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July 4, 2023

Correlated Granular Synthesis + The Duration Trick

Not one but two blog posts. Correlated Granular Synthesis is my attempt to combine classic granular with multivariate probability distributions:


Correlated Granular Synthesis | Nathan Ho

Decades after Curtis Roads’ Microsound, granular synthesis is making appearances here and there in the commercial plugin market. While it’s nice to see a wider audience for left-field sound design, I

The above came out in early June, so soon after the previous blog post (A Preliminary Theory of Sound Design) that I decided to hold off on a newsletter email until I had another blog post out. This next one is more abstract, introducing a simple sound synthesis technique I call The Duration Trick:


The Duration Trick | Nathan Ho

The Duration Trick is something I was egotistical enough to believe I discovered, but after a recent conversation with William Fields (a musical hero of mine) I have learned that I’m in no way the fir

These two posts are not as technical as some of the blog's earlier entries, but a few upcoming posts (in various stages of completion) are some of the most mathematically heavyweight projects I've done for the blog. If you're the type who subscribed for the equations, stay tuned.

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