Scapeshift: software groovebox from Tim Exile [Video]

Tim Exile has announced the launch of a new generative groovebox that marks his return to solo instrument building following a battle with cancer that involved major life-changing surgery. Named Scapeshift, the Reaktor-based instrument is capable of generating rhythms and melodies and comes loaded with a selection of built-in sound engines, but unlike many such projects, doesn’t employ any AI-based technology.

Everything Scapeshift generates is controlled by a set of continuously variable parameters, allowing it to offer sequencing capabilities that surpass the functionality offered by a traditional DAW. It can morph continually between two completely different patterns, cross-breed multiple patterns or create themes to generate infinite variations on a style, all while providing users with in-depth control over all elements of the generated patterns. 

Although it can be hosted as a software instrument in a DAW, it can also function as a completely standalone software instrument as part of a DAW-less setup. …