Wirehead Instruments is a boutique synthesizer company based in Perth, Western Australia.

Our synthesizers are designed to balance autonomy with creativity, with generative algorithms meshing with performance, playability and sound design control to find happy accidents amongst the chaos.

Be the captain, the conductor, the creative. Jam hard or surrender yourself to the machine - the choice is yours!

Basilisk Hybrid Bassline Synthesizer

Basilisk is a new bass-line exploration synthesizer from Wirehead Instruments, with dual digital oscillators driven into an aggressive MS20-style analog filter coupled with a powerful generative sequencer.

Whether you need thumping bass-lines, melodic leads, or percussive tribal beats, the Basilisk is ready to lead you down the rabbit hole from the moment you power it on.

The Basilisk is powered by a 1-16-step generative sequencer evolved from the Freaq FM, with multiple algorithms. Explore deep space, underground caverns, deep jungle or 1980s suburbia!

Freaq FM Digital Synthesizer

Wirehead Instruments’ Freaq FM is an 8-bit digital synthesizer for your desktop featuring dual FM voices paired with a 2-track generative sequencer.

From soul-soothing sine waves to multiverse-shredding modulated distortion, slapping bass lines to soaring arp leads, the Freaq FM is a powerhouse of sound design packaged with a melodic and intuitive generative sequencer inspired by the likes of Elektron, Intellijel & Music Thing.

With 2 channels of liquid FM sounds, it plays great by itself or synced with your favorite external gear.

Demos

Release video for the new Basilisk Hybrid Generative Bassline Synthesizer!

Short demo of the new Basilisk Hybrid Generative Bassline Synthesizer!

Watch Mylar Melodies demo the Freaq FM together with the Crum Drum

Mylar conducts a dark exploration of the Freaq FM in this late-nite jam

Step-by-step demo creating a techno bassline using the Freaq FM. Percussion by Volca Drum. Delay using Zoom L12 built-in fx.

Step-by-step DIY build guide

Step-by-step demo creating a generative melodic lead with matching plus bassline using the Freaq FM’s dual channels. Percussion by Volca Drum. Reverb using Zoom L12 built-in fx.

Sound design demo on prototype hardware. All melodic sounds and sequencing by the Freaq FM. Drums & reverb by Digitakt.