Native Instruments Reaktor 5 Modular Synth Studio

Native Instruments Reaktor 5 is the ultimate tool for sound design and synthesis allowing you to design your own instruments and tools as well as access an award-winning palette of synthesis sampling and effects. Reaktor 5 includes an upgraded sound library with more than 20 new sound tools and effects as well as Reaktor-class additions: Skrewell (soundscape generator) Splitter (grain sampler) and Aerobic (drum machine). Several Reaktor classics have been updated including Carbon 2 (synthesis workstation) Steampipe 2 (acoustic modeling synth) and Spacemaster 2 (reverb).

Core Technology new for Reaktor 5 breaks ground by supplying you with the power and flexibility to create new types of instruments! 3 years in development Core Technology opens up the innovative sound generators effects and sounds of the Reaktor architecture to allow the building of custom modules from Core Cells. These building blocks include oscillators filters EQs delays and more with 40 included in the core library.

A tweaked user interface gives a much faster and more transparent workflow for creation. Mac users will doubtlessly enjoy the more Apple-like feeling of the OS X version. Instruments can now be connected within the panel as can Audio and MIDI channels. In version 5 Screensets have been reworked into Panel sets which can be set up for indiviudal working styles to customize views of Reaktor projects. Sequencing has also been improved with a piano-roll editor and 2 additional drum sequencers. Reaktor 5 also implements versatile multibreakpoint envelopes.

The Fusion of Synthesis, Sampling, Effects, and Sequencing
Reaktor 5 fuses all audio applications into a single, extremely versatile and powerful tool. Reaktor makes it possible for musicians, producers, and sound designers to invent and realize their own virtual instruments. Select from more than 100 modules and function blocks (macros), such as oscillators, filters, LFOs, samplers, sequencers, and effects, and create your own instruments by "cabling" the various elements together. Existing instruments can be combined and enhanced, or take out parts of them to use in building other instruments. The control surface can also be custom-designed - from the size and layout of the knobs and displays to the integration of images and graphics.

Reaktor Core Technology
The fifth generation of this award-winning modular studio offers completely new dimensions in designing and producing custom instruments. Reaktor Core Technology delves deeper into modular construction than ever before. Develop your own individual modules; build unique filters and oscillators, and fully personalize your library. Reaktor Core Technology benefits everyone. It's a visual audio development environment with integrated run-time compiler technology, allowing the creation of individual, high-performance low-level content.

Reaktor Core Technology has been several years in the making and ushers in the largest technological advance that Reaktor has seen since it was first released 9 years ago. This new technology opens new dimensions in sound and flexibility. In previous versions of Reaktor it was possible to create new instruments by combining predefined modules such as oscillators, filters and envelopes etc. Reaktor 5 goes one step further: The Reaktor Core Technology allows the construction of user defined modules. This new layer of functionality affords users control over the lowest level of signal processing within Reaktor.

Users are now completely free to design their own filters, oscillators, shapers, delays and EQ's or completely new types of modules, thus greatly extending Reaktor 5's sonic potential.

There are already more than 40 new modules or "core cells" included that can all immediately be used to construct new instruments. The library of core cells is, of course, continually growing and the new additions will be included in the updates that registered users can download for free.

The Reaktor Core Technology integrates seamlessly into the existing Reaktor structure. Alongside the familiar elements, such as instruments, macros, and modules, Reaktor 5 also has core cells that look slightly different to the normal modules but are integrated into the structure in a similar fashion. These core cells contain the essence of the new core structure in the form of core macros and core modules - the smallest definable elements.

In contrast to a conventional programming language, Reaktor 5 offers a visual design environment in which it is considerably easier to construct new instruments. Simultaneously, the integrated run-time compiler allows changes in the core structure to be auditioned instantly - an advantage that normal programming languages don't offer.

To get you off to a flying start with the new technology, there is a separate Reaktor Core Manual explaining all the intricacies of this new level in Reaktor. There are a lot of examples and detailed explanations as well as step-by-step tutorials covering all the key features.

The advantages of Reaktor 5's technological leap aren't limited solely to instrument designers; all users, including beginners with little or no experience, stand to benefit from the Core Technology. Musicians, producers, and sound designers profit from a wealth of new instruments and the new, unique sonic expressions and exceptional sound quality they offer.

If you have no desire to design instruments yourself, Reaktor 5 presents an unrivalled sound studio filled with ready-to-use sound generators and effects for all manner of musical styles and tasks.

Use the instruments already included in stand-alone mode or as plug-ins within your sequencer. There is a near limitless world of innovative sounds, grooves, and effects at your disposal. And should you choose to delve deeper, Reaktor affords you complete freedom.

A Vast Library of Ingenious Instruments
Reaktor 5 is equipped with a vast library of impressive and innovative instruments. Powerful samplers allow far reaching granular resynthesis and the innovative effects pave the way for profound sound manipulation. The stunning array of synthesizers delivers everything from rumbling basses to searing leads and beyond. The selection of sequenced instruments lend themselves particularly well to live performance thanks to their ability to create dynamic rhythms, melodies, chord sequences, and more. From authentic emulations of classic gear to bizarre, otherworldly creations; from the conventional to the controversial - Reaktor delivers.

Mac requirements: OS 10.2.6 G4 1GHz 512MB RAM

PC requirements: Windows XP P III 1GHz Athlon XP 1.33GHz 512MB RAM

Reaktor only runs on processors supporting SSE or AltiVec

Mac recommendations: Mac OS 10.3 or higher G4 1.67GHz 512MB RAM

PC recommendations: Windows XP P4 2GHz Pentium-M 1.5GHz 512MB RAM

Import and compatibility: AIFF WAV

Interfaces: Audio Units VST RTAS DXi Open Sound Control Core Audio ASIO DirectSound