bragami@tiscali.it

Hi,does anybody have some suggestions about granular synthesis. Any 

book or link that could help me to improve my knowledge in granular 

synthesis, in particular applied to rhythmic composition.

Hi,does anybody have some suggestions about granular synthesis. Any 
book or link that could help me to improve my knowledge in granular 
synthesis, in particular applied to rhythmic composition.
Thank's everybody.
Michele. 

rhythm-using-granular-synthesis

I'm sure some Curtis Road's guru will recommend 'Microsound'. 

Personally, I must confess I never took the time to read it entirely. 

*shame* I'm sure it worth it anyway. You'll find some info in 'The 

Computer Music Tutorial' as well, if I remember well.

If you want some patches, there are some exemples in the max 

examples patches. + you can have a look at a patch called Granular~ 

2.5. The first that comme to mind. I forgot who's the author, though. 

The structure is rather clear, so I think it will help to understand. 

I'm sure some Curtis Road's guru will recommend 'Microsound'.  
Personally, I must confess I never took the time to read it entirely.  
*shame* I'm sure it worth it anyway. You'll find some info in 'The  
Computer Music Tutorial' as well, if I remember well.

If you want some patches,  there are some exemples in the max  
examples patches. + you can have a look at a patch called Granular~  
2.5. The first that comme to mind. I forgot who's the author, though.  
The structure is rather clear, so I think it will help to understand.  
At least it helped me.

Yeah, Curtis Rhodes' 'Microsound' is definitely the current be all - end all on the subject, but sort of, er, extensive for first picking up something. 

Especially if you're just trying to throw together something to do rhythm work.

That's not to say it can't get really complicated, any algorithm can. There are several different topics or techniques on the subject in terms of getting a 'smooth', realistic sound (see Ableton Live) instead of a flutter-y or clipping, noisy sound (see my software).

Unforunately, I can't think of a single tutorial or example except for Nobuyasu Sakonda's, which has also been recommended.

Do you have the basic idea of what's happening in granular synthesis?

I built a pretty easy example with the waveform display and groove~/buffer~ if you'd like to see that . . .

Yeah, Curtis Rhodes' 'Microsound' is definitely the current be all - end all on the subject, but sort of, er, extensive for first picking up something. 
Especially if you're just trying to throw together something to do rhythm work.
That's not to say it can't get really complicated, any algorithm can. There are several different topics or techniques on the subject in terms of getting a 'smooth', realistic sound (see Ableton Live) instead of a flutter-y or clipping, noisy sound (see my software).
Unforunately, I can't think of a single tutorial or example  except for Nobuyasu Sakonda's, which has also been recommended.

Do you have the basic idea of what's happening in granular synthesis?
That's half the battle.
I built a pretty easy example with the waveform display and groove~/buffer~ if you'd like to see that . . .


This website has information and resources about the subject:

There are lots of interesting Granular things in the max archive - Use Search!

For the rhythm section of you question you could search Google for Nick Collins' BBcut Library - i think you can get it for Csound and definitely for Supercollider - it might give you some ideas of things to try in Max.

On Jan 31, 2006, at 10:11 PM, Daniel Miller wrote:

> Yeah, Curtis Rhodes' 'Microsound' is definitely the current be all 

> - end all on the subject, but sort of, er, extensive for first 

Roads' book is kind the "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About 

Granular Techniques But Were Afraid to Ask."

1) My granular toolkit is available for mac and windows. Includes 

externals and abstractions that will get you started. There is a 

paper on the toolkit in the "papers" section of my website. Good 

intro to the process and using the toolkit with MSP. URL in the 

2) I designed the "Greequaincer" for Hipno. It features a 64-step 

pattern sequencer that feeds the granular processing. The sequence 

locks to your host tempo and the grains feed into 2 nice delay 

units. Available for purchase from cycling74.com.

Offer) If you still need a good intro to granular, email me off 

list. I can send you the intro chapter from my dissertation. Has 

lots of pretty figures to clearly explain what's going on.

On Jan 31, 2006, at 10:11 PM, Daniel Miller wrote:
> Yeah, Curtis Rhodes' 'Microsound' is definitely the current be all  
> - end all on the subject, but sort of, er, extensive for first  
> picking up something.

Roads' book is kind the "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About  
Granular Techniques But Were Afraid to Ask."

I'll make 2 plugs and an offer:
1) My granular toolkit is available for mac and windows.  Includes  
externals and abstractions that will get you started.  There is a  
paper on the toolkit in the "papers" section of my website.  Good  
intro to the process and using the toolkit with MSP.  URL in the  
signature.

2) I designed the "Greequaincer" for Hipno.  It features a 64-step  
pattern sequencer that feeds the granular processing.  The sequence  
locks to your host tempo and the grains feed into 2 nice delay  
units.  Available for purchase from cycling74.com.

Offer) If you still need a good intro to granular, email me off  
list.  I can send you the intro chapter from my dissertation.  Has  
lots of pretty figures to clearly explain what's going on.

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Nathan Wolek
nw@nathanwolek.com
http://www.nathanwolek.com


I would like to be able to use granulation on audio file (and then on live instrument) and 

to control precisely the result by introducing rhythmic patterns

2) looped so that they apply to the entire length of the sound file (or the instrument musical gesture)

Thank you very much for your help and feedbacks!

Hi,
I'm bringing out an old topic about rhythm using granular synthesis.
I would like to be able to use granulation on audio file (and then on live instrument) and to control precisely the result by introducing rhythmic patterns.
The rhythmic patterns could be:
1) played at a certain tempo
2) looped so that they apply to the entire length of the sound file (or the instrument musical gesture)
3) speeded up or down (with automation?)

Thank you very much for your help and feedbacks!
____________________
David Hudry
Composer
http://www.davidhudry.com/

rhythm using granular synthesis....