AlchemDie - Alchemical Synth

AlchemDie is an alchemical synthesizer — spill the tonic into time, let it decay through the filter.

Inspired by the patch-and-pray spirit of experimental sound boxes, AlchemDie turns a single tonic oscillator into evolving drones, brittle lo-fi echoes and unpredictable textures. It is built to be played by touch and by chance: nudge a knob, trigger a gesture, and let the patch surprise you.

— SOUND ENGINE —

• TONIC oscillator with coarse, fine, interference and modulation depth

• TIME delay with lo-fi BBD/PT2399 character and companding

• DECAY, ABSORB and BLEND to sculpt the feedback path

• FILTER with vactrol-style slew for organic, rubbery sweeps

• ACTIVATION and AGITATION (LFO) for self-playing, generative movement

• Stereo widening and output level

— GESTURE PADS —

Six one-touch gestures to instantly reshape the sound:

CRUMBLE · SURGE · FREEZE · VOID · FLUTTER · BURN

Tap to throw the patch into a new state — perfect for live performance and happy accidents.

— MADE FOR iOS —

• Standalone app and AUv3 plug-in

• Runs inside GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Drambo and any AUv3 host

• Pinch-to-zoom interface, optimised for iPad and iPhone in landscape

• 25 factory presets to get started, plus your own savable patches

• MIDI input: play the tonic pitch from your host or controller

Whether you are scoring, sound-designing, or just chasing strange and beautiful noise, AlchemDie rewards curiosity. Less a synth to program, more an instrument to explore.