Constructor

The Constructor Module features our patented sound generating method dubbed "Constructive Synthesis".

When designing a sound, we are mainly interested in the way its timbre evolves over time, since the pitch is usually determined by the note that was hit on the keyboard. Generally speaking, a sound that contains a perceivable pitch also contains a time-period over which a "slowly" changing waveform is repeated. A waveform in the time-domain is a shape that represents the movement of the membrane of our speakers.

The Constructor Module allows us to "construct" those morphing waveforms through Flexcurves. The morphing of the waveforms can be complex and multi-dimensional since each Flexpoint has multiple parameters that can be modulated independently through external control signals. Those external control signals can be non-deterministic, which means that don't need to be known in advance and can potentially be completely random.

This non-deterministic property of the constructive synthesis creates - among others - the intermodulation possibilites between the Constructor and the Reactor Module. The frequencies that are contained in the generated signal of the Constructor Module can trigger a frequency specific response in the Reactor Module. This response can then be used again, to alter the frequencies that are generated by the Constructor Module by connecting it back to the Flexpoints. This will create another response again in the Reactor Module and so on.

The generated waveform can be further transformed on a global level by using the modifier sub-modules. Next to altering the composition of the harmonic frequencies contained in the periodic waveform, it is also possible to shift those frequencies to become disharmonic. This means that there may not be a a strict relation between a fundamental pitch anymore which opens up a new flavour of timbres that may reach into typical bell-like fm sounds and beyond.

Constructive synthesis allows to alter timbres from very subtle fluctuations to drastic changes by utilizing multi-dimensional and non-deterministic control signals. This opens up a vast universe of sound possibilities ranging from harsh and digital sounds to organic and lush timbres and anything in between - and far beyond.