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granulator

granulator

9.7
A device or program that makes new sounds from tiny pieces of audio
  • noun
  • /ˈɡræn.jʊ.leɪ.tər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : granulador
  • The producer used a granulator to create shimmering clouds of sound from a short vocal sample.

Examples

  • Modern granulators let composers control grain size, density, and playback speed for rich textures.

  • During the live set he routed the synth through a granulator for unpredictable, glitchy effects.

  • The granulator created a unique sound texture.

  • Many producers use a granulator for sound design.

  • The producer used a granulator to create shimmering clouds of sound from a short vocal sample.

  • Modern granulators let composers control grain size, density, and playback speed for rich textures.

  • During the live set, he routed the synth through a granulator for unpredictable, glitchy effects.

Compounds

granulator machine
  • Specialized
6.8

A machine that breaks materials like plastic or organic waste into small pieces

How Fragmented

granulator
  • Specialized
9.7
looper
  • Specialized
4 7.8

Surface Forms

granulator singular
granulators plural

Morphology

granulator = granulate (transparent) = granule + ate + or

The agentive suffix '-or' forms a noun from the verb 'granulate'; in audio contexts it denotes a device or tool that applies granular processing.

Etymology

Granulator comes from the Latin root granum, meaning 'grain', and the ending -ator, meaning 'a thing that does something'. In music a granulator works with tiny 'grains' of sound, so it is a tool that makes textured or broken-up sounds by using many small pieces of audio.