Grainsmith Field
Grainsmith redesigned from the ground up for touch on the iPad and iPhone.
$11.99 on the App Store · iPadOS 16+ and iOS · standalone app and AUv3
Hear it
Reed Violin
Some home recorded clarinet slowed down, with long grains, transforms into a string section.
Crystal Freeze
A modular synth loop becomes a spiky granular line, with spectral processing bringing out mid tones.
Wrong Harmonica
A synth melody and sparkly plucked tones become a textured pad.
What it does
- Granular
- One granular layer, with up to three playheads. In addition to core granular controls, the app has modulation, key-aware pitch shifting, and a live loop mode for live processing of incoming audio.
- Touch
- Large XY pads, position rockers, and a touchable waveform editor allow for instant interactions with the granular processing. The iPhone version is just as powerful as its larger iPad version.
- In your setup
- AUv3 support lets you work within your favorite host, such as AUM or GarageBand. Instrument mode supports playing patches via MIDI keyboard. Support for external hardware mapping to most parameters.
Why I made it
I initially did a straight port of the Grainsmith Mac plugin to iOS and while it was exciting to be able to take so much power on the go, it was for the most part unusable. I redesigned the interface completely to take advantage of touch interactions and iPad/iPhone form factors, and the result is much more pleasing.
Details
| Platforms | iPadOS 16+ and iOS |
|---|---|
| Formats | standalone app and AUv3 |
| Price | $11.99, one-time |
| Desktop | Bought separately. Apple doesn’t allow a desktop license to carry over. Grainsmith |