Built for Stride
TENDRIL

Three engines. One evolving sound design playground.

Shape the harmonics, push the effects, and let three independent patterns play off each other. Explore with Stride to discover fresh sounds, mudpies and sequences from the same patch.

Exclusive launch · Stride owners only

VST3 · AU · Standalone · Windows and macOS

The playable rack from the Tendril manual: the HARMONICS chamber, its MOTION lanes, PITCH, AMP, the waveform and the keys
The face from the Tendril manual: one OSC tab with every plate numbered
The ten HARMONICS knobs from the Tendril manual, each card drawing what its knob does to the partials
OSC FX from the Tendril manual: SIEVE and FOLD on the HARMONICS plate, and a sketch of every SPECTRUM and SHAPE mode
The mixer from the Tendril manual, every control numbered
The sequencer from the Tendril manual: a row of steps for each engine, every control numbered
Tendril × Stride. Thirty seconds of what it does. Press play for the sound. Open the full manual →

Showcase

Sounds straight out of Tendril, played inside Stride. Turn your sound on.

Shape the sound. Keep it moving.

Ten knobs reshape the harmonics at the source, and every one can move. Each of the three engines has its own sound, effects and sequencer row, so tone and rhythm keep evolving together.

64

Partials per note

Lean the spectrum, thin it, stretch it from wood toward metal, carve a region out.

8

Motion lanes per engine

Give any knob a lane and the sound keeps moving while it plays, in sync with the song or free in Hz.

3

Patterns at once

One row of steps per engine, each with its own length, rate and swing, so the three drift against each other.

OSC FX, filters, drive

Bend it before it ever hits a filter.

SPECTRUM and SHAPE OSC FX fold and sieve the waveform at the source. Then BODY, DRIVE and FILTER, and GLITCH and SHARDS to break it into repeats and echo bursts.

Tendril's OSC FX plate folding the waveform
The sequencer

A sequencer that plays all three.

Each engine gets its own row: velocity, chance, ratchets and notes per step, eight patterns deep. Three lengths running against each other turn one bar into a phrase. Take the sequence into your DAW as a MIDI clip when it lands.

Tendril's sequencer: a row of steps for each of the three engines
The mixer

Three engines. One playable instrument.

A fader, pan, mute and solo for each engine, a key zone so every note finds its engine, and a ceiling on the master. The mixer has motion lanes of its own.

Tendril's mixer: a strip for each engine and the master

Built to be explored with Stride.

One patch. More directions to explore. Tendril brings the sound engines, effects and patterns. Stride lets you try fresh motion across the parameters you map, lock what works and regenerate the rest. Record the results and cut your favorite moments into sounds for your tracks.

22 StrideChains. Ready to explore. Start with complete setups: Tendril sounds, sequences and Stride mappings already connected. Load one, press play and start exploring.

  1. Start a pattern in Tendril.

    Load a kit or build your own: three engines, three rows, one sequence.

  2. Click in Stride.

    Stride writes fresh motion for the knobs you mapped, so the same pattern can become a new sound.

  3. Keep what works.

    Hold on to the takes that land and keep exploring from there.

What you get

  • Tendril for Windows (VST3 and Standalone) and macOS (VST3, AU and Standalone)
  • 22 StrideChains for Tendril: sound design systems ready to load in Stride and explore
  • 14 factory sounds and 4 factory kits, with patterns ready in the sequencer
  • Your own license key, for two computers
  • One-time purchase, no subscription