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Native Instruments REAKTOR 5 Getting Started Manual (147 pages)

Brand: Native Instruments | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 6 MB

Table of Contents
4
Welcome to REAKTOR
10
System Requirements
10
REAKTOR Modes: Full, Player and Demo
11
How to Get Started
11
The REAKTOR Documentation
12
Special Formatting Used in this Document
13
Basic Settings in REAKTOR
14
Configuring the Audio Hardware
14
Accessing the Audio and MIDI Settings
14
Selecting an Audio Hardware Device
15
Selecting a Sample Rate
17
Adjusting Output Latency
18
Routing: Assigning Reaktor's Inputs
21
Routing: Assigning Reaktor's Outputs
22
Configuring the MIDI Hardware
23
Loading and Playing
25
A few Important Buttons
25
Ensembles, Instruments and KOMPLETE Instruments
27
Loading Carbon
27
Opening the Sidepane
27
Opening the Browser
27
Loading a File
30
Playing Carbon 2 and Its Snapshots
30
Loading a Snapshot
31
Adjusting the Sound
33
Switching Effects
33
Changing the Filter Movement
33
Changing the Filter Settings
34
Saving Your Settings
35
Modifying a REAKTOR Ensemble
37
Recap
37
Using the Browser to Load the Ensemble
38
Instruments Inside Ensembles
39
Junatik Panel Overview
40
The Difference between an Ensemble and an Instrument
41
Snapshot Master for Plug-In and Snapshot Hierarchies
43
Snapshot Hierarchy as Seen in Properties
43
Recall by MIDI and Snapshot Master for Plug-In
45
Snapshot Properties for the Junatik Instrument
45
Snapshot with a REAKTOR Switch Turned off
45
Snapshot Flexibility
46
Swapping the Delay Instrument for a Reverb Instrument
46
Opening a REAKTOR Structure
46
Removing an Instrument from the Structure
47
Using the Bowser to Search for Instruments
48
Connecting the Instrument to the Audio out
51
Making the Connections
51
Resetting the Positions of Instruments in the Ensemble Panel
52
Restoring the Correct Snapshot Hierarchy
54
Opening the Instrument Properties
54
Creating a Sequenced Synthesizer
56
Recap and Overview
56
Creating the Synth Sequencer Ensemble
57
Create a New Ensemble
57
Using the Browser to Load the Instruments
58
Making the Synth Sequencer Work
61
Overview of the Structure
62
Removing the Unwanted Instrument
62
Connecting ANALOG Outputs to the Audio out
63
Overview of Monoliner and ANALOG
64
Making the MIDI Connections between Instruments
65
Using Internal MIDI Connections
66
REAKTOR Run and Stop Buttons
67
Looking more Closely at Monoliner
68
Changing the Direction and Speed
68
Number of Steps, Step Offset and Shuffle/Swing
70
GATE, VELOCITY and PITCH Knobs and On/Off Buttons
70
Exploring the Snapshots/Show Hints
70
Exploring Snapshots in Monoliner and ANALOG
71
Show/Hide Hints
71
Exploring a REAKTOR Sampler
72
Recap and Overview
72
Using the Browser to Launch Memory Drum
73
Replacing and Editing Samples in the Sample Map Editor
75
Opening the Map and Playing the Samples
75
Using Replace in the Edit Sample List
76
Sample Key-Split and Root Note
77
Using Add from the Edit Sample List
78
Editing the Key-Split
79
The Memory Drum Interface
79
Changing Pitch for Just One Sample Slot
79
Exploring the Memory Drum Snapshots
81
Building a Synth Using Macros
83
What Is a Macro
83
Preparation
85
Loading a New Ensemble
85
Removing the Default Instrument
87
Inserting a New Instrument
88
Connecting the Instrument to the Audio out
90
Adding an Oscillator and an ADSR Env to the Instrument
91
Inserting an Oscillator
91
Inserting the ADSR Env
93
Inserting Pitch and Gate Modules
93
Connecting the Pitch and Gate Modules
94
Safe Output Level
95
Inserting the Filter
95
Inserting the Filter Macro and Doing some Rewiring
96
Unlocking the Panel to Move the Macros
97
Adding a Second Oscillator and a Mixer
98
Adding a Second Oscillator Using Duplicate
98
Using Properties to Rename the Oscillator Macros
99
Adding a Mixer
101
Increasing the Number of Mixer Inputs
103
Adding Faders and Connecting Them to the Mixer
104
Using Duplicate to Add a Second ADSR-Env
105
Connecting the Notepitch Module to the ADSR Envelopes and Filter
105
Tidying up in the Instrument Panel
106
Changing the Appearance of the Faders
108
Playing Your Synth and Making Changes to the Sound
110
Changing the Oscillators Waveform, Resetting the Filter and Output Level
110
Creating some Snapshots
112
Saving Your Work Using Save as
112
Make a Sampler Using REAKTOR Modules
113
Recap and Overview
113
What Kind of Sampler
113
Building the Basic Structure
114
Load up a New Ensemble
114
Inserting the First Modules
115
Inserting the Envelope
117
Adding the Controls for the Envelope
118
Making the Connections
119
Connecting the Sampler to the 2 Audio Voice Combiners
120
Connecting the Notepitch and Gate Modules
120
Loading a Sample into the Sampler
121
Opening the Sample Map Editor from the View Menu
121
Adding a Sample to the Sample Map Editor
122
Tidying up the Appearance and Moving the Modules
124
Moving Modules in the Structure
124
Deleting Unwanted Modules
125
Using the Panel Lock Button to Move the Knobs
126
Adding more Samples and Changing Their Settings
127
Double-Clicking on the Waveform to Open the Sample Map
128
Changing the Settings of the Existing Sample
128
Making Changes to the Key-Split and Root Key
128
Adding more Samples
130
Sample Reverse and Other Playback Possibilities
130
Looping, and Direction Buttons
131
Transposing a Sample
132
Adding a Filter
133
Inserting the Filter into the Structure
133
Creating the Filter Controls and Making the Connections
134
Tidying up the Appearance in the Instrument Panel
135
Trying the Band-Pass and Hi-Pass Filter Outputs/Saving Your Work
135
Using Save Ensemble to Update Your Already Saved Sampler
137
Modifying the Existing Sampler
137
Overview of Selector Used to Cross-Fade
138
Inserting the Selector
138
Connecting the Filter Outputs
139
Increasing the Number of Selector Inputs
140
Adding the Position Fader and Changing Its Range
141
Final Connections and Panel Appearance
142
Explore Your Sampler and Make some Snapshots
144
What's Next
147

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