About a year ago this video convinced me to get plaits as my first module, and it's the best thing I ever did

@DivKid

3 жыл бұрын

that's great to hear thanks Noah

@sheepkillindog

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a great module. It’s a necessity in my travel case as it covers so many bases.

@cyuille

3 жыл бұрын

I think this is also about to become my first module! Great video, thanks!

@cesarsincere9512

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster

I bought a Plaits just today and I'm blown away by the number of different oscilators. Great demo.

@DivKid

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, it's definitely packed with a wide range of sounds and they modulate nicely too.

Just setting out in genuine modular (after some time in semi-world) and this looks to be THE must-have. Great demo!

Worth it for the chords and speech mode alone. Pumped for this one.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see those expanded on.

WOW! Blown away by the variety of complex sounds coming from this module. I feel I could stand to lose a few modules from my rig if I had this. So glad I held off and never got Braids.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I do like a module that comes along and makes you take a few things out sometimes. There's usually a few a year that have that wow factor.

@WARDISWARD

6 жыл бұрын

braids is cool to , has phase distortion ( casio cz ) and vosim synthesis, which are missing in plaits

Oh my. Must have. Reordered my intake list and pre-ordered this beast. AND let's not forget you brought us another great and instructive video again!

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Re Heller :)

Super pro. Appreciate the callouts on stereo for each synth type

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

cheers Thomas.

The sounds are definitely more complex than those in Braids...really cool. Can't wait to get my hands on one.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Nice one, should be hitting shops globally this week I think.

Synth artist here and really insightful demo jam here. Groovy.

sounds truely awesome. excellent demo.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

thanks

Fantastic video as always, Ben. I preordered yesterday, but I have this feeling I might end up with more than one in my case. The built in LPG emulation is stellar. It borrows from so many other MI modules, yet doesn't quite seem like a direct replacement for any. That being said, I never did get around to getting a Braids and this appeals to me much more.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Definitely borrows from a few of them. Braids, Rings, Streams, Elements Easter egg mode, Tides etc.

Here we go...I ended up here as I am looking for my first vco and you are selling me a plaits...what a brilliant module! ( and brilliant video! ) Obviously now I am more confused than ever...plaits? Twin waves? A111-2? I want them all!! Lol

SO good ... great overview. thanks :)

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Arjun, appreciate that.

Thank you for your videos. Your work is very helpful 😊

@DivKid

Жыл бұрын

thank you, I appreciate that.

Awesome module 😍

Mutable Instruments is my favorite.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

:)

I'm so hyped.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

:)

I've watched so.many of your amazing demos can't understand I hadn't subbed before

Phenomenonal. Mutable is a hard act to follow.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Olivier is great on all fronts so I'm glad to see things doing so well.

ok , immediate GAS. was looking for second hand braids, but i think i'll wait for this new sexy module, especially for the price!!!!

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah more powerful, better sounding, better interface and cheaper. Win win.

a must have!

Thanks for the video ✌️

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the comment.

Chords mode alone makes this a nearly must-buy for me.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Braids and the WTx4 mode got a lot of use from me so I can see doing the same.

@mynameismynameis666

6 жыл бұрын

i honestly never heard a fully sounding chord from the module, of course poly is a hassle because any good polysynth usually combines each voice with a tuned LFO/VCO2 giving you more overall frequency body and a fuller sound.pre filter, pre-vca). unfortunately, while very versatile, to achieve this with modular (especially analog) takes a little more than just microtonal pulse-rythms sped up by a few 100x (which the braids seems to perform here.... ... hat tip to adam neelys video about harmonic polyrhythms )

@FairuzOsman

2 жыл бұрын

@@mynameismynameis666 dafuq

It's looking like this'll be my next module purchase...

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Great.

pre-ordered straight away!

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I hope the shops all ordered enough!

@BoyXx76

6 жыл бұрын

fingers crossed

There it is!

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

cheers Tim.

sounds dope

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers

REALLY AWESOME!!! It seems like they scaled back the complexity of Braids (no menus/screens) and also added some very streamlined versions of Clouds and Rings. ALL AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICE and SIZE!!!

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Yep

@VictorSteiner

4 жыл бұрын

Clouds? How is there a clouds mode?

@erikolson8994

Жыл бұрын

​@@VictorSteiner they are maybe referring to one of the particle algorithms?

Great Ben. Got two on their way to me!

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Two! I was just thinking of a second haha.

