microsound

This is a short demonstration of Granita, a minimalist granular synthesis patch for Pd (Pure Data) mainly for working on pre-existing recordings.

It is in development, but fully functional. Most of the workings of the patch were inspired by reading Microsound by Curtis Roads.

via Lorenzo Sutton

Curtis Roads is a composer, author and computer programmer specializing in granular and pulsar synthesis.

He co-founded the International Computer Music Association in 1980 and edited the Computer Music Journal for over 23 years. He has created software including PulsarGenerator and the Creatovox, both with Alberto de Campo.

In this series of interviews, Roads talks about granular synthesis, microsound and his ideas on electronic music. And then he takes apart his Hammond organ.

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