Getting Started Guide
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Document authored by: Aleksander Rebane
Product Version: 5.5 (06/2010)
Document version: 1.0 (06/2010)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Welcome to REAKTOR |
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1.1 |
System Requirements |
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1.2 |
REAKTOR Modes: Full, Player and Demo |
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1.3 |
How to Get Started |
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1.4 |
The REAKTOR Documentation |
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1.5 |
Special Formatting used in this Document |
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2 Basic Settings in REAKTOR |
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2.1 |
Configuring the Audio Hardware |
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2.1.1 |
Accessing the Audio and MIDI Settings… dialog |
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2.1.2 |
Selecting an Audio Hardware Device |
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2.1.3 |
Selecting a Sample Rate |
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2.1.4 |
Adjusting Output Latency |
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2.1.5 |
Routing: Assigning REAKTOR's Inputs |
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2.1.6 |
Routing: Assigning REAKTOR's Outputs |
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2.2 |
Configuring the MIDI Hardware |
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Loading and Playing |
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3.1 |
A Few Important Buttons |
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3.2 |
Ensembles, Instruments and KOMPLETE Instruments |
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3.3 |
Loading Carbon 2 |
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3.3.1 |
Opening the Sidepane |
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3.3.2 |
Opening the Browser |
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3.3.3 |
Loading a File |
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3.4 |
Playing Carbon 2 and its Snapshots |
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3.4.1 |
Loading a Snapshot |
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3.5 |
Adjusting the Sound |
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3.5.1 |
Switching Effects |
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3.5.2 |
Changing the Filter Movement |
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3.5.3 |
Changing the Filter Settings |
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3.6 |
Saving Your Settings |
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4 Modifying a REAKTOR Ensemble |
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4.1 |
Recap |
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4.2 |
Using the Browser to Load the Ensemble |
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4.3 |
Instruments inside Ensembles |
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4.3.1 |
Junatik Panel Overview |
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4.3.2 |
The Difference Between an Ensemble and an Instrument |
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4.4 |
Snapshot Master for Plug-In and Snapshot Hierarchies |
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4.4.1 |
Snapshot Hierarchy as seen in Properties |
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4.4.2 |
Recall by MIDI and Snapshot Master for Plug-In |
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4.4.3 |
Snapshot Properties for the Junatik Instrument |
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4.4.4 |
Snapshot with a REAKTOR Switch Turned Off |
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4.4.5 |
Snapshot Flexibility |
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4.5 |
Swapping the Delay Instrument for a Reverb Instrument |
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4.5.1 |
Opening a REAKTOR Structure |
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4.5.2 |
Removing an Instrument from the Structure |
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4.6 |
Using the Bowser to Search for Instruments |
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4.7 |
Connecting the Instrument to the Audio Out |
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4.7.1 |
Making the Connections |
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4.7.2 |
Resetting the Positions of Instruments in the Ensemble Panel |
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4.8 |
Restoring the Correct Snapshot Hierarchy |
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4.8.1 |
Opening the Instrument Properties |
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5 Creating a Sequenced Synthesizer |
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5.1 |
Recap and Overview |
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5.2 |
Creating the Synth Sequencer Ensemble |
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5.2.1 |
Create a New Ensemble |
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5.2.2 |
Using the Browser to Load the Instruments |
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5.3 |
Making the Synth Sequencer Work |
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5.3.1 |
Overview of the Structure |
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5.3.2 |
Removing the Unwanted Instrument |
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5.3.3 |
Connecting ANALOG Outputs to the Audio Out |
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5.3.4 |
Overview of Monoliner and ANALOG |
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5.4 |
Making the MIDI Connections between Instruments |
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5.4.1 |
Using Internal MIDI Connections |
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5.5 |
REAKTOR Run and Stop Buttons |
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5.6 |
Looking More Closely at Monoliner |
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5.6.1 |
Changing the Direction and Speed |
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5.6.2 |
Number of Steps, Step Offset and Shuffle/Swing |
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5.6.3 |
GATE, VELOCITY and PITCH Knobs and On/Off Buttons |
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5.7 |
Exploring the Snapshots/Show Hints |
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5.7.1 |
Exploring Snapshots in Monoliner and ANALOG |
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5.7.2 |
Show/Hide Hints |
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6 Exploring a REAKTOR Sampler |
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6.1 |
Recap and Overview |
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6.2 |
Using the Browser to Launch Memory Drum 2 |
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6.3 |
Replacing and Editing Samples in the Sample Map Editor |
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6.3.1 |
Opening the Map and Playing the Samples |
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6.3.2 |
Using Replace in the Edit Sample List |
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6.3.3 |
Sample Key-Split and Root Note |
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6.3.4 |
