What’s New Now
As of June 25, 2026, Unusable Engineering adds four new plugins to the lineup for macOS and Windows and brings the full line to 14 plugins.
The main release is Partials & Discrepancies, a new 8-voice additive polysynth built around a faster and more visual way of working with partials. Instead of presenting additive synthesis as a long technical list, it is built around a control model that makes it easier to shape, offset, warp, and animate groups of partials quickly.
Alongside it, the launch also adds Binaural Modulator, Geometry Delay, and Geometry Reverb, expanding the line further into spatial and movement-based effects.
Launch highlights
Partials & Discrepancies
Synthesizer
An 8-voice additive polysynth with up to 128 sine partials per voice.
The core idea was not just to make another additive synth, but to make one that feels faster to work with. Instead of presenting partials as a long technical list, the synth is built around a visual control model where groups of partials can be shaped, offset, warped, and pushed into disagreement in more immediate ways.
That makes it possible to move quickly between harmonic, dissonant, animated, and unstable sounds without losing the overview. The point is not to make additive synthesis feel simplified, but to make it feel playable.
Product page:
https://www.unusable.net/synthesizers/partials-and-discrepancies/
Walkthrough:
https://youtu.be/qRixRjx-pQU
Sound example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7tKCp3qiuo
Binaural Modulator
Effect
A spatial modulation effect built around a room model with a fixed listener and moving sound-source nodes.
At its simplest it can work as an auto-pan, but the room model, node movement, Doppler, and stereo linking make it capable of tremolo, rotating-speaker style movement, rough chorus behavior, and more animated spatial misuse.
Product page:
https://www.unusable.net/effects/binaural-modulator/
Walkthrough:
https://youtu.be/gcSHuv84tYw
Geometry Delay
Effect
A multi-tap delay built around a simple room abstraction.
Walls, floor, and ceiling act as taps, and moving the play-and-listen node shifts several delay times at once. Because the node can also orbit in 3D, Geometry Delay can smear, wobble, and bend in pitch through Doppler-like motion while staying quick to set up.
Product page:
https://www.unusable.net/effects/geometry-delay/
Walkthrough:
https://youtu.be/XttQBS7u-qI
Geometry Reverb
Effect
A hall reverb using the same room-based abstraction model and 3D orbital modulation approach as Geometry Delay.
Geometry Reverb came out of a failed reverb experiment, later paired with the geometry control model. It is free for paying customers, new or old, and available from the account page together with its license and other downloads.
Product page:
https://www.unusable.net/effects/geometry-reverb/
Walkthrough:
https://youtu.be/FFA8FlT4bmI
What Makes The Line Distinct
- Unusual internal engines: many plugins are built around simulation-based or non-standard systems where behavior is the key feature.
- Direct interfaces: no extra pages or hidden layers. What you see is what you get.
- Limited by choice: these are focused tools, not stretched to cover every possible use case.
- Built for exploration: immediate controls and visual feedback leave room for happy accidents.
Pricing
- Geometry Delay and most effect plugins — 29 EUR
- Binaural Modulator — free
- Geometry Reverb — free for paying customers via the account page
- 59 EUR for Curves & Membranes
- 79 EUR for Partials & Discrepancies
- 59 EUR for Emulated Effects Pack
- 79 EUR for Scientist Suite
- 159 EUR for Full Suite v2
All prices include 25% VAT.
Bundles and pricing
Bundles
- Emulated Effects Pack — 59 EUR
- Scientist Suite — 79 EUR
- Full Suite v2 — 159 EUR
Unusable Engineering keeps pricing fair and stable.
Company background
I started building these plugins because I wanted music software to feel rewarding again.
A lot of software is impressive in ways I can respect, but not always enjoyable to use. Once things turn into pages, hidden functions, and long option trees, I often end up stepping through presets instead of interacting with the tool.
What I missed was the feeling of focused hardware in the studio: a clear purpose, a clear surface, visual feedback, and a sense that something interesting can happen when you push it.
