Cumulus is a granular sampler which radically transforms sample content by breaking it into tiny slithers of audio called grains and reorganizing them to form new sounds. Cumulus is capable of a wide ranges of timbres: from evolving atmospheric soundscapes; to organic physical textures.
Up to eight Scenes can be created; a Scene corresponding to a particular sample position and set of synthesis parameters. Scenes can be played in realtime via MIDI, or arranged internally using the built-in sequencer.
Cumulus is available free on the cover-mounted DVD of Computer Music magazine.
Reviewed By john glossenger [all]
May 30th, 2014
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows
Cumulus is available from the physical DVD version of Computer Music Magazine.
It's a granular sampler, run by a sequencer. The sequencer has 8 playable scenes, you can play one scene at a time. Each scene is a location within the sample, plus 12 parameters such as pitch, speed, size and jitter.
I really like the user interface, there's a different color for each scene, and you can easily see how the sequence proceeds through the scenes.
Read ReviewJust a note to add that the Linux version is sweet too. Tested with Bitwig Studio 1.0.8, works perfectly.
Please anybody explain me how to download this vst.
It's a giveaway on the cover of Computer Music magazine. Buy an issue - either paper copy or digital - and you will find it amongst their distributed plug-ins.
Tricky thing;) Thanks)
I have version 1.1.3 (Mac AU). Is this still the last version, please?
Yes, 1.1.3 is the latest version. There is, however, a newer Mac installer that still uses the same version, but has up to date certificates so you won't get Gatekeeper warnings when installing. If you haven't seen these warnings, then you're up to date. (And if you do, drop me a PM and I'll send you the update.).
Thank you very much! I am still on El Capitan and I'm going to update my system to High Sierra in the future; I don't have any problems now, but if I see that problem, I'll contact you.
If I have to buy a magazine to get it, it's not "free." That's like saying "hey I'll give you this new car for free! All you have to do is buy a ham sandwich from me."
"Oh btw the sandwiches cost $25,000."
Lame.
I just bought an issue for $2.49 off Google Playstore from my phone, and when I got home I quickly registered it then downloaded 1 zip file with over a gig of free instruments and another with other a gig of free effects. It's lame to think things should be %100 free.
CM be like "Hey you can have my car, just do me a favor and buy me a slice of pizza." And you're over hear talking about the nerve lol.
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Mimimi, as we in Germany say... Or: Little Erbsenzähler... :).
Great interface. Love the markers and waveform zoom. Not as useful as I had hoped. I wanted aggressive envelopes that would only play a single section of the sample. Like a rex file player but allows you to move the markers. Maybe less focus on grains and more on tempo synced pitch envelopes and loop effects. Anyway, might be fun with pads and synth parts.
I'm slowly working on a big update for Cumulus. I'll see if I can use some of your very sensible suggestions, thanks.
Hello, is there any recent update of Cumulus? I have version 1.1.3 for Mac. Thanks.
Not at the moment. I have slowly been working on an update with a modern UI and various bug fixes and improvments, but it's still a ways off. I do keep being asked about the update though, so it won't be forgotten. Sorry I don't have better news for you at this point.
It's still working on Mojave, Mac OS 10.14.6, but I'm planning to update my OS so I'm worried about Cumulus, since it's a quite unique effect. The ability to "scan" the sound at a very slow speed, automatically, exploring every moment of it, or even to freeze a very short instant like in a microscope or a magnifying lens, but still keeping the original timbre with high fidelity, is very, very valuable. I know of only another software which can do this with the same fidelity (and also that one is quite old, regrettably). I wouldn't like to remain without this possibility.
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