R_Ware Critical Fold

Creative 4 Stage Wavefolder!

Four stages of awe-inspiring wavefolding wizardry and face-melting sonic sculpting. From timbre and tone shaping to full-on auditory destruction and beyond. Each stage offers individual control over folding strength, offset, and a shallow lowpass filter for ultimate waveform transformation. Prepare for serious sonics, we are approaching Critical Fold!

As you engage the first stage of Critical Fold, prepare to be enchanted by the subtle yet captivating wave transformations. Like a painter's first strokes on a canvas, this initial phase adds delicate harmonics and gentle textures, setting the stage for the sonic sensations to come.

Moving on to stage two, the true adventure begins. Critical Fold skillfully amplifies the intricacies within your audio signals, unraveling hidden layers of sound complexity. Discover a symphony of harmonics, adding depth and character.

Stage three has your audio waves yet again undergo a mesmerizing fold, bending and shaping them into entirely new sonic landscapes. Embrace the unexpected as your sound takes on a unique and expressive form.

As you reach the final stage, the crescendo of expression awaits. Critical Fold surges with power, granting you the ability to push the sonic boundaries further than ever before.

Manual

• DRIVE, OFFSET, and FILTER are present 4 times for each folding stage. Every folding stage feeds into the next.
• PHASE, BLEND, DRIVE, and WET are placed after the folding stages and are applied to the already folded signal.
• FDBK feeds the affected signal taken before the WET setting is applied and injects it into the first folding stage after its gain and offset are applied.
• Each control has a dedicated CV input with attenuverter to apply modulation.
• CONTROLS:
  • DRIVE applies gain to the signal before it hits the respective folding stage. More gain will increase the foldover, less gain will decrease the distortion but also lower the signal level.
  • OFFSET applies a DC offset after the signal has been driven. Use this to add even harmonics with asymmetrical wavefolding. Apply a modulation LFO for PWM-esque effects.
  • FILTER applies a shallow lowpass filter before the signal hits the actual folding stage. Use this to tame rich signals and de-harsh the distortion.
  • PHASE shifts the phase of the signal after the folding stage. This will vary the effect of BLEND, FDBK and the output clipper.
  • BLEND mixes between regular wavefolding distortion and a special sidechain distortion. The latter is more subtle and less harsh oftentimes.
  • DRIVE applies gain to the distorted signal for gain staging and driving the signal into the output soft-clipper.
  • FDBK routes part of the processed signal back into the input. Can be used for unique tones and timbres.
  • WET mixes the processed and unprocessed signal.