Real-Time Granular Engine
Grains is a real-time granular effect for shimmering particle clouds, glitchy percussive grooves, and rhythmic soundscapes. Built for sound designers, producers, and experimentalists alike, Grains gives you surgical control over density, size, pitch, arpeggiation, cloud delay, and randomized motion with an intuitive visualizer and interface.
Note: If you own BEAM, you already own this effect!
Find your shape.
Build your own grain cloud with synchronized rate, size, envelope shapes, pitch, and arpeggiators.
Make it random.
Add varying amounts of random spray, width, reverse, or detune to your grain cloud.
Rinse and repeat.
Harness a built-in delay module that feeds back into the grain engine, creating a cascading granular cloud.
Build the ultimate sonic circuit.
Already own BEAM? Combine the Grains effect with other BEAM effects for maximum sound design magic. Use up to 3 Grains nodes at once in serial or parallel.
Features
- Grains Plugin: Use Grains as an audio plugin in VST, AU, and AAX formats compatible with all major DAWs.
- Grains in BEAM: For BEAM owners, access the Grains effect inside BEAM with the ability to use up to 3 Grains nodes in serial or parallel.
- 50 Presets: A curated set of presets designed by leading sound designers like Databroth.
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.15+ AU / VST3 / AAX (M1 / M2 recommended)
- Windows 10+ VST3 / AAX
- Supported by all major DAWs
- 8GB RAM required (16GB RAM recommended)
- At least 250 MB of free hard disk space
- Access to a stable internet connection for downloading and activating the product is required.
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