ABSYNTH 5 Reference Manual – 58In Fractalize mode, the Uni panel contains a somewhat different combination of parametersthan in the modes Single, Double, FM and Ringmod: Trans and Rand Trans work in exactlythe same way as in the other modes. But instead of the parameter Num Voices, the param-eter Iterations operates a similar function in setting the number of voices in Fractalize mode.%Fractalize mode works particularly well with Waveforms that contain limited, yet strongharmonics: you will see new overtones emerge around the basic harmonics. By choosingthe right Waveform you can achieve interesting, formant-style effects. With harmonically denseWaveforms (e.g. the saw from the ABSYNTH 5 Waveform Library) the effect is not as striking.5.4.8 Sync Granular ModeThe Sync Granular mode works along the same lines as the Granular mode (see section 5.4.10,“Granular Mode”, below for more details): It divides a Waveform into the smallest parts (the so-called “grains”) and then brings these parts back together. The difference between the granularsynthesis processes in ABSYNTH 5 relates to the input material that is used: In Granular mode,the grains are taken from a sample, whilst the Sync Granular mode uses a Waveform from theLibrary. In Sync Granular Mode, you can take your own Waveforms or an existing Waveformfrom the Library, tear it apart, and then put it back together again in a new way.Before putting the grains back together through a process known as resynthesis, you caninfluence the grain “cloud”: You can change the frequency of the grains, change the Densitycontrol value to determine how individual grains overlap, and use the parameter Scatter tomanipulate the level of diffusion of the grain cloud.These options allow you to create very effective sounds and, for example, convincingly simu-late the blowing sound of a wind instrument such as a pipe or flute.On the Main panel, you find the same parameters as in Single mode. For more details, pleaserefer to the section 5.4.3, “Single Mode”, above.
