Motile is designed to aid in the creation of extreme experimental music and idiosyncratic sound design.

Motile consists of many different FX types primarily designed towards "FSU", including Glitch, Psycho-modulation, Metallicize, Granulation, and more. All of these FX types are controlled from within Motile's interface by direct mouse control of each effect via an XY grid that allows "dynamic transvolving sounds for each". The XY movement of each FX unit can also be automated fully using various waveform selections and throttle controls. A combination of human mouse movement and computer aided automation for each effect is possible as well.