Sync Granular Mode - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

In Fractalize mode, the Uni panel contains a somewhat different combination of parameters
than in the modes Single, Double, FM and Ringmod: Trans and Rand Trans work in exactly
the same way as in the other modes. But instead of the parameter Num Voices, the param-
eter Iterations operates a similar function in setting the number of voices in Fractalize mode.
% Fractalize mode works particularly well with Waveforms that contain limited, yet strong
harmonics: you will see new overtones emerge around the basic harmonics. By choosing
the right Waveform you can achieve interesting, formant-style effects. With harmonically dense
Waveforms (e.g. the saw from the ABSYNTH 5 Waveform Library) the effect is not as striking.

5.4.8 Sync Granular Mode

The Sync Granular mode works along the same lines as the Granular mode (see section
"Granular Mode", below for more details): It divides a Waveform into the smallest parts (the so-
called "grains") and then brings these parts back together. The difference between the granular
synthesis processes in ABSYNTH 5 relates to the input material that is used: In Granular mode,
the grains are taken from a sample, whilst the Sync Granular mode uses a Waveform from the
Library. In Sync Granular Mode, you can take your own Waveforms or an existing Waveform
from the Library, tear it apart, and then put it back together again in a new way.
Before putting the grains back together through a process known as resynthesis, you can
influence the grain "cloud": You can change the frequency of the grains, change the Density
control value to determine how individual grains overlap, and use the parameter Scatter to
manipulate the level of diffusion of the grain cloud.
These options allow you to create very effective sounds and, for example, convincingly simu-
late the blowing sound of a wind instrument such as a pipe or flute.
On the Main panel, you find the same parameters as in Single mode. For more details, please
refer to the section 5.4.3, "Single Mode", above.
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