Sound Design Engine

Discover what your instruments are truly capable of.

Explore endless possibilities hidden inside your setup. Map the knobs you want in motion, then click for a fresh variation across the whole chain.

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  • Both editions included
  • One-time purchase
  • Free updates through v1.x

The pass is the full version · no limitations · on your own tracks

Stride VST runs in any VST3 DAW (Win + Mac). StrideLink lives inside Ableton Live 11+.
Stride VST hosting Serum, Vital and a full effects rig, with every lane in motion
See it in action

▶ Watch a flat patch come alive: the full Stride walkthrough

Works with the instruments you already own

SerumVital OperatorWavetable PigmentsPhase Plant DivaMassive X Omnisphere Any VST3 or Ableton instruments

Stride VST hosts only VST3 instruments and effects, loaded inside it: no VST2, no AU, no built-in devices, and it never reaches plugins outside Stride. On Ableton, StrideLink is the one that modulates your racks and native devices in place.

You already have everything you need.

Your favorite synths.

Your trusted effects.

One variation is easy.

Twenty is the work.

Stride writes a fresh one across every mapped lane with every click. Lock what hits. Reroll the rest.
It doesn't replace any of it. It reveals more of what's already there.

Audio In · new in 1.2

Route your hardware, guitar, or vocals through your favorite FX chain.
Put it in motion.

Send the signal into Stride through your DAW, load the VST3 effects you already trust, and map the knobs you want moving. The chain keeps shifting while you play, with a fresh variation on every click.

audio in Amp Sim Filter Valhalla Delay out

An FX-only chain becomes a rig. You play the take, Stride moves every knob you mapped.

Your pedalboard, with motion

Amp sim into filter into delay, every mapped knob riding its own curve while you play. Reroll the motion until the take lands.

Vocal chains that perform

Draw a delay throw exactly where the phrase needs it, sweep a filter across the line, and reroll until the chain sings back. Lock what fits the performance.

Your hardware. Your favorite FX chain. In motion.

Route your favorite synth or drum machine into Stride, then build the VST3 effects chain you have always wanted around it. Every mapped knob moves while you play.

Audio In is part of Stride VST, new in 1.2. You route audio in with standard DAW routing, and the effects chain is VST3, hosted inside Stride. Not Logic (AU) or Pro Tools (AAX).

In both editions

One click. Every lane comes alive.

Map the knobs you want to move. One click writes a different evolving curve on every lane, up to 32 bars deep. Click again for a completely new take, as many times as it takes.

Chaos

One click. Every lane filled.

Stamps multi-layer wave noise onto every unlocked parameter. Smooth, organic, never the same twice.

Good for · dense evolving textures, ambient pads, slow-motion sound design.

Neuro

Gnarly. Random. Musical.

Random shape chunks - dotted ramps, hard chops, hyper-stutters, syncopated drops - across every unlocked lane.

Good for · neuro & DnB bass, dubstep wobbles, aggressive design that locks to the grid.

Reflector

Mirrored motion. Coherent set.

Pairs every two lanes - base plus a value-flipped mirror - so the sound folds in on itself. One click.

Good for · modulation in opposition: filter opens / resonance drops, drive up / volume down.

Sample & Hold

Polyrhythmic stepped motion.

Per-lane stepped-random staircase. Each lane rolls its own rate - straight and triplet, down to 1/32.

Good for · glitchy stepped textures, sequenced modulation, rhythmic motion without drawing a step.

Variations on demand

Every button is a variation.

Less tweaking. More discovering. Roll the generators, mutate, reshape: a whole new set of curves on every click, no two ever the same.

Every generator is a fresh take

Chaos, Neuro, Reflector, S&H - same sound, four totally different directions. Roll through them in seconds.

Apply, reshape, repeat

Hit a generator, hear it, roll again. Every pass writes fresh motion across the whole chain, no two the same.

Mutate & Prism for finer takes

Found a curve you love? Hit Mutate to reroll it, or Prism to spin siblings across every other lane, anchors locked. New in 1.2: Keyswitch Mode puts the toolbox on one octave. Chaos on C, Mutate on F#. The notes stay silent, the tools fire: play them live, or record the triggers into a clip and every pass rolls a fresh take.

Stride VST · every DAW

One plugin. Your whole rig.

Stride VST hosts your instruments and effects in series, inside itself. Map knobs from every device and modulate them together, in any DAW.

