![]() ![]() The best feature found on Reaktor is by far its capability for allowing anyone to create their own sound synth or effect from scratch. A $99 upgrade is available for those who own the older version, and it can also be purchased as part of Komplete 7 bundle for $499, which includes almost all NI instruments ever made. Reaktor 5 costs $399 for its stand-alone and plug in version. A quite amazing feature rarely found in the world of digital music. ![]() As the name hints, Reaktor let you create your own synth instrument from scratch. Reaktor is one of the companies oldest products and also, interestingly enough, the model for all their other products created. Native Instruments are known for their almost unmatchable quality of soft-synths like FM8, Absynth and others. I recently purchased Native Instruments bundle pack called Komplete 7, which comes with all the most popular, and powerful virtual instruments made by this German software company. There are so many other vst’s that are way better. Maybe one day I will take the time and start over with the program and see if I can get it right but for now I will just leave it sit there untouched. This program seemed to be more for someone who is into sound design and creation rather than jus at musician or producer/music creator. If you are looking fo rmore presets and really don’t want to mold and make sounds your self then I would say don’t get this. ![]() I am not even sure if they have a free version or trial verseion for you to try before it you buy it. Thank goodness that I didn’t pay for just these vst. So I guess it was just one of those softwares that just wasn’t for me. I have even tried opening the manual and trying to get to hang of it but the manual just seems confusing to me. I wish I understood it a little better because so many people keep saying its so good. It came with a bundle that I purchased a while ago and it has been the least used plugin that came with that bundle. I wouldn’t pay that much for this at all. Plus the cost of it alone is over 300 dollars. Most all VST’s have the same style of interface and layout but this seemed to be so different to me. I have and have had it for a while but I hardly every use it just because I really don’t like the interface. But they layout of it was so much different than the other VST’s that I was use to it almost made this plug in unuseful to me. Reaktor 5 seemed to be great at first glance. The best Reaktor libraries are the more recent releases - Prism, Spark, Razor, Skanner, etc. I don't find a whole lot of use for these libraries. There are a lot of Reaktor libraries that have been around since Reaktor 1, 2, 3. There are included sound libraries that demonstrate just how flexible and diverse the instrument can be. It is a modular synthesizer that uses discrete building blocks to create and sculpt sound. Reaktor was designed to allow for deep editing by the user. However, if you want truly unique sounds, then Reaktor allows you total flexibility and creativity to design something that no one else has ever used. I have used a lot of the stock instruments in my music creation and love what Reaktor brings to the table. I don't really have the patience to go too deep editing this instrument or building my own instruments, but the capability is there if that is what you want. If you are a tweak-head or a synth geek, then you will appreciate Reaktor. Authorization is completed using the NI Service Center application. It can be downloaded off the NI website and installed. Reaktor can be purchased as an individual software application, however I received it as part of the Native Instruments Komplete Bundle. I definitely recommend checking out 'The Mouth' and ' The Finger'. Although Reaktor can be used to do typical effects processing (filtering, reverbs, distortions, delays, etc), my favorite part of Reaktor is the creative/unique effects that can be used. ![]() There is also an online community/library of instruments on the NI website where you can download user created libraries for Reaktor. There are many different sound generator instruments inside Reaktor that were created by NI and included standard with the software. Reaktor can be used as both a sound generator or as an effects processor for external sounds. Reaktor is a software application and plug-in that can be used as a stand-alone software instrument, or as a plug-in inside a DAW. ![]()
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