- X-Y panel: X controls speed, Y controls LowPass Filter and volumen optionally.
- Mode: "Pitched" means the wave will be resampled as speed is beeing modulated. "Grainy" means the wave will not change pitch but the grains will change size as speed is beeing modulated.
- Sync mode: "BPM" or "Free"
- Note subdivision selector.
- Y->Vol (Y value to Volume) button.
- Zero - X: Useful only in "Grainy" mode, this parameter is useful to avoid clicks, but if you want to go very fast you better untick this option, otherwise you'll hear an artifact in where the pitch transitions aren't smooth on very high frequencies.
- X and Y spring buttons: Enable disable spring release on them.
- Smooth knob: This smooths out the X and Y values, high values result on slow response to quick movements, useful to make slow sweeps such as on one Daft Punk famous song.
- Grain size knob: When in "Free" mode (opposed to BPM) you can specify the grain size here.
Grainfreeze is a basic granular synthesis effect plugin. I created it because I wanted an effect that could create the illusion of freezing incoming audio like the reaktor "grainstates" instrument. There are four different grains. When you press freeze, the audio goes into the four grains/buffers. There is an envelope to control the shape of the grain and to smooth the sound.You can set a different length for each grain and also delay the time at which the buffer is stored. You can also create a fade so that the frozen audio gradually appears. An lfo can control the pan for each grain. Midi notes will also trigger the freeze.
How to use the plugin:
Grainfreeze is a vst effect. First set the envelope for the grain. The Attack, Hold and Decay are all calculated as a percentage of the grain length so for reliable results make sure the total envelope isn't over 100%. An led shows when you have gone over. Now set the desired lengths for the grains and the seperation (the time between each grain). The led's will show you when each grain starts. Press freeze or send a midi note to the plugin to start the process. If you want the effect to come on gradually, adjust the fade time.
CopyShop: This my friend is a what you would call a FSU VST, all it does is chopping up buffers and plays them back. of-course you can choose the length of the piece of audio played back and when to apply it.
Blargh its hard to explain what it does, throw it into your DAW feed it some audio and press the
little button. Then tweak the big knob. then press the button again, that's how it works and what it
does pretty simple.
Yes it is freeware, but if you want to donate a little summething something for my hard work, its much apprecieated.