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Wavefolding · West Coast

The West Coast answer to subtractive synthesis: instead of a rich wave carved down by a filter, start with a plain sine and add harmonics by folding it. Push the level past the rails and, rather than clipping flat, the signal reflects back on itself — each fold injects a new burst of overtones. A low-pass gate (the Buchla touch) then couples brightness to loudness: louder notes open the filter, so timbre and dynamics move together. Ride fold to hear the harmonics pile up.

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fold curve
spectrum

Folder

3.0
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Low-pass gate

0.70
4500

The gate tracks the amp envelope: brightness rises and falls with the note.

Amp envelope

0.006
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0.5

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