PlasticSynth
Tiny instruments. Instant sound. No setup.
A whole shelf of playable, retro-flavoured instruments, built for the browser and ready at the first keypress.
One browser tabWarm soundNothing to install
Choose a machine.
Make a sound.
Three zero-learning-curve picks, plus one roll of the dice.
The machines
17 instruments · pick oneKeyboard
A synth-plus-real-piano voice, a rhythm box and one-key-play.
9 playsPlay PS-10→Ribbon
A continuous-pitch strip — no frets, no keys, just glide.
1 playsPlay PS-20→Drum grid
A six-voice, sixteen-step drum machine you paint by hand.
5 playsPlay PS-16→Orbit
Eight notes circle at different speeds and chime as they cross the line.
1 plays1 studioPlay PS-ORB→Strum
Pick a chord with one finger, swipe eight strings with another.
Play PS-CHD→Grain
A granular sampler — freeze a moment of sound and stretch it into weather.
Play PS-GRN→Snip
A pitched sampler — snip two seconds of anything and play it on a grid.
1 studioPlay PS-SMP→Theremin
A webcam theremin you play with your hands in the air.
5 playsPlay PS-AER→Sequencer
Program a melody once in scale degrees, then play it through any voice — lead, FM, drawn wave, koto or mallets.
12 plays1 studioPlay PS-SEQ→Bass
A 16-step bass line with slide and accent — switch between a squelchy 303 acid voice and a deep 808 sub.
6 plays1 studioPlay PS-BAS→Progression
A chord-progression sequencer in roman numerals — the harmonic backbone.
1 studioPlay PS-PRG→Euclid
A euclidean rhythm box — spread the pulses, let the polymeter breathe.
Play PS-EUC→Cascade
A diatonic auto-arpeggiator — pick a chord, the arp supplies the motion.
1 studioPlay PS-ARP→Bloom
A Game-of-Life sequencer — a colony of notes that evolves as it plays.
1 studioPlay PS-LIF→Pad
A lush pad that swells and drifts through chords in your key.
Play PS-PAD→Organ
A drawbar organ that comps a chord — with Leslie, percussion and drive.
1 studioPlay PS-ORG→Voice
A voice transformer — record a phrase, then pitch, robotise and warp it live.
5 playsPlay PS-VOX→