Grainsmith¶
A granular and spectral synthesis plug-in and standalone app for macOS and Windows. Load any audio, break it into thousands of short grains, and reshape them into pads, drones, textures, rhythms, and sound effects.
Grainsmith runs as VST3, AU and AAX, and as a standalone app. Two layers, a spectral synth per layer, reverb, delay, compression, and a modulation matrix.
Using Grainsmith Field on iPad or iPhone? It has its own manual at docs.plasticfactory.com/grainsmith-field.
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Quick start
Get sound out of the plugin in about five minutes.
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Your first patch
Build a sound from scratch, one control at a time.
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What is granular synthesis?
The idea behind the instrument and what you can make with it.