The Development of GiST, a Granular Synthesis Toolkit Based on an Extension of the FOF Generator
Gerhard Eckel, Manuel Rocha Iturbide · University of Michigan Library Repository · 1995
The Granular Synthesis Toolkit (GiST) comprises a set of Max/FTS external objects running on the IRCAM Signal Processing Workstation (ISPW). These objects can be used to build a large variety of granular synthesis and sound granulation applications. Unlike other approaches of implementing granular synthesis on the ISPW, the GiST allows for precise temporal control as it is needed for high-quality results. Besides the musical motivations of the project and its technological context, the development of GiST was driven by a set of design guidelines stemming from empirical and theoretical investigations concerning the use of computer tools in music composition in general.