Intellijel — Plog

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Intellijel Plog rev 1.0 Manual (PDF)

Creative Uses for Intellijel Plog in Your Eurorack System

The Intellijel Plog is a deeply flexible digital logic module designed for voltage-controllable gate/pulse-based manipulation. While it's excellent for drum pattern mutation, as highlighted in the manual, its real creative potential is unlocked when paired with other types of modules. Here are some unique patching ideas to explore!

1. Generative Drum Pattern Mutations

Combine with:
- Drum modules (e.g., Mutable Instruments Peaks, Tiptop Audio Hats909, or any other drum voice) - Sequencers (e.g., Arturia BeatStep Pro, Make Noise Tempi)

How-to:
Patch clock or rhythmic gates from your sequencer(s) into Plog's logic section inputs (X/Y/Z). Then, route the Plog's AND, XOR, or NAND outputs to trigger drum voices.
- Modulate TYPE CV on Plog to evolve or randomize patterns in real-time. - Use Plog’s Flip-Flop outputs as "sub-clocks" to selectively gate triggers for fills, variations, or resets.

2. Self-Generative Logic

Combine with:
- Random Source/LFO (e.g., Make Noise Wogglebug, Mutable Tides, or a basic LFO) - Quantizer (e.g., Intellijel uScale)

How-to:
Feed random or semi-random pulse/gate outputs into logic module inputs. Use logic outputs to trigger S&H or quantizer clock, resulting in melodic or rhythmically quantized randomness.

3. Swing & Groove Creation

Combine with:
- Clock Divider/Multiplier (e.g., 4ms Rotating Clock Divider, Doepfer A-160) - Envelope Generators (e.g., Intellijel Quadra, Maths)

How-to:
Generate "swing" pulses by logically combining straight and shuffled clocks using Plog’s logic outputs. Use resulting gates to control envelopes or VCAs for grooves that are otherwise hard to program.

4. Logic-Controlled Switching & Routing

Combine with:
- Sequential Switch/Matrix (e.g., Doepfer A-151, Erica Synths Sequential Switch) - VCAs (e.g., Intellijel Quad VCA, Mutable Veils)

How-to:
Use Plog's outputs to control which audio or CV paths are active, effectively making it a voltage-controlled programmer for signal routing, switching, or muting in a performance scenario.

5. Eurorack Digital Logic Sequencing

Combine with:
- Bit/CV Shifting Modules (e.g., Mutable Instruments Branches, Malekko Varigate) - Analog/Hybrid Sequencer (e.g., Make Noise Rene, Korg SQ-1)

How-to:
Patch step signals and clock pulses into the Plog and use its logic outputs for sequencing triggers, bursts, and other complex rhythmic structures that are not easily achievable with just a straightforward sequencer.

6. Event-Triggered Modulation

Combine with:
- Envelope Followers/Comparators (e.g., Doepfer A-119, Mutable Instruments Ears) - Wavefolders/Filters (e.g., Intellijel Bifold, WMD C4RBN)

How-to:
Take gate/trigger outputs from the Plog, derived from incoming audio or CV, to gate or switch effects. This allows for sound processing only when certain logical combinations of conditions are met (e.g., only during high gate+env follower, open filter).

7. MIDI and Logic Bridge

Combine with:
- MIDI-to-CV/Gate Interface (e.g., Expert Sleepers FH-2, Doepfer A-190-4) - ANY digital controller or DAW CV source

How-to:
Use MIDI-derived gates/triggers in tandem with your live Eurorack gates through Plog’s logic, remixing external MIDI/Eurorack events into hybrid patterns and performance techniques.

8. Ambient and Texture-based Patching

Combine with:
- Sample Players/Granular Modules (e.g., Mutable Instruments Clouds, 1010 Music Bitbox) - CV Recorders/LFOs (e.g., TAIKO M4, Ornament & Crime)

How-to:
Logic module outputs can randomize grain triggers, or selectively gate samples based on overlapping LFOs—great for organic and living ambient textures.

Advanced Tips

• CV Sequencing of Logic Type
  Modulate the TYPE (logic function) via LFOs, random, or sequencer CV for ever-shifting logic gates and unpredictable rhythms.
• Flip-Flop Syncing
  Use the Divide-by-2 or Divide-by-4 flip-flop outputs as clock sources or song part changers; for example, cycle between grooves or variations.
• Patch Memory Recall
  Quickly change logic behavior for different song sections with memory recall using the front panel controls.

The above combinations are only starting points—with modular, your creativity is the only real limit!

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