Grain Main Frame Update 0.2


Watch this on YouTube!
In this screencast, first I record & resample that recording. The red ball shows in the middle while recording.  Then I record and playback mouse movements while switching the sample.  The whole background changes color when recording and playing mouse movements.

Grain Main Frame Demo Recording by jeremywentworth

  • You can now Record audio
    • Press q key to start/stop recording
    • Wav files are stored in the samples folder
  • You can now Resample audio
    • Press w key to playback the last recorded sample
  • Better samples
    • I mashed previous samples into less files.
    • This adds more variety and lowers the download size.
  • Please Note:  Beads library only supports 16bit samples.
  • I made several bug fixes
  • More features and fixes coming soon…

GrainMainFrame-0.2.zip

GrainMainFrame1.5-0.2.zip (Java 1.5)

Java version check: http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp

Grain Main Frame is Released

Easy-to-use granular sample player

  • Quickly drag and drop sample(s)
  • Includes several homemade and unique samples
  • Layer them with multiple instances
  • Record/Playback mouse movements (like a Kaoss pad)
  • Granulate them (alter rate, interval, loop points, randomization, pan)
  • Control parameters with OSC (from an iPhone, Max/Msp, Pure Data, Processing)
  • Runs on multiple platforms (Java Application)
  • Just version 0.1 so there are more features to come…

Download for Java 1.6: GrainMainFrame-0.1.zip

Download for Java 1.5 (Mac OS): GrainMainFrame1.5-0.1.zip

Obsession with Granular Synthesis


I have been very interested in granular synthesis lately, so I thought I would share my findings. Because of my crazy obsession with noises, I have been using some of the tools below.   Soon, I hope to develop something similar to SoundGrainSampletoy, and Granulab.  I thought maybe some other noise nerds of the world would be interested in these references, and could let me know about other tools out there.

Applications

SoundGrain (Video Above) | Granulab (Not pretty but amazing sounds) | Atomic CloudChaosSynthAmbient GrainsGranulatorSampleToy(Awesome iPhone app) | Curtis Heavy

Plug-ins

Alchemy (A very nice VST on my wish list) | Grainbot | +bubblerKTGranulatorGranolagrANALiser | GrainSkanFragmentalGranulOSOGrainFreezeGGrain | Organik | ParticleCloud | DropoutMinervaPuddingSideSlip | Stwetch | Muchacho | Grainz | Grapheed | Scope

Resources

Curtis Roads (BookSoftwareVideoMusic) | BT Article | MAX/MSP & PD ObjectsAbleton Grain Delay VideoReason Malstrom ArticleAudiomulch VideoReaktor User Library SearchPlugins Search  at KVRYouTube Example 1 | YouTube Example 2WikipediaGranularSynthesis.comImplementing Real-Time Granular Synthesis PDF | STK C++ Class