Serum Saturator Valhalla Delay out

Every knob on every device is fair game. Draw one curve on the filter, another on the delay feedback, another on the drive - all moving together, in time.

VST3

VST3 only. By design.

Stride VST modulates the VST3 instruments and effects you load inside it, and nothing else. It can't reach your DAW's native devices, VST2, AU, or plugins sitting next to it on the track. That's the plug-in format's rule, not ours. Need to modulate Ableton's own devices in place? That's StrideLink, below.

One price · both editions

Get everything for $79

Summer sale · ends Aug 31

Stride VST + StrideLink

  • Stride VST: modulate your instruments in any VST3 DAW (Cubase, Studio One, FL, Reaper, Bitwig, Ableton)
  • StrideLink: modulate Ableton racks + native devices, inject into the clip
  • Free v1.2 just landed: Keyswitch Mode, Audio In, note-triggered motion, half-screen layouts
  • The full canvas, all generators, on Windows & macOS
  • One-time purchase. No subscription. Free updates through v1.x
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Both editions · one purchase

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VST3 + Max for Live · not Logic (AU) or Pro Tools (AAX)

Separate licenses per edition, one price. Not Logic (AU) or Pro Tools (AAX). Third-party plugins shown are sold separately.

StrideLink · Ableton Live · how it works

In Ableton, it goes into the clip.

StrideLink talks straight to Ableton through Max for Live, so it reaches your racks and native devices, and writes the motion right into your clip. Click any button on the device to see exactly what it does.

Reaches native Ableton devices

Not just your instrument racks - StrideLink modulates Ableton's own devices anywhere in the set, in place. No hosting required.

Injects straight into the clip

The motion is written into your clip's automation, so it lives with the song. Duplicate a clip, inject a fresh curve set, repeat - six variations in a minute.

Made for Ableton, only Ableton

StrideLink is a Max for Live device. It needs Ableton Live 11+ (Suite, or Standard with the Max for Live add-on) and doesn't run anywhere else.

Get Stride · $79

StrideLink is included with Stride: $79 for both editions.

FAQ

The questions everyone asks

What do I get for $79?
Everything - both editions in one purchase. Stride VST for every DAW (host your synths + effects and modulate them), and StrideLink for Ableton (modulate your racks and native devices, inject motion into clips). One price, no add-ons.
Which DAWs does Stride VST work in?
Any VST3 host: Ableton Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Studio One, FL Studio, Reaper, Bitwig, Cakewalk and more. Not Logic (AU only) or Pro Tools (AAX only).
Can Stride VST modulate my other plugins or native devices?
It modulates any VST3 instrument or effect you load inside Stride VST. It can't reach devices sitting next to it on the track - that's a VST3 rule, not a Stride limit. If you're on Ableton and want to modulate native devices in place, that's StrideLink.
Can't I just draw automation by hand?
You can, and Stride never takes that away: every lane stays editable, point by point, right on the canvas. What changes is scale. By hand, motion across a whole rack means one lane at a time. Stride writes all of them in one click, then hands you a fresh take on the next one. You shape, lock, or redraw whatever you want. Final say is always yours.
How is this different from an LFO tool?
LFO tools are built around a shape that repeats. Stride writes long-form evolving motion, up to 32 bars of it, across every lane of the chain you host inside it, and rolls a brand-new variation every time you click. Not a cycle you set: a performance you discover.
Can I play it live?
Yes. Keyswitch Mode fires the Motion tools from one octave of your keyboard: the notes stay silent, the tools fire. Note-triggered motion runs the canvas from the notes you play, no transport needed. Keys fire the tools, notes drive the motion, and both record into a clip.
Is there a free trial?
Yes: a 24-hour Discovery Pass. Download Stride and the complete product unlocks for 24 hours. Every tool, every generator, no limitations, on your own tracks, so you can decide if it's the right fit. When the pass ends your projects stay intact; one purchase then unlocks both editions for $79, for good.
Mac and Windows?
Both editions run on Windows 10/11 and macOS 11+ (Intel and Apple Silicon).
Can I get a refund?
Try it free first, it's the best way to know Stride fits your setup: the complete product, unlocked for 24 hours with no limitations. Once you activate your license, all sales are final. Haven't activated yet? Email us within 14 days for a full refund. And if Stride won't run and we can't fix it together, we'll refund you. Full policy.

Somewhere in your setup
is a sound you haven't met.

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