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Malström Tutorial by Reason Freaks
The Malström is a very advanced synth. It uses a cool way of sound generation which is called Graintable synthesis. This is actually an invention of Propellerhead. They have combined Granular synthesis with Wavetable synthesis. Graintable synthesis uses wavetable like sounds. Which are sampled sounds like the attack of a guitar. Then this sound is cut up in little parts which are the grains. Each of these grains have a timbre (sound color) of their own. If you load up a graintable and leave all the controls on the Malström alone the sound will play back like it would have normally. The fun part begins when you start to mess, speed and modulate the grain sequence up. You can control the speed of which the grain sequence is played without changing the pitch of the graintable. You could also isolate one grain at a time by making the sequence to stand still. Further on in this tutorial you will learn how to do that. I’ll try to explain each control of the Malström and tell you what it’s used for.
Using The Malström Synth by Simon Price
Most software studios or sequencing packages now come with variations on subtractive ‘analogue’ synths, and also samplers. Reason, of course, has the Subtractor synth, and the NN19 and NNXT samplers. However, Reason also has a little gem of a synth that dares to break away from these common sound-generation engines. TheMalström synth uses a complex synthesis method called Granular Resynthesis, but manages to package it in a way that makes it accessible to anyone familiar with more run-of-the-mill instruments. Learning to understand and control the Malström is well worth the effort for the new sounds you’ll be able to create, but is also the perfect first step for anyone interested in learning about granular synthesis in general.
Malström Sound Programming by Doc Technical
A seven part tutorial that demonstrates how to program sounds with the Malström synthesizer.
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