@RichardLacyMusic

6 жыл бұрын

Let's not mess about eh... I'm 90 percent certain that I'd want a second one right away, so I thought I'd just get on with it!

This is are really very organic sounds

Pre-ordered within hours of hearing about it.

@JamesStiff

6 жыл бұрын

Ordered within minutes of hearing about it! I had just parted company with my Clouds module to fund another purchase, then this cropped up!

@mike.thomas

6 жыл бұрын

James Stiff Haha. Probably would have been minutes for me, had I been able. :-)

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I think many will have ordered quickly.

@MUNRO13

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@WiredSpaceWizard

6 жыл бұрын

I may ditch my Rings for a Plaits.

My God, how could you not want one of those?

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure modular grid is flooded with racks having these planned into them.

Thank you so much for pronouncing the name correctly! And it sounds VERY good indeed... I think an addition rather than a replacement of Braids.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

haha I've been tripping over my words with it while filming with some many saying "plates".

"make sure you have a good set of speakers on, or headphones." i've been doing it wrong all my life, time to tape speakers to my ears

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

You don't wrap a belt around speakers and your head?

Another preorder here 👍🏻

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

nice one.

@aeropilot4419

6 жыл бұрын

DivKidVideo yes, I was ready to order a second Rings because I love it so much, but this makes more sense in the long run ... great demo as usual, cheers mate 👍🏻

Don't have either Braids or Rings so have pre-ordered this.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Nice one, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

i was always so sceptical of this module because literally everone has it and it has become a hype - which i usually think of as a negative. but now that i'm looking for just a VCO and skimming through various VCOs, nealry all of them doing the same boring standard square, sine, saw stuff with some pwm added, i find myself drooling over this when i see it doing so many different things.

@Audiorial

2 жыл бұрын

I don't beleive the hype myself, but I love this module so much that I got its predecessor in mind now :)

They'll arrive from the mountains shouting "Soon.", falling upon one another, still yelling "Plaits videos... soon". With the flick of a wrist San Div combined their voices cancelling their phase and thus saving the island from certain anihilation until Divmas strikes again in 1,460 moons.

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

haha

Hey Ben another great demo your channel is invaluable to those who doesn't have a modular shop down the road. Just a quick question. Is it possible to get the envelope out of the auxiliary?

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Gareth, really appreciate that cheers! You can't get the envelope out of the Aux output. It might be possible with an adjustment of the code. So when it becomes open source and people start to adjust it and make alternate firmwares that may be possible.

@macros303

6 жыл бұрын

DivKidVideo thanks for your reply. I hope so, it would come in handy for me at least. :) Going to try get a pair of these when they next become available.

Very diverse!

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

Loving your vids. Truly been a massive help in my Eurorack journey. Best thing about them, is I'm using them as video manuals doing all the hard work for me, when I've not got time to deep dive. Not only that, I've just forgotten about Plaits since I put it in my rack, so cannot wait to dig back in after a quick rewatch. Can't say my partner is a big fan, though :)

@DivKid

Жыл бұрын

Hi Super Frog! glad to hear it, thanks for the comment and glad the video are helpful.

Hi ngood tutorial, my trig input refuse to work if I connect a cable everything just turn cilent and I dont know why, do u had that problem sometime?

Coool. I love oscillators. My favorite is Verbos Complex. Which leads to my question for you: is it redundant to have 2 verbose complex oscillators or should I get a different complex oscillator so they can compliment each other in the mix?

I absolutely loved your video of braids you did for future music. That module is the main motivation for me wanting to start a modular. I noticed it's discontinued now and a much cheaper plaits has been released. I'm not sure what plaits offers that braids doesn't and what braids has over plaits. Which one should I get? I'm not sure if plaits is 'braids lite' and has vastly reduced sonic possibilities. Both seems awesome though and very inspiring.

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

Did the chat other on Facebook help with this one? I replied over there.

Want! And I don’t even have a case! Just got a Kilpatrick Phenol. Looking to expand with a few choice modules, loaded into a TipTop Audio Happy ending. Plaits looks like a candidate.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of people will currently be looking at expanding semi modular systems with some eurorack. It's a great time with a tonne of options for doing so.

This is one of the most musical modules available at the moment I reckon - granted, I don't know every module released - but in terms of how many sweet spot, musical tones it can morph between and land on so easily, I don't think there's much else out there that offers a similar experience?

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

There's a good few options for musical, mass sweet spot, great tones in eurorack definitely.

