Layered polysynth

Parallax

An expressive eight-voice polysynth inspired by the rich, deep sound of its ancestors. Shape sounds from ethereal to brutal with six dials.

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Parallax on screen: amber and sage lines across a dark green scene, six dials above a touch keyboard with a chord held.

What it does

Eight voices, two layers each

Two layers in every voice

Every note sounds a clear layer and a soft one together, so one can pluck while the other swells. Each of the eight voices keeps a character of its own.

Parallax with the layers tab open on the left, glowing amber and sage lines across a dark green scene, the tweak and keys buttons, six dials and a touch keyboard along the bottom.

Six dials above the keys

Gravity, drift, flare, phase, halo and eclipse each move several settings at once: a sub, the filters, drive and the space. Turn them while you play.

Three rings

Drag a ring towards an edge and the sound changes with the direction. Drag it back to the middle to undo it.

The scene with the controls closed: eight glowing lines and three faint rings.

Features

More of what it has

Effects: saturation, wavefolding, ring modulation, ensemble, echo, reverb and tape.
Wander: each voice drifts on its own path.
Cycle: a rise and fall that loops in every voice.
Presets: six banks.
MIDI in Chrome and Edge, with velocity.
Touch keyboard: two octaves, and slide up a key for more.
Undo and redo for sliders, rings and presets.
Hide the controls and play the scene.

Works on

Where it runs

BrowsernowChrome, Edge or Safari. MIDI works in Chrome and Edge only.
iPadplannedAn iPad version is planned.
Get the TestFlight when it opens: your email address
Emails about the iPad beta only. Privacy
DesktopplannedVST3 and AU.

Go deeper

Learn the controls

Parallax runs in your browser

Nothing to install. The sound starts after your first tap.