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Grains

by naskou

Granular synthesizer based on Brendan McCloskey's granular ...

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Type
Instrument
Author
naskou
Version
1.0
License
None
Live version
9.0.1
Max version
6.1.7
Downloads
6,597
Updated
2014-10-19

Description

Granular synthesizer based on Brendan McCloskey's granular synthesis tutorial.

*** UPDATED .amx FILE ***

-update notes: - now works straight from fresh load, just drop audio sample and move offset pointer (red triangle).

Preview: https://soundcloud.com/naskou/sets/m4l-devices

Parameters:

Free - grains spray

Life - grains volume

Amp - output

Choice / Age - grain size (apply with button)

Jitter / Depth - offset LFO

Let me know, if it's not working.

Here's little tutorial how to use it (see annotations):

http://youtu.be/8s7CRTTuE6A?list=UUvOLk9uQ3eI-5_ZQX6Bpx2A

Comments (12)

  • tacarson · October 18 2014
    This doesn't make any sound for me. I loaded up a sample and I see it but nothing happens. I tried to play it like an instrument, like granulator but no sound. I'm not sure what's going on.
  • naskou · October 18 2014
    Yes, thank you for input. I know it's little confusing to use it. It one of my first bigger creations and there's lots of things to improve.
    Here's the video:
    http://youtu.be/8s7CRTTuE6A?list=UUvOLk9uQ3eI-5_ZQX6Bpx2A
  • wetterberg · October 21 2014
    hey, I'm wondering why you've renamed the granular parameters? "spray" is a bit more meaningful than "free" to me.
    I think this is one of the main reasons it's confusing to people.
  • naskou · October 21 2014
    Hi. When I was building this device, I have not planed to post it here, so I choosed alternative names for parameters. I hope that this confusion brings happy accidents while people develop new sounds.
  • NeonBreath · October 24 2014
    Thanks for this interesting grain device. It's pretty cool, even if some of the parameters are not very intuitive. I really hope you're going to improve it and upload more versions, it really has some potential for granular experiments. Few suggestion:
    -having a random jitter. Right now we hear hear the back and for jitter. Could be cool to have a really random jitter.
    -more extreme pitch values
    -a random pitch for each grains
    Please keep working on it! I like it.
    Thanks again.
  • NeonBreath · October 24 2014
    *Typo, please read:
    ''Right now we can ear the back and forth jitter.''
    Sorry. Damn we need an edit button on these posts! ;)
  • naskou · October 25 2014
    Yes, thank you for suggestions, I will try to fix found bugs and install suggested improvments, but right now I'm working on another device. I'll come back to it right after.
  • synnack · October 28 2014
    @NeonBreath
    The ability to edit comments is a disaster. Especially for archival and searching for future users.
    Imagine this:
    User1: "you suck I hate you".
    User2: "you suck and i hope you go away"
    User1 edits comment to "i love you"
    Now, forever the thread makes no sense and makes user2 look like a bad person when it was user1 to blame.
    Editing comments would create many problems in a place where there is no moderation. I'd rather have little moderation but no editing of comments.
  • srsbzns · November 11 2014
    Would be nice to have set values in the objects' inspectors such that controls had discrete names and descriptions in info-view. Would really help out with the usability.
  • denbuter · December 25 2014
    wow! nice device!
  • novalis421 · January 13 2020
    it's super weird not easy to control but makes some unexpected results.
  • roygbiv · December 27 2024
    Thank you Naskou San! 10 years later I find it very lovely and still working flawlessly in Live 12.2 and Max 9. ✌️

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