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Hi Otis,
I'm pretty sure  that they are PC only, sadly as Grainmill is fun.
I have an old version if Win7 running on VMware that ~can~ run it, but to go there & fiddle around sucks some of the joy out.

I know I shouldn't really be saying this in the CDP forum, but other granular apps are available, especially given your very tight time constraints.

Meanwhile, there are many granular functions within the CDP system. MODIFY SAUSAGE & MODIFY BRASSAGE might suit you.

Have a look through this :
http://www.ensemble-software.net/CDPDocs/html/cgrogrns.htm

In Soundshaper I have a default set of values for the fracture envelope:
;time     t    l    t     l      t     l      t     l      t      l        t      l       t    l
0.00       0.0 0  0.15 0.3  0.3 0.5  0.5 1.0   0.65 0.5   0.80 0.3   1.0 0
8.00      0.0 0  0.15 0.3  0.3 0.5  0.5 1.0   0.65 0.5   0.80 0.3   1.0 0

The first value is the time within the soundfile for the envelope to begin. (As you can see, both lines have the same values: not very adventurous!)
You then need 7 pairs of time-within-the envelope, and level-for-that-time, labelled t and l above. So we have an envelope stretched over 1" starting and ending at level 0 (they must start at 0), rising to full level 1/2-way (t 0.5, l 1.0), then decaying again. I would guess that if the envelope was spread out so that the last t overlaps the time value on the next line, it would be rejected, but I don't know.
Anyway, the above works, even if a bit basic. I'm sure you'll be able to make more interesting changes!
(BTW, I can't guarantee the comment line ;time etc. I just put it here to show the structure of the file)

does anyone know where i can find it on mac?

that would be really helpfull!

Hi Simon

Yes ive always used mono files.
and now multi channels texture also stopped working 
it creates a file but im unable to play it.
even when i save it there is just no sound i've tried different files and configurations but that doesn't change anything.

any idea why that might be? it is a bit of an urgent matter as im to present my piece in school in two weeks time.

thanks for helping

cheers
otis

hi

i keep getting this message when i try to use multichannel shred:

Cannot Read The Header Of The Output File 'cdptest0.wav'
The CDP Process May Not Have Functioned Correctly

followed by:

DoOutputParse failed

anyone experiencing the same? and maybe even knows how to solve this problem?

cheers

otis