Free iOS App For Granular Audio Manipulation, GrainProc

Mayank Sanganeria has released a free iOS application for granular audio manipulation, GrainProc: GrainProc provides an expressive control surface for granular manipulation of real-time audio input, well-suited for sonic sculpting and self-accompaniment of of guitar, voice, etc. Designed for quick control with fingers. The app was a collaboration between Sanganeria & Kurt James Werner.

Borderlands Granular Synthesizer For iPad Now Available

Developer Chris Carlson has released Borderlands Granular – a new musical instrument for the iPad. Borderlands Granular is designed to let you explore, touch, and transform sound with granular synthesis, a technique that involves the superposition of small fragments of sound, or grains, to create complex, evolving timbres and textures. Here’s an example of Borderland Granular… Read More Borderlands Granular Synthesizer For iPad Now Available

Gotharman’s Little Deformer

Here’s a quick look at Gotharman’s Little Deformer – a new granular effects processor with sampler and sequencer. Gotharman’s Little deFormer combines a granular effects processor with special effects like TimeStretcher, Step-Granulator and PitchShaper. It also offers more usual effects like Reverb, delay, distortion, compressor, filters and bit manipulation, with some special parameters, with a… Read More Gotharman’s Little Deformer

Free Granular Effects Processor For Windows, HourGlass

Xenakios has released a free granular effects processor for Windows, HourGlass: HourGlass is a standalone application intended for radical sound processing by taking fragments (more commonly referred to as “grains” in other similar software) from sound recordings, to create sound textures. It is not intended for minor transparent corrections of playback speed or pitch, but… Read More Free Granular Effects Processor For Windows, HourGlass

New Granular Synthesizer, Borderlands, Coming To iPad

Chris Carlson’s  Borderlands is a new interface for composing and performing with granular synthesis, a technique that involves the superposition of small time fragments, or grains, of sound to create completely new textures and timbres. Here’s what Carlson has to say about it: Borderlands is a new interface for composing and performing with granular synthesis,… Read More New Granular Synthesizer, Borderlands, Coming To iPad

Grain Science + A Mic Turns Anything Into A New Synth Patch

Canis at Wooji Juice posted an interesting demo, embedded below, that highlights how you can use Grain Science to turn just about anything into a synth patch: Recently, I posted a new Grain Science demo track to SoundCloud. It’s just a series of experiments, but quite a few people found it interesting because it demonstrates… Read More Grain Science + A Mic Turns Anything Into A New Synth Patch