True Cuckoo Explores the Brutal WMD Skorpion

Setting the Scene at Superbooth

True Cuckoo kicks things off with a trip to the ever-bustling Superbooth25, a place where synth enthusiasts gather to sample the latest and greatest in electronic music technology. In this electric atmosphere, he’s caught up with William from WM Devices. Now, if you’ve ever been to a gig where you’re surrounded by fellow music nuts, you’ll know the vibe—everyone’s here for the love of sound, and Cuckoo is no exception. He’s grinning and eager to explore the beastly WMD Skorpion. This isn’t just any gear; it’s a waveform reanimator, and Cuckoo’s about to take us on a wild auditory ride.

The Beast Awakes: WMD Skorpion Unleashed

True Cuckoo is treated to the inner workings of the Skorpion, courtesy of William, who’s not just any bloke but the brain behind WMD. They’ve crafted a vector core wave folder that’s been in the making for a solid five years. Picture this: sliders that let you dictate wave folding, reversing directions, and controlling the slope—akin to a low-pass filter, but with more teeth. As William expertly explains, the Skorpion uses a slew circuit, not distortion, to fold waves, giving us a taste of how cunning this device really is.

It’s evident that the Skorpion is not playing around—it’s all about transforming your sound into something untamed and fierce. And Cuckoo, ever the curious synth scholar, digs into how this magic happens. The waveform is bent and shaped, with a per-octave input ensuring the speed of change remains dialled in. We’re talking feedback loops that impact the slew speed—it’s an opera of chaos orchestrated into harmony. For those who live for that raw, unpolished sonic thrill, this bit of kit could be the dodgy kebab after a night out: unexpected, full of surprises, and maybe just what you needed to jazz up your auditory palette.

"It's like, oh, we're in an airport, and it's just an airplane winding up the motors."

Control and Chaos: Sculpting Sounds

The Skorpion offers control, but not in the way you’d expect. True Cuckoo explores these controls, noting how you can adjust feedback and shape for various timbres, achieving what can only be described as a wild cacophony of sound. With a digital overlay, elements like attack and decay stretch from milliseconds to minutes. It’s a sound designer’s playground where extremes become the norm.

Here, synthesisers have minds of their own. Turn a knob, shift a slider, and the Skorpion dances to your tune—or more accurately, you dance to its chaotic symphony. Cuckoo’s enthusiasm is palpable as he describes how CV controls allow you to tap into this beast, sculpting sound like a mad scientist mixing potions. You wouldn’t call it tame, but who wants sterile when you could have scandalous?

Unyielding Machinations: Testing Limits

"That is, Scorpion is a good name, I think, for something like that. Yeah, vicious and lethal."

As True Cuckoo digs deeper into the Skorpion, he unveils its true potential by patching in drums and testing the module’s limits. The results are brilliantly abrasive, with feedback pushing the Skorpion into new territories of sonic distortion. It’s the sound you might expect if a speaker burst mid-set, but in the best possible way—full of energy and rawness. The Skorpion turns your typical modular setup into a raging beast, clawing its way through the noise spectrum with a decidedly punk ethos.

This is no genteel instrument for the polite composers among us; it’s a channel to unfettered creativity, a rebellion against calm and polished. True Cuckoo appears to be in his element, marvelling at how it can shape sound on the fly while maintaining an air of controlled chaos. It’s not about perfectising; it’s about letting your sound tumble through a turbulent sonic landscape, much like being caught in a mosh pit at a rowdy gig. If you’re not afraid of a little (or a lot) of noise, the Skorpion is your ideal partner in crime.

The Future of WMD: Limited and Lethal

As the demonstration winds down, William from WMD explains their approach to the Skorpion’s production. There’s a certain punk-style audacity to it—”We’re doing this one cool thing right now,” he says. The Skorpion will see a single production run, ensuring those who crave its distinctive sound can grab it before it’s gone. Pre-orders are up, and it’s clear that this won’t be a piece of kit sprawling to every corner of the globe.

WMD’s outlook is refreshingly radical: produce something truly unique, let it leave its mark, then move on to the next sonic adventure. This ethos mirrors the anarchy embedded in the Skorpion itself—wild, untamable, and refusing to conform. True Cuckoo’s video not only showcases the Skorpion’s technical prowess but captures the spirit of musical innovation that fuels creators and musicians alike. For those synth aficionados out there with a taste for the unconventional, the WMD Skorpion is no doubt a tantalising prospect.