[microsound-announce] Particularity

[nonprivate]

Particularity is a real-time granular synthesis system, along with a  
sequencer for some of the parameters, combined with a generator of  
animated visuals. There can be as many as 8 synthesis processes at  
any one time, and one "picture" window. Using this program alone, a  
whole audio-visual piece can be created and performed.

	- explore 3 types of granular synthesis, with grains made from the  
harmonics mixer, a drawn waveform or loaded sample.
	- use generated or drawn amplitude and frequency envelopes.
	- parameter sequencer lets you draw looping envelopes for many of  
the parameters: 6 per channel.
	- live mixer offers controls for volume, panning and frequency for  
both individual channels and the entire setup.
	- whole setups, including synthesis and sequencing, can be saved in  
slots and recalled under MIDI control.
	- create visual animations based on the sequenced parameters,  
plotting them in 2D space with user-definable shapes, colours and sizes.
	- most parameters controllable with "learned" MIDI CCs.
	- Released under the GPL and available for no cost.

In June 2010, Particularity was named joint winner of the LoMus open- 
source music software competition organised every two years by the  
Association Française d’Informatique Musicale: http://www.afim- 
asso.org/spip.php?article1

Particularity is available for download at the following link:
http://chrisjeffs.blogspot.com/2010/06/particularity.html