REAKTOR 6 Building in Primary Shows You How to Build Your Own Instruments in REAK- TOR’S Primary Level
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Welcome to Building in Primary .................................................................................15 1.1 The REAKTOR 6 Documentation .................................................................................................. 16 1.2 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 18 2 Introductory Topics ...................................................................................................19 2.1 Browsing and Loading Modules and Macros ............................................................................... 19 2.1.1 Using the Context Menu ............................................................................................. 19 2.1.2 Using the Searchbox .................................................................................................. 20 2.2 Connecting Modules and Macros ................................................................................................ 21 2.2.1 Creating Ports with Wires .......................................................................................... 22 2.3 Event Signals and Audio Signals ................................................................................................ 22 2.4 Mono and Poly Modes ................................................................................................................. 24 2.4.1 Setting the Number of Polyphonic Voices ................................................................... 25 2.4.2 Setting the Mono State of a Module ........................................................................... 26 2.4.3 Polyphony and Macros ............................................................................................... 27 2.4.4 Voice Combiners ........................................................................................................ 27 2.5 Debugging .................................................................................................................................. 28 2.5.1 Wire Debugging ......................................................................................................... 29 2.5.2 CPU Usage ................................................................................................................. 30 2.5.3 Module Sorting .......................................................................................................... 31 2.5.4 Event Initialization Order ........................................................................................... 32 3 Subtractive Synthesizer .............................................................................................34 3.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 34 3.1.1 Previous Knowledge ................................................................................................... 34 3.1.2 The Theory ................................................................................................................. 34 3.2 Tutorial ....................................................................................................................................... 35 REAKTOR 6 - Building In Primary - 4 Table of Contents 3.2.1 Setting Up ................................................................................................................. 35 3.2.2 Building a MIDI Controlled Oscillator ......................................................................... 37 3.2.3 Adding the Filter ........................................................................................................ 43 3.2.4 Modulating the Filter ................................................................................................. 46 3.2.5 Adding Polyphony ...................................................................................................... 49 3.3 Going Further .............................................................................................................................. 52 3.3.1 Related Factory Content ............................................................................................ 53 4 Echo Effect Macro .....................................................................................................55 4.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 55 4.1.1 Previous Knowledge ................................................................................................... 55 4.1.2 The Theory ................................................................................................................. 55 4.2 Tutorial ....................................................................................................................................... 56 4.2.1 Setting Up ................................................................................................................. 56 4.2.2 Building the Simple Echo Effect ................................................................................ 60 4.2.3 Adding Feedback ....................................................................................................... 65 4.2.4 Adding Tempo Sync ................................................................................................... 67 4.2.5 Saving and Loading the Macro .................................................................................. 69 4.3 Going Further .............................................................................................................................. 71 4.3.1 Related Factory Content ............................................................................................ 73 5 Basic Step Sequencer ...............................................................................................75 5.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 75 5.1.1 Previous Knowledge ................................................................................................... 75 5.1.2 The Theory ................................................................................................................. 75 5.2 Tutorial ....................................................................................................................................... 76 5.2.1 Setting Up ................................................................................................................. 76 5.2.2 Building the Basic Sequencer .................................................................................... 77 REAKTOR 6 - Building In Primary - 5 Table of Contents 5.2.3 Adding Tempo Sync ................................................................................................... 83 5.3 Going Further .............................................................................................................................. 87 5.3.1 Related Factory Content ............................................................................................ 87 6 Advanced Step Sequencer .........................................................................................89 6.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 89 6.1.1 Previous Knowledge ................................................................................................... 89 6.1.2 The Theory ................................................................................................................