@TroyBlackford

3 жыл бұрын

This definitely strikes me as a "new to Eurorack" comment. They don't call it "Eurocrack" for nothing. There's all too many wonderful, amazing, delightful, musical modules: but this is a very versatile, great module at a wonderful price. I'm trading in three modules I don't have room for for this one in a few hours, and I'm very excited! Thanks for your videos, as I'm hoping to figure this one out a bit more quickly than I spent figuring out the ones I've got. It's not going to happen the way I want, probably, but I'll get there eventually. If the OP meant "is this a great choice for a starter oscillator," absolutely. But there are fifty great modules for every module one knows about, at least. If not three hundred. So many fantastic choices: that's what made Eurorack hard for not-rich people. Martin Gore from Depeche has a wall of his home studio that is just wired up with what looks like over a thousand modules and he is always getting more/expressing guilt over what he correctly calls his "addiction." It's a challenge to stop wanting more.

Hi i controlling my plaits with a beat step pro, I wonder why my sounds dies whenever I plug in gate from beatstep to trig on plaits? Can the trig input being damage or just u function, as zoon as I put the cable to levels the sounds starts again, Anyone that recognizes this problem?

Yayyy! 😎

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tony.

I've been wondering about opening the wallet for this (I could still be considered fairly new to eurorack - so still in the dizzying awe stage at the level of variety and options available) but this video has helped, so thanks! Do you plan to do anything a little more in-depth with Plaits?

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I definitely plan to do more videos with Plaits just got a lot of work to get through at the minute and not sure when I'll get to those at the minute.

i would use two kicks panned hard left and right. 💕

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

haha

There is one thing missing on this module.... cv for decay.... I know they could do this with firmware....say FM cv could be switchable

@sokoleski

4 жыл бұрын

agreed , cv to decay , also missing in STREAMS -

is the tuesday module in any way triggered by the abstract data? how are they synced?

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

The event boss doesn't sync and learn a tempo. It just works with the events you give it at the input.

i hope production of this module will no tbe stopped by the time i have the bucks :) really nice overview for it! definately shows the power

@ellopropello

6 жыл бұрын

cool! thanks for the head up

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure this will be around for some time. Olivier doesn't kill things off that quickly!

Man this thing is gonna sell like hotcakes.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Never seen a hot cake stall but I believe so :)

Hey I love your videos ! Maybe 'cause of you I decide to drop the computer to go to Modular Toys. I was wondering how modulate MODEL parameters with a certain range... ? Thx !

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

cheers Nosa.

@storyinsoil5064

5 жыл бұрын

I use the maths to modulate the model parameter. I generate an lfo and adjust the corresponding maths channel attenuverter to control how far the leap to another model is (negative will scroll backwards and positive will scroll forwards). Any lfo coupled with an attenuverter should do this.

Thanks for the demo ! I have a rather mixed feeling about the Plaits, on the one hand as such it is a very good module, but when I compare it to Braids I am disappointed. Too many noise banks have replaced the incredible sounds of Braids. I solved the problem by having both modules, very complementary in fact. But Plaits will never replace Braids, whose production stoppage is a loss for the Eurorack world.... A tip: the Spanish company Codex Modulex still manufactures the Braids in 8HP version with original firmware for a very low price. If you can only buy one module, prefer this version of the Braids rather than the Plaits!

Would love plaits+rings+clouds the holy trinity and use marbles for massive fun

@skyechapman6595

3 жыл бұрын

This comment made me buy that setup. Have everything besides rings

Silly idea to get this if I already have the Braids ? It sounds so good !!!!

@slikmanp

6 жыл бұрын

not at all. I have a Braids and a Rings and both are capable of so many things that I often feel like I want a 2nd. I think this will fill that need on both accounts.

@carmeloponente5030

6 жыл бұрын

Really tempting to get this one or something different such as the Iteritas (which is on my toplist for a long time now) !

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

not at all, sonic improvements, interface improvements. I'll still be using Braids as well though.

What an amazing module, I take it the easter egg hunt is on?

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I believe after comments from some users, Tony from Make Noise and general feedback that Easter eggs and bonus hidden modes are gone from all new modules.

@7:19 is that just the osc alone? or effects as well?

@DallasLemonade

4 жыл бұрын

Should just be Plaits. I think what you’re hearing is the morph control changing the waveform via the internal envelope

Did not DivKid make a longer video about Plaits? I cant find it

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't yet, might do at some point but I was thinking of more deep dives into the various modes in separate videos.

