A synth pluck instrument where every note you play gets its own place in the stereo field and depth, and its echoes start from that place. Ordinary pluck synths play every note from the same spot, even with delay or reverb placed after them. If a pluck arpeggio sounds flat in the mix, set NOTE POSITION to PITCH and low notes sit left, high notes right, like a piano. If a repeated chord stab needs movement, ALT sends notes left and right in turn. Turn SPACE up and the echoes follow each note’s place.
Where the notes sit and how the echoes move come from the LOCUS system developed for the stereo spatial delay LOCUS DELAY.
LOCUS PLUCK Pro (on Gumroad) adds the SUPER / GLASS / LO-FI / STRING sound types, PATH / SCATTER placement, TAPE / MULTI echoes and CIRCLE / SQUARE / EIGHT for MOVE. It also has the EDIT tab, which shapes the pitch, brightness and level of each note, and saves your own presets.
| Feature | LOCUS PLUCK (free) | LOCUS PLUCK Pro |
|---|---|---|
| TYPE | SAW / SQUARE / BELL / KEYS | + SUPER / GLASS / LO-FI / STRING |
| NOTE POSITION | CENTER / PITCH / ALT | + PATH / SCATTER |
| MOVE | RANDOM | + CIRCLE / SQUARE / EIGHT |
| DELAY | DUAL | + TAPE / MULTI |
| EDIT (10 knobs) | — | ✓ |
| 5 knobs, XY pad, RESET | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saving your own presets | — (the DAW project still remembers the settings) | ✓ |
| Factory presets | 4 | 80 |
| Price | Free | $5 (Gumroad; release price $3.25 until 2026-11-30) |
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