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Installers for every Plastic Factory instrument. Grainsmith is shipping now; Particle Chimes is in beta.

Grainsmith

v1.1.0

macOS · 11+

Mac · Universal

Standalone app plus AU, VST3, and AAX plugins. Apple Silicon and Intel in one universal binary. The installer lets you choose which formats to install.

Download .pkg

Grainsmith-1.1.0.pkg

Windows 10/11

New!Beta

Windows · 64-bit

Standalone app plus VST3 plugin. AU and AAX are macOS-only. This is an early beta. Expect a few rough edges, and please report anything you run into.

Download .exe

Grainsmith-1.1.0-Setup.exe

iPadOS · iOS

Grainsmith Field

The granular engine rebuilt for iPad and iPhone: standalone app and AUv3 plugin, distributed via the App Store as a separate purchase from the desktop version.

Meet Grainsmith Field

Particle Chimes

Betav1.0.0-rc.4

macOS · 11+

Beta

Mac · Universal

Standalone app plus AU, VST3, and AAX plugins. Apple Silicon and Intel in one universal binary. This is a beta release candidate. Expect a few rough edges, and please report anything you run into.

Download .pkg

Chimes-1.0.0-rc.4.pkg

Windows 10/11

Beta

Windows · 64-bit

Standalone app plus VST3 plugin. AU and AAX are macOS-only. This is a beta release candidate. Expect a few rough edges, and please report anything you run into.

Download .exe

Chimes-1.0.0-rc.4-Windows-x64.exe

Installing Grainsmith on macOS

Double-click the downloaded .pkg and click through the installer. The standalone app and AU, VST3, and AAX plugins are placed in their standard system locations automatically: nothing to drag, nothing to copy.

Click Customize on the installer’s summary screen if you want to deselect a plugin format you don’t need.

After installation, your DAW may need a plugin rescan before Grainsmith shows up in its instrument or effect lists.

Installing Grainsmith on Windows beta

Run the downloaded .exe and click through the installer. The standalone app and the VST3 plugin are placed in their standard locations: the VST3 goes to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 so any compatible DAW can find it.

As with macOS, your DAW may need a plugin rescan before Grainsmith appears in its instrument or effect lists.

This is an early beta and isn’t as battle-tested as the macOS release yet. If something doesn’t behave, let us know. Bug reports genuinely help.

Installing Particle Chimes beta

Particle Chimes installs the same way as Grainsmith. On macOS, double-click the downloaded .pkg and click through the installer; on Windows, run the .exe. The standalone app and plugins land in their standard locations, and your DAW may need a plugin rescan to pick them up.

Particle Chimes is a beta release candidate, so it isn’t as battle-tested as Grainsmith yet. If you hit anything rough, tell us. It genuinely helps shape the final release.