GRANULAR DELAY

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Controls

• Delay Time10 to 2000 ms — How far back grains read from the delay line
• Grain Size10 to 500 ms — Length of each windowed grain
• Density1 to 100 grains/s — Number of grains started per second
• Pitch−24 to +24 semitones — Playback pitch of each grain
• Spray0 to 100% — Random extra delay per grain (up to 1 s)
• Reverse0 to 100% — Probability that a grain plays backwards
• Feedback0 to 95% — Grain cloud fed back into the delay line
• Stereo Spread0 to 100% — Random stereo panning of grains
• Mix0 to 100% — Dry/wet blend

Best uses

• Ambient clouds from vocals or guitar
• Pitched, shimmering delay textures
• Reverse grain swells
• Evolving pads from short sources
• Glitchy, scattered echoes

Properties

Signal chain: Input + Feedback → 3 s Delay Line → Grain Scheduler (up to 16 Hann-windowed grains, random timing, Spray, Reverse, Pan) → Level Normalisation → Mix → Output. Zero latency.

Formats

• JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
• GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
• VST3VST3 for any DAW
• CLAPCLAP for any DAW

Factory presets

Ambient Cloud · Octave Shimmer · Fifth Up Texture · Octave Down Rumble · Reverse Swells · Scattered Echoes · Glitchy Grains

In the FX chains and Rack presets

Cosmic Space · Micro Grains · Octave Bloom

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