Isotonik Studios has introduced a new asymmetric binaural waveshaper Max for Live device for Ableton Live. Deviation bends positive and negative half-cycles independently to generate even harmonics, genuine stereo width, and continuous stereo motion, all from the shape of the signal itself.
But Deviation isn’t just about harmonic content — it’s about space. Applied independently per channel, the same asymmetric deformation becomes a source of genuine stereo width and motion. No artificial widening, no mid-side tricks. The stereo image emerges directly from the difference in waveform shape between left and right, making it one of the most organic-sounding approaches to stereo enhancement available in a Max for Live device.
Combined with a phase-quadrature LFO that continuously modulates the deformation on each channel, Deviation keeps your sound alive and moving in a way that static processors simply can’t replicate.
Deviation features
- Asymmetric waveshaping: Bounded homographic transfer function stretches waveforms around a movable pivot point.
- Binaural stereo width: Per-channel deformation generates real stereo spread without wideners or tricks.
- Quadrature LFO: Internal sine LFO modulates deformation in phase quadrature for continuous stereo motion.
- Dynamic Offset: DC compensation linked to the signal envelope for clean, responsive processing.
- Sidechained noise injection: Ring-mod noise fills waveform dips without touching the peaks.
- ADAA soft clipper: Anti-Derivative Anti-Aliasing with adjustable knee — from gentle warmth to hard clip.
- Magnitude-complementary crossover: Only the low band is processed; both bands recombine to a flat response.
- Auto-Gain RMS matching: Honest A/B comparison at equal loudness, every time.
Available for Ableton Live 11 or higher (Suite or Standard with Max for Live), Deviation is priced €20 EUR at the Isotonik Studios store and from Rawton Forge’s Gumroad page.
