GrainDust

Granular Synthesizer

GrainDust is a powerful granular synthesizer featuring 4 fully independent layers, letting you sculpt evolving textures with complete freedom. Each grain can move, shift, and breathe, producing sounds that feel alive.

Features

• 4 Granular Layers with sample import and 500+ curated samples

• Stereo, surround, binaural, 7.1.4, Ambisonics support

• MPE support for expressive playing

• 500+ presets and sub-presets, MPE-ready and randomizable

• Built-in movement to animate grains in space and time

• Powered by the award-winning SkyDust 3D Engine

• Control over grain rate, density, size, continuity, detune, and pitchless options

• Grain envelopes, custom EGs & LFOs (70+ waveforms), and multiple playback modes

• Spatial EGs & LFOs, movement modifiers, space sub-presets, and random grain behavior

• 3D visualizations and custom SOFA file support for true spatial audio

• Arpeggiator (7 modes) and polyphonic sequencer (128 steps) with spatial controls

• Multiple filter types per layer with EG/LFO and keyboard/velocity mapping

• Pitch modulation and random pitch behaviors

• 4 FX slots: Delay, Reverb, EQ, Filter, Bit-Crusher, etc.

• Modulation matrix and curve editor for advanced routing

• 8 additional EGs & LFOs for deep sound sculpting

Mac: 

• macOS 10.13 or higher
• 64 bit
• 4-Core CPU or higher
• RAM: 8GB

Windows:

• Windows 10 or higher
• 64 bit
• 4-Core CPU or higher
• RAM: 8GB