awesome! your modular videos make me want to sell my gear and dive deep into modular world, I have few modules already but not yet on the other side, scary world out there...

[@rudiger86]

yo nice work my boy!

[@TheNormalUniverse]

Awesome overview!

[@robertsyrett1992]

Sad that MI is sailing off into the sunset, happy it went out on a high note.

[@smatchimo645]

this video has a lot of cool tracks showing off the different functions instead of just random noise like 99% of these types of vids go. got my sub

[@tilliinfinity]

love the negative fm thingy thats giving u a envelope on pitchenvelope

[@tilliinfinity]

xD one envelope to much but i think u know what i mean

[@akuro2685]

THAT FINAL ARP JAM

[@SolopsistSocionaut]

great videos, thanks

[@SharedVision333]

Hahaha, I did the same thing and grabbed another 2 😂 Great video, super informative and helpful. What are you using for drums/percussion in this video?

[@joshgold9427]

Holy shit, your work blows my mind, thank you!

[@chriskarate]

I got the protogen reference. Love that band

[@explodingtiger]

plait /plāt,plat/ noun a single length of hair or other flexible material made up of three or more interlaced strands; a braid. verb form (hair or other material) into a plait or plaits. "her hair had been plaited and coiled at the back of her head" - plaits, hats, bats

[@Lewp77]

sounds dope !

[@mmoncur]

Jeremy, are those sounds running through any FX after Plaits? It sounds amazing! I don't do much modular but I have a Plaits clone somewhere around here, I'm going to have to get it hooked up! Thanks for the awesome video.

[@voreshbo7031]

Whats the name of the Plaits Clone? Is it a Behringer?😅🎉

[@voreshbo7031]

Whuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaatttttt!!!!!????😮😱🫣🥳🔥✨🙏 Can i use Plaits standalone with a midi Controller or do i need other components? I need one, NOW, the sounds, the frequencies, the harmonics, wow!❤ Thank you so much for this demo man! From a fellow brother in buttons

[@digicat247]

This is awesome. Your way of approaching this is inspirational and gets into some serious Hotline Miami vibes. The Unperson videos on plaits, recently, were something that made me go back to this module,. Now im looking at buying a second one after this video.

[@acidbat4441]

on another note, Great video, thank u

[@williamlynn3149]

Already have one, have to grab another now

[@mntbighker]

The ARP is my jam. What happened to the CV range on models input adding an an entire bank of models?

[@djonedjone55]

please record a full video of how you play with a smooth start with the continuation of the dance beat. in other words, please record a short or long music video.

[@JamesMunns]

Drop at 21:20 and for a bit after gave me the same awesome vibes as some of Fuck Button's long crescendos into overwhelming sounds

[@BobbyDoesMusic]

1) This is awesome. The firmware via audio file thing alone fascinates the hell out of me, let alone all the features available on one unit. 2) Completely unrelated, but my Blue desk mounted boom bit the dust recently. The tightening knobs are pressure fit plastic, and it didn't like holding up my SM7B at the angle I wanted it at for streaming. How do you like that Gator arm?

[@RedMeansRecording]

It's good

[@mikebuchanan8647]

What are you using for drums on that first subtractive jam? They sound great.

[@davidturner5]

"Plaits" is the British way of saying, "braids." And it's pronounced "plats" (like "flats"), because the Brits talk funny. 😉

[@thenumbdave]

In that case Mark Knoppfler's band's name is surprisingly self deprecating...

[@joakimskurk]

Can you tell me what you sent into the inputs in the 8-bit arpeggio part? Sounds sick!!😮

[@UNPAVEDTV]

Quick question. What are you using to sequence the Plaits? I cant see the cables going into other modules. Hearing some nice patterns there. Thanks!

[@JeremyEllington]

Where is the drum/percussion coming from? That also sounds great.

[@simonjng]

MI got me into synths… it started with a DIY build Shruthi, then I built most of the hardware range and the rest is a room full of gear history. Never got into Eurorack but it’s only a matter of time, money and divorce. As others have said, brother Jeremy: “platts”, not “plates”. Those are part of a reverb and things you eat off. 😂

[@KevinPrice]

Now that you have discovered the internet can help you learn how to pronounce words ask it about “timbre.” 🤠 Oh, you did! Thanks for the great synth content, and Merry Christmas!

[@MYGAS21]

Can it process guitar like a guitar pedal? I use RINGS like that and it's perfect.

[@banjo498]

when you update the firmware do you still have the original sounds plus the newly added

[@yeorgemusic]

Awesomesauce! What module did you use to sequence the melody at 7:43 ?

[@rdean150]

Why is channel 2's wave fully maxed out and clipping like that? Is it that channel set to a different scale / voltage range? The number at the bottom looks the same but maybe I'm just blind.

