MXR Pedal Textures Granular Synth Engine M310 Guitar Effect

MXR® Textures™ Granular Synth Engine M310 – Pull Your Sound Apart and Weave It Into Wondrous New Forms

The MXR Textures Granular Synth Engine is not just another pedal—it's a sandbox in pedal form. With the power of granular synthesis and dynamics processing, it records what you play and reshapes it into a shifting blend of tones and timbres: shimmering pads, glitched-out rhythms, lush reverberations drifting back through themselves, and much more. Every grain is yours to shape.

Granular Synthesis – A New Dimension of Expression

Like a delay pedal, the Textures records your audio and plays it back. But instead of simply delaying the signal, it plays it back in small snippets called grains and hands you the controls to shape them. Play them in reverse, shift their pitch, freeze them in place, feed them back into cascading shimmers, and add the chaos of randomization to unlock new frontiers of sonic discovery. On-board reverb, filter, and vibrato effects shape your sound even further. You'll be exploring realms of expression that pro soundscapers have been chasing for decades.

Eight Ways In – Instant Inspiration

The MXR Textures does a lot, but don't get overwhelmed. It features eight different presets to get you started with the press of a button. You'll find a huge variety of sounds here, from regenerative octave loops to warbly polyphonic synthesizer and glitchy blips to sub-octave pads with stuttering vibrato. Find one you like and stick with it, or use it as a foundation for experimentation.

Three Modes – Delay, Auto-Freeze, or Layers?

The Mode button determines how the Textures captures and replays your audio input:

• Delay Mode – A familiar starting point for most, continuously chopping up notes and chords into grains as you play. Clean repeats, smeared trails, and pitch-shifted echoes are all on the table.

• Auto-Freeze Mode – The pedal listens for what you play, captures it, and sustains it as lush, evolving washes of tone.

• Layers Mode – Samples up to four notes or chords into independent buffers, each with its own fade-in and fade-out shape—perfect for stacking harmonies, building polyphonic pads, or composing tiny orchestras. It's a granular take on the MXR Layers™ Pedal.

Want to add even more depth and dimension to your pads? Run the Layers Pedal into this one, especially in Delay Mode.

Shape Every Grain – Precision Control

After you select your mode, a suite of controls stands ready to transform your sound. The Size and Overlap knobs set the length and number of grains. Pitch and Reverse knobs set the playback speed and direction. Delay and Regen control how grains move through time. Mix sets the final blend, all the way from clean signal to fully granular. These are the tools that turn the sandbox into a carefully crafted soundscape, and each changes character according to your chosen mode.

Keep Digging – Deep Parameters Await

For players who prefer to delve deep, the MXR Textures has no bottom. Simply holding the Reverse or Mode button while turning any knob unlocks a second layer of parameters. Dial in randomization for passages that never quite repeat, fine-tune the on-board reverb, filter, and vibrato, or tap in tempo to lock grains to the beat. You can also plug in an expression pedal to morph between heel and toe states, hook up an MXR Split + Tap for hands-free preset scrolling, tempo tapping, or freezing, and configure the pedal for full stereo I/O with mono, wet/dry, or true stereo output.

Step Into the Sandbox

Whether you're a bedroom noodler chasing the ambient tones of your favorite record, a noise rocker layering dreamlike chaos under riffs and solos, or a sound designer scoring a film, the MXR Textures Granular Synth Engine is a sandbox with no boundaries. It's a self-contained universe of musical potential that sits right on your pedalboard. Plug in, and see where it takes you.

Key Features:

• Granular synthesis engine with dynamics processing

• Eight factory presets for instant inspiration

• Three modes: Delay, Auto-Freeze, and Layers

• Controls: Size, Overlap, Pitch, Reverse, Delay, Regen, Mix

• Second layer of parameters accessible via button combinations

• On-board reverb, filter, and vibrato effects

• Randomization for evolving, non-repeating textures

• Tap tempo for locking grains to the beat

• Expression pedal input for morphing between states

• MXR Split + Tap compatibility for hands-free control

• Full stereo I/O with mono, wet/dry, or true stereo output

• True Bypass

• Standard MXR enclosure

• Powered by 9V DC (adapter or battery)

• Made in USA

Specifications:

• Model: M310 Textures Granular Synth Engine

• Modes: Delay, Auto-Freeze, Layers

• Presets: 8 factory

• Controls: Size, Overlap, Pitch, Reverse, Delay, Regen, Mix, Mode, Preset

• Secondary Parameters: Accessible via holding Reverse or Mode + knob turn

• Effects: Reverb, Filter, Vibrato

• Expression Input: Yes

• Tap Tempo: Yes (via MXR Split + Tap)

• Stereo I/O: Configurable (mono, wet/dry, true stereo)

• Bypass: True Bypass

• Power: 9V DC

• Housing: Standard MXR enclosure

• Country of Origin: USA

The MXR Textures Granular Synth Engine M310 – The ultimate sandbox for sound explorers. Every grain is yours to shape.