Ableton Live creator Robert Henke (Monolake) has released Granulator II, a free Max for Live synthesizer.
Here’s what Henke has to say about the free software synth:
Granulator II is a Max For Live synthesizer based on the principle of quasi-synchronous granular synthesis. It creates a constant stream of short crossfading sections of the source sample, and the pitch, position and volume of each grain can be modulated in many ways to create a great variety of interesting sounds.
Granulator II also offers two multimode filters in series to further shape the resulting timbre. Granulator II is the latest incarnation of a series of granular based synthesizers I wrote for my own usage since the invention of MaxMSP in 1997. Listen to a more complex sound example of Granulator with a singing bowl as sound source embedded in a bit of long reverb.of interesting sounds.
Granulator II also offers two multimode filters in series to further shape the resulting timbre. Granulator II is the latest incarnation of a series of granular based synthesizers I wrote for my own usage since the invention of MaxMSP in 1997.
Here’s an audio preview:
The instrument is a free download (CC BY-NC 3.0 license). See Henke’s site for details.
via Ronnie Rekkerd
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the bar is set
Robert Henke invents new alloys with which to make bars.
Frankly, the bar is raised.
Live 9 suite is becoming a must have (assuming you like Live) with the inclusion of M4L- the quality of the new M4L stuff is amazing
I was on the fence about whether M4L would be worth it to me since my programming skills are laughable. But since buying it, I haven’t once regretted it. There are so many ridiculously talented people like Henke out there sharing their creations, it’s turned out to be a very worthwhile purchase.
hey the Ronnie Rekkerd link is broken
Robert’s devices are tremendously fun and creative.
Robert Henke is a hero! This synth is awesome!