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REFRACTOR

Refractor, a Karplus Strong synthesizer for Reaktor

 (29 Votes)
1.4 (Updated 5 years ago)
31.3MB
December 07, 2016
Reaktor 5 or lower
Wavetable Physical Modelling Sequenced

DESCRIPTION

Refractor is a synthesizer for Native Instruments Reaktor, based on Karplus Strong synthesis. Instead of using noise as the impulse this synth does use sample-wavetables. Therefore the results are much more experimental, unforeseeable and multifarious. Several delay lines, a multimode filter and special tweaks make this synth unique.

This synth was created for the KVR Developer Challenge 2016. Please vote for it if you like it:
https://www.kvraudio.com/kvr-developer-challenge/2016/#dc16-12754

https://youtu.be/kxJ2M7RVNNA

COMMENTS  (24)

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Stefan K
6 months ago
the demo sound indeed very TENETish
Esteban Villanova
2 years ago
Dude, demo sounds incredible! Will try it tomorrow.
David Frappaz
3 years ago
This demo sounds awsome!
LenB
3 years ago
Many thanks to the builders and sound designers here. The user library is a constant delight. I used your ensemble here (https://soundcloud.com/lenblenb/delta3) and I am very grateful for the hours of work you put into it.
jace cavacini
4 years ago
Ah hah, the transport must be running in order to get any sound out of this synth.
jace cavacini
4 years ago
i can't get any sound out of it at all.
Steven Head
4 years ago
I also have really low sound output? Am I missing something simple?
David Okonak
5 years ago
I have extremely low sound output with all provided presets using with Reaktor 5 and 6. What am I doing wrong?
mapper boy
5 years ago
My bad, musta had a bad download, everything working now. Thanks!
Olivio Sarikas
5 years ago
This thing is AMAZING! Thank you!
mapper boy
5 years ago
Please, please, anybody!! Did Max include some example wavetables along with the .ens download? Loaded nicely into R6 but no play. I musta missed sumthing or ??
Paule
5 years ago
Max, you are the top soundware on DC16 of KVR audio. All others are effects to win a prize. Congratulation!
mapper boy
5 years ago
Reaktor nubie question: waveform paths as downloaded in the .ens point to C:/Users/noizy/Desktop/Refractor_Samples. Do I need to feed my own samples to make it produce or do you have the ones you developed with available?
Ng Mui
5 years ago
This thing is dope by the way, straight fun out of the box playing around with it, I know I said it already but now I say it again, you sure deserve the cuddles!
Ng Mui
5 years ago
Wow Max perfect size now, very inviting skin looking at me now saying, tweak me please!!! Thanks a lot for the changes very much appreciated!
Max Pfetscher
5 years ago
Hello dear Reaktor Users, I did resize the GUI and also fixed the waveform display. Cheers Max
Max Pfetscher
5 years ago
@Thanks for your feedback. I am already working on a smaller GUI!
Max Pfetscher
5 years ago
@michael o'hagan: Thanks - Cool idea, Not sure if i got you but I will try ;)
michael o'hagan
5 years ago
This is really nice, thank you. If you put an event voice combiner on the gate input to the sampler module, and then a single delay on the selector input and run them both into a merger and then into the gate module your display will update with the sample sequencer. Thank you for this.
Ng Mui
5 years ago
OMG, I was looking at the GUI and was like nice new R6 bunny, then I pan my eyