A game engine that plays a granular synth
Balls bounce through a grid of bricks. Every collision fires a spatialized grain from your own sample. The result is emergent rhythm, evolving texture, and sounds you would never program by hand. No two sessions are the same.
Create order with Quantize and Scale, or unleash chaos by turning them off. Bend the physics, sculpt the playfield, and turn every hit into MIDI to drive your favorite instruments. Or all of it, at once.
A free unlimited demo is available.
Deep, playable, and yours
Load any sample and shape the grains: size, life, pitch, spread, scan, and a full ADSR envelope. Bend the physics with gravity, repulsion, attraction, and a marble mode. Lock everything to your DAW with sample accurate quantize, 24 subdivisions, and swing.
Paint your own playfield with eight drawing shapes, drop no spawn zones, and mark bricks unbreakable. Modulate any knob with three LFOs. Finish with a DJ filter, spatial audio, reverb, bitcrusher, saturation, and delay. And route it all out as MIDI.
In your DAW, on its own, or free to try
VST3 plugin
Drops into your DAW (FL Studio, Ableton, Reaper, Bitwig, Cubase...). Turns collisions into audio and MIDI.
VST3 · WindowsStandalone app
Play it like a game outside any DAW, and record the output straight to WAV.
WindowsFree demo
The full engine with a smaller grid and one LFO, no time limit. Try before you buy.
FreeGranularBreaker — Nextale Audio
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 July 2026
GranularBreaker ("the software") is developed and published by Nextale Audio ("we", "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what information is processed when you use the software, and the choices you have. Contact: nextalefieldrecording@gmail.com.
Summary
- We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not collect your name, email address, or contacts.
- The software runs on your device. It collects no personal data and includes no advertising and no analytics.
- The full version connects to the internet only to verify your license with Gumroad.
- The free demo needs no license key and makes no such connection.
- We do not sell your personal data.
Information that is processed
License verification (full version). When you activate the full version, your license key is sent to Gumroad to confirm your purchase, and nothing else. This happens only at activation. The key is stored locally on your device so you do not need to re-enter it.
Purchases. Purchases are handled by Gumroad under its own privacy policy. We receive only the order and license status. We do not receive or store your payment card details.
Content on your device. The samples you load and the audio, presets, and recordings you create stay on your device. We do not collect or transmit them.
Children
The software is not directed to children under 13 (or the applicable age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, and to object to it. To exercise these rights, contact nextalefieldrecording@gmail.com. If you are in the EEA, you may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in France, the CNIL, cnil.fr).
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy. The date above will reflect any changes.
Terms of Use
Last updated: 13 July 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of GranularBreaker ("the software"), a music application and plugin developed and published by Nextale Audio ("we", "us"). By installing or using the software, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the software.
1. License
We grant you a personal, non exclusive, non transferable, revocable license to install and use the software on devices you own or control, for your own use, whether personal or commercial. The full version is unlocked with a license key from your purchase, which is for your own use and should not be shared or resold. A free demo version is available.
2. Music you create
The audio you generate, record, or export with the software is yours. You may use it freely, including in commercial projects, with no additional royalty owed to us. You are responsible for the samples you load and for how you use the results.
3. Ownership
The software, including its name, design, artwork, sound engine, and code, is owned by Nextale Audio and protected by applicable laws. These Terms do not transfer any ownership of the software to you.
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to copy, resell, rent, sublicense, or redistribute the software itself; reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble it except to the extent permitted by law; remove or alter any notices; or use the software in any unlawful way.
5. Purchases
The full version is sold through Gumroad. Purchases and any refunds are handled by Gumroad under its terms; we do not process your payment details.
6. Third party services
The software uses Gumroad for sales and license verification. Your use of that service is also subject to its terms and privacy policy. See our Privacy Policy for details.
7. Updates
We may update or change the software at any time, and we may stop offering it or a feature without notice.
8. Disclaimer
The software is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted or error free.
9. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Nextale Audio will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the software. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.
10. Termination
These Terms apply until terminated. They end automatically if you breach them; on termination you must stop using and uninstall the software. Your statutory rights are not affected.
11. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of France, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection rules of your country of residence.
