Sonic Academy – Understanding Granular Synthesis (TUTORIAL)

By | July 8, 2023

 

Release year: 2021
Manufacturer website: Sonic Academy
Author: Matt Thomas (a.k.a. King Unique)
Duration: 2 hours 18 minutes 45 sec.
Handout type: Video tutorial
English language
Sample files: present
Video Format: TS
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920×1200 30fps
Audio: AAC 44100Hz stereo 100kbps


Description: So you’ve heard of granular synthesis and may have used granular synthesis in your tracks, but do you know what really happens when you hear that distinctive sci-fi or ambient sound it can produce?
Well, no need to wait, as his highness King Unique is back for an in-depth look at where it all started, what’s going on with the sound and the terminology used, so you can master this epic form of synthesis to get sounds not available in others. places to use in your tracks.
Once you get comfortable with granular synthesis, you can create some amazing effects or combine them with more recognizable subtractive synth sounds to create unique patches that will take your sound design up a notch.
Check it out! Description: 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 recognized subtractive synth sounds to create unique patches that will raise your sound design bar up a notch.

Content
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)


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