Why Mutable Plaits is STILL one of the best sound sources in Eurorack / 7 patch ideas

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When I was planning this first modular synth of mine and asking for beginner advice for modules, one sound source was clearly recommended the most. Plaits. So after having it for a few weeks now I thought I'd share a few different examples of its capabilities and make some beats. Hope you like it.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Chords
02:02 Leads
02:36 Rings
04:22 Drums
05:21 Speech?
05:50 Bass
06:38 Wavetables

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Ps. I've been posting shorter Eurorack jams on my other socials, so check them out too if you vibe to this: instagram.com/whales.have.teeth/ www.tiktok.com/@whales.have.teeth

[@DonSmiths]

Been a subscriber for a while and love your OP-Z and Deluge videos. As someone who also has a small 9U modular rig, I would find more modular videos super rad. This one is great!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thank you so much! One thing I have to ask since I'm green to all of this though: does 9U count as a small rack? 😅

[@rabalan]

This is good stuff. I like how you’re developing and branching out. Your approach to modular has been very reasonable and sensible. Definitely do more like this. Great stuff as usual.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Awesome, thanks a lot! I struggle with keeping it sensible cause there's so much interesting modules out there and the GAS is real.

[@iamseeingdots]

This vid convinced us we needed Beads in our lives! Would love to see more modular vids, this is great!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks, will do!

[@stvspilr]

That’s given me some good ideas for a track I’m working on, thanks!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Glad to be of service 🫡

[@Requiemization]

I don't remember if I've commented on this already or not, so I'll do it again! Another great video, and I'd love to see similar videos for Beads and Rings, plus every other module in existence. Great beats! Keep 'em coming, please!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Ha, thanks a lot!

[@marceldesmith9958]

Sick video! Excited to explore more of your channel

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@ferddd]

"Could I kindly ask you to hit that like button if you enjoy the video so far?" man I already hit it before even watching the video haha

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Reading this made my day. TY!

[@jakobjelinek6334]

This video is highly enjoyable! Nice style in music and presentation, thank you! 😊

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks, really enjoyed making it too.

[@steveturner1815]

This is a really good video examining one of the old faithful modules most of us have owned / will own. Probably go get myself one now...

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Ha, thanks!

[@GreatistheWorld]

These vids have been a Powerful sales video for modular

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Lol that's not my intention but thanks I guess.

[@djclone]

Was just listening to Luke Sanger ‘Efflorescence’ this AM - must be using this oscillator Was really digging it, wondering what the source was, now i know! Great video

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks, I'll check that out!

[@Klangsynthese]

dude, thanks for your style 🙂

[@xraydash7609]

Liked and already subscribed! Yes, more op-z + modular videos please.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thank you! More on the way.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Lovely, and timely for me to see this clip, as i just took the "Rabbit Plunge" , started my foolish endeavour with a Nifty, a Pammy, a Plaits and a Rample... now im onto connecting my semimodular synths , Mainly my Arp 4600, Granny, O-coast, Erebus and Nyx, the Microfreak,and a Hydra as controller... im doomed ... !

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Haha, good luck!

[@munfaija]

this was good on so many levels. definitely make more modular videos!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

No kiitos vaan! Laitan lisää tulemaan.

[@hudsoncraftworks]

Thanks for this!

[@CoffinNachtmahr]

Definitely more modular videos I've been greatly enjoying these

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Check, will do!

[@mgregory22]

Loved this video! It cracked me up and was very entertaining! Yeah, I would love to see a video on that Ornament & Crime. That's been piquing my curiosity for awhile now.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks! That would be great, but honestly I barely understand any of the apps on it myself 😂

[@mgregory22]

@@whaleshaveteeth Oh, really? Haha that's too funny!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

@@mgregory22 It's a deep device for it's size for sure.

[@Jin-Hu]

Some sweet ideas, I just picked up a beads and the Beh Brains, looking forwards to popping OP-Z in the mix :)

[@666DemonCleaner]

Beautiful video.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thank you.

