{"product_id":"plinky-12-chords-replacement-panel","title":"PLINKY 12 CHORDS 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 Chords instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlinky 12 Chords is an expressive polyphonic touch synthesiser, built around exploring harmonies intuitively and improvising melodies on the fly. Designed in collaboration with mmalex, it is a member of the Plinky 12 family of instruments and puts its characteristic fragile, melancholic sound at the touch of your fingertips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of its features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"panel-teaser-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 voice polyphony, split between 6 chord and 6 melody voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 Palettes with 45 chords each, to explore, mix, match and shape your composition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 polyphonic melody surfaces that dynamically adjust to match the harmonies:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree play on the chromatic surface, guided by highlights for chord and scale notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprovise with on-scale notes on the scale surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArpeggiate through a palette of chords on the chordnotes surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore a whole surface of suggested harmonies on the related chords surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolyphonic arp with 32 x 16 step patterns that you can edit on the fly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircle of fifths transposition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in sequencer with 128 steps to sequence the shape of your chords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual track length, modulo, probability, pattern generator, Stolperbeats shuffle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlinky 12 synth engine, polytimbral with different sounds for Bass, Treble and Melody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eXY modulation for morphing between synth sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFX section with Tape delay and Reverb with Shimmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess sounds through the effects from the external audio in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMIDI Routing to control external synths with Plinky 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1801\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R0u4Dl1nDIM\" title=\"Plinky 12 Chords: 80s Brass\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PLINKY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68090446971053,"sku":null,"price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/3449\/7197\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-21T172621.603_7194a5a7-9513-4bf9-8fb5-4c30564685b9.png?v=1787350886","url":"https:\/\/www.detroitmodular.com\/products\/plinky-12-chords-replacement-panel","provider":"Detroit Modular","version":"1.0","type":"link"}