Grains
Firmware for Workshop System Computer (Music Thing Modular)
Granular sampler, live audio cloud processor, and scrubbable tape player.
- Distribution
- Prebuilt image you flash yourself
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/tree/main/releases/51_grains
- Homepage
- computer.musicthing.co.uk https://computer.musicthing.co.uk/programs/51-grains/
- Synced from
- upstream metadata, raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/main/releases/51_grains/info.yaml. Corrections belong upstream.
- granular
- sampler
- lfo
- reverb
- tape
- cards
- editor
Description
Grains is a granular sampler, live audio buffer processor, and scrubbable tape player for the Workshop Computer. It splits live or stored audio into micro-grains, with real-time control over density, grain size, playhead position, pitch, window envelopes, feedback diffusion, stereo spread, and onboard reverb.
The card features 16 flash sample slots (slots 1–4 for persistent live-recorded buffers, slots 5–16 for custom audio files), a dedicated browser-based Grains Sample Manager for sample uploading/normalizing/flashing, and a special power-up Tape Mode for manual scrub-style loop playback.
Install notes
Copy the UF2 onto the Computer's program card (RP2040 bootloader drive).
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | undated | Version and date from the card's info.yaml. |