REQ: Sugar Bytes Graindad (MAC)

Explore the many faces of granular

Graindad is a granular effect for high quality realtime audio manipulation. Freeze, texturize or reorganize & slice your audio, triggered by transients, clocks or MIDI notes. A complex modulation system with intelligent randomizers provides astonishing results. Filters, reverbs, delays and the all-at-once manipulating Harvester complete the package.

Key Features

Grain Engine with up to 64 grains
12 main controller for easy handling
Harvester: Innovative modulation system
Freeze, Stutter, Glitch, Texturize
Multiband transient detector
Host sync and transient clock
16 step trigger sequencer
LP, BP, HP, Band Reject filters
HQ reverb, spring reverb, shimmer, delay, flanger, chorus
Complex dry/wet envelope
Modulation system with countless random functions
Morph between Harvester and modulation

What Graindad can do:

With up to 64 grains Graindad offers extensive possibilities to define your sound in realtime. With 12 main parameters, quick and powerful access to granular synthesis is provided.

There are basically 2 modulation systems: a classical system with modulators like step sequencers, lfo, & envelope, for familiar access. And a modulation system called Harvester, which provides an easy and playful way to control multiple parameters at once in a visual manner. These two modulation systems can then be mixed for uniquely complex results.

Randomization is a big part of Graindad - varying amounts of randomization can be applied to nearly every parameter. Furthermore, there are dedicated functions to define when randomization should be generated, for example, a transient in your audio signal can trigger a randomizer.