JW-Modules free Grains, Buffer are must-downloads for VCV Rack

We’ve had a deluge of superb VCV Rack modules, carrying straight over into the first days of the new year. But let’s skip to this one: Jeremy Wentworth’s free Grains is the granular sampler you’ve been waiting for, now available for VCV Rack and 4ms MetaModule. Bonus: my guide to other granular modules in Rack… and a surprise teaser.

Imaginando GRFX puts granular effects in sweet harmony: review

Just when you think you’ve had enough granular effects, Imaginando’s GRFX does everything right. That includes fine-tuned harmonies (including microtuning), per-grain effects, and drag-and-drop modulation from four LFOs.

Peter Kirn - April 28, 2025

Autochroma, a granularizer that’s designed to be fun

imagiro’s granulizer Autochroma promises to be what you likely want from a granulizer: fun, liquid sounds to play with, rather than a bunch of overwhelming parameters.

Peter Kirn - July 31, 2023

Emergence 1.0 granular plug-in arrives, with host sync, audio modulation, ADSR, presets, more

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2023

Grains In Your Pocket: microGranny is Compact, Homemade Granular Sampler Hardware

- February 11, 2013

Reaktor Sampler Pack Gives you Granular Power Over Sound; Tips for Maschine, Ableton

- February 23, 2011

GrainCube: Free Granular Instrument for Reaktor, Lemur

- May 12, 2010

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