Looking for a drag and drop granular synth with grain size sync to tempo

Luc_Veermeer · November 17

Hey guys!

Not sure if anybody knows any ensembles that have these features? Or at the very least drag and drop?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks !

PoorFellow · November 17

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/38718/looking-for-a-drag-and-drop-granular-synth-with-grain-size-sync-to-tempo

I am not sure that Blocks qualify as ensembles. But otherwise then for a quick answer then this Granular Sampler + Player (is at least it's name)(exists as both Sampler and as Sample Player) runs in Reaktor and is sold by ToyBoxAudio in at least this pack .

The Granular Sampler + Player supports the drag and drop but I have no idea with respect to the 'Grain size sync to tempo'.

ToyBoxAudio might have better 'Granular' stuff , dunno as of yet

P.S.

Your question is placed in the Reaktor sub-forum and specifically use the expression "any ensembles" so intentionally I have left out another brand product. If you want non-Reaktor not N.I. suggestions then please say so as I have at least one other other suggestion regarding Granular Sample player supporting drag and drop.

colB · November 17

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/38718/looking-for-a-drag-and-drop-granular-synth-with-grain-size-sync-to-tempo

what do you mean specifically by 'grain size sync to tempo'

(granular has so many potential parameters that this could be interpreted in many ways)

Luc_Veermeer · November 19

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/191869#Comment_191869

Hi!

Sorry if that was amibigous. So I'd like to use a granular sampler that sync the grain rate to tempo. So the grains can scan at say 1/16 or 1/8th of the tempo etc. I hope that makes more sense?

PoorFellow · November 20

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/192351#Comment_192351

You didn't respond to if you were interested in something other than for use with N.I. Reaktor. But I will point you to it anyway , there is this 'Granular Synth' (this extra not included) that definitely can do the Tempo Sync by trigger input , it is for use in this free host , (version with internal VST host often %50 off at sales). For tempo sync then please see section Seeding Parameters here. (other)

colB · 2:35AM

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/192351#Comment_192351

I think I understand what you mean.

Seems like an interesting, just not how granular is usually configured (in my limited experience anyway).

Most granular stuff uses short grains in the ms range, so maybe ranging from 50 to 300ms, but with more extreme setting possible. And they are usually (not always) played back overlapping each other. If you sync the grain playback to some tempo division, you would either have short clicks with lots of empty space, or very long grains to the point where it ceases to be a granular process and starts to be more like a regular sampler with some sort of envelope system and modulation of playback position.

Some granulators (like morphagene) allow you to split the audio up into slices that are then granulated.. so the grains are still very short, but you also have a higher level mechanism to chop up the audio in bigger chunks that can be synced in various ways. Not sure if there is anything like that publicly available for Reaktor.

Looking for a drag and drop granular synth with grain size sync to tempo

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