INSTRUMENT 01 / DARK ELECTRONIC WORKBENCH

Make the
dark move.

This is not a little demo widget anymore. It is a playable MODE UNKNOWN instrument: choose a sound world, shape it, play the full keyboard, write a sequence, record the result and export what you make.

FIRST TIME? DO THIS.Press PLAY SEQUENCE. Then move only FILTER. Hear the sound get darker or brighter. After that, the instrument will tell you what to try next.

START HEREFive minutes to your first sound.

02 / SYNTHESIS RACK

Shape the machine

Every control is live.
Nothing here is decorative.

OSCILLATORS

Osc 1

Osc 2

Detune 3¢

Width / instability

Osc 2 mix 34%

Second oscillator level

FILTER

Cutoff 430 Hz

Brightness — the best first control to move.

Resonance 38%

Env Amt 45%

ENVELOPE

Attack 2 ms

Decay 180 ms

Sustain 52%

Release 220 ms

MOTION / SPACE

Drive 34%

Space 30%

LFO Rate 0.40

LFO Depth 8%

03 / PERFORMANCE KEYBOARD

Two full octaves. Play it like an instrument.

Mouse / touch: play the keys.
Computer keyboard: A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.

READY / C3–C5

VELOCITY

READY / CHOOSE A SOUND OR PRESS PLAY

TEMPO BPM

04 / 16-STEP SEQUENCER

Change the pattern. Make it yours.

Click a step to mute/unmute it.
Double-click a step to change its pitch.

A lit red step plays. A dark step is silent.

05 / WHAT YOU JUST LEARNED

Sound design without the jargon wall.

FILTERBrightness

Lower cutoff removes high frequencies. Raise it and the sound opens up.

ENVELOPEShape over time

Attack controls arrival. Release controls how long the sound hangs after a note.

DRIVE + SPACEWeight and atmosphere

Drive adds grit. Space sends part of the sound into a tempo-like echo field.

06 / TAKE IT WITH YOU

Record. Save. Export.

Your exported MIDI contains our original sequence data, not a Depeche Mode song transcription. Saved patch files use the MODE UNKNOWN JSON format.

MODE UNKNOWN Synth Lab Pro is independent, unofficial software. The sound engines and demonstration patterns are original MODE UNKNOWN material inspired by broad electronic-production techniques and eras. No Depeche Mode recordings, stems or copied song sequences are contained in the instrument.£29.99 / LAUNCH PLAN