Mutable Instruments may be closing down, but Emilie released a parting gift with a new firmware image for Plaits, the iconic digital macro oscillator. One of the most exciting new features is a full 6 operator FM synth; a classic Yamaha DX7 in a module! In this video I show you how to upgrade the firmware on your Plaits, and then show how to find and load classic DX7 patches into Plaits using the Mutable patch library tool, and we explore the crazy sounds FM synthesis can give you.

The Yamaha DX7 was the first alldigital synth to use FM synthesis. Rereleased in 1983 it sold more than any other synth on the market, and its icy tones became synonymous with 80s pop music. If you were listening to a pop song in the 80s there’s a good chance you were listening to a DX7.

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In this setup I'm using the Oxi One sequencer to play a melody on Plaits through the Bastl Ikarie filter into Happy Nerding FX Aid XL. Drums come from ALM Squid Salmple sequenced by ST Chasing Lights. Modulation is using the Piqued app on 1U Ornament and Crime from Plum audio. I use the Intellijel Planar 2 joystick for modulation. All packaged up nicely in my 4U Modulaire Maritime case.

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Mutable Instruments FM patch editor: https://pichenettes.github.io/plaits...
Examples of Yamaha DX7 patches: http://dxsysex.com/SYSEX_DX7/Misc/dx7...
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00:00 Introduction
00:49 How to install the new Mutable Instruments FM firmware
02:26 Navigating the new modes
04:12 Let's get patching exploring the FM sounds
07:05 How to install Yamaha DX7 patches into Plaits
07:34 The Mutable DX7 patch librarian
07:54 Connecting to Plaits
09:47 Outro


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