granularFX

Granular Effects in Supercollider

Demo

Prerequisites

• Install Supercollider
• Install sc3-plugins
  • Download sc3-plugins-3.11.1-macOS-signed.zip and unzip.
  • Move the contents of the unzipped SC3plugins directory to "$HOME/Library/Application Support/SuperCollider/Extensions"

Install

Install granularFX as an extension

Perform this step once everytime granularFXClasses.sc is updated.

• Open setup.scd in Supercollider and execute following commands from the menu
  • Language -> Evaluate File (or Command-Return ⌘ ↩)
  • Language -> Recompile Class Library (or Shift-Command-L ⇧ ⌘ L)

Launch GUI

• Open granularFX.scd in Supercollider and execute following commands from the menu
  • Language -> Evaluate File (or Command-Return ⌘ ↩)

Usage

• Select suitable Input and Output Devices
• Turn on granulators and adjust the dry/wet mix
• ⌘ . to exit

Troubleshooting

• Supercollider complains that "Mismatched sample rates are not supported" and refuses to boot up
  • This may be the case if one of the available input audio devices does not support the same sample rate as the default output device.
  • To circumvent this, before running granularFX.scd please specify the in/out devices you intend to use in Line 15 & 16. Here's an example,

  var inDevice = "BlackHole 16ch";
  var outDevice = "Built-in Output";
  

  • The input and output devices specified above should operate on same sample rates. You can check Audio MIDI Setup to verify this.

More reference material

• https://pustota.basislager.org/_/sc-help/Help/Tutorials/Buffer_Granulation.html