![]() ![]() Like I mentioned, I rarely have time to check out much in the User Library or elsewhere, being very busy with my own projects in Reaktor. Currently this ensemble and a mod by Rick Scott occupy the top two slots of the Hot 50. Crazy sounds, ever morphing and capable of some really weird stuff. Here is the original prototype for the Factory Library ensemble Skrewell, by Lazyfish. It may be a little complex to use, but it really is a great feat of engineering that it works at all, and it deserves more respect than it’s gotten so far!ĭownload ColB’s Convolution Engine. While I was able to get something mostly working, Colin ironed out all of the bugs and posted it to the UL. A few years back we were both working on convolution engines, something that had long been claimed as impossible in Reaktor. So, if you enjoy an ensemble from the UL, please give it a 10, folks really do appreciate seeing their stuff do well.Ĭolin is also the force behind some other amazing projects. Basically, due a poorly programmed rating system, any vote less than a 10 is actually very bad – so you might think you’re doing somebody a favor by voting 9 out of 10, but actually these votes just destine an ensemble to a low rating and to never be noticed. Built on top of an old ensemble of his from the Top 100, this is a fantastic new effect with a lot of depth to it.īefore I post a link, I just want to mention some things about the voting system in the User Library. His newest ensemble, Echo Grease, is certainly worth grabbing from the User Library (you must have a registered copy of Reaktor to access this). Echo Grease by Colin BrownĬolin Brown is one of the more talented builders out there willing to share for free. A very cool idea with a fairly good implementation, nice design all around. Sign Industries is a french record label that put out this Reaktor ensemble for free a few years back, complete with a soundbank designed by artists form the label and templates for the Lemur/iPad. Due to the design of the site, I can’t provide a direct link, but simply click on the ‘Library’ section, and Graincube is listed quite close to the top. Made by a dream team of Reaktor veterans, including Richard Devine (whose work is included in the Reaktor 5 library), SonicTwist and Antonio Blanca of Twisted tools, and Rick Scott AKA rachmiel, a prolific experimental Reaktor designer, Graincube is amazing! You can download it from Devine’s website. The result is a pretty nifty synth capable of making some very strange sounds that are reminiscent of speech but also very digital sounding. Speaking of the Nord Modulars, and vocal synthesis, here’s a Reaktor ensemble based on a Nord G2 patch that was originally inspired by the VOSIM technique. JJ Clark is also the editor of an online book, Advanced Programming Techniques for Modular Synthesizers, that focuses primarily on the Nord Modular, but has applications in Reaktor as well. Simply choose a preset from the Song Selector instrument and press the play button in Reaktor to check it out. I haven’t had the time to try everything on this site, but the stuff I have used is very good.īabble On is capable of programming out very long sequences (one of the presets is “She Loves You” by The Beatles) and comes with a manual to help with programming. For me, standouts include the Babble On ensemble, a speech synthesizer that is quite impressive and complex, and wXform, an additive synthesizer. I wish I’d known of this guy when I was going to McGill, maybe I wouldn’t have dropped out! There is a lot of stuff on this page, all of it somewhat older, but still great. If you have any suggestions for me to check out, leave them in the comments. One last word before we get started – I spend so much time in Reaktor programming and making tutorials that I don’t get as much time as I would like familiarizing myself with the work of others. If you find something you like, let it’s designer know! Since one of the greatest benefits of giving away your stuff for free is seeing people use and enjoy your work, I hope to bring some more attention to various projects. This has a couple of effects – one is that the community becomes more fractured as people leave the User Library and post their work on their own sites, another is that the great stuff that does get uploaded often gets missed by many people. ![]() ![]() This week, I’ve got another collection of great free Reaktor ensembles from around the web (you can find our first compilation here).ĭue to some shortcomings, (not to mention widespread discontent with the ratings system) use of the official Reaktor User Library has dwindled in recent years. ![]()
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