( SynthDef(\grainFMPad, { |out=0, bufnum=0, rate=1, centerFreq=200, dur=6, amp=0.3, pan=0| var trigRate = 20; // how many grains per second var grainDur = 0.1; // duration of each grain var snd; snd = GrainFM.ar( numChannels: 2, trigger: Impulse.kr(trigRate), dur: grainDur, carfreq: LFNoise1.kr(0.2).range(centerFreq * 0.5, centerFreq * 1.5), modfreq: LFNoise1.kr(0.1).range(100, 300), index: LFNoise1.kr(0.05).range(1, 10), pan: LFNoise1.kr(0.5), envbufnum: -1, sndbuf: bufnum, rate: rate ); // Smoothing the pad snd = snd * EnvGen.kr(Env.linen(2, dur-4, 2), doneAction: 2) * amp; Out.ar(out, snd); }).add; ) ( // play it with your buffer b x = Synth(\grainFMPad, [ \bufnum, b, \centerFreq, 250, \dur, 12, \amp, 0.3 ]); )