Quanta - Granular Synth by Audio Damage : First look
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Quanta is a full-featured ten-voice true stereo granular synthesizer, with up to a hundred 1000ms grains per voice, and full control over the grain state, with direct randomization and modulation of most parameters. Drag-and-drop a sample (WAV, AIFF, Ogg, or FLAC) on to the window and go to work.
Synthesize!
With two multi-mode filters (with LP, HP, BP and notch in 2-pole and 4-pole topologies), and a "sidecar" virtual-analog oscillator and noise generator that can be used in addition to, or injected into, the grain engine, Quanta is a fully capable subtractive synth in its own right, and will work as a granular or subtractive (or both) synth without any sample at all.
Modulate!
Quanta has mod coming out its ears. First up are four of our new FEGs (Flexible Envelope Generator), a 99-point looping function generator with optional host tempo sync. Then add two arbitrary-waveshape LFOs, a multi-source sample-and-hold module, and fully user-controllable MIDI assignments, with nearly every control on the panel as a destination.
Control!
Quanta is customizable to your taste and playing style. With full MPE support, it can take advantage of the extended control set of your Linnstrument, Seaboard, Soundplane, Continuum, or other MPE controller, and support for TUN files lets you use tuning tables. The resizable Hi-DPI GUI lets you adjust the size to match your visual needs, and the cross-platform preset mechanism lets you share your creations with your friends and collaborators, no matter what system they are using.
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I dont know who does their graphic design work, just have to say bravo, that plugin is easy on the eyes.
Chris Randall is the heart of AD, if not the entire body. They've grown a lot since the original Discord and FuzzPlus days, but he used to go deep into UI design in release videos.
Dude, I don’t know what’s up with granular synthesis but my cat freaking loves it. Must tickle the right frequencies. He’s all over my speakers. Thx for the tutorial. I needed this refresher on granular. Appreciated.
This plugin is REALLY inspiring. Just downloaded it and started making dope stuff immediately
5 min in and I am already getting all kinds of ideas from this thing. A granular synth is what exactly what I still need and Audio Damage is known for pretty interfaces and very usable plugins.
same. im gonna make fucking insane shit with this
collide Shit is actually something, but their support is nothing.
Wow what a voice you have...so perfectly in line with the plugin....clean ..silky satin...!!!
I kinda like it when soft snyths don't have a lot of effects because that's what dedicated effects are for. Put that effort into sound synthesis and usability / style.
cause No def....it kinda already sounds like an effect anyway.....I’m trying the demo and I’m like let me shut these damn effects off....oh there is none lol
It's obvious that a lot of love went into this synth. Nice one, AD. 😎
Top Video, Thank you for showing how powerful this granular synth is.....Amazing
this has some mysterious kind of sounds like movie material stuff i love it
The digital world doing big tings mon ! Word up
Hopefully we see some kind of automatic sample tuning or root key detection (pitch map) feature in a future version (like N.I. Form and Halion has)
Good presentation. You answered several questions I had about Quanta. You did such a good job I wished that this was a comprehensive tutorial. Thank you.
And then after a good long talk , you don't feel lonely so you finally have made a " noise " sound after 3 min or so . How rewarding for the listener !
11:07
oops... not a notch filter ;)
Great sounding VST!
Oh my! Take my money!!!!!!!
The presenter was not correct when he stated that grains are smaller than wavetables. a wavetable is a single oscillation whereas a grain is usually more than one oscillation.
Great sounds
Really want this. But already have falcon, avenger, Biotek...hard to justify but it looks really nice.
Hey man, Love how you explain and appreciate the fact you're taking time to go over the basics for whoever might need it.
But I gotta add some constructive criticism - I feel wish you could try out some different music variations and style.
It always feels like the same kind of chord progression, and generally aiming towards the same 'vibe'.
Personally, I'd prefer a longer or edited video that I can just see you messing around and having fun with it.
That's it. Written with much respect! Keep doing what you do, you're awesome!
thanks man ! good first look
it'll be hard to beat steinbergs padshop pro...... really love granular synthesis....great for pads and soundscapes and really weirdy effected sounds when you really push the levels...
Same here. It really lends itself to atmospheric pads that evolve between dissipating themselves into nothingness and reforming back into a new form. Kind of like sand in the wind..
@@DruneMusic the interdependency of granular and virtual anorythmic decognisation tools are cryonically speaking still worrisome. Still, it shall remain marvelous for KSTY‘s lol 💀
I'd just love that you could drag audio from an audio track to the VST, but I guess it's impossible as it's not a Logic plugin.
thank you!
The Demo is all you need. 30mins is enough to create a sound/sample.
Then just record it into your daw before times up.. done :D
Excellent intro to this very cool synth! Just got it on iOS - looks like much fun ahead. One question - when you load a factory preset. It has all the controls set to make its sound. Now if you load a sample of your own, are the controls as they were in the preset, now being applied to your sample? Thanks for the helpful intro
Thank you ;)
The iPad is turning into an amazing AUM synthesis machine iPad 6 329$ no brainer. I bought this ios 5$ on sale
Are parameters available for MIDI control? I’m finding that after I updated all my old AD plugins do not allow for MIDI control. It’s frustrating,
Quanta is on my system an incredible unstable plugin (Cubase, OS X). I emailed support 3 times, but zero response.
