Granular Synthesis

Software

If You know of any other software that needs to be added to the list, just Email me, and I will put it here.


Standalone Granular Synthesis Applications:


Density: (WM) http://www.densitygs.com

MacPOD 2: (M) http://thirdmonk.com/MacPOD.html

Granulab: (W) http://hem.passagen.se/rasmuse/Granny.htm

Cloud Generator: (M) http://www.create.ucsb.edu/htmls/code.html

Pulsar Generator: (M) http://www.create.ucsb.edu/PulsarGenerator/

Granulator: (W) http://www.nicolasfournel.com/granulator.htm

AL & ERWIN: (W) http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/mu/staff/rajmilfischmanalsoftware01.htm

jMusic Online Granulator: (WMU) http://www.granularsynthesis.com/jgrain.php

crusherX Live: (W) http://www.crusher-x.de/

ChaosSynth: (WM) http://x2.i-dat.org/~csem/UNESCO/9/

Kenaxis: (WM) http://www.kenaxis.com/

RTGS-X: (M) http://www.lownorth.nl/software/products/index.html

Emission Control: (M) ftp://ftp.create.ucsb.edu/pub/EmissionControl/

Partikkel: (W) http://oeyvind.teks.no/results/applications/partikkelapplications.htm

Atomic Cloud: (W) http://atomiccloud.gersic.com/

Sample Toy: (iPhone) http://www.mrkbrz.com/sampletoy/

Ambient Grains: (W) http://www.ambientgrains.com/

Curtis Heavy: (iPhone) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/curtis-heavy-granular-synthesizer


Music Programming Environments that have Granular Synthesis Capability:


Csound: (WMU) http://www.csounds.com/

jMusic: (WMU) http://jmusic.ci.qut.edu.au

ChucK: (WMU) http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/

Impromptu: (M) http://impromptu.moso.com.au

Max 5 (Max/MSP): (WM) http://www.cycling74.com/products/maxmsp.html

AudioMulch 2: (WM) http://www.audiomulch.com/

PD: (WMU) http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/software.html

SuperCollider: (WMU) http://supercollider.sourceforge.net/

Composers Desktop Project: (WM) http://www.composersdesktop.com/

Reason: (WM) http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/

SynthEdit: (W) http://www.synthedit.com/

Reaktor 5: (WM) http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=reaktor5_us

Kyma X: (WM) http://www.symbolicsound.com/cgi-bin/bin/view/Products/WebHome


Granular Synthesis Plug-ins (mostly VST):


Alchemy: http://www.camelaudio.com/Alchemy.php

Organik: http://mikrokosmos.ecobytes.net/db/vst/organik-2/

crusherX Studio: http://www.crusher-x.de/

KTGranulator: http://koen.smartelectronix.com/KTGranulator

Grainbot: http://www.kvraudio.com/developer_challenge_2009.php#dc09_24

+bubbler: http://www.soundhack.com/freeware.php

Granola: http://spyro.mediashift.net/klanglabs/freebies/Granola%202/granola_2.htm

grANALiser: http://morfiki.blogspot.com/

GrainSkan: http://www.synthmaker.co.uk/grain.html

Fragmental: http://www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs/fragmental.htm

GranulOSO: http://www.roughdiamondproductions.com/whiteLABEL/?r=granulOSO

GrainFreeze: http://www.olilarkin.co.uk/index.php?p=freeplugins#gf

GGrain: ttp://www.gvst.co.uk/ggrain.htm

ParticleCloud: http://www.martin-brinkmann.de/plugs.html

Dropout: http://www.tweakbench.com/dropout

Minerva: http://www.tweakbench.com/minerva

Pudding: ttp://www.tweakbench.com/pudding

SideSlip: http://www.tweakbench.com/sideslip

Stwetch: http://www.roughdiamondproductions.com/whiteLABEL/?r=stwETCH

Muchacho: http://www.xoxos.net/vst/vst.html#effects

Grainz: http://www.sknote.it/download.htm

Grapheed: http://www.lidsquid.de/grapheed/index.html

Scope: http://www.lidsquid.de/archive.php

Freeze: http://www.grmtools.org/qt/files/Freeze.html


Granular Synthesis Graphical Interfaces (to use with other programs):


SoundGrain: (WM) http://code.google.com/p/soundgrain


Key:


W = Microsoft Windows
M = Apple Macintosh
U = Unix (including Linux and BSD)

Of course you can use emulators on other platforms to run these programs. A popular program for Unix is WINE, which has been tested with programs such as Granulab and AudioMulch.

Other programs such as Cubase, Logic and Protools may also be used in more of a micromontage format, by cutting up samples and rearranging the pieces.