A galaxy of sound.
A new instrument from the void.
Hyphasia is an infinitely polyphonic, microtonal synthesizer built around phase sculpture synthesis.
More broadly, it's a deeply configurable audiovisual instrument with a unique sound design space and dazzling live visuals.
In short: the particles are the instrument.
PSS builds sounds from scratch, exciting the spectrum to create phase-coherent, loop-stable waveforms. Resynthesizing the waveform many times a second enables rich modulation and performance-ready response.
A good metaphor is to imagine a phonograph. The record spins, but the tone arm stays in the same spot, playing back whatever's under it. Phase sculpture synthesis works by constantly swapping out the record with a new one, created from the performer's input.
Hyphasia is in active development, ready for a dedicated corps of Pathfinders to navigate its changing currents and shape its course.
Hyphasia is a GPU-native synth. It needs a reasonably modern graphics card with Vulkan 1.3 support and at least 2 GiB of VRAM. Additional instances may require additional VRAM. Older or integrated GPUs may not have a great time.
Field notes and clips are on BlueSky.
Hyphasia will be available in the Apple App Store and DRM-free on itch.io.