Ian Johnston made Grain Storm under the name Ijo Audio. This Max 4 Live Device mixes granular synthesis with new features that help musicians create fresh sounds. The developer built this tool to help people discover unusual audio textures. It includes a special reverb you can freeze to make ambient soundscapes fast. The Magic panel brings together seven effects that each respond uniquely when you adjust the Magic Amount control.
The creator wanted to explore granular sound processing for years, adding his personal style to common techniques. Grain Storm lets users move through audio at many speeds, perfect for creating stretched ambient sounds. It can change granular drones into percussion using three main controls: Decay, Ramp, and S&H. These tools give musicians many ways to shape their sounds.
The Move dial allows you to change playback speeds to extreme values. The device gives you complete control of granular settings like Size, Density, and Spray. You can adjust the pitch between -24 and +24 semitones. The Spread and Jitter controls add small or big variations to your sound. A one-pole filter helps smooth harsh grains for better-quality sounds.
The reverb works with just one knob plus a Freeze button that turns any sound into rich atmospheres. The Magic Panel holds seven custom effects from chorus to aggressive tremolo. It includes Haas widening, glitchy phased delay, and stuttering vibrato. All these effects react differently to the Magic Amount dial. The panel works as a creative multi-effects section for new sound design ideas.
Ijo Audio has created many other Max 4 Live devices praised by Ableton users. Their collection includes twelve more tools with different features. Meridian works as a Euclidean sequencer with generative controls. Polycrush 16 makes 8-bit sounds like old video games. Plume and Pummel offer two different approaches to FM synthesis. ChopChop helps create rhythmic breaks and loops. Many more devices complete their product line.
The creator wanted to explore granular sound processing for years, adding his personal style to common techniques. Grain Storm lets users move through audio at many speeds, perfect for creating stretched ambient sounds. It can change granular drones into percussion using three main controls: Decay, Ramp, and S&H. These tools give musicians many ways to shape their sounds.
The Move dial allows you to change playback speeds to extreme values. The device gives you complete control of granular settings like Size, Density, and Spray. You can adjust the pitch between -24 and +24 semitones. The Spread and Jitter controls add small or big variations to your sound. A one-pole filter helps smooth harsh grains for better-quality sounds.
The reverb works with just one knob plus a Freeze button that turns any sound into rich atmospheres. The Magic Panel holds seven custom effects from chorus to aggressive tremolo. It includes Haas widening, glitchy phased delay, and stuttering vibrato. All these effects react differently to the Magic Amount dial. The panel works as a creative multi-effects section for new sound design ideas.
Ijo Audio has created many other Max 4 Live devices praised by Ableton users. Their collection includes twelve more tools with different features. Meridian works as a Euclidean sequencer with generative controls. Polycrush 16 makes 8-bit sounds like old video games. Plume and Pummel offer two different approaches to FM synthesis. ChopChop helps create rhythmic breaks and loops. Many more devices complete their product line.
