Ironwood Labs by Walker Grimshaw. Instruments, software, and modules including Almanac, Strombus, Duplex, Syrinx, Fragment, and Family Tree.

Est. 2025/Central Ontario
Ironwood Labs

Software, modular hardware, and small studies in sound. Built quietly and shipped when ready.

Software Modular Instruments
Scroll  ↓
Almanac, an API to MIDI utility by Ironwood Labs
001 | Software

Almanac

Data → MIDI

A utility that routes live data streams into MIDI for composition and performance.

Strombus, a dual harmonic oscillator synthesizer by Ironwood Labs
002 | Software

Strombus

Dual harmonic oscillator

A synthesizer built around two harmonic oscillators and slow chaotic modulation. Standalone and plugin.

Duplex, a sympathetic string resonator plugin by Ironwood Labs
003 | Software

Duplex

Sympathetic string resonator

88 undamped piano strings that ring in response to whatever you feed them. AU, VST3 and Standalone.

Syrinx, a breath-played tonal synthesizer by Ironwood Labs
004 | Software

Syrinx

Breath-played tonal synth

A synthesizer played with breath, built so that no two notes come out the same.

Fragment, a session slicer and sample library by Ironwood Labs
005 | Software

Fragment

Session slicer and sample library

Cuts long improvised recordings into individual gestures, trained on how a composer actually splices, then lets you browse the results as a library.

Family Tree, a family of Eurorack hardware modules by Ironwood Labs
006 | Hardware

Family Tree

Eurorack hardware

A small family of Eurorack modules, designed and assembled with Steve Travale.