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
Steinberg has introduced Padshop, a new granular synthesizer for Mac & Windows. Steinberg says that Padshop is “a granular synthesizer that raises the standard in terms of handling, flexibility, musicality and sound.”
Developer Carmine Emanuele Cella (Cryptosound) has introduced Nebula (App Store link) – a real-time granular synth for the iPad. Here’s the full description: Nebula brings real-time granular synthesis to the iPad, including glissons and grainlets. Granulation can be performed on several prototypal waveforms (sines, triangles, squares, noise) and morphing can be applied between them. It is possible… Read More New Granular Synth For The iPad, Nebula
Developer Paul Adams has introduced SoundMashine – a granular synthesis based sound sampling and sequencing instrument. The app records sound using the devices built-in microphone, then divides the sound into slices which are then automatically assigned to each of 16 screen tiles. Each tile has its own set of parameters allowing you to adjust window… Read More SoundMaschine Granular Synthesis Instrument For iOS
Giorgio Nottoli, Michelangelo Nottoli, Giovanni Costantini, Andrea Angelini, Massimiliano Todisco have released Texture 3.0, a granular synth for Mac & Windows. Texture is based on Asyncronous Granular Synthesis, using an algorithm developed by Giorgio Nottoli [Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, Roma]. It generates a grains’ flow in which the way each grain follows the other depends… Read More Free Granular Synthesizer For Mac, Windows – Texture
Reaktor Sampler Pack is a new collection of three granular sampling instruments for Native Instruments Reaktor. Each instrument “has its own character and purpose”: Frame 2 is a simple looping sampler designed for live control of loop points and other parameters. Loupe is a polyphonic looping slicer for quickly mapping arbitrary (that is, non-beatsliced) sections… Read More Reaktor Sampler Pack Features Three New Granular Synthesizers