12. Contact
Nextale Audio — nextalefieldrecording@gmail.com
A game engine that plays a granular synth
Balls bounce through a grid of bricks. Every collision fires a spatialized grain from your own sample. The result is emergent rhythm, evolving texture, and sounds you would never program by hand. No two sessions are the same.
Create order with Quantize and Scale, or unleash chaos by turning them off. Bend the physics, sculpt the playfield, and turn every hit into MIDI to drive your favorite instruments. Or all of it, at once.
A free unlimited demo is available.
Deep, playable, and yours
Load any sample and shape the grains: size, life, pitch, spread, scan, and a full ADSR envelope. Bend the physics with gravity, repulsion, attraction, and a marble mode. Lock everything to your DAW with sample accurate quantize, 24 subdivisions, and swing.
Paint your own playfield with eight drawing shapes, drop no spawn zones, and mark bricks unbreakable. Modulate any knob with three LFOs. Finish with a DJ filter, spatial audio, reverb, bitcrusher, saturation, and delay. And route it all out as MIDI.
In your DAW, on its own, or free to try
VST3 plugin
Drops into your DAW (FL Studio, Ableton, Reaper, Bitwig, Cubase...). Turns collisions into audio and MIDI.
VST3 · WindowsStandalone app
Play it like a game outside any DAW, and record the output straight to WAV.
WindowsFree demo
The full engine with a smaller grid and one LFO, no time limit. Try before you buy.
FreeGranularBreaker — Nextale Audio
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 July 2026
GranularBreaker ("the software") is developed and published by Nextale Audio ("we", "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what information is processed when you use the software, and the choices you have. Contact: nextalefieldrecording@gmail.com.
Summary
- We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not collect your name, email address, or contacts.
- The software runs on your device. It collects no personal data and includes no advertising and no analytics.
- The full version connects to the internet only to verify your license with Gumroad.
- The free demo needs no license key and makes no such connection.
- We do not sell your personal data.
Information that is processed
License verification (full version). When you activate the full version, your license key is sent to Gumroad to confirm your purchase, and nothing else. This happens only at activation. The key is stored locally on your device so you do not need to re-enter it.
Purchases. Purchases are handled by Gumroad under its own privacy policy. We receive only the order and license status. We do not receive or store your payment card details.
Content on your device. The samples you load and the audio, presets, and recordings you create stay on your device. We do not collect or transmit them.
Children
The software is not directed to children under 13 (or the applicable age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, and to object to it. To exercise these rights, contact nextalefieldrecording@gmail.com. If you are in the EEA, you may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in France, the CNIL, cnil.fr).
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy. The date above will reflect any changes.
Terms of Use
Last updated: 13 July 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of GranularBreaker ("the software"), a music application and plugin developed and published by Nextale Audio ("we", "us"). By installing or using the software, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the software.
1. License
We grant you a personal, non exclusive, non transferable, revocable license to install and use the software on devices you own or control, for your own use, whether personal or commercial. The full version is unlocked with a license key from your purchase, which is for your own use and should not be shared or resold. A free demo version is available.
2. Music you create
The audio you generate, record, or export with the software is yours. You may use it freely, including in commercial projects, with no additional royalty owed to us. You are responsible for the samples you load and for how you use the results.
3. Ownership
The software, including its name, design, artwork, sound engine, and code, is owned by Nextale Audio and protected by applicable laws. These Terms do not transfer any ownership of the software to you.
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to copy, resell, rent, sublicense, or redistribute the software itself; reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble it except to the extent permitted by law; remove or alter any notices; or use the software in any unlawful way.
5. Purchases
The full version is sold through Gumroad. Purchases and any refunds are handled by Gumroad under its terms; we do not process your payment details.
6. Third party services
The software uses Gumroad for sales and license verification. Your use of that service is also subject to its terms and privacy policy. See our Privacy Policy for details.
7. Updates
We may update or change the software at any time, and we may stop offering it or a feature without notice.
8. Disclaimer
The software is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted or error free.
9. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Nextale Audio will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the software. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.
10. Termination
These Terms apply until terminated. They end automatically if you breach them; on termination you must stop using and uninstall the software. Your statutory rights are not affected.
11. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of France, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection rules of your country of residence.
12. Contact
Nextale Audio — nextalefieldrecording@gmail.com