GROTTA 3D is a Max for Live spatial audio effect that transforms your sound into dynamic, immersive soundscapes. By combining real-time granular synthesis with advanced spatial distribution, GROTTA 3D offers control over the spatial dimension of your sound. By deconstructing audio into streams of overlapping, crossfading grains, the device allows you to manipulate sound on a micro level while simultaneously placing each grain within a 3D spatial field.

It’s equipped with:

• Multi-voice audio scanner: Continuously transforms your input into evolving, textured soundscapes.
• Granular controls: Modulate grain pitch, size, density, and windowing to create anything from subtle ambient textures to intense sonic disintegration.
• Blurring and freeze effects: Add depth and reverberation to your sound.
• Spatial distribution module: Compatible with quadriphonic and Ambisonic systems, allowing auto distribution in a 3D environment.

GROTTA 3D provides an practical way to process and spatialize sound in real time in Ableton. By leveraging a multi-voice granular synthesis algorithm, it breaks down your input into layers of evolving grains. Each grain is dynamically modulated and spatially distributed, making the device perfect for creating:

• Expansive soundscapes for films, games, and virtual environments.
• Immersive live performances that envelope audiences in sound.
• Experimental music and installations that challenge traditional audio boundaries. Through integration with Ableton Live’s E4L Master Bus, the open-source Ambisonic Decoder by Envelop.

GROTTA 3D ensures seamless interconnection with advanced Ambisonic workflows, enabling creators to design for multichannel systems effortlessly. With its intuitive controls and flexible modulation options, it makes complex spatial audio design accessible.

Use Cases

1. Film Scoring: Use GROTTA 3D to design atmospheric environments that surround the listener, enhancing cinematic immersion. For example, you can turn a simple field recording into a sweeping, otherworldly ambience.
2. Live Performance: Take your audience on a spatial journey by dynamically shifting sound elements around a venue using quadriphonic or Ambisonic setups.
3. Interactive Installations: Perfect for galleries and exhibitions, GROTTA 3D lets you create evolving, spatially distributed soundscapes that respond to the environment or user interaction.
4. Music Production: From ambient drones to experimental glitch effects, GROTTA 3D helps you craft unique textures and layers that stand out in any mix.