Push and Groove’s free Micronix puts 24 Plaits models in your DAW
The monophonic plugin runs on open-source Mutable Instruments Plaits code and includes a four-row modulation matrix, tempo-syncable LFOs and a low-pass gate mode.
A free monophonic synth plugin from Push and Groove now puts 24 Plaits-based models in a DAW. Micronix is built on the open-source DSP code from Mutable Instruments Plaits and runs on Mac and Windows.
The models cover virtual analog, FM, wavetable, granular, physical modeling and percussion. Each one gets Harmonics, Timbre and Morph macro controls, labeled to match what they do in that model. OUT and AUX signals can be blended for extra tonal variation.
Micronix layers its own modulation on top of the Plaits engine. Five LFO waveforms run free or tempo-synced. A four-row matrix routes sources, from LFO and envelope to velocity, mod wheel and aftertouch, to destinations through Source, Via, Destination and bipolar Amount controls. The envelope is either a standard ADSR or a low-pass gate mode modeled on Plaits, with Decay and Color controls.
For playing, there are monophonic retrigger and legato modes and adjustable glide. An on-screen keyboard with Hold lets you audition sounds without a controller. Randomize picks a new model with fresh macro settings, and Restore takes you back.
The Plaits code is used under the MIT License. Micronix is independently developed by Push and Groove and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Mutable Instruments.
