Next-Generation Granular Effect

Minimal Audio describes Lucid as a next-generation granular effect that rebuilds any sound grain by grain into musical textures, harmonies, and rhythmic effects--always in key, in time, and fully under your control. This is what they have to say about it...

Lucid provides complete musical control over time and pitch, producing vibrant sounds that couldn't have existed before, always in key, without breaking creative flow.

Industry-first grain scale-locking automatically tunes every grain to your chosen scale, while timeline sync keeps stretching, freezing, and playback locked to your session. Together, they let you reshape pitch and time freely without losing the musical foundation, while additional per-grain effects provide detailed granular shaping capabilities.

With a music-first workflow, Lucid can be dropped onto any source and shaped immediately. From subtle layering to complete transformations, its presets, per-grain processing, harmonic tools, and deep modulation make it easy to start quickly and go as far as you want.

Primary Features

• Real-time granular engine: Rebuild any incoming sound grain by grain into vivid, musical textures.
• Grain scale-lock: Automatically retunes every grain to your chosen key and scale in real time.
• Granular timeline sync: Stretch, freeze, snap, and scrub through audio while staying locked to your timeline.
• Preset library: Explore 350 presets with searchable tags and performance-ready macros.
• Harmonic grain delay: Create scale-locked shimmer, harmonies, and arpeggiated spaces.
• Multi-mode grain filter: Shape each grain independently with filtering, drive, and modulation.
• Dynamic grain imager: Generate wide, controlled stereo movement directly from the grains.
• Grain chord and arp modes: Turn any sound into rich chords, harmonies, and evolving arpeggios.
• Animator pad: Control multiple parameters at once with an animated XY performance pad.

 

Effects and Modulation
In addition to the core granular engine and grain effects, Lucid includes a flexible effects rack ideal for both enhancement and creative processing. Eight swappable effects are included, such as multi-band compression, frequency shifting, reverb, distortion, and more.

Lucid also includes the powerful modulation system that is shared with our flagship products Current and Rift. Modulate any parameter with sequencers, envelope followers, and LFOs to add movement and depth.

System Requirements
Lucid is fully compatible with macOS 10.11 and higher, including native Apple silicon, as well as Windows 10 and higher. The plugin can be used in any major DAW that supports 64-bit AAX, AU, VST2, and/or VST3 formats.

Pricing and Availability:
$79 Intro Price ($129 Full Price)

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