Sonic Academy Understanding Granular Synthesis

So you’ve heard of Granular Synthesis and you may well have used Granular Synthesis in your tracks but do you know what’s actually going on when you hear that distinctive sci-fi or ambient sound it can produce

Well, look no further as synth royalty King Unique is back to take an in-depth look at where it all started, what’s happening to the audio, and the terminology used, so you can master this epic form of synthesis to get sounds unavailable elsewhere to use in your tracks.

Once you’ve got to grips with Granular, you can create some amazing effects or merge it with your more recognised subtractive synth sounds to create unique patches that will raise your sound design bar up a notch.

Tutorial 01 – Introduction and History
10:08
Tutorial 02 – Granular Basics
04:44
Tutorial 03 – Grain Size and Rate
09:21
Tutorial 04 – Grain Shape
10:17
Tutorial 05 – Grain Position, Spray and Speed
11:46
Tutorial 06 – Grain Direction
05:39
Tutorial 07 – Grain Volume
05:22
Tutorial 08 – Grain Pitch
06:54
Tutorial 09 – Modulation
13:53
Tutorial 10 – Keyscaling
06:31
Tutorial 11 – Granular and Subtractive
09:12
Tutorial 12 – Sound Design 1
12:48
Tutorial 13 – Sound Design 2
11:44
Tutorial 14 – Sound Design 3
20:19