The Plinky Synth, A Story of Failure…and Success

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@w3stoner 2 ай бұрын

Here’s another great plinky video. Sound samples overlaid with interview with inventor kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqrZiKSApp10jJosi=o0I60VrWLHf6gowC

@bluespoonery 2 күн бұрын

thanks for making this video! (im the designer of plinky). its really interesting to hear about things from different perspectives, and i really appreciated your thoughtful and ultimately quite kind way of dealing with the shorteges! an extra layer is that plinky was a hobby project (*) that spiralled waaaay out of control. if it had not been for the hard work of the people on the discord you found, it probably would never have resurfaced. thanks again for hanging in there. i feel like now plinky has a group of great people around it, its a more sustainable proposition. including premade units from lpzw modules, denki oto, and making sound machines, which are now stocked in a few places. its still a labour of love - and most of the people have day jobs to pay the bills - but its a pleasure to stumble on stories like yours. thanks again.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 күн бұрын

You're welcome blue. Glad you liked the video & the Plinky is really an excellent synth. This KZbin thing is also a hobby for me, but its great to meet others with a passion for music and synthesizers. If you ever have any other hobby projects you want to promote in the future, let me know and I can feature it on the channel. You can hit me up on discord or this channels e-mail. Peace.

@nolyspe 10 күн бұрын

Plinky is not even a commercial project, it's the hobby of a very talented polymath. It's actually already incredible that an unrelated boutique manufacturer decided to make it into a kit.

@MakingSoundMachines 2 ай бұрын

Love this! great format, very entertaining watch and love the music examples. Great stuff.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Sound Machines.

@randallharp7010 2 ай бұрын

Kudos to you for taking on the DIY project. Although I built a few projects in high school electronics class decades ago, I'm not confident that I could wield a soldering iron w/o burning something. 🙂

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 ай бұрын

I was nervous when I started because I destroyed an old FX unit that wasn't working years ago by burning the board. So I watched several videos and realized that you need to touch the iron to the board first and then add the solder. Seems like such an obvious thing now, but never knew that 10-15 years ago. Once I tried that technique on a practice piece, it suddenly became not really that hard.

@willswitchcraft 24 күн бұрын

awesome upload.............................just pulled the trigger on a Plinky...............Can't wait to see where it takes my improv sessions............

@arcticfoxstudios2018 23 күн бұрын

Thanks. It's a pretty cool little synth.

@willswitchcraft 23 күн бұрын

Yeah, it looks like something different, which I think I'll find inspiring - over the decades, I've owned many dozen synths....these days, I'm looking for something which will take me in some different directions creatively....................thanks for the video upload

@marcwav 2 ай бұрын

I was very lucky to get one just before the big waiting period!

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 ай бұрын

Nice. I think I saw Loopop’s video several days after he released it,so I knew I was quite a ways down the list.

@pheotus 2 ай бұрын

I just got a plinky. Freaking love it.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 ай бұрын

Nice! It is pretty cool.

@SonicVibe 15 күн бұрын

I seen one at perfect circuit today can’t wait till it arrives

@arcticfoxstudios2018 15 күн бұрын

If I ever visit California, that is one place I am definitely stopping at.

@SonicVibe 14 күн бұрын

@ same !!

@legacy_systems 2 ай бұрын

If you are still on the lookout for your next soldering project, you could do worse than picking up a Befaco Oneiroi. I built this before I built my plinky - it is a bit more involved from the build perspective, but it is way more satisfying. And the best bit is this: plug the output of the plinky into Oneiroi and embrace the lush soundscapes

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh, super interesting. I'd heard of that but never looked into what it could do. It looks very cool. I'm definitely picking up another kit or Eurorack unit to pair with Plinky, but have not narrowed it down just yet. The Bastl Thyme+ has been on my radar too.

@MathHammer 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I remember Loopop's video. I decided "no" for various reasons that I can no longer remember. It seems cool but I haven't done any real soldering since I built my senior project in EE school in 1986 😛. I went the E&M/systems/signals/applied math route for grad school for various reasons, and that was one of them.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 ай бұрын

I liked the granular & mpe combination. I haven’t seen that anywhere else.

@MattStevens9824 2 ай бұрын

Hiya @Arctic Fox! I hope you're doin' good, man! I like how you bring a different depth on your takes with plugins so I was hoping you have a Black Friday recommended vid planned. Curious to know what your recos are and why. Thanks!

@arcticfoxstudios2018 2 ай бұрын

Hey Matt, I just dropped a video this morning comparing 3 drum machines if you're looking for a drum VST. Two out of the 3 are on sale currently. I started looking at Black Friday stuff last night but have mostly looked at hardware so far. Lot's of guitars on sale but not so many synths this year. The deal on the Waldorf Iridium is really good at $500 off, but it's still $3k for the desktop unit which is a chunk of change. Also, UVI is having a pretty good sale and I love pretty much anything UVI.

@MattStevens9824 2 ай бұрын

@@arcticfoxstudios2018 Thanks! Please don't be pressured to produce a BF reco vid for plugins if you're priority's hardware this year. I switch between those prios too. Thanks for the great content! I'll go check those and aye on UVI quality. It's pricey but worth it. I've 5 of their libraries but haven't jumped in yet on Falcon. I'm still reflecting on it hard. 😅