British developer Riot Audio has launched a granular synthesis instrument that abandons conventional dual-layer crossfading in favor of a unified architecture that correlates grain streams from disparate sample sources. The Kontakt Player software employs what the manufacturer terms Integrated Granular Synthesis, merging particles from 65 high-resolution recordings spanning orchestral strings, percussion, abstract textures and human voice into cohesive timbres that mask their origins even when combining wildly divergent materials.
Musicians can import their own samples into the engine while manipulating eight tempo-locked modulation generators that control grain behavior and effects processing chains containing saturation algorithms, degradation circuits, filtering networks and spatial reverb. The package ships with 222 factory patches organized into atmospheric beds, bass tones, chaotic textures, harmonic material, evolving pads, rhythmic pulses and vocal treatments alongside starter templates for custom sound design. The company priced the software at 69 pounds before the standard rates reached 89 pounds.
Musicians can import their own samples into the engine while manipulating eight tempo-locked modulation generators that control grain behavior and effects processing chains containing saturation algorithms, degradation circuits, filtering networks and spatial reverb. The package ships with 222 factory patches organized into atmospheric beds, bass tones, chaotic textures, harmonic material, evolving pads, rhythmic pulses and vocal treatments alongside starter templates for custom sound design. The company priced the software at 69 pounds before the standard rates reached 89 pounds.
