Available for download, Delta Sound Labs Stream is a granular sampler plug-in intended for sound design, though it presents a latency low enough for dependable live use. Granular synthesis is noted for its ability to take an aspect of a sample and stretch it in all sorts of strange glitchy ways. What distinguishes this granular synthesizer, however, is its cleaner sound when compared to others in the granular space. Because of this clean, relatively artifact-free sound, the plug-in works great for layering effects.

Stream is very easy to use; Drag and drop a sample into the GUI, and select a section of the sample to focus on. Then, you can manipulate the section's grains, which are essentially small slices of the audio that make up the larger sound. You can control how many grains you use with the Voice control, increase or decrease the size of each Grain with the Grain Size knob, or adjust how the grains overlap with the Spread control. Adjust how the grains are triggered with the Reverse control, control randomization with the linear-to-jitter fader, and more.

Stream can operate in Mac and Windows systems. It will work in AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats.

Includes Stream Granular Synth    Includes Fold 1.0 Distortion Plug-In

Tempo Sync: Synchronize the grains with the tempo of your host

Low Latency: Ideal for live performance

Auto Record Mode: Determine the buffer size by toggling the Record button

Capture and Overdub: Capture an audio excerpt, manipulate the audio, build harmonies and layer disparate audio sources

Time stretching/scrubbing

Up to 16 granular voices

Monophonic MIDI Mode: Repitch all granular voices at the same pitch and grain length (great for creating pedal points)

Polyphonic MIDI Mode: Granular voice creation and repitching just like a regular VSTi

Drag and drop to use any WAV, AIFF, or MP3 with Stream

Optimized Sample Interpolation: Smooth playback through optimized audio sample smoothing

Dedicated Dry and Wet knobs to balance dry and wet audio signals relative to the Mix control

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Which slot does this go in, on TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 motherboard? My GPU blocks a couple slots.

A: The Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Fx PCIe Sound Card will work with any PCIe expansion slot.

Q: 2. How much power/wattage is needed to power this card?

A: At maximum volume, the Creative Labs Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus will not draw more than about 5-6W from the PCIe lane.

Q: 3. What is the diameter of the pads?

A: Unfortunately Creative Labs does not specify the diameter of the pads.

Q: 4. does it give the full 32-Bit / 384 kHz PCM playback from the toslink optical output? Or is it limited?

A: Yes, it does. You can either use the optical cable or the individual connections.

Q: 5. Among all the ports in the card is there one I can plug a stereo sound system into?

A: You would can use a 3.5mm to RCA Y-cable into a stereo sound system.

Q: 6. Does this work with a Mac Pro (2019+) @ Mac OS 11+? When I search for sound cards and apply the 'Mac' and 'Mac / Windows', this product remains. But on the Creative Labs website, there is no mention of compatibility...

A: From Creative Labs' website: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD® processor equivalent (2.0 GHz or faster processor recommended) Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard Microsoft® Windows® 10 32/64-bit, Windows 8 32/64 bit, Windows 7 32/64 bit, Windows Vista™ 32/64 bit, Windows XP 32/64 bit 1GB RAM 600 MB of free hard disk space Available PCI Express based 1.0a compliant slot CD or DVD drive for software installation

Q: 7. Should I remove the factory sound card before installing the Sound Blaster sound card?

A: You do not need to remove a different sound card from your system before using the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Fx PCIe Sound Card. However, it's possible that some combinations of different sound cards in a system can create issues.

Q: 8. Does it work with windows 11 and Asus z790-p motherboard?

A: Yes, Creative Labs Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is compatible with Windows 11 and the Asus z790-p motherboard.

Q: 9. Does the toslink optical output have the full 32-Bit / 384 kHz PCM playback? or is it limited?

A: Yes, it does. You can either use the optical cable or the individual connections.

Q: 10. What's the difference between this one and the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Z ?

A: The SE is a newer version with more software and control options and profiles.