[@WillemZenhorst]

Question about the editor: If I want to replace just a FEW sounds of a bank, does it just keep the stock ones that Emilie provided? If not, is there a place to get the .sysx files of the individual stock sounds? Looking forward to some 6OP FM sounds on my plaits!

[@RedMeansRecording]

Dunno but that's a good question

[@emmathyst]

I get your Protogen joke, I love you

[@Theideaman]

1 of 3 that got the joke! 😁

[@chinmitten]

oh man. the DX7 stuff was cool.

[@jakkeven]

is the jam starting at 20:17 available as a separate track somewhere? i would buy! what other gear did you use for this, apart from plaits?

[@Gmartin4049]

Mutable rules. so much love

[@bleighhh]

I am amazed - how did you generate the beats?

[@DashGlitch]

the plait thickens

[@el2086]

hi, what are drums made please? at 7:28

[@isaac.anthony]

As i burp loudly at the screen, the only thing that could make this more clear is if you said uhhh and ah less. Thanks Jeremy!

[@lindsaywebb1904]

appreciate the FOTC 🤣 reference

[@Fsng837]

Holy shit the song at the end. I have an edges but I'm wondering if there's a point to keeping it now I know plaits can do this.

[@17cupsofcoffee]

I had no idea Mutable Instruments was shutting down. End of an era :(

[@guysmiley7289]

Expert Sleepers released a firmware update for the Disting EX today that gives you 4 braids at once.

[@RedMeansRecording]

WOW THATS A LOT OF BRAIDS

[@Jin-Hu]

@@RedMeansRecording Could probably plait them...

[@Death_By_Media]

Hope @VCV Rack will port this firmware over to update Macro Osc II ?!? Bangers as always RMR cheers !

[@RedMeansRecording]

Hope so

[@kirillevstratenko]

🔥🔥🔥

[@walrtbstudios5430]

Plaits pronounced ‘platts’. It’s not complicated… I cheated a bit- I have an MI Plaits, but I bought an ALA Knit this week and have updated them both. I can now run both slightly detuned, and- wow! You forgot to mention the ‘fixed tuning’ function. Hold the right button, turn the harmonics knob fully cw, and the lights flash alternately. The frequency knob then plays octaves of C- which if you’ve not got a tuner in the rack (I don’t) is way cool.

[@RedMeansRecording]

i did forget that, and thats a really great thing to have!

[@nvrmor023]

Platts Say that to a black woman in Georgia and you might get slapped or ktfo

[@lorcamusic]

Nice! Will the new firmware work with a Plaits clone module?

[@MChristian]

Yep! I have it running on an AfterLater Audio Beehive.

[@rabbittguy1410]

Do not play this on your phone at full volume I took out my screen at around the 5 minute mark 😮otherwise cool video very informative 👍

[@calderwood9641]

Whoa, that auto arp 🤌

[@i_never_asked_for_an_alias]

5:23 - It's Batman !

[@Jin-Hu]

Gotta love Émilie right?

[@andrewsmall4865]

7:26 this is some Hotline Miami shit right here and I wanna get this so bad.

[@discobecky9179]

Ém is a god. i actually adore her. oh my god

[@discobecky9179]

like shes the kind of genius you can only expect to maybe appear once every few generations. truly

[@discobecky9179]

im so fucking sad man

[@gunark]

It’s “plats” the same as plaid is pronounced “plad”. Plus there’s a picture on the module of interlocked (plaited) lines. Also it’s updated braids so the hair / rope naming convention would make sense.

[@draconianrhythms]

Plaits .. the ‘i’ is silent :)

[@M4ST_]

The real genius here is those riffs. What are you using to sequence Plaits?

[@VirtualModular]

Anyone else get a 404 error on the competition link?

[@KosmoDeuz]

🍅 Anybody 7:28 What module on a Kick>? very good

[@unknown_error101]

5:16 Don't think you're slick Jeremy, I know the origins of that image!

[@unknown_error101]

6:23 JEREMY I KNEW IT EVEN BEFORE I WATCHED THIS PART

[@RedMeansRecording]

:D

[@jearl961]

16:03 is lush.

[@boydpost2066]

So does this firmware replace the original modes that were in those first seven slots...You dont actually say, but it looks like thats what happens

[@unsoundmethodology]

The new modes are in a third set of slots; all the originals are still there - an "orange" block instead of "green" and "red", if I'm remembering this right. You get to them by tapping both buttons to get into a state where the buttons select the previous or next mode.

[@boydpost2066]

@@unsoundmethodology thanks for clarifying. I noticed to this is made a little clearer in the changelist for the firmware upgrade…good stuff!

[@TadValente]

I don’t see the giveaway information in the description, can I enter by leaving this comment? Lol, great video as always

[@RedMeansRecording]

fixed

[@colinsutherland4709]

DX site is down, anyone have alternatives?

[@RedMeansRecording]

Just Google around you'll find others!