Fixes and minor improvements
- Fixed a spurious retriggering of the internal envelope when entering/leaving the speech synthesis model.
- Reduced the amount of software filtering on the TIMBRE and MORPH knobs, to increase their responsiveness.
- Reduced the amount of hysteresis in the quantizer responsible for converting a voltage into discrete settings (for example, for model selection with the MODEL CV input, or chord selection with the HARMONICS knob and CV input). This makes the relationship between a voltage and a specific setting more consistent when controlled by a sequencer.
- The filters used for band-limited wavetable synthesis have been improved, eliminating the amplitude drop observed for the highest notes.
- The frequency range selector has a new mode: octaves. In this mode, the right button and FREQUENCY knob combo adjusts the root note, then the FREQUENCY knob transposes this root note up or down.
8 new synthesis models
Pressing both buttons simultaneously for a very short time (a long press triggers the calibration procedure) enables or disables an alternative way of selecting a synthesis model: the first button selects the previous model, the second button the next one.
In particular, this allows you to navgiate to a bank of 8 new synthesis models:
- 1 Classic waveshapes with filter (HARMO: resonance and filter character - gentle 24dB/octave CCW, harsh 12dB/octave CW, TIMBRE: filter cutoff, MORPH: waveform and sub level, OUT: LP output, AUX: 12dB/octave HP output)
- 2 Phase distortion and modulation (HARMO: distortion frequency, TIMBRE: distortion amount, MORPH: distortion asymmetry, OUT: carrier is sync'ed (phase distortion), AUX: carrier is free-running (phase modulation)).
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Last checked 23 Oct 2026
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The Mutable Instruments Plaits is no longer made, but Mutable Instruments can still ship firmware for it and we keep checking the official download page. One message per release. No spam, no newsletter.
Download the .wav firmware file from the firmware page. Unplug all CV inputs and outputs from the module and connect the output of your audio interface or sound card to the MODEL CV input. Set the FREQUENCY knob to 12 o'clock, then power on your modular system while holding the left model selection button. Mute other computer sounds, disconnect your speakers and play the firmware file into the module (turn the output gain up on non-studio equipment). The first 4 LEDs show the signal level (2 or 3 lit is best); adjust the gain with the FREQUENCY knob. The module restarts by itself at the end of the file. If all LEDs blink red, press the left button and retry with a higher gain.
What is the latest firmware for the Mutable Instruments Plaits?
The latest firmware for the Mutable Instruments Plaits is version 1.2. FW//RADAR last checked Mutable Instruments's official page on 23 Oct 2026.
How do I update the Mutable Instruments Plaits?
Download the .wav firmware file from the firmware page. Unplug all CV inputs and outputs from the module and connect the output of your audio interface or sound card to the MODEL CV input. Full instructions on Mutable Instruments's official firmware page.
Where can I download Mutable Instruments Plaits firmware and drivers?
Directly from Mutable Instruments's official firmware page — FW//RADAR links to the source and never hosts firmware files. Official firmware page →
Where can I find the Mutable Instruments Plaits manual?
Is the Mutable Instruments Plaits still receiving firmware updates?
The Mutable Instruments Plaits is discontinued: Mutable Instruments no longer makes it. The latest firmware we recorded is 1.2. FW//RADAR keeps checking Mutable Instruments's official page, so a new release would show up here.