FX LAB

how to bend a signal

FX Lab is not a sequencer.
It doesn’t move forward in steps.

It exists in space.

When the interface loads, nothing is broken and nothing is missing.
The system is silent because it is waiting for
direction.

URBAN FX // SIGNAL FORGE V4

SIGNAL FORGE V4

00:00:00
XY_FIELD // FREQ_GRIT_CORE
MORSE_ENCODER (20_CHAR_LIMIT)
ATMOSPHERE_FX
PULSE_CLOCK
PROTOCOL_INIT...

SIGNAL_FORGED_SUCCESSFULLY

DOWNLOAD .WAV

Enter the field

At the center of the interface is the XY Field.

This is not a controller — it’s a territory.

Drag the handle.

  • Left to right changes frequency

  • Up and down changes distortion

There are no boundaries here, only pressure.
Small movements create subtle shifts.
Fast movements create instability.

This is how you touch the signal.

Break control

Activate CHAOS MODE.

The system starts moving on its own, jumping through the XY field.
You’re no longer guiding the signal, you’re
observing it.

Chaos mode is not random noise.
It is accelerated decision-making.

If you don’t like where it goes, disable it and take control back.

Decide if the system listens to you

Press START_ENGINE.

The oscillator activates and the signal begins to breathe.
What you hear now is a continuous tone shaped by position, distortion, and space.

Nothing loops.
Nothing repeats unless
you stay still.

Give the signal atmosphere

In ATMOSPHERE_FX, you decide how the signal exists in space.

  • SPACE (Reverb)
    Adds distance, memory, and decay.

  • CRUSH (Bit Depth)
    Reduces resolution and introduces texture.

High clarity feels modern.
Low resolution feels raw and unstable.

There is no clean signal here — only intention.

Transmit meaning

In the MORSE ENCODER, type a short message.

This is not metadata.
This is not a label.

The text is translated into pulses and bursts, injected directly into the signal path.
Your message becomes sound.

When you press TRANSMIT_SIGNAL, the system speaks for you.

Final note

FX Lab is not about polish.
It’s about
pressure.

You don’t design sounds here.
You
stress a signal until it reveals character.

Nothing is saved unless you record it.
Nothing is repeated unless you repeat yourself.

This is a laboratory, not a library.


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Add time

Enable the PULSE CLOCK.

The signal now breathes in rhythm.

Adjust the BPM to decide how often it appears and disappears.


Slow pulses feel deliberate.
Fast pulses feel urgent.

This is how a continuous sound becomes a message.

Capture the moment

Press [ REC ].

What you record is not an effect preset
it’s a
state of the system.

The XY position, the distortion curve, the pulse timing, the morse transmission
everything is captured exactly as it happened.

When the recording stops, the system gives you a file.
That file is proof the
interaction existed.

Thank you for being here

If you’re reading this, it means you took time to explore something we built with care.

All URBAN tools are shared freely because we believe creativity, sound, and technology should be accessible to everyone, not locked behind paywalls or permissions.

If this system helped you, inspired you, or simply made you curious,
the most powerful way to support it is to
share it with a friend, a family member, or someone who might need it.

And if you decide to donate truly, thank you.
Your support helps us keep building, improving, and releasing tools like this for free, without ads, trackers, or hidden agendas.

Every contribution, no matter the size, directly fuels the growth of this ecosystem and the people behind it.

From me, and from URBAN:
thank you for being part of this signal.

— Giuseppe / wwURBAN

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