Sentinel AV and Bladerunner release Folda - 4-Group Morphing Distortion Plugin

Sentinel AV has released Folda, a 4-Group morphing distortion plugin for Windows and macOS. Folda was co-developed with UK drum and bass producer Bladerunner, who originated the morphing distortion concept. A free YouTube tutorial series featuring Bladerunner is in production.

Folda blends four independent distortion groups across a real-time 2D GRID, letting producers shape between four distinct distortion states from a single draggable morph node.

Each group runs one of 34 algorithms across six families: wavefold, clip, saturate, overdrive, fuzz, and digital. Per-group filters (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, comb, phaser, formant and others) let each group occupy its own spectral space, so the morph gesture reshapes timbre and tone together.

16 modulators with up to 32 targets each drive the GRID and any other parameter in the plugin. The morph position is itself a modulation target, enabling automated or performance-driven grid walks. The signal chain includes auto-gain matching, stereo M/S processing, a post-distortion 3-band EQ, and up to 16x oversampling.

Three factory presets (HellStorm, Aggressive, BlackHole) ship as fully editable starting points. Folda installs as a single build that runs in demo mode until a license key is entered.

Pricing and Availability

Folda is available now for the introductory price of $67 for the first 7 days (ends 2 May 2026). USD 99 after.

Formats: VST3 on Windows, VST3 and AU on macOS. Universal Binary (Intel + Apple Silicon).

A working in-browser demo at sentinelav.com, a WASM build of Folda's primary interface, lets visitors try the GRID morphing system directly in their browser, with real-time audio across guitar, drums, and bass sources. No download required.