In the last article, I discussed the beginnings of granular synthesis, the basic theory, and some of the applications of this synthesis technique. In this post, we will walk through a basic implementation of granular synthesis that focuses on independent pitch shifting and time stretching of an audio file. You won’t need more than a… Read more »
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In Emmett’s discussions on simple synthesis, he provided you with a lot of great building blocks for exploring analog synthesis. As my expertise lies more in the digital realm, I thought it might be worthwhile to discuss some synthesis techniques that are more traditionally done digitally. One of the more interesting techniques is called Granular Synthesis…. Read more »