GrainPlane
Sylvan Zheng · 2016
GrainPlane is a prototype design build of a highly intuitive tactile interface for granular synthesis. The granular synthesis software engine's parameters are modulated by the manipulation of small, physical objects. The sound of the grains as they interact with a resonant surface and with each other is analyzed, from which audio grain triggering, grain duration, amplitude, and sample position can be calculated. This provides a flexible platform upon which the musician can easily and intuitively modulate the granular synthesis in real time through a direct link between the tactile and auditory manipulation of the grains.