2nd Wave

2nd wave is an experimental sound-shaping instrument designed to embrace unpredictability and generative behavior rather than repeatable results.

Users can drag and drop any sample directly into the device and immediately begin exploring it as a two-dimensional waveform, manipulating X and Y phase, table rows, and the start and end points of the sample to carve out constantly shifting timbral states.

Small movements can produce dramatic spectral changes, while slower modulation reveals evolving textures hidden deep inside the source material.

The integrated delay section extends this chaos further, offering multiple damping stages (Damp 1, 2, and 3) along with tunable delay that can be pushed into resonant, unstable, or almost tonal territory. Rather than behaving like a traditional effect or synth, the device acts as a semi-autonomous system where the interaction between the 2D wave scanning and the delay feedback network creates emergent rhythms, harmonics, and textures that are never quite the same twice. It excels at generative sound design, abstract ambiences, glitchy fragments, unstable drones, and inspirational accidents, rewarding exploration, patience, and the willingness to let go of control.

This device is not about precision or predictability, but about discovery through instability. It encourages listening over controlling, inviting the user to navigate a fragile space between intention and accident.

Best approached as an experimental instrument rather than a tool, it rewards curiosity, risk, and surrender to emergent sound.