REAKTOR Electronic Instruments Vol. 1 contains seven versatile instruments designed to inject creativity and freshness into techno, industrial, drum and bass, electro, IDM, and other electronic productions.
Three powerful synthesizers, three unique effects and a drum machine are packed with presets and ready to resonate. An inspiring resource for all electronic music producers, REAKTOR Electronic Instruments Vol. 1 excels at driving basslines and dense atmospheres, futuristic leads and faraway delays, potent rhythms and poetic sequences.
All instruments were designed by REAKTOR experts to take full advantage of REAKTOR’s modular capabilities and excellent sound quality.
Instruments design by: Lazyfish, Mike Daliot, Martin Brinkmann
Sound design by: Mike Daliot, Lazyfish, Martin Brinkmann, Erik Wiegand, Cornelius Lejeune, Eric Young
The package comprises a CD ROM and a booklet with detailed descriptions of every instrument. In addition, the REAKTOR properties windows provide in-depth explanations of all important functions and interface elements for convenient handling.
REAKTOR Electronic Instruments Vol 1. are now available in our Online Shop and at your local dealer.
System Requirements
- REAKTOR (Mac or PC) 3.0.5 or newer, 128 MB RAM, 400 MHz or faster processor.
- Important: REAKTOR 3 Dongle needed to open these ensembles in REAKTOR 4!
REAKTOR Electronic Instruments Vol 1. contains the following instruments:
Rhythmaker - Sequenced Drum Machine
A graphical sequencer controls specialized percussion synths to build shifting, morphing rhythms.
Don’t let the name of this ensemble fool you—it’s more than just a beat box. Rhythmaker is a complex, eight-channel rhythm sequencer chained to four unique types of drum synthesizers. Each drum synthesis module has extensive controls for modifying and tweaking the sounds, allowing you to create totally new drum sounds, from the subtle to the hardcore. Rhythmaker is also a GM compatible drum synthesizer: you can play each of the drums over MIDI, from C1 to G1.
Titan - Lead Synthesizer
Combining analog warmth and digital clarity, Titan forges shining chords, cutting leads, and smooth basses.
Titan is the new flagship of REAKTOR synthesizers. Featuring a design similar to the most advanced hardware units, Titan’s four oscillators, three envelopes and LFOs, two filters, graphical modulators, and full matrix modulation produce an astonishing range and depth of sound.
Grobian - Bass Synth
Angry growling, aggressive howling, and pummeling lows pour from this ill-tempered synth.
Grobian is everything you don’t want a dog to be: dirty, aggressive, and very loud. But what’s undesirable on a leash can really make your music growl. Grobian is a compact, powerful bass synthesizer designed to create driving basslines for drum and bass, industrial, and hard techno.
Atmotion - Atmosphere and Pad Synth
A sequenced synth engine produces evolving textures, rhythmically modulated pads, and writhing landscapes.
Atmotion was specially designed to create pads, atmospheres and special effects. What sets it apart from other pad-oriented synthesizers is step sequencer-based control over the parameters. Atmotion can create dense, rich, atmospheres and rhythmic pads by sequencing filter cutoff, oscillator level, and FM depth. Since Atmotion is controlled by the system clock, remember to start the global clock when checking out its capabilities.
EnFX - Envelope Follow Multieffects
An input-modulated filter, distortion and delay work together to twist, warp, and skew.
EnFX contains three distinctly unique takes on the old envelope follower. Not simply confined to the familiar wah-wah filter effect, EnFX also includes an input-modulated delay and distortion. The ability to modulate the effect parameters by the amplitude of any input allows for some radical re/deconstruction of sounds.
Longflow - Dub Delay
A finely tuned feedback delay creates eternal echoes and rhythmic grooves.
Longflow is rich sounding stereo delay with very long decay times and the ability to modulate both delay time and filter frequency. It uses dual resonant high- and low-pass filters (called LoCut and HiCut respectively) to shape the frequencies of the signal to be delayed. With some tweaking, it’s possible to get anything from resonant choruses to deep, dubby, modulating delays to warped time-continuum madness. The top row of knobs controls the left side of the signal while the bottom controls the right. Signal flow advances from left to right.
Anima - Moving Filter Bank
An array of graphically controlled band-pass filters nimbly sweeps, dances, and resonates.
Anima is a resizable array of filters that can either act together in one wave or separately in many waves. All filters are controlled by a single graphic XY pad to musically produce rich phase shifts, synced filter sweeps, and tuned resonances.
Press Views
"Titan produces one hell of a sound." … "I can't think of another set of software or hardware synth presets I've heard that boasts this range and depth of warmth and clarity." … "Grobian produces both filthy, howling timbres and fat warm sounds with the greatest of ease, and again, the presets are very good." …"All of the effects processors on offer in this collection can be used to create truly original sounds." …"This package offers an extraordinarily diverse selection of sounds and programming options that can take your music into new territories." … "These instruments are a cut above most of the rest in terms of sonic flexibility, preset quality and the all-important 'I haven't heard that before' factor." …"This package offers you three of the most advanced synths I've heard, a powerful drum machine and three original, state-of-the art effects".
FutureMusic, UK, 02/2003
"A must have expansion pack for Reaktor owners"..."All in all Reaktor Electronic Instruments Volume 1 is a tremendous value at only $69. suggested retail. It's like getting all new synthesizers for the price of an expansion pack. The Titan alone is worth the price of admission. Add the Rhytmaker and Grobian and the 3 effects and this package is a no brainer. If you have Reaktor you'll be glad you added these instruments. Also of note, you can use these ensembles to create all new instruments and variations picking these apart and utilizing the macros."
Beatmode.com, USA, 03/2003
