binaural modulator

Binaural Modulator is a room-model movement effect built around a fixed listening point in the middle of a room and one or two moving sound-source nodes around it. At heart it is a simple auto-pan idea, but depending on mode and setup it can drift into tremolo, rough rotating-speaker movement, chorus-like motion, and stranger spatial misuse.

Doppler and psychoacoustic filtering add extra motion, and in Stereo or M/S mode the linked source nodes can mirror, offset, or entangle their movement in ways that get conservative or bonkers fairly quickly. It works as a practical movement tool, but it also rewards a bit of creative misuse. Pull the mix back and orbit the sources close to the listener and it opens up tremolo, chorus-like movement, and more animated spatial behavior.

Highlights:

• room-model stereo movement.
• fixed listener with movable source nodes.
• Mono, Stereo, and M/S modes.
• useful as auto-pan, tremolo, rotating-speaker style movement, or rough chorus.
• free product.

Good fit for:

• auto-pan and stereo animation on pads, guitars, keys, and ambience.
• rotating-speaker style movement with a bit of Doppler added.
• modulation effects that start simple and turn weird if invited.

Full walkthrough:
{See video at top of page}