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Hourglass Granulator

by 5at19

Live audio granulator. Granulate your input source in real t...

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Type
Audio Effect
Author
5at19
Version
1.1
License
None
Live version
9.6.2
Max version
7.2.4
Downloads
4,749
Updated
2017-09-13

Hourglass Granulator is an Audio Effect for Ableton Live by 5at19, distributed as freeware, with no license specified by the author. It targets Live 9.6.2 and Max 7.2.4. On maxforlive.com it has 4,749 downloads. First published 2017-09-09, last updated 2017-09-13. 11 user comments below.

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Description

Live audio granulator. Granulate your input source in real time to achieve effects ranging from delay to stutter to lush pads. The device can also act as a standalone granular synthesis engine by freezing the buffer and modulating the parameters. Tip: you can drop samples directly into the buffer window to start granulating with no input signal.

V1.1 UPDATE: All dials are now M4L objects which can be saved as presets.

Comments (11)

  • NeonBreath · September 10 2017
    Never been able to get sound out of it, even with the Mix knob all the way up. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but I played with all parameters and still no sound even if I see the waveform in the buffer. Any idea why? A quick youtube tour & tutorial would probably help the users...
  • 5at19 · September 10 2017
    Hey neonbreath! I'll check when I get back to my computer, but I think the buffer is probably in freeze mode. It opens in freeze mode by default, but I should probably change it so it's less confusing.
  • 5at19 · September 10 2017
    Hey neonbreath! I'll check when I get back to my computer, but I think the buffer is probably in freeze mode. It opens in freeze mode by default, but I should probably change it so it's less confusing.
  • 5at19 · September 11 2017
    Sorry I should've read your comment better, I didn't realize you already had audio in the buffer. That's never happened to me before but I'll mess around with it to see if I can replicate the bug. Thanks for the feedback!
  • denbuter · September 11 2017
    Great tool! But I can't save the presets.
  • 5at19 · September 11 2017
    @denbuter thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to include presets in the next update.
  • 5at19 · September 11 2017
    @denbuter thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to include presets in the next update.
  • esolo · June 02 2018
    Hi. Can anyone help me to fix this: when I add 2 units of Granulator, they both record at the same time even if I operate only one unit?
  • 5at19 · August 17 2018
    @esolo: I can fix this, i'll post the update as soon as possible!
  • OCH · March 09 2020
    @esolo @5at19
    Here ya go: http://bit.ly/332cmhq
  • Kuzma · March 04 2021
    Hi!
    Thanks for this tool!
    Recently I've used this device on win 7 with live 10 & it is such a great tool! Now I'm making the setup on mac with high sierra on live 11 & this amazing device didn't make any sound.
    Could you advise please what I can do to make it work?
    Have an inspiring day!

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