Granular stream object - independent grain duration, freq, delay
Does anyone know of a granular synthesis object that outputs a single grain stream (not a cloud) and allows for independent control of each grains frequency, grain duration and delay duration?
I've created one but I'd like it be audio-rate, if possible without using Max events, bangs, etc. All in MSP. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them.
Wade
Nobody? Does anyone have any ideas on how to make my own patch as MSP-based/non-scheduler-based as possible?
Have you checked out Nathan Wolek's granular toolkit?
You may also want to check out [munger~], I usually use it to make clouds, but depending on the settings you choose, it could be used for streams as well.
The granular toolkit linked is also worth taking a look at because if I recall from when I played with that a few years ago, it was stream oriented.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "MSP-based/non-scheduler-based as possible", but you might want to check out the granular-synthesis capabilities of languages that you can imbed within max/msp:
csound~
rtcmix~
sc3~
chuck~
Yes, I've tried the granular toolkit many times. It doesn't offer independent control of frequency, grain duration and grain delay. I haven't found an external that does.
When I say I want the patch to be audio-rate, I mean I want it be calculating at the sample rate (which may be 44100 Hz.) and not the Max scheduler speed which is a lot slower. If I use Max objects to send lists, bangs and the like to control my synthesis, the object will only run at scheduler speed. I can always turn on audio interrupt which helps a bit but still not ideal.
I could look into writing something in another language. Brad, which one would be easiest to learn? I have some experience with CSound, but don't really enjoy using it.
you might want to check ftm and gabor
ftm.ircam.fr
the most powerful granular tool on MSP I've seen!
a little cumbersome to get around at first, but it worth the hassle.
pa