Fruity plugins

Fruity Granulizer


Fruity Granulizer is a generator plugin that utilizes the granular synthesis technology.

What is granular synthesis?

Basically the wave sample you use will be split into many small pieces ("grains"). Then those grains are played back according to the settings of the generator. The length and spacing of the grains can also be altered to achieve different effects.
Granular synthesis can be used to stretch a wave without altering its pitch and vice versa. It can be used to create lots of complex special effects. Since all of the parameters are automatable, you can even start with normal playback and then "morph" to some kind of effect.

GRAINS section

Attack wheel (ATT) - Sets the attack and decay length of each grain (i.e. fade in/fade out time). The time is added (twice - fade in and fade out) to the length of the grain.

Grain Hold wheel (HOLD) - Specifies the length of each grain.

Grain Spacing wheel (G.SP) - Controls the grain spacing in playback. Turn to right for greater spacing between played grains (slower playback). Turn to left for smaller spacing (faster playback).

Wave Spacing wheel (W.SP) - This parameter controls the amount of grains generated from the wave sample. This value ranges from -300% to 300%. Small values means more grains generated for the wave (smaller wave spacing). Using negative values for this property results in reversed playback of the grains (note that it is the grain playback order that's reversed, not the sound contained in each separate grain).

Loop switch - When turned on, the wave loops.

Hold switch - While pressed, the playing position won't change. It has the the same effect as if the wave spacing setting is set to 0% for a moment.

Note: If you want to achieve normal playback, set both Grain Spacing and Wave Spacing to 100%.

EFFECTS section:

Stereo Separation wheel (PAN) - The more you turn it to right, the more even grains are panned to right, and odd ones panned to left. To disable the effect, turn the wheel maximum to left.

Effect Depth wheel (FX.D) - This setting determines the amplitude of the LFO applied to the wave spacing value. Turn to right to increase the amplitude. To turn the LFO off, turn the wheel maximum to left.

Effect Speed wheel (FX.S) - This wheel determines the speed of the LFO applied to the wave spacing value. Turning to right makes the LFO faster, while turning it to left makes it slower.

Randomness wheel (FX.D) - Applies randomness to grain playback. Turn the wheel to right to increase the effect. To disable the effect, turn it maximum to left.


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