Emergence

Here is a detailed overview and review of the free VST plugin "Emergence by Daniel Gergely":

Emergence by Daniel Gergely is a free real-time granular effect plugin for Windows and macOS.

It functions as a VST3 and Audio Unit (AU) plugin. The concept behind Emergence is that complex behaviors and properties can arise when many simple parts interact, creating something greater than the sum of the parts.

Emergence continuously records the input audio signal into a buffer. It then plays back the buffered audio as many short pieces of sound called grains.

Up to 600 individual grains can be generated simultaneously across 4 independent streams, each with its own set of parameters to control the grain generation.