GRANULAR

Controls

• Sample FileWAV file in REAPER/Data/null_jsfx_samples — The WAV or FLAC file the grains come from (Data/null_jsfx_samples); none plays a built-in tone.
• Position0 to 100% — Where in the sound the grains are taken from.
• Spray0 to 100% — How far around Position the grains scatter.
• Scan−100 to +100 %/s — Moves the position while a key is held, forwards or backwards.
• Grain Size10 to 500 ms — How long each grain is.
• Density1 to 100 /s — How many grains each key starts per second.
• Pitch Spread0 to 12 st — How far each grain's pitch may wander up or down.
• Stereo Spread0 to 100% — How far the grains spread across the stereo field.
• Reverse0 to 100% — The chance that a grain plays backwards.
• Root Key0 to 127 — The key that plays the sound at its own pitch.
• Attack1 to 5000 ms — How slowly a note fades in.
• Release1 to 10000 ms — How long a note rings after the key.
• Velocity0 to 100% — How much the key velocity changes the level.
• Volume−24 to +12 dB — Output level.

Best uses

• Ambient pads and textures from any recording
• Freezing a moment of a voice or an instrument
• Slowly scanning through a field recording
• Shimmering, detuned or reversed clouds for sound design

Properties

MIDI → 8 voices → each starts Density grains/s: Hann window of Grain Size, from Position + Scan ± Spray (Park-Miller draws), pitch from Root Key ± Pitch Spread, pan ± Stereo Spread, backwards with chance Reverse; up to 64 grains, linear reading → voice envelope (Attack, Release) → 1/√(density × size) → Volume. Every MIDI message passes on.

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
• LV2LV2 for Linux DAWs such as Ardour, Carla and Qtractor

Factory presets

Soft Cloud · Frozen Moment · Slow Scan · Shimmer Cloud · Glitter · Backwards Haze · Half Reverse · Wide Texture · Stutter · Detuned Pad · Rewind · Even Velocity