# Granular Synths Personally im fascinated with granular sounds. This is an ongoing collection of great software I came across (grouped by type, ordered by awesomeness): <br/> ## Instruments - Audio Deamage Quanta - Arturia Pigments - The Mangle (discontinued, piracy is the only way to get it -_-) ### Granularish Samplers - [Bitwig Sampler](https://www.bitwig.com/sampler/) (also part of [8-](https://www.bitwig.com/8-track/) and [16-track](https://www.bitwig.com/16-track/)!) - Native Instruments Form - Glitchmachines Polygon ## Effects - grANALizer (free) - [Hadron](https://www.partikkelaudio.com/) (free) - Output Portal - Audiority Grainspace - [Ribs](https://hvoyaaudio.itch.io/ribs) (pwyw) ## Standalone - [EmissionControl2](https://github.com/EmissionControl2/EmissionControl2#emissioncontrol2) (foss) - [Cecilia5](http://ajaxsoundstudio.com/software/cecilia/) (foss) - [Ribs](https://hvoyaaudio.itch.io/ribs) (pwyw <br/><br/> ## Untested I havent tried those yet, so I wont vouch for their awesomeness. - [Soundgrain](http://ajaxsoundstudio.com/software/soundgrain/) (foss) - [New Sonics Arts Granite](https://www.newsonicarts.com/html/granite.php) - [Steinberg Padshop](https://new.steinberg.net/de/vst-instruments/padshop/) - [Sandman](https://www.unfilteredaudio.com/products/sandman) - [Granulab](https://www.kvraudio.com/product/granulab-vst-by-ostinato) (free) - [Soundhack Bubbler](http://www.soundhack.com/freeware/) (free) - [Fragment Synth](https://www.fsynth.com/) (free) - [Quilcom Caster](https://freevstplugins.net/quilcom-caster/) (free) - [Quilcom Harvester](https://freevstplugins.net/quilcom-harvester/) (free) - [NDC Fragmental](http://www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs/fragmental.htm) (free) - [Atomiccloud](http://atomiccloud.gersic.com/index.html) - [Alchemey](https://www.kvraudio.com/product/alchemy-by-camel-audio) (sadly aquired by Apple, fuck em) <br/> Also, there is this [neat website](https://www.granularsynthesis.com/software.php) full of even more stuff. Sadly, iIt feels like its stuck in 2009...