That is where Unusable Engineering comes from. These are focused tools with unusual internal behavior, direct controls, and limitations chosen on purpose. The point is not to cover every possible task. It is to make tools that are quick to grasp, inspiring to use, and capable of leading somewhere interesting.
Unusable Engineering is a Danish developer of software instruments and effects. The plugins are built around unusual internal engines, direct interfaces, and focused design choices intended to keep the creative process playful, clear, and rewarding.
Press facts
- Company: Unusable Engineering ApS
- Founder: Rasmus Nyåker
- Press contact: [email protected]
- Support: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.unusable.net/
- Platforms: Windows 10/11, macOS 12+
- Formats: VST3, AU
- Current lineup size: 14 plugins
- Review licenses: available on request
- Location: Denmark
Current lineup
Launch additions
- Partials & Discrepancies: 8-voice additive polysynth built around a faster and more visual way of shaping partials.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/synthesizers/partials-and-discrepancies/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/qRixRjx-pQU
Sound example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7tKCp3qiuo - Binaural Modulator: Spatial modulation effect built around a room model with a fixed listener and moving sound-source nodes.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/binaural-modulator/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/gcSHuv84tYw - Geometry Delay: Multi-tap delay built around a room abstraction where walls, floor, and ceiling act as delay taps.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/geometry-delay/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/XttQBS7u-qI - Geometry Reverb: Hall reverb using the same room-based abstraction model and 3D orbital modulation approach as Geometry Delay.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/geometry-reverb/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/FFA8FlT4bmI
Synthesizers
- Partials & Discrepancies: Additive polysynth with slot-based motion and voice-level discrepancy.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/synthesizers/partials-and-discrepancies/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/qRixRjx-pQU
Sound example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7tKCp3qiuo - Curves & Membranes: Single-oscillator mono synth using Bézier waveshapes and membrane filters.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/synthesizers/curves-and-membranes/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgsCDjBzLlk
Effects
- Binaural Modulator: Spatial modulation effect for auto-pan, movement, and stranger stereo behavior.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/binaural-modulator/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/gcSHuv84tYw - Geometry Delay: Spatial multi-tap delay with room-shaped timing and Doppler-style motion.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/geometry-delay/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/XttQBS7u-qI - Geometry Reverb: Hall reverb with room-based abstraction and 3D orbital modulation.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/geometry-reverb/
Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/FFA8FlT4bmI - Synaptic Resonance: Audio-driven neural simulation filterbank and vocoder.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/synaptic-resonance/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3iVAKzbGLI
Sound example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix7s8ming7o - Grain Discharge: Granular processor driven by fluid-like cavitation behavior.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/grain-discharge/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJDcE7kFzg0 - Spectral Pressure Chamber: Thermodynamic simulation driving multiband compression and saturation.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/spectral-pressure-chamber/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX9XrffwO_o - Cavitation Fractures: Distortion effect driven by fluid dynamic simulation.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/cavitation-fractures/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaddU29F_Mk - Entropy Encoder: Realtime emulation of a bad MP3 codec with a synced random option.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/entropy-encoder/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB66cV84d14 - Ensemble Diffuser: Circuit emulation of a 3-voice vibrato, chorus, and 8-stage phaser based on two rare classics.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/ensemble-diffuser/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHI53wAHoeg - Frequency Guillotine: Modular-style filterbank reimagined for movement and performance inside the DAW.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/frequency-guillotine/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48GIa24OH8o - Harmonic Dissector: Dual parallel resonant filter with four slewed slots, clocked stepping, and per-section motion.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/harmonic-dissector/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l3tE2yEfqE - Tension Reactor: Physically modelled spring reverb with circuit emulation based on a strange 70s classic.
Product page: https://www.unusable.net/effects/tension-reactor/
Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mheUr3PRNw
Press assets note
This press page includes downloadable and reusable assets for editorial coverage, including logo files, transparent logo variants, product screenshots, lineup images, and demo and video links.
For review access, additional materials, or product-specific questions, contact:
Rasmus Nyåker
[email protected]
