# 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):
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## 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
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## 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)
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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...