Chaosynth is a software synthesiser that can be used as a whole instrument or one layer with other SR modules. It produces a unique and
rich range of sound textures for use in your compositions.
The Chaosynth sound comes from a technique called granular
synthesis driven by cellular automata.
Granular synthesis is the formation of a large sound or
note from a succession of shorter sound grains. The content of these sound
grains is determined by cellular automata based on a frequency spectrum.
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grid of cells that change their value over time. The CA in
Chaosynth evolve organic patterns that reflect themselves in the sound
that Chaosynth produces. |
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For each sound granule the
CA are used to pick a number of frequencies/pitches from a pre-defined
set. In this way, Chaosynth evolves its sound through a spectrum
of pitches that you define. There is support for standard tuning,
harmonic tuning and specific custom tuning of the frequencies. |
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| The frequencies for each
granule are fed into a bank of oscillators. These are the core
sound generators of Chaosynth. For each oscillator you can specify
its waveform, volume and pulse width if applicable. The output of
each oscillator can then be fed straight to the final output or via
filters for further processing. |
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The size of
each granule is specified using a size envelope. Small sizes give
a fast bubbly or choppy sound, large sounds give a slow smooth sound. |
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| The sound can
be further processed by low pass, high pass, bass pass filters and ring
modulators. |
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Many of
Chaosynth's parameters can be modulated. Sources of modulation
include envelopes, LFO's and sample and holds. |
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