[@devingarofani4744]

Hell Yeah! thank you so much for uploading this amazing Video. this is exactly what i was looking for cause its the way i wanna use my little system too. cheers Devin.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Plaits is so versatile. I feel like I only scratched the surface here, so I'll probably have to do a second video in about it in the future lol.

[@sebotonin_official]

Beautiful sounds here. Thanks for this great presentation of such a great module.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks for listening, glad you liked it!

[@darrellsmith5710]

Yes, more modular videos please

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Will do! I was thinking about doing one for chords with Rings and Plaits.

[@VygintasKDG]

The comments are very useful!

[@parkercarron4523]

This video has probably my favorite modular synth jam I’ve seen! Do you post your music anywhere?

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thank you so much! I post quite a bunch of shorter beats on Instagram and have a bunch of stuff on Spotify and Soundcloud too. Everything is under this same artist name.

[@blackrazorus]

More modular, please!!!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

More on the way 🙌

[@jkuebler89]

This is awesome I would love to see you do more modular breakdown videos.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks, will do!

[@earlsfield]

Great video. Plaits is one of the legendary modules. Also I would use this platform and call out RO'VED, fantastic 1u version of Plaits by Plum Audio. It is NOT a clone, it has unique button functions, and extra features like frequency lock, sub oscillators, different targets for modulating level input (you can modulate decay on internal LPG and filter, something impossible on OG Plaits), and now with the latest firmware there is internal SH one every modulation input. Awesome module, both og and RO'VED.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Damn, that sounds amazing. I have to take a look since I don't have Plaits anymore but I still have free 1U space...

[@earlsfield]

@@whaleshaveteeth yeah that is the only downside to it, it takes a lots of space (28 hp I think). Add Quadritt to the 1U row and you are almost at the half of your 1U, if you run 108 or 84 case. However, i find it extremely inspiring due to the unique features on top of the already legendary module. For instance, get to the first “orange” mode, bass, and enable sub - octave, you get instant “ladder filter-like” electronic bass, but reinforced with the sub octave (something I often do on bass patches, both on Moog and Pro 3, one oscillator for the main timbre and colour - square/pw or saw, and one triangle or sine one octave below). Basic stuff like that, or just go bonkers and modulate envelope decay (something you cant do on OG Plaits), and you can really get interesting organic stuff coming out of the module.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

@@earlsfield sounds really nice, but unfortunately Plum Audio doesn't seem to be sold in Europe :(

[@MageMau5]

I just discovered you with this video. I would love to see more modular videos. O&C hemispheres tutorials would be cool also.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

More clips on the way! Not sure about O_C tutorials though, because honestly I don't get more than half of the apps lol.

[@GeorgeLocke]

I love the fm mode for bass. Add an analog filter or wave folder and you've got a flexible growl.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Seems flexible indeed! Any good recommendations for a wavefolder?

[@GeorgeLocke]

@@whaleshaveteeth C4rbon is great. So many great options. Warps, if you like the mutable way of doing things. Ultrafold is a nice one that's on the cheap side (relative to eurorack).

[@jakobjelinek6334]

Yo, your beats are beautiful fire to me ❤

[@NateHorn]

Great video mate!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Cheers!

[@LaymensLament]

beats are dope for sure

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks!

[@XiXora]

Hosa Stereo Breakout (3.5 mm TRS to Dual 3.5 mm TSF) with the red and black female ends is what I was trying to find the name of from Insta. That's the thing that can enable you to use the CV2/3 from the OP-Z. Depends if you're running out of modulation sources or whatever.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thank you! Do you know if this would work: teenage.engineering/store/stereo-splitter/

[@seanmattheisen7817]

@@whaleshaveteeth yes

[@XiXora]

@@whaleshaveteeth yes, for sure. This never existed when I got mine. A little more expensive but you will save on using more eurorack cables.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks a lot, both!

[@racalik]

the classic track you mentioned is the Mr.Oizo - Flatbeat of course :)

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Ha, indeed!

[@flangelouder]

Sweet

[@trublurider]

nice!

