Sonicware Liven Texture Lab

A Texture Laboratory Designed for Sound Exploration

The LIVEN Texture Lab positions itself as a granular synthesizer focused on sound design, halfway between an inspiring sampler and an experimental effects machine. It allows you to start from a simple sound (voice, guitar, synth, field recording) and transform it into living, moving, and musical material thanks to a granular engine designed to sculpt evolving soundscapes and timbres.

Who Is the LIVEN Texture Lab For?

This synthesizer is ideal for experienced musicians and producers, as well as curious users who want to break new ground without using a computer. It excels in ambient, techno, IDM, electronica, synthwave, film music, and experimentation. In the studio, it becomes a resampling tool and creator of atmospheric beds; live, its sequencer and real-time processing allow you to instantly metamorphose a stereo source.

Features and Innovations

At the heart of the Texture Lab, granular synthesis slices audio into very short "grains" (from 2 ms to 1 second) to replay and layer them precisely. You shape pitch, grain length, speed, playback direction, size, density, diffusion, and various modulation options to achieve anything from lush pads to abrasive attacks and controlled glitches. The envelope (attack, release) and low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass filters refine the result for seamless integration into a mix.

In synthesizer mode, sampling (up to 6 seconds) and resampling open the door to fast creation: capture, transform, replay, then repeat. With 32 sample memory slots, you build a small bank dedicated to a set or track. In effects processor mode, real-time stereo processing and the "Freeze" function (up to 6 seconds) allow you to freeze a sound material and let it drift into hypnotic pads. Finally, the reverb offers 6 types, including shimmer, to stack octave brilliance and give an almost unreal depth. The 128-step sequencer (128 patterns) records parameter movements in real time or via step locking, with stutter, swing, and random playback for breathing textures.

Technical specifications

Category	groovebox	Number of audio tracks	1
Sampler	Yes	Number of Midi tracks	1
Max polyphony	4	USB to Host port	Yes
Technology	digital	Inputs	Midi, minijack line, sync in
Synthesis type	Digital, sampling, Granular	Outputs	Midi, headphone/line, sync out

Synthesizer mode	6-second sampling, automatic start, resampling, 32 sample memory slots	Keyboard	27 keys, hold function
Adjustable parameters	pitch, grain length, speed, playback direction, size, density, spread, modulation options, and more	Audio input/output	line input/output, headphone output, loudspeaker, MIDI and sync capabilities
Envelope generator	attack and release parameters	Dimensions	297mm x 176mm x 48mm, Weight: 790g
Filters	low-pass, high-pass and band-pass