Flechtwerk Pro

Flechtwerk Pro is an advanced macro synthesizer offering 24 unique synthesis engines, based on Mutable Instruments Plaits and its latest 1.2 firmware. Effortlessly sculpt your sound using three intuitive macro controls—Harmonics, Timbre, and Morph—each spanning a diverse sonic palette.

Shape your dynamics with the integrated low-pass gate (LPG) envelope, featuring decay, sustain and color controls for natural, percussive transients or smooth, filtered tails. The LPG can also be disabled for pure, droning textures. Envelope modulation is available for timbre, frequency, and morph parameters, opening up expressive modulation possibilities.

A tempo-synced LFO provides sine, triangle, square, saw, and ramp wave shapes to modulate your sound in time with your project. For creative unpredictability, randomization controls are available for transpose, harmonicity, timbre, and morph, letting you infuse evolving character into your patches. Flechtwerk also features a step sequencer for modulating the synth engine, complete with variable step length, clock subdivision, playback direction options, and dedicated randomization controls.

Additional features include a transpose control for shifting the pitch by ±1 octave and two flexible output modes: regular and aux, which can be used independently or mixed for stereo experimentation.

Flechtwerk merges the advanced synthesis capabilities of Plaits with a streamlined, performance-friendly interface—ready for bold, creative sound design across any genre.

To learn more about the different synthesizer engines, please consult the official Plaits manual.

To try some of the features, get the free basic version Flechtwerk.

Available in CLAP, VST3 and AU format for 64bit Mac/Win/Linux systems.
After much consideration, I’ve retired Max For Live development. You can grab the last M4L version here.

Changelog:

• Version 2.0.1:
  • Fixed a bug where key commands where not passed to the DAW when the plugin was in focus.
• Version 2.0.0:
  • Add CLAP/VST/AU versions
  • Extra row of icons to select the 8 new synth engines directly
  • Added upsampling to facilitate consistent sound at high sample rates
  • Add optional sustain phase to LPG envelope
  • Add randomization controls for transpose, harmonicity, timbre and morph parameters
  • Add playback direction, randomize and clock subdivision parameters to step sequencer

Known Issues:

• MacOS: Moving the plugin window between Retina and regular displays may cause scaling issues.
• FL Studio: corrupted audio unless fixed sized buffers are enabled.
• Windows: Some anti virus software may flag the CLAP and VST3 versions of this plugin as (false positive) malware.