MODE UNKNOWN
Frequency

Explore the machinery of sound

INSTRUMENT ONLINE
INSTRUMENT 01 / DARK ELECTRONIC WORKBENCH

Make the
dark move.

Choose a sound world. Shape it, play it, build a sequence. Record what happens and take it with you.

Start with a single change.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

Width / instability

Second oscillator level

FILTER

Brightness — the best first control to move.

ENVELOPE

MOTION / SPACE

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
READY / CHOOSE A SOUND OR PRESS PLAY
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 Frequency 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
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