PS-KS Koto
Plucked strings from pure feedback.
a Karplus–Strong plucked string — a noise burst rings around a tuned delay; damping & decay shape it, pluck sets the attack; try the string presets. · the lane keeps your melody — swap the sound to hear it another way · ✨ DICE rolls a riff
About this one
PS-KS is a plucked-string synth built on Karplus–Strong: a short filtered noise burst is fired into a tuned delay line that feeds back through a damping filter, so the burst circulates and decays into a real plucked-string tone — no samples anywhere. The damping and decay shape the string's brightness and sustain, while pluck sets how hard it's struck. Pick a string — koto, harp, guitar or nylon — then program a line on the 16-step lane in scale degrees so it stays in key.
Learn how it works: Physical modeling→- 01Karplus–Strong physical modeling — a noise burst in a tuned delay
- 02Damping and decay shape the string's brightness and sustain
- 03String presets: koto, harp, guitar and nylon
- 04Program a line in scale degrees, so it stays in key
- 05In the studio: a plucked-string line; ✨ DICE rolls a fresh riff