TAP a track to open it, then TAP the squares to add or remove sounds. Once it’s open, TAP its name to mute it. They play in time on the next pass.
HOLD a square and let go to fine-tune it: accent, chance, note length, slide.
HOLD a square and DRAG up or down to change its note or level.
TAP the STEPS badge to change a loop’s length, up to 64. Mixing lengths makes patterns that keep evolving.
TAP the die for a fresh idea, HOLD it to mutate or lock. ALL does every track. CLEAR inside a track empties just that one.
A, B, C and D are four patterns. They switch on the next bar, or DOUBLE-TAP to switch right away. SONG plays them in order.
Play the keyskeyboard, chords, recording
Pick an instrument above the keys, then play. HOLD for long notes, press several for chords, SLIDE sideways to glide.
Turn your phone sideways, or TAP KEYS, for a big keyboard with a pitch bender.
REC records what you play into the loop. Forgot to press it? CAPTR grabs what you just played.
OCT- and OCT+ move the keys. SCL locks them to a scale so every note fits.
DRUMS turns the keys into drum pads.
Shape the soundknobs, sounds, Sound Lab
HOLD any knob and DRAG. DOUBLE-TAP resets it. Quick swipes always scroll the page.
TAP a sound’s name for the next one, HOLD it to see them all.
In that list, HOLD a sound to open the SOUND LAB: draw a wave, shape its envelopes, add LFOs, save your own.
LPF on each track softens it. ECHO and VERB add space. TAP “ECHO 3/16” to change the echo.
The top knobs change everything at once. TAP the BPM number to type a tempo, or KEY to pick a key.
Perform livethe colored effect pads
HOLD a pad and the effect lasts while you hold. Let go and it’s gone.
DRAG up or down while holding to change it. RISER and PITCH also react to left and right. A little bubble shows where you are.
STOP and REVRS remember your last setting, so a tap gives you the same move again.
Hold several pads at once. With REC on, knob moves are recorded into the loop too.
Save and shareundo, files, videos, the Wall
UNDO steps back. NEW starts fresh. DEMO brings back the starting song.
FILE saves to slots on this device, or copies a share code for a friend.
EXPORT makes a video (with your song name), WAV or MP3, ready to SHARE straight to your apps.
WALL (on the plip website) lets you publish your jam, listen, like and remix others. Totally optional.
Play with friendsTOGETHER, on the plip website
TAP TOGETHER, then INVITE FRIENDS, and share the word or QR code.
Friends scan it or type the word. Everyone plays their own music on their own phone, all on the same beat and in the same key.
Friends who join start with a fresh, quiet jam, so they can hear their own part. Their old jam comes back when they leave.
On a Bluetooth speaker and it sounds a bit off? TAP IN SYNC, then NUDGE.
The partyyour pixel audience
The critters are your crowd. Turn it up and they go wild. A band walks on to play your instruments.
TAP the party to hype them up. TAP fast for combos.
Slow, gentle music (90 BPM or less) mellows everyone out into calm scenes: drifting in space, a night pond, dusk clouds. DRAG a critter and let go, or TAP the scene.
When you play together, every friend gets their own critter with a glowing antenna, and the party grows as more people join.
Setup and tipsfull screen, sound, MIDI
PRESS START goes full screen on phones and tablets. The corner button goes in and out. On iPhone: Share, then Add to Home Screen.
Keys feel slow? Wired headphones or the phone speaker are quickest. Bluetooth adds delay. FILE has AUDIO: FAST or SMOOTH.
MIDI keyboards work in Chrome: tap MIDI next to SCL.
The bar at the top offers little tips as you play. TAP ? any time to come back here.
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