Lambda II is a Max for Live device for real-time granular effect. It allows you to granulate the incoming audio signal in real-time or to granulate a frozen portion of it through a 8-voice polyphony. The incoming audio can be viewed through an easy sonogram.

Lambda II can also generate grains in sync with the Ableton Live tempo working as a step sequencer. The grains can be generated via MIDI input.

Pitch and amplitude parameters can be individually applied to each voice.

The parameters are:

GENERAL

• Freeze | freeze audio input to work on the frozen buffer audio portion. If it is Off, Lambda processes the audio input in real-time (you can store your frozen buffer within the project);
• Step | step sequencer mode in sync with Ableton Live tempo
• Buffer size | length in seconds of the audio portion on which Lambda works (from 1s to 60s)
• Gain | gain of input audio signal
• Recycle (pre or post) | recycle/overdub the dry (not granulated) or wet (granulated) audio signal on the input stream
• Position | position to granulate with randomness
• Reverse | reversed grains percentage
• Filter | each voice filters the audio stream into an individually granulated band
• Duration | grain duration (from 0.1 ms to 5 s) with randomness
• Density | grain density in percentage with randomness
• Envelope | general envelope function with attack and shape parameter
• Spray | stereo spatialization
• Dry/Wet | dry/wet ratio
• Volume | output volume.

PITCH

• Transpose | transpose all voices (from -24 st to +24 st)
• Tune | fine-tuning in cents
• Detune | detune all voices
• Glide | smooth factor for Detune parameter

DELAY

• Delay | apply a delay on each voice. If random delays are used, each generated grain will have a different delay value
• Slide | interpolation time between one delay value and the next for each grain
• Feedback | apply feedback on the delay network with randomness.

MIDI

• MIDI | grains can be played via MIDI input with velocity sensitivity. 

Minimum system Requirements

Mac

• Intel® CoreTM2 Duo processor. Intel® CoreTM i5 processor or faster recommended – 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
• 1280×800 display resolution
• Core Audio compliant audio interface recommended

Windows

•  64-bit Intel® (Intel® CoreTM i5 processor or faster recommended) or AMD multi-core processor.
• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
• 1366×768 display resolution
• ASIO compatible audio hardware for Link support (also recommended for optimal audio performance)