Amber-X 1.0 review
DownloadAmber-X is a free granular synthesis application for OS X, based upon Amber by Matt McCabe and Jennifer Bernard.
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Amber-X is a free granular synthesis application for OS X, based upon Amber by Matt McCabe and Jennifer Bernard. Amber-X takes in WAVs and AIFFs and breaks them into tiny grains, or sub-sounds, then reassembles them in interesting ways defined by the user.
Amber-X allows for control over grain size and density either linearly or with graphing functions, grain generation type, and grain envelopes, among other parameters.
To get started, first install the included library, libsndfile. This library is essential for Amber-X to run.Note that Amber-X will generate a folder labelled 'Temp' everytime it launches. This folder is used during format conversions.
What's New:
Includes numerous fixes to the audio code to lessen distortion and clicks and fix morphing among other things. Fixes are thanks to Jennifer Bernard.
Fixed a problem with WAV format output in which Amber-X wasn't finding the file to convert.
Fixed a problem in which Amber-X could attempt to save WAVs as AIFFs or vice-versa. If you try to save a file with a .wav suffix when WAV conversion is disabled in the preferences, Amber-X will automatically substitute .aiff, and similarly with using .aiff when WAV conversion is enabled.
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