Polarity | Tension by Soniccouture + K/V
Dual-granular performance instrument
Together with Soniccouture Ramon Kerstens and I (K/V) created this massive dual-granular instrument.
It is designed to create immersive sonic worlds from raw, physical sound. Built entirely from custom recordings of industrial machinery, extended string techniques and abstract vocalizations, Polarity | Tension offers a palette that feels intentional, unstable, and alive with detail.
Expressive control
Each Polarity | Tension preset can be pushed in totally different sonic directions, creating complex interactions between textures.
The four macro controls; Grain, Character, Movement, and Space provide hands-on, expressive control over the instrument’s sound. They come pre-mapped to NKS for each snapshot but can also be reassigned to control any parameter the user chooses.
Not so much a collection of presets, more a set of sonic vignettes.
Reviews
“This is probably the best implementation of real-time creative sound design I’ve ever laid my hands on.”
“This is clearly an instrument which requires a degree of familiarity, particularly if you want to delve deep, but at a musical level it is instantly gratifying, with substantial preset content. Soniccouture are rightly proud of this release, setting an impressive benchmark for future collaborations, which are due in the coming months.”
5/5 Stars