Emergence granulator v1.0 beta available

[daniel_]

Hi!

Emergence 1.0 beta is now available, adding tempo sync and some other improvements.
I have some other major new features in the works (including multi-out, presets and some new parameters). These will take some time and will be introduced in upcoming beta releases.



You can find the download links and more details about the release here:
https://daniel-gergely.itch.io/emergenc ... -available

[sinkmusic]

Thank you, Daniel

[bagpipe200]

Is there any documentation available for the free version of Emergence? Up till now I've just been twiddling knobs but I think it would help if I understood what each of the controls actually does to the sound.

[daniel_]

Is there any documentation available for the free version of Emergence? Up till now I've just been twiddling knobs but I think it would help if I understood what each of the controls actually does to the sound.

Hey! There is no other documentation apart from the built-in help at the bottom of the UI.

If you have any questions feel free to ask, maybe I can help. It would be also nice to know what to focus on when writing a manual or tutorial in the future

[muki]

the presets are not compatible/exchangeable ?

i tried to copy/paste the presets (logicX presets) from the v0.3.1 version
into the new folder of the 1.0 version
they are listed in logics preset browser but selecting them does not change anything
i.e.: has no effect...

hmm
i have already so many from the 0.3.1 version...would love to be able to use them...

[daniel_]

the presets are not compatible/exchangeable ?

Currently not. I want to focus on new and improved features but sometimes that unfortunately means breaking backwards compatibility. That's why I did it in a way so that you can at least keep using the older version.

i have already so many from the 0.3.1 version...would love to be able to use them...

once I'm happy with the feature set it might be possible to add support for loading v0.3.x presets in v1.0. Have not looked into this yet, so not sure if this will actually work

[muki]

once I'm happy with the feature set it might be possible to add support for loading v0.3.x presets in v1.0. Have not looked into this yet, so not sure if this will actually work

please please
that would be cool

[.jon]

Thank you for the update! This is the first granular effect I really like, easy to get musically ussful results.

[Tj Shredder]

I‘ll call my next coding project „Ussful Sounds“…

[.jon]

At least I got it in the ballpark

[daniel_]

Hello everyone!

I just published a new beta update adding more LFO shapes and a new knob to control grain start position within the buffer.



If you are interested in trying the beta releases please keep the following things in mind:
- Any feature might be removed or changed. It is recommended to render any sounds you want to keep.
- Backwards compatibility with previous versions (0.x or 1.x-beta) is not guaranteed. This might mean automation data and presets saved by your DAW not working as expected and possibly other similar issues.
- Might contain bugs. My goal is to release high quality software even in beta stages, but mistakes happen. Please report any issues you encounter.

This version is released with a different name/id and can be installed and used alongside the latest stable version (0.3.1)

You can download links for the new release here:
https://daniel-gergely.itch.io/emergence

As always, feedback bug reports and suggestions are welcome so let me know what you think!

[Multicellular]

Tested for an hour in Reaper x64 current version, Windows 10 x64. Tested Reaper preset system, tempo sync, rendering (checking latency compensation).

Everything working as it seems it should. No crashes. I repeatedly opened and closed projects with multiple instances.

Also notably, this is a good desktop computer, but not exactly top of the line.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
16 Gigs of RAM

At max grain count and all 4 streams running, LFOing every damn thing (what a glorious mess btw) under 1% CPU per Reaper. Impressive code.

[daniel_]

Tested for an hour in Reaper x64 current version, Windows 10 x64. Tested Reaper preset system, tempo sync, rendering (checking latency compensation).

Everything working as it seems it should. No crashes. I repeatedly opened and closed projects with multiple instances.

Also notably, this is a good desktop computer, but not exactly top of the line.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
16 Gigs of RAM

At max grain count and all 4 streams running, LFOing every damn thing (what a glorious mess btw) under 1% CPU per Reaper. Impressive code.

I always encourage people to report any bugs but reading that everything is working as expected is even better!

Thanks for doing all the testing and reporting your findings

[daniel_]

Hi!

This beta update adds ADSR envelopes for shaping grains (probably the most often requested feature for the plugin), along with a number of other fixes and improvements.
At this stage I feel like most things that I would want in v1.0 are already there. Next I think I will do some work on the UI to make it look a bit nicer and make it easier to use.

If you feel like anything important is missing (or maybe there but annoying or difficult to use) let me know! I would love to hear what you think.

You can download the latest version here.

Thank you to everyone who decided to support the project so far either on itch or Patreon.





Changelog
- Add controls for ADSR grain envelopes
- Improve granulator performance
- Copying stream parameters now correctly copies the value and modulation of the Position parameter
- Change default value of the Increment parameter to 0.0, increase parameter range
- Change default timebase to Hz for lfo, randomizer and grain generation rate
- Make transitions smoother when Freeze, Clear or Bypass is toggled


Newsletter
Recently I set up a newsletter to make it easy for you to get notified about updates and news related to my projects.
You can sign up here if you are interested.


What to expect
This is an unstable beta version meaning:

- Any feature might be removed or changed. It is recommended to render any sounds you want to keep.
- Backwards compatibility with previous versions (0.x or 1.x-beta) is not guaranteed. This might mean automation data and presets saved by your DAW not working as expected and possibly other similar issues.
- Might contain bugs. My goal is to release high quality software even in beta stages, but mistakes happen. Please report any issues you encounter.

This version is released with a different name/id and can be installed and used alongside the latest stable version (v0.3.2).


Feedback
- Post any bug reports, feature requests, questions and general feedback here.
- Before posting please make sure you are using the latest version of the plugin. The problem might be already fixed in a newer version.

[sinkmusic]

Thank you, Daniel