note: you will need to recalibrate the module after updating. The calibration is found in the CONFIG->Global settings menu
Update instructions are provided in the updater software. Please give this a try and post any feedback in this thread. Thank you!
Changes:
New parameters: Noise Lowpass Envelope, Noise Highpass Envelope, control the amount of the noise envelope applied to the lowpass and highpass filters.
New x/y/mod destinations: N LP Env, N HP Env, R Pitch
Less frequently adjusted global options moved to CONFIG->Global Config sub menu.
New global option: Gate delay. Adjustable gate delay for sequencers that don’t stabilize pitch until some time after the gate goes high. Adjusting this helps Plonk stay in tune when being controlled by those sources. Lower values will result in lower latency, down to ~2ms. Higher values will increase the latency.
Can’t wait to try this.
Will there be any other features added?
I really like using plonk for melodic instrument voices so I’d really like to see the resonator decay ring for longer.
And maybe an option in the noise envelope to have it latch with the trig in to stay on until the next trigger.
And overdrive/saturation option pre and post resonator.
Longer decay may be possible, we need to check with the AAS guys about that.
Your second request is already possible. Set the exciter noise envelope type to AHR instead of AR, and the envelope will stay in the hold phase until the trigger goes low.
It may be possible to add some kind of saturation (only post-resonator makes sense really…), that’s something we’re going to explore for a future firmware release.
The new firmware is much better at tracking 1v/oct with less inaccuracy, not perfect, but a great improvement. As for the newly added noise envelope functionality, it adds so much new dimension to the module.
I know this is off topic but is there a resource where other plonk users are sharing their presets? As I would love to hear what other users are coming up with.
There’s a few on Laser Mammoth but not a whole lot. Maybe we should just make a forum thread here where people can share their presets, either directly here or with links to Laser Mammoth.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll check it out asap. I think adding a thread for presets on the forum could be very cool to get people sharing their creative approach to building patches.
I am very interested in this module. Does this firmware address the “stuck in portamento mode” that I have read about? Hope so, my modular setup totally needs to get Plonked!
Maybe some new types of object ?