All of an instruments' parameters can be controlled remotely via MIDI controllers or host automation, perfect for live performances or dynamic sound manipulation in the studio. The MIDI learn function makes assigning MIDI controllers particularly easy: Select the control element you wish to assign, activate the "Learn" button, move the relevant MIDI controller and you're finished - the function is assigned.
To ensure everything runs smoothly with host automation, every control element also has an individual, adjustable automation-ID. When running in plug-in mode, all of the settings are saved with the song (Total Recall), an additional copy of the ensemble can also be saved for each project.
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Every instrument in the REAKTOR library includes professionally programmed snapshots (presets) and thus a huge amount of instantly playable sounds.
16 snapshot banks with a total of 2048 snapshots can be saved per instrument.
Sounds can, for example, be randomized or mixed into one another using the innovative Morphing fader – generating some spectacular results.
The integrated REAKTOR browser allows ensembles, instruments and instrument components (macros, modules and core cells) to be loaded easily using drag and drop. Samples can also be pre-listened in the browser and loaded into REAKTOR samplers' sample mapper.
In stand-alone mode, REAKTOR sounds and grooves can be exported in WAV or AIFF formats via the integrated recorder. There are various different recording modes available: From manual START and STOP, beat-synced recording of loops with a predefined length to record start and stop commands via note on/off impulses.
If a REAKTOR ensemble consists of multiple instruments (eg. synth, sequencer and an effect), these are displayed beneath or next to one another much in the same way as in a studio rack. Every instrument can have two different views, each containing differing control elements, that can be toggled on and off allowing screen space to be saved.
REAKTOR 5 supports up to 16 separate outputs that can all be routed individually.
Several of the REAKTOR ensembles in the library are configured for use with individual outputs by default, for example the drum machines Aerobic and SineBeats 2 (both having 4 stereo outputs).
Thanks to the modular structure, the output configuration can be fully customized. The REAKTOR ensembles in the library can also be configured to support surround sound very easily. Simply add one of the included surround tools into the ensemble. A surround delay, a surround panner and a surround matrix are available, all configured in 5.1 format. The surround tools can of course be re-configured to support other surround formats. Further surround tools can also be found in the REAKTOR User Library.
Various sampler modules are included with REAKTOR 5, allowing both classic sample playback (pitch and tempo linked) and granular sampling. The granular mode allows tempo and pitch to be adjusted independently of one another as well as advanced sample playback parameters - such as grain size, speed, density random variation (jitter) – allowing samples to be manipulated in completely new ways and in real-time.
The classic REAKTOR sample players include, for instance, a drum sampler (Memory Drum 2 - similar to BATTERY 2) and a beat slicer. James Walker-Hall's "Sampler Pack" can be found in the online User Library and includes a classic sampler for melody-based instruments, should you need a conventional sampler.
The strength of REAKTOR's samplers lies more in creative sample manipulation and the generation of new sounds rather than in the authentic reproduction of meticulously sampled instruments, a discipline dominated by our award-winning flagship sampler KONTAKT...
