PWM Malevolent

A Semi-Modular PWM at the Crossroads of Vintage and Modern Workflow

The PWM MALEVOLENT was designed as both a stage and studio instrument: a true analog signal path for sound material, combined with a very contemporary approach to connectivity. Born from a collaboration with Future Sound Systems and driven by Paul Whittington's experience in the MIDI controller world, it combines the immediacy of a standardized "ready-to-play" signal with a semi-modular playground ideal for building your own "Malevolence" down to the last cable.

For Whom and Which Styles?

The MALEVOLENT is aimed at experienced musicians and sound designers who want an expressive analog synth without being limited to a fixed architecture. It excels in techno, electro, EBM, synthwave, dark ambient, and transition effects, but remains formidable for thick basses, cutting leads, and modulated textures. In the studio, its patching and dedicated outputs facilitate experimentation; live, the joystick, arpeggiator, and clock sync make it a highly "performance" oriented instrument.

Technical specifications

Arpeggiator	Yes	Synthesis type	Analog, Subtractive
Sampler	No	Vocoder	No
Max polyphony	1	Category	Analog synth
Velocity sensitive	No	Number of keys	37
MPE compatible	No	Touch	Lightweight
Semi-modular	Yes	Key format	mini

LFO	triangle / square outputs, rate control	Controls	filter cutoff, resonance
2 envelopes	individual ADSR controls, individual gate inputs, individual envelope outputs	Mixer	noise with level control, auxiliary input with level control