Things – Motor: Sidechain Morphing Modulator Effect by AudioThing Free Download

The core of Things – Motor is a sidechain-driven switch controlled by a multi-wave LFO. Smooth LFO shapes produce slow crossfades between two sources, while hard shapes such as square or S&H chop them into rhythmic fragments.

Because the switching rate can be pushed to audio speed, the effect can also produce ring-modulation-like artifacts. Developer AudioThing describes the result as a morphing rotary effect, and the signal chopper and LFO start/stop controls give you options for both subtle movement and aggressive cuts.

Beyond switching, Things – Motor adds a vibrato and a panner that are synced to the motor LFO, so pitch and stereo movement follow the same rhythm as the volume switching. This makes it useful for adding life to static, plain signals.

The LFO offers ten waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Ramp Up, Ramp Down, Square, Sine Up, Sine Down, Exp Up, Exp Down and S&H. Start/stop timing and speed control let you set how the motor spins up and down, and the window can be resized to suit your layout.