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2014/05/21 23:58:56
xiwix
Reaktor is the tool that keeps giving via the user library.  I've gone almost entirely reaktor for effects lately - Telray-echoverbrato, Dreamverb, L3V3LL3R-X3.  Nanowave never ceases to enchant my ears.  Reaktor's only fault is too many choices whether you just raid the user library or roll your own.
2014/05/22 01:23:39
sharke
What's everyone's favorite ensemble? I think my favorite two at the minute are: 
 
Resochord. You feed it audio and MIDI and the audio will resonate 6 virtual strings, the pitch of which is determined by the MIDI (you can also define chords within the ensemble but I find this less versatile). You can shape the sound of the resonators (envelope following, color, feedback, filters etc) and it just sounds AWESOME when you apply it to drums or percussion. I've seen other versions of this kind of thing but to my ears the one in Reaktor is the best. I've gotten some truly lovely sounds with this, including a beautifully out of control sustained guitar type sound. I've fed it drums, vocals, even low frequency noise, and gotten some incredible results. Hard to control sometimes but once you wrap your head around it it's a superb instrument. 
 
Eccentrix. You can find this in the Reaktor user library. It's a really unique sounding FM synth and you can get some awesome sounds out of it. Sounds very close to a hardware synth. 
 
Also worth checking out from the user library is a violin simulator called Serenade. It has a virtual bow that you can assign to a controller and it sounds very real, a spectacular piece of Reaktor programming. 
2014/05/22 10:27:26
FCCfirstclass
+1 for a great price.
2014/05/22 10:28:42
dubdisciple
So broke..so tempted
2014/05/22 10:48:38
mmorgan
I got an email from NI with a link to a redesigned Reaktor User Library section...just a heads up.
 
I really like working with the Spiral sequencer in Reaktor. Lot's of cool stuff there.
 
Regards,
2014/05/22 10:56:55
Dream Logic Audio
Thanks for the tutorials link arachnaut. Looks like a good site!
 
While not free, Groove3 offers a Beginner/Intermediate Reaktor training course with over 5 hours of video across 37 chapters which I found very helpful.
 
http://www.groove3.com/str/reaktor-explained.html
 
Hope this helps someone,
Kenn
2014/05/22 13:42:02
arachnaut
Favorites in the U/L? That's a tough one.
 
I've been using Reaktor since 2005 and I am a frequent contributor to the Reaktor forums. I've uploaded 43 entries to the U/L, some of which have made it into the top 100 list. I am also a Reaktor Beta tester and I know most of the people in that group - at least casually.
 
Before I list my favorites, I'd like to point out that my musical taste is best called 'eccentric'. I'm not fond of metrical beats, repetition, harmony or tunes that are easy to whistle. So you won't find percussion sequencers or simple synths in this list.
 
My personal favorites among my own entries are these few (most require significant CPU resources):
 
MF Auralis - ambient generator
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6757/
 
MF Auralis + rachToys - the above with auto-glitchment
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7701/
 
OMega - a fully stereo synth with easy-to-change parts - this includes many pieces from the U/L
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6587/
 
AutoDrummer - generative percussion mash-up
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6553/
 
Tuned Dispersion - dispersion effect
http://www.native-instrum...brary/entry/show/5999/
 
Among other U/L entries I would first search for the entries by Rick Scott (under the name 'rachMiel'). He has made many automata (generative sound toys). Chet Singer has made many lovely physical modeled instruments, Herwig Krass has a monster modular set. Colin Brown has some great 'bucket brigade' effects
 
Now for specifics:
 
Florian Erdle grain delays:
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/4199/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/3685/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/2983/
 
Florian Thom:
http://www.native-instrum...brary/entry/show/3543/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/3827/
 
rachMiel:
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/3265/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/4637/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/5415/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/5811/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/5473/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/4823/
 
Don Philips:
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6551/
 
Chet Singer:
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7854/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7463/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6257/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6109/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6019/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/4949/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/4569/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/4245/
 
Herwig Krass:
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7329/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6971/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6969/
 
Colin Brown:
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7715/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7525/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7055/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6015/
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/3603/
 
If you want to learn about Reaktor you could download a series called 'the rb macros'. rb = Reaktor Builders.
I worked as an editor on this project. A bunch of Reaktor Builders got together and selected various pieces from the User Library and put them together in various packages.
 
The list is here (it is 'under development', but semi-officially we abandoned it a few years ago). It was a lot of work.
 
http://www.arachnaut.net/audio/rb/index.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014/05/23 11:03:18
FCCfirstclass
Wow!  Great stuff on tutorials.  Thanks to one and all for the postings.  I will be installing the software over the weekend.  I bought this for one of my wife's birthday presents.  She will tell me "crap.  I don't know how to use it. Maybe you better keep it for yourself" 
 
(We have been married for over 35 years and do this all the time)
2014/05/23 11:07:27
FCCfirstclass
arachnaut
Favorites in the U/L? That's a tough one.
 
I've been using Reaktor since 2005 and I am a frequent contributor to the Reaktor forums. I've uploaded 43 entries to the U/L, some of which have made it into the top 100 list. I am also a Reaktor Beta tester and I know most of the people in that group - at least casually.
 
Before I list my favorites, I'd like to point out that my musical taste is best called 'eccentric'. I'm not fond of metrical beats, repetition, harmony or tunes that are easy to whistle. So you won't find percussion sequencers or simple synths in this list.
 




 
Arachnaut, if you don't mind, I will give you a shout if I get stuck.  And thanks for all the above help.
2014/05/27 09:53:43
FCCfirstclass
Woweeee.  I installed Reaktor 5 yesterday and am still sorting out the free user library.  The $99. offer expires tomorrow, so anyone that doesn't want to pay $400 full price needs to jump today.
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