It would be really cool to see what the CV is doing in videos like this - It's sometimes hard to see how a CV input is working when you can't tell what's coming in.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Good morning, I do try to get modulation and/or audio onto the oscilloscope (Mordax DATA module) as much as possible. What would help is watching a lot of my other videos about modulation modules. It's not just about the modules themselves but the patching, synthesis and how they work. I know that doesn't help immediately, but if watching a few LFO videos really gives you grasp of some potential LFO uses then you hear some modulation in a video like this you'll recognise what's going on. I do often do patch breakdowns that zoom the camera out and look at the wider patch exclusively for my Patreon supporters that might help. All that said, I'll try to bear that in mind for a more direct affect for you.

@naught101

6 жыл бұрын

I mean, I feel like I know reasonably well what you can do with LFOs and modulation in general, but with a video like this (and pretty much any gear video over 10:00), I'm generally jumping through it, trying to get an idea of what it can do, rather than getting a complete overview (I suspect this is something a lot of people do). So a lot of the time I'm going to miss the part where you explain what modulation sources you're using, and it's pretty hard to jump back and find where you describe what you're using, because it could have been 30s ago, or it could have been 10 minutes ago. Time stamps might help, but I guess that would also be quite a bit more work. Can't you do 2 audio and 2 CV channels with the Mordax simultaneously? I mean, the pitch/trig input are pretty obvious from the audio, so it's basically just the timbre/morph channels that are interesting here...

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I've been time stamping and making indexes with time links in the latest lot of videos so that should help. You can input anything on the DATA but they all share the same time setting. So a time set to show and LFO won't then show audio with any other than a thick messy waveform. Slowing the time down on the DATA to show the audio wave then wouldn't show you much of the CV signals. So unless I went for two DATAs I can't show both on that at once.

@naught101

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, right, fair enough. Well, what you do present is definitely appreciated, and I look forward to more, and maybe improvements as the tools improve :)

Can the simulated LPG decay time be modulated, by chance?

@lukaskoninger3312

6 жыл бұрын

i guess no, at least theres no obvious way.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

no it can't. But it's a bonus thing really as opposed a main key feature. You can modulate the level input though so using another envelope you can control amplitude more freely.

@rbwduece1

6 жыл бұрын

Right on, may have to snatch one of these up in the future. Sounds very nice!

Sounds awesome at any settings. Is that dry oscillator? o.O

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, no processing in or out of the rack. Signal path with Plaits into Praxis Snaker Charmer to output to my sound card.

Fuck! So good.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

nice one.

Listening to your accent, I think you would love the german umlaut Ä.. sounds very much like it. wävetäbles, modulätion ;) Great video btw

The discrepancy in the pronunciation is because in American English the word related to braiding the hair is pronounced like "plate": dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/plait

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah same with the word Timbre, American English and English English are often different.

@sunilsolanki

6 жыл бұрын

Them Colonials!

@eyeofcthulhu5362

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunilsolanki no u

Wow. Very cool. The range of sounds seems to rival Elements, minus built in reverb, and for way less HP. Any thoughts on ditching my Elements for this puppy?

@jsleeio

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe. I'm hoping I can pick up a cheap used Elements now that Plaits is out there

@JeremyWWWWW

6 жыл бұрын

Hi John. PM me and we can discuss a fair price.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

It's not Elements at all really. Tonally there's some similarities as there is with Rings and also Tides as an oscillator. Elements is the only module that offers it's left hand side, a complex and varied exciter section to go with a resonator. I think that's really under looked. Of course in use if you're finding it similar, go for it.

@JeremyWWWWW

6 жыл бұрын

That's helpful. Thank you. I definitely could still dive deeper into my Elements. I'll give it some time before jumping ship.

@jsleeio

6 жыл бұрын

ssshhhh, I want a silly-cheap Elements ;-)

Waiting for Plaids and Brats...

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

haha

wooooowww

Just got one but want 4 more

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

haha! A little four voice with them could be great.

Mh, does it fully replace braids?

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Not every bit of it but it definitely improves on it sonically and in terms of interface and the third modulation point.

@lepolygone3305

6 жыл бұрын

I feel braids is a more lo-fi, crude and quirky... and with the bit reduction and drift and such. There's a warm place for braids in my heart. Still holding back on bees in the trees, but it's coming.

