Granular Effects Explained | w/ Sonicware Liven Evoke | What All The Parameters Do

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"Using some crude paper animations and the Sonicware Liven Evoke as demonstration platform, I explain a whole bunch of parameters of granular effects and synthesis—both what they are and how to use them: buffer, spray, diffusion, direction, shape, feedback, alignment, range, jitter, and more. From a filming/editing standpoint, this is the most elaborate video I've ever made, so I hope people like it...

This video also features very brief cameos from the Texture Lab & the ‪@HologramElectronics‬ Microcosm."

Foundational Parameters:
0:00 - Intro + neutralizing all parameters
2:53 - Big picture metaphor
7:13 - Buffer
9:44 - Important caveat
10:33 - Spray
15:43 - Size and Timing
25:00 - Jitter

Other parameters:
26:00 - pitch range & alignment
32:53 - filter type, cutoff, depth, and shape
34:51 - direction
36:14 - shape
38:19 - diffusion
38:53 - granular reverb
39:43 - feedback

Loose Ends:
41:26 - differences between Evoke & other granular effects units
42:00 - granular effect signal flow
42:41 - granular effect as send effect
43:29 - sending external gear to the granular effect
44:14 - saving and resetting grain patches
44:57 - operations (how to use the various buttons & knobs)
48:36 - more videos / Patreon shout out
49:14 - bonus section about a good thing to know (for people who watch the whole video only*)