Description

Celium – A New Realm of Granular Sound

Videos:

https://youtu.be/iRxrN0LQvXE

https://youtu.be/a42kq7V9MNw

https://youtu.be/XRf5LB5KN-s

Celium is an advanced Max for Live granular instrument designed for deep sonic exploration, from lush cinematic textures to abstract experimental layers. It offers a highly flexible grain engine with precise control over every detail of your sound.

At its core is a dual-buffer engine with Live and Freeze modes, each supporting two audio sources. You can blend between sources using crossfading, inter-grain transitions (where a single grain starts from Source 1 and ends in Source 2), and per-source grain probability.

Create rich granular detail with up to 70 grains per second and grain durations up to 2 seconds. Shape each grain using per-grain effects, including:

Four types of distortion (with probability control)

Ring modulation (with probability control)

Panning

Randomized filtering

Pitch processing is equally detailed, with pitch shift and spread up to ±12 semitones, selectable spread direction, major/minor pitch quantization, and probabilistic pitch randomness. Further shape your grains with vibrato, bend, jitter, and stretch over grain life.

Trigger grains using simple, random, or Euclidean rhythmic systems. Choose from multiple playback directions including forward, reverse, and palindrome modes.

Celium is now more powerful and user-friendly than ever: you can save and recall presets, interpolate between two presets in real time, and map virtually every parameter using Ableton’s native tabs, number boxes, and other interface elements.

The new Freeze mode allows grains to be triggered via MIDI controller or piano roll, and users can drop their own samples into freeze buffers. Freeze buffer sizes are fully resizable, giving unprecedented control over granular sound design.

Celium Max for Live device is compatible with both Ableton Live 11 and 12 (Max 8 and 9).

Key Features:

⚙️ Dual-Buffer Engine

Live & Freeze modes

Each mode supports 2 audio sources

Morph between sources with source crossfade

Per-grain source probability for randomized grain generation

Inter-grain crossfade: A single grain can begin in Source 1 and end in Source 2

Freeze mode with MIDI or piano-roll triggering

Drop samples directly into freeze buffers

Resizable freeze buffer size

🎛️ Grain Control

Up to 70 grains per second

Grain duration up to 2 seconds

Multiple playback directions: Forward, Reverse, Palindrome

Grain envelope shaping with adjustable window curves

Visual grain display for intuitive feedback

🌀 Per-Grain Effects

Per-Grain Distortion with 4 unique algorithms

Per-Grain Ring modulation

Per-Grain stereo panning

Per-grain filtering with randomization options

Per-Grain pitch vibrato,

Per-Grain pitch bend

Per-Grain pitch jitter

Per-Grain stretch across each grain’s lifetime

Probability control available for all effects

🎵 Pitch Modulation & Processing

Pitch shift and spread up to ±12 semitones

Selectable spread direction (up, down, both)

Pitch quantization (major & natural/harmonic minor scales)

Pitch randomness control with probability targeting

🔁 Grain Triggering Systems

Simple triggering

Random triggering

Euclidean rhythm-based triggering for structured repetition and patterns

💾 Presets & Workflow

Save and recall presets

Interpolate between two presets in real time

Fully mappable parameters using Ableton’s native interface

🔍 Interface & Visual Feedback

Organized sections for triggering, pitch, pitch modulation and effects

LFO and automation mapping for all parameters

Visual grain display for real-time feedback

v1.1.0:

What’s new:

Changed all 0–1 values to 0–100

Added sync parameters for grain size and interval

All probability parameters at 0 now have no effect on grains

Pitch bend range is now -12 to +12