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PsyFold 8

Analog spirit.
Drawn into motion.

A psychedelic synthesizer with eight drawable modulation sources. Shape the tone. Draw how it moves.

EXPLORE THE INSTRUMENT ↓BUILD STATUS

PsyFold 8 software synthesizer, shown as a three-dimensional design render with a silver panel and black controls — BLENDER DESIGN RENDER / SOFTWARE, NOT PHYSICAL HARDWARE

02: OSCILLATORS
08: DRAWABLE MODULATORS
08: POLYPHONIC VOICES
04: EFFECTS, TOGETHER

DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM / 06

NATIVE SOUND.
SCULPTED CONTROLS.

PsyFold 8 combines a C++ audio engine with JUCE for Windows VST3 and standalone builds. Its separate browser prototype uses React, TypeScript and an AudioWorklet, with Three.js for the 3D design viewer.

BlenderPanel modeling + rendered artwork PythonScene + artwork export automation C++Native audio processing JUCENative editor + plugin framework VST3DAW plugin format CMakeNative build system TypeScriptBrowser application logic ReactBrowser prototype interface Web Audio APIBrowser audio processing Three.js3D design viewer ViteBrowser development + build Node.jsParameter generation + tests JSONBrowser patches + panel coordinates CodexAI development agent GitHubSource + version history CursorAgentic code editing Visual StudioNative IDE + debugger VS CodeCode editor + tooling

THE INSTRUMENT / 06

PsyFold 8 is a virtual-analog software synthesizer for psychedelic leads, basses and evolving patches. Two oscillators combine wave shaping and PM/FM with a driven filter, eight drawable modulation sources, two LFOs and four effects. Windows VST3 and standalone development builds sit alongside a browser prototype.

KEY FEATURES

01Two oscillators with wave shaping, PM/FM, sub and noise

02Eight drawable modulators and two LFOs, each with three routing slots

03Eight-voice polyphony, mono, legato and glide

04Overdrive, distortion, stereo delay and algorithmic reverb

01 / MODULATION

Don’t just play it.
Draw its behavior.

Eight independent sources turn drawn curves and step patterns into movement. Switching editors never stops the other sources: they keep shaping the patch together.

DRAW / ROUTE / REFINE

SHAPE
THE
MOTION.

DRAW

A gesture, not a menu.

Paint Gate, Pluck, Ramp, Duck, Sine or Steps shapes. Edit the curve, erase a section, or undo the last drawing gesture.

ROUTE

Three sends per source.

Choose a destination, set positive or negative depth, then bypass or clear that route without rebuilding the others.

TIME

Movement with a clock.

Shape phase, depth, smoothing and swing. The native VST3 can follow host tempo and position; standalone uses its internal tempo.

02 / THE SOUND ENGINE

From a clean wave
to a restless lead.

Design render of the PsyFold 8 oscillator waveform, tuning and warp controls — DUAL OSCILLATORS / DESIGN RENDER

START WITH THE HARMONICS

Fold. Bend.
Cross-modulate.

Choose saw, pulse, sine or triangle waves. Explore sync, fold, bend, mirror and formant shaping, then bring in PM/FM cross-modulation. Sub and noise have their own mixer levels.

Design render of the PsyFold 8 filter and separate amp and filter ADSR faders — FILTER + DUAL ADSR / DESIGN RENDER

GIVE EVERY NOTE ITS CONTOUR

A sharp attack.
A longer release.

A driven multimode filter sets the tone. Separate AMP and FILTER ADSR envelopes control level and cutoff. Play up to eight voices, or switch to mono, legato and glide for connected lead lines.

03 / EFFECTS

Add the edge.
Leave a tail.

Overdrive, distortion, delay and reverb can run together. Gating happens before the effects, so echoes and reverb can continue between pulses.

Overdrive

Add weight with drive, tone and low-cut controls. Balance the result with independent mix and level.

TUBE / TAPE / DIODE

Distortion

Push the waveform further. Change the clipping character, introduce bias, and blend it back into the patch.

SOFT / HARD / FOLD / RECTIFY

Delay

Set the repeat time and feedback, filter the echoes, then send them across the stereo field.

STEREO / PING-PONG

Reverb

Set decay, pre-delay and damping. Keep the space dark or open it up around the dry sound.

ROOM / HALL / PLATE

04 / PLAY & RECALL

Make a patch.
Keep its movement.

EIGHT VOICES / ONE INSTRUMENT

PLAY.
REFINE.
RECALL.

Full PsyFold 8 panel design with oscillators, mixer, filter, envelopes, modulation and effects — TONE / ENVELOPES / ROUTING / EFFECTS
Save the sound with its curves and routing intact. Native patches use .psyfold files and DAW state recall; the browser prototype exports .psyfold.json presets.
DESIGN RENDER

On your keyboard.

Play notes from a MIDI keyboard or the computer keyboard. Hold Audition to test a sound; use Panic to clear held notes and effect tails. Standalone exposes audio and MIDI settings; the VST3 uses its host’s devices.

Inside the session.

Native patch files and DAW state include the modulation curves and routes. The browser prototype saves locally and imports or exports its own JSON preset format.

PROJECT STATUSWINDOWS x64 / DEVELOPMENT BUILD 0.1.0

STILL IN
THE STUDIO.

PsyFold 8 has Windows VST3 and standalone development builds, plus a browser prototype. No public download is offered here yet.

The renders show the current design model. The standalone has the newer panel artwork; the existing VST3 build still uses earlier artwork.

What is still in development?

Real-DAW and physical audio/MIDI hardware testing are still pending. MPE, pitch bend, MIDI learn, oversampling and sample-accurate host parameter automation are not implemented. Extreme warp, FM and distortion settings can introduce aliasing. The native and browser engines share an architecture, but are not certified to sound sample-identical.

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