A granular synthesizer that turns any sample into a playable instrument. Drop a vocal, a field recording, a chord — break it into grains and find textures that didn't exist a minute ago.
FRMS slices any sample into clouds of grains — stretched, scattered and re-pitched into living, evolving textures you can play like an instrument.
A granular synthesizer for desktop, iOS and Android. Up to four layers per patch, each with its own engine, filter and envelopes — plus a modulation matrix and effects that take a raw sample to a finished patch without leaving the plugin.
Drop a vocal, a field recording, a chord. FRMS breaks it into up to 80 grains per voice and spreads it across the keyboard as an instrument.
Position, density, spray, pitch and jitter sculpt the grain cloud, while envelopes and the modulation matrix keep it evolving as you play.
163 factory presets and eighteen expansion packs get you to a finished sound in minutes — and the engine rewards going deeper.
Fill the air. Stack dozens of grains for shimmering clouds, or thin out to a single tone — density is just a knob away.
Move freely through any sample. Lock the playhead, spray grains around it, freeze a single moment in time and stretch it forever.
Three knobs that turn any sample into something else. Detune grains, scatter their start points, randomise their length.
Shape each grain with a configurable Hann window. The difference between musical and broken is one curve.
Drag any audio file onto FRMS — a vocal, a field recording, a chord stab. The waveform appears, transients marked, ready to play.
Set position, density and pitch. Spray grains across the sample, freeze a single moment, scatter them in stereo. Listen as it transforms.
Map a controller, route to your DAW, layer with FX. The sample is now a synth — every key a new texture, every note alive.
A curated set of FRMS preset demos — pads, drones, vocal granulation, field-recorded percussion.
Best on headphones, or anything that reproduces stereo correctly.
Explore a universe of sound built from live acoustic recordings—flutes, cello, harp, flugelhorn, accordion, and more. Each preset offers a rich, granular canvas for ambient, cinematic, or experimental music. Customize, reshape, and create your own worlds.
Designed to spark imagination and storytelling, these sounds lean into warmth, atmosphere, and emotion, making them ideal for melodic textures, cinematic layers, and evocative soundscapes. Not archaeology, just pure inspiration, discovery, and timeless musical character.
On a mission to innovate rather than imitate, Imaginando has built a solid reputation for releasing products that excite musicians and producers, offering new ways to maximize creativity.
FRMS is a versatile synth that combines granular synthesis with FM synthesis. Imaginando is a Portuguese plugin developer that creates some cool effects and virtual instruments.
By the time we reached the 20th century and the advent of the electronic age, sound creation had been elevated into a science in its own right.
After discovering VS, I tried FRMS and found it ideal for blending live acoustic instruments with electronics. As a contemporary composer, I value its creative potential—granular, FM, and subtractive synthesis—to generate evolving textures. The preset libraries are inspiring, and the ability to granulate any sound source, even live input, is incredibly powerful.
Verified students and educators get 50% off FRMS — same features and updates. Verify your status, get the code, install.
FRMS for iOS and Android is sold separately on the App Store and Google Play.
AU, VST, VST3. Apple Silicon native. ~772 MB download.
64-bit. VST, VST3. ASIO recommended · ~211 MB download
Universal iPhone & iPad. AUv3 host & plugin · ~268 MB download
Standalone app. ARM64. Low-latency Oboe audio.
Every parameter, every routing option, every modulator. Searchable, with diagrams and signal-flow walkthroughs.
Read the manual →Video tutorialsStep-by-step videos covering sources, density, modulation, spectral mode and sound-design recipes from our team.
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