Olivier is really a genius...

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

:)

@wackenthaljef

5 жыл бұрын

and the Kid..too...cauz its hard to explain things!

basic sound quality seems seriously good on this one

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah that long development time shows. Huge improvements all round.

So nice sounds in stereo! how did u patch it in stereo?

@DivKid

3 жыл бұрын

main out panned left, alt out panned right.

@Lfo05

3 жыл бұрын

@@DivKid is the alt out the AUX?

@DivKid

3 жыл бұрын

yeah the AUX output gives different signals to the main output. Different for each mode.

@Lfo05

3 жыл бұрын

@@DivKid Thanks for explaining that!

I had my rack all planned out now I can't decide between this and rings! I'm leaning more towards Plaits because it does have the rings mode and the chord mode looks fantastic... Plaits look like it's the best part of Braids, Elements, and and Rings all shoved together

@jsleeio

6 жыл бұрын

both!

@nutritionalyeast7978

6 жыл бұрын

rings is more sound processor than oscillator rly

@lukaskoninger3312

6 жыл бұрын

if you dont plan on using rings external in, get the plaits instead or (if youre really into modal synthesis) an elements.

@soso-zz9qf

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm... I think I'm gonna go for Plaits because of the versatility, but telharmonic plus rings would be beautiful. ARGH! I have an optomix so could I get that plucky sound from rings I like... so I'm probably going for the Plaits. Thanks m8

@NimrodScott

6 жыл бұрын

tELHARMONIC + Rings is definitely otherworldly.

hello. i once watch a video by schneidersladen (it was part 2 of mutable instruements): There he clicked on some buttons on that module, then there were crazy realistic water splash sounds.... how tf did he do that? thanks in advance, drachenlord

the decay is not cv-able? :(

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

No, but if anything it's a bonus to be able to turn this into a voice on it's own. It's a module, so get it into a VCA/filter/folder etc and use modulation to get things moving nicely. You can put envelopes into the level input, so any CV-able envelope will do the trick. Just bear in mind it's a bonus feature for quickly getting percussion that's all.

@deadmoldable

5 жыл бұрын

DivKidVideo sure, but in terms of easy results from one module i don't need cv over mode, but more decay. i see you manually modulating this param all the time in the video. if they simulate an lpg and praise it as a feature, i guess it's more then a bonus. it's always nice to free my real lpg/cvEnv for other purposes.

@DivKid

5 жыл бұрын

While I get your point I do disagree, this is an oscillator an improvement re built version of the macro oscillator concept that Mutable originated with Braids. You can use LPGs, VCAs, envelopes etc external to the module. If you lost features from the core tone/mode controls you wouldn't be able to replicate those with other modules. I aren't sure they advertise it as a main feature particularly, but I haven't kept up with how that's been presented by the company.

Plaits as in the French word for Pleases.

@DivKid

Ай бұрын

Ok, good to know. Any way that can tie into the oscillator function? Plaits follows on Braids nicely in terms of weaving hair, weaving sound type thought processes.

So 3 modules that’s it?

How

Sum many muds

10:33 : instant aphex twin

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

I'll take a reference to something sounding like Aphex Twin.

@juliaseppi2205

4 жыл бұрын

Had this experience last night with the 2op FM, the module is instant full stop, only just got the module btw, amazing.

Tom brah

@DivKid

3 жыл бұрын

tom brah ... tim berrrrrr ... tam bu ... tam bru

I wanted to trust your pronunciation of "plaits", but then I heard your pronunciation of "timbre"... :)

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

haha :) please familiarise yourself with the differences in English English and America English pronunciation. dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/timbre :)

@spacetofu

6 жыл бұрын

similarly: dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/plait

@WARDISWARD

6 жыл бұрын

Thumbrah

Get used to this vowel and speech synthesis - you'll hear this often in many mediocre eurorack jams in the near future.

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

harsh commentary on the youtube / Facebook modular video scene :)

@MnemoLogic

6 жыл бұрын

on each mediocre comes a stellar one! The jams that often seem mediocre to me are the ones that are almost totally mono. My ears get saturated too fast when there is no stereophonic sound or any dynamics. So I am really pleased that you use the stereofield and proper dynamics in this demo! ;)

@DivKid

6 жыл бұрын

Totally understand. I really like mono for a lot of things, but no reason not to explore stereo when given the chance. This isn't meant to be stereo in anyway but some of the modes definitely work great patched that way.