Granoguitar

Granoguitar
8 buffers granular synthesizer with complex mapping for hexaphonic guitar pickup
Developped in MaxMSP between 2012 & 2015

Granoguitar is an octophonic granular synthesis engine I developed to fuse with the electric guitar.

It consists of eight granular engines that react to the six guitar strings through a complex mapping matrix, taking input notes from a hexaphonic pickup.

The granular engines are divided into two categories, each using a different granular algorithm.

Buffers are filled with pre-recorded audio material, while the electric guitar acts as a controller.

The project is inspired by the idea of the guitar as a small orchestra, as Niccolò Paganini once said. Therefore, each of the eight engines is independent and can be mapped to the guitar fretboard in multiple ways. Up to eight granular engines can play simultaneously, mixed with the dry signal of the electric guitar.

I have used this software for various studies. On this website, you can hear it in use on Hijack.