Using Add from the Edit Sample List |
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6.3.5 |
Editing the Key-Split |
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6.4 |
The Memory Drum Interface |
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6.4.1 |
Changing Pitch for Just one Sample Slot |
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6.4.2 |
Exploring the Memory Drum Snapshots |
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7 Building a Synth Using Macros |
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7.1 |
What is a Macro |
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7.2 |
Preparation |
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7.2.1 |
Loading a New Ensemble |
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7.2.2 |
Removing the Default Instrument |
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7.2.3 |
Inserting a New Instrument |
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7.2.4 |
Connecting the Instrument to the Audio Out |
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7.3 |
Adding an Oscillator and an ADSR Env to the Instrument |
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7.3.1 |
Inserting an Oscillator |
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7.3.2 |
Inserting the ADSR Env |
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7.3.3 |
Inserting Pitch and Gate Modules |
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7.3.4 |
Connecting the Pitch and Gate Modules |
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7.3.5 |
Safe Output Level |
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7.4 |
Inserting the Filter |
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7.4.1 |
Inserting the Filter Macro and Doing Some Rewiring |
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7.4.2 |
Unlocking the Panel to Move the Macros |
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7.5 |
Adding a Second Oscillator and a Mixer |
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7.5.1 |
Adding a Second Oscillator Using Duplicate |
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7.5.2 |
Using Properties to Rename the Oscillator Macros |
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7.5.3 |
Adding a Mixer |
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7.5.4 |
Increasing the Number of Mixer Inputs |
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7.5.5 |
Adding Faders and Connecting them to the Mixer |
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7.5.6 |
Using Duplicate to Add a Second ADSR-Env |
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7.5.7 |
Connecting the NotePitch Module to the ADSR Envelopes and Filter |
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7.5.8 |
Tidying Up in the Instrument Panel |
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7.5.9 |
Changing the Appearance of the Faders |
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7.6 |
Playing Your Synth and Making Changes to the Sound |
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7.6.1 |
Changing the Oscillators Waveform, Resetting the Filter and Output Level |
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7.6.2 |
Creating some Snapshots |
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7.6.3 |
Saving Your Work Using Save As |
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8 Make a Sampler Using REAKTOR Modules |
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8.1 |
Recap and Overview |
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8.2 |
What Kind of Sampler? |
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8.3 |
Building the Basic Structure |
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8.3.1 |
Load up a New Ensemble |
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8.3.2 |
Inserting the First Modules |
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8.3.3 |
Inserting the Envelope |
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8.3.4 |
Adding the Controls for the Envelope |
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8.4 |
Making the Connections |
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8.4.1 |
Connecting the Sampler to the 2 Audio Voice Combiners |
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8.4.2 |
Connecting the NotePitch and Gate Modules |
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8.5 |
Loading a Sample into the Sampler |
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8.5.1 |
Opening the Sample Map Editor from the View Menu |
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8.5.2 |
Adding a Sample to the Sample Map Editor |
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8.6 |
Tidying Up the Appearance and Moving the Modules |
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8.6.1 |
Moving Modules in the Structure |
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8.6.2 |
Deleting unwanted Modules |
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8.6.3 |
Using the Panel Lock Button to Move the Knobs |
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8.7 |
Adding More Samples and Changing their Settings |
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8.7.1 |
Double-clicking on the Waveform to Open the Sample Map |
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8.7.2 |
Changing the Settings of the Existing Sample |
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8.7.3 |
Making Changes to the Key-Split and Root Key |
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8.7.4 |
Adding More Samples |
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8.8 |
Sample Reverse and Other Playback Possibilities |
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8.8.1 |
Looping, and Direction Buttons |
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8.8.2 |
Transposing a Sample |
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8.9 |
Adding a Filter |
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8.9.1 |
Inserting the Filter Into the Structure |
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8.9.2 |
Creating the Filter Controls and Making the Connections |
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8.9.3 |
Tidying Up the Appearance in the Instrument Panel |
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8.9.4 |
Trying the Band-Pass and Hi-Pass Filter Outputs/Saving Your Work |
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8.9.5 |
Using Save Ensemble to Update Your Already Saved Sampler |
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8.10 |
Modifying the Existing Sampler |
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8.10.1 |
Overview of Selector Used to Cross-fade |
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8.10.2 |
Inserting the Selector |
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8.10.3 |
Connecting the Filter Outputs |
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8.10.4 |
Increasing the Number of Selector Inputs |
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8.10.5 |
Adding the Position Fader and Changing its Range |
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8.10.6 |
Final connections and Panel Appearance |
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8.10.7 |
Explore Your Sampler and Make Some Snapshots |
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9 What’s Next? |
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