RTGS-X 2.4

RTGS-X is an OSX incarnation of the now legendary Real-Time Granular Synthesizer application.
RTGS-X is meant to replace the plethora of poorly designed and programmed granular apps and plugins that are currently floating around the internet.

And at less than a third of the price of comparable commercial applications it delivers far more features and flexibility than most audio designers and electronic music composers could ever ask for.

Granular synthesis can be used to generate brand new sounds or to manipulate and distort existing sounds. It is very useful in generating dense sonic textures, which can evolve quickly or over long periods, to create alien soundscapes.

It is also useful for creating short sound effects or sonic motives, which could be used in musical or theatrical situations. One of the most interesting applications of granular synthesis is the manipulation of existing sound through temporal distortion (time stretching, compression, reversal, and fragmentation).

Taking a short sample of a sonically rich sound and stretching it to a hundred times its original length can yield some remarkably interesting results! I have been able to generate some wild, interesting and fresh sounds using granular synthesis, and I hope that RTGS-X can give other electronic musicians the same inspiration to experiment with sound.

Main features of RTGS X:

Video Controller window: lets you control any slider in the main RTGS-X window using a webcam or the built-in iSight.

Some extra options have been added to the little-known "Smoother Buffer Scrub" menu command.

A couple of minor changes have been made to make it run a bit smoother under (OSX10.5)


Requirements of RTGS X:

RTGS-X requires a Macintosh G4, G5 or Intel processor of at least 800 MHz, OSX version 10.3.9 or newer, and a screen size of at least 1024x768 to run. At least 512 MB of memory is recommended, though depending on your system configuration it may run with less. For best performance an Intel Mac with MacOSX 10.4.8 is recommended.

Limitations of RTGS X:

Some menu items and Output Extras are disabled when in Demo mode.


What's New in This Release:

added Video Control window

added some new options for the "Smoother Buffer Scrub" menu item

updated documentation