{"product_id":"plinky-12-blocks-replacement-panel","title":"PLINKY 12 BLOCKS REPLACEMENT PANEL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a replacement panel only — a Plinky 12 unit is required.\u003c\/strong\u003e Swap it onto your Plinky 12 to turn it into the Blocks instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBlocks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlocks is the no-nonsense 'I want to play beautiful polyphonic plinky sounds live - let's go!'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt divides the panel into large blocks: on boot, almost every pad on the entire surface can be used to play sounds live, across 10 tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut blocks also hides a lot of depth: clip launching, piano roll editing, live FX inserts, chord sequencing and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panel is also almost entirely distraction and label-free. This makes it the perfect panel to use Plinky 12 with other devices as a controller, or even to create your own custom instrument via the forthcoming web-based coding environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMake your own Plinky Panel!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can prototype your own ideas for panels in Custom Panels, using a simple API that gives you easy ways to use all of the hardware features, synth, fx, MIDI, CV connectivity, touch controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe browser code editor is available now, alongside the visual MIDI Panel Maker. The Custom Panels page will help you choose where to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1801\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cn_PYCsgsI0\" title=\"Plinky 12 Blocks, Chords and Toadstep\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PLINKY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68090446807213,"sku":null,"price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/3449\/7197\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-21T172604.398.png?v=1787350828","url":"https:\/\/www.detroitmodular.com\/products\/plinky-12-blocks-replacement-panel","provider":"Detroit Modular","version":"1.0","type":"link"}