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Synthesis and processing modules are interconnectable by means of a patchbay
emulating matrix, and consist of the following:
1. Sound sources
1.1. Three synthesisers (including microphone
capture)
1.2. Two audio file players (1–8 channels)
2. Spectral processes
2.1. Two spectral shifters
2.2. Two spectral stretchers
2.3. Two time stretchers10
2.4. Two spectral blur units11
3. Filters
A bank of four comb filters.
4. Asynchronous granulation
This includes the control of sample read position, wander and speed (timestretch); grain density, duration, transposition and spatial scatter; and cloud
envelope.
5. QList Automation
MAX QLists allow smooth variation of parameters in time according to
breakpoint table.
6. Spatialisation
A proprietary algorithm implements spatialisation in stereo, surround 5.1 and
two

octophonic formats, including optional Doppler shift. The matrix

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Rajmil Fischman, ‘The Phase Vocoder: Theory and Practice,’ Organised Sound 2.2 (1997): 127145.
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Jean-Francois Charles, ‘A Tutorial on Spectral Sound Processing Using Max/MSP and Jitter,’
Computer Music Journal 32.3 (2008): 87-102.
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