Metamyther Unleashes the Four Seas: Wavetable Mayhem from Fairy Island Modular

The Four Seas wavetable module doesn’t mess about. You get four related outputs, each ready to unleash a different slice of harmonic mayhem. This isn’t just a single voice with a fancy screen – it’s a full-on rave bunker in 12HP. Spread modes, FM, LFOs, and even a tune lock, because nobody wants their set derailed by a rogue oscillator.

Metamyther wastes no time putting the module at the centre of their sound, and it’s clear why. With so much baked-in expressivity, you can build entire tracks around the Four Seas – and that’s exactly what happens here. If you’re after static, vanilla waveforms, look elsewhere. This thing’s built for movement.

Metamyther doesn’t just show off – they break down exactly how these patches come together. The first example leans on the four outputs to build a percussive melody, with decay times sculpted for each voice and clever modulation keeping things fresh. Panning tricks in Ableton and a healthy dose of reverb and delay push the sound into cinematic territory.

The second patch gets even more involved, routing outputs through different VCAs, filters, and sequencers. There’s a Euclidean rhythm, robotic hits, and basslines that snarl. The Four Seas doesn’t just sit in the rack – it’s the engine driving the whole patch, with every output pulling its weight.

If you’re not modulating, you’re not living. Metamyther dives deep into how modulation transforms the Four Seas from a clever oscillator into a full-blown chaos machine. Outputs get split, effects chains get wild, and the module’s own LFO modes feed back into itself for evolving textures.

Techniques like phase modulation, wave shaping, and even the mysterious FSU mode are on display. The result? Sounds that crackle, fold, and morph in ways that’ll make your DAW jealous. The real magic is in the movement – you’ll want to see (and hear) how these modulations play out in the video.