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LAYERPAGESOscillatorGranular
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Granularsynthesisisapowerfultypeofsynthesisthatfragmentspiecesofaudiointoverysmallbits
called"grains."Sinceeachgraincanhaveitsownduration,amplitudeandenvelope,theycancreate
alayered‘soundscape’ofoverlappingtones.ThecomposerInnasXenakisfirstconceptualized
Granularsynthesisinthe1970s.
Omnispherecontainsafullyimplementedsetofgranularcontrols.SoundsourcesandDSPWavetables
turnedintograinscanbemanipulatedbyalteringtheirpitch,duration,envelopeandpositioninthe
stereofield.UptoeightvoicesofgranularityareavailableperLayer.
GranularSynthesisisausefultechniqueforcreatingawidevarietyofevolvingsounds(usingGrain
andPitchControls),timestretchingeffects(usingSpeedmode),"freezing"effects(usingPosition
mode),oredgy,gritty,glitchyeffects(usingIntensity).
TheGranularcontrolsarelocatedintheOscillatorZoomGranularpage.Thecontrolsinthispageare
enhancedwithadynamicgranularvisualizer,a3Dmodelthatrepresentshowthegrainsare
manipulatedintheSTEAMengine.
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GRANULARPOWERSWITCH
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ThisturnsGranularonandoffanditisusefulforcomparingthegranulatedsoundwiththeoriginal.
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GRANULARVISUALIZER