Machine Machine (2013) is an audio installation, by John Keston, that turns a 32″ touchscreen into audio + video granular synthesizer. Granular synthesis is used to loop “grains” of sound and video at variable lengths and frequencies. These parameters are based on the y-axis of the touch point on the monitor. The x-axis determines the position… Read More Video + Audio Touchscreen Granular Synthesizer
Partikkel Audio has released Hadron – described as the ‘ultimate granular synthesis tool’ – as a free download. “In fact,” notes the developer, “it is such a complete implementation of granular synthesis , that we’ve renamed the technique to ‘particle synthesis’.” Hadron is free and open source.
apeSoft has released iPulsaret, a new app that brings the powerful Density/Pulsaret (Mac/Win standalone) Granular Synthesis tools to the iPad. Here’s what they have to say about iPulsaret: iPulsaret is a new real-time software capable of all time-domain varieties of granular synthesis. A genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and… Read More New Granular Synth For iPad, iPulsaret
Steinberg has released Padshop Pro – a granular synthesizer for Windows and Mac. Padshop Pro is an enhanced version of Steinberg’s VST granular synthesizer and is designed to ‘fit the requirements of professional sound designers and skilled creatives’. Features: Advanced granular synthesis engine with 2 independent layers and individual oscillator, edit and FX sections Up… Read More Steinberg Intros Padshop Pro Granular Synthesizer
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
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
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
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The Strange Agency has announced an update to MegaCurtis, its granular synthesizer for iOS. Here’s a video introduction to MegaCurtis 1.3. Features covered include: Keyboard Overlay Audio Trim Modulation Modes and Scales Wave View Fat Keys & Skinny Keys Live Mode Note that this is a sneak preview – the currently available version, as of… Read More MegaCurtis Granular Synthesizer For iOS v1.3 (Sneak Preview)
Boulanger Labs has introduced csGrain – the first in a new line of Csound-based audio tools for the iPad. csGrain is a real-time audio processing and recording tool that lets you create new sounds and new musical textures by transforming your voice, your instrument, or your favorite songs from your iTunes library. Under the hood is… Read More csGrain Brings Csound Power To The iPad