[@RisetotheBottom00]

Just found out Mutable Instruments shut down and now Im sitting here really sad and grateful I have some of their modules but I still want a Rings, Plaits and a couple more Veils :(

[@djidmusic7730]

Very glad to discover your channel! Out of interest, how are you processing the signal from the modular? Sounds fantastic! More modular videos please. Subscribed! :)

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thank you so much! I'm not doing anything special to the signal. I have it going from HPO to my camera's input during clips where there's no second sound source and in the clips where I have OP-Z doing drums, I'm recording both to Ableton. Then I just add a limiter and try to get loudness around -14LUFS, which this service prefers.

[@AntonNidhoggr]

Nice video as usual! Is it a 64hp pod? Since you like wobbly chords I must remind you that there are two chord modes in Rings as well. The first one is activated by long pressing the right button when the yellow mode is on.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Cheers! Yeah, Pod 64X . The build quality is amazing and I really like the looks of it. I've been thinking about getting another for control surfaces and I/O but let's see! I still haven't tried the Western Chords mode, but the easter egg one on Rings is so fat! I used that in my previous video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5_Yp2yueLFphtE

[@GarHoover]

Please give us a dang album of all this! It’s so good

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks boss! Maybe one day.

[@flangelouder]

Flat Eric was the bass sound you referred - I think!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Ha, true!

[@171999mario]

What’s the two modules after beads. Looking to start my first modular system and need some direction on a simple but powerful system with these kind of possibilities

[@whaleshaveteeth]

ALM HPO (headphone out) and Intellijel uVCF (a filter).

[@MrNamaikisaru]

That was great. I’m just starting out with plaits. Are you running this all through a reverb?

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks! Not anything external, but some patches have reverb from Beads.

[@skormm-v7z]

Hey, any idea how to find the the same white panel for O+C ?:)

[@whaleshaveteeth]

I don't know about a separate panel. Mine's from Big T Music.

[@user-hk4pt6lt2p]

What are the last 2 modules in your case? This video is really good.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Thanks! They're Intellijel uVCF and ALM HPO.

[@AlvinYapVFX]

👍

[@whaleshaveteeth]

🤜🤛

[@lX-NDR]

Howmuch did this box of modulair cost? Looks fine!

[@garensanglam9349]

Inspiring 🤙🏽 this tiny rack, please what Model is it?

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Cheers! It’s a 4ms Pod 64.

[@totemtabu5934]

Those drums at 4:40 are so organic when you use the knobs and have that snare cutting everything else off.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

I'm not sure if I get the sarcasm or not lol

[@dietervoser4425]

Ausgezeichnet !

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Danke

[@jpmudkip1870]

Pretty sure Pam’s has an internal quantizer, btw. I think it was something ALM added in a firmware update.

[@AntonNidhoggr]

Yes it does.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Yeah, that's a very powerful addition to an already powerful module! I'm using the Scale Duet quantizer on uO_C in this video because it allows me to have two different sets of notes and change between the sets. The small shift in melody comes from that.

[@1barllama]

Please do more modular videos!

[@whaleshaveteeth]

More on the way!

[@els1f]

Wow! Flat beat was in the '90's?!?!?!😱

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Seems to be ’99. Incredible.

[@tris421]

Is this Hemisphere O/C?

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Yes! I’ve never tried the original but Hemispheres is amazing.

[@pandastick33]

loved it. subscribed. btw it's = it is and ITS is the possessive pronoun you're looking for 😉

[@whaleshaveteeth]

😅

[@pandastick33]

@@whaleshaveteeth the most common mistake in the english language... and i should go see a shrink who could explain to me my need to constantly point it out :) keep up the good work!

[@MrNamaikisaru]

That was great. I’m just starting out with plaits. Are you running this all through a reverb?

[@whaleshaveteeth]

No, but in some of the patches there is reverb coming from Beads.

[@MrNamaikisaru]

@@whaleshaveteeth I see. The octave down chords sounded massive. I will poke at this tomorrow. Maybe OP-Z into yarns or split cv from the Oplab and see what happens. Thanks for the reply.

[@whaleshaveteeth]

Sounds good!