Ah man, that sucks...
the AUDIO DAMAGE customer support is fucking trash.
How would you rate this against reasons grain sample manipulator?
I've got the same question.
Looks nice, sounds nice.. just curious how does it compare to Form NI, looks like they do the same thing more or less ))
Andrei Timotin There is a lot of similarity but there are some key differences. It’s a bit easier to get form to play back the audio and sound more like the actual sample if that’s something you want.
Really like the envelopes in quanta
ADSR Music Production Tutorials hey! Im sorry to put you on the spot like this with comparisons but I really appreciate how thoroughly you reply to comments (and how much you know your stuff)
Could you possibly elaborate a bit more on the differences between Form and Quanta? Because from my experience form is much more of an advanced sampler. However, I really am not a fan of Form (I spent a ton of time learning its interface and watching all your videos for it) and feel like everything I make in it just ends up a pad (also not a fan of the interface) so im considering something like this OR I’ve been looking at Harmor a lot. Harmor gives me a lot of pause because I dont hear about it a ton on the internet and it’s kinda a DAW vst that is also just available to purchase. Sorry if this is longwinded, I’m just curious about the capabilities of all three and how harmor stacks up.
Are those presets standard with the plugin?
thanks for review......
can we load tun files for microtanality?
I don’t find a clear answer on the site .......
I keep loading samples but I only hear the oscillator help pls
On the right side below, where it says oscilator there's a knob called level, just turn it off
@@sagg310 damn dude you are a life saver thank u so much
I am new to granular. Is it possible to get legato from these?
Hey there! I have a pretty simple question about quanta. How do you organize your pitch in quanta? I found out that quanta transposes the samples I put in in c. Which means for me that I have to tune the pitch as many semitones as needed to get the original note (or in other words the pitch).
I tried it with a sample in c# and pitched my grains 100 cents up to get the original note c#. Playing a c# scale kind of worked (and actually sounded like a c# scale). Put when I started adding more instruments like a bass it started to sound weird and disharmonious (especially the note e).
It comes to another problem if you use a note witch is further away from c than one semitone. The problem is that the tune knob is too sensitive and you cant get it straight to like full values (like 200, 300 and so on). Only the fine tune knob can do this (but it only belongs to 100 cents).
Would be awesome if anyone can help me with that problem.
Good question. I would have to drive back in though I'm afraid to answer. @audiodamage001 should be able to help
I would recommend using an External pitch shifter effect to shift it to the key you want.
@@blancmull3886 thx!
@@blancmull3886 I´m sry that I have to be annoying again but I´m not quit satisfied with the outcome of my last trys with quanta. Can you recommend any external pitch shift plugin witch works for you? Would be great!
Max Musterboy find any pitch shifter you like? Curious too.
Is this the same as NI Form?
why no portamento/glide?
Yeah, all synths should have a Glide knob IMO.
hi my name is flume
How much for the plug in?! Does Alchemy has some of these features?!
it's like Native Instruments FORM?
Not really. Form is unique in what it does. This is much more conventional in terms of granular sampling, whereas Form has a bunch of odds and ends you don't see anywhere else. That being said, Quanta is extremely useful and musical whereas with Form its kind of hard to find uses for it.
@@uirehuigedkahdsspot on hahah
Wook Sound I use form for all of my bass and synths 😅
Keeps crashing for me. Someone has a solution
have you tried formatting computer?
@@jarnsus2038 hey man. Well I changed some settings in the plugin itself and now it's fixed. Thx anyway
@@KenanOn07 glad i could help
@@jarnsus2038 auto updating the plug in. It's somewhere in the settings when you launch it. Turn it off.
can you load your own samples?
How do you feel this one compares to Omnisphere?
Good question!
cause omnisphere has that granular synth thing in it
but nobody really cares cause it's treated just as a rompler
I know that, but i'd still claim that most people use it like they use nexus 2.
@@thomas-vk4vc That's probably because most people stole it and didn't spend the 500$.. and the actual investment involved with that purchase would probably cause people to take it a little more seriously.
Huh, why use this as opposed to, say, Kaivo?
Ben McCaulley this looks much more polished, user friendly, and sounds better
Well I’m not saying this is the best granular synth I’ve ever used, it’s just one of the newer ones :)
Krloff, easier to use, yes sounding better? You know of what you speak? In granular normally quality in is quality out.
KAIVO has a total other approach and it gets into physical modelling regions and it has its unparalleled own character. It's simply awesome beside the granular aspect. Can't compare to QUANTA at all.
Reminds me of the mangle synth by sound-guru which is better actually. Even an interface is so similar that you cannot help thinking it is a copy paste.
Артем Петров a lot less buggy than the mangle one. Also audio damage is a MUCH more responsive dev
You are just being intentionally provocative and just come off as silly and under-informed.
I prefer padshop pro
full of bugs, shame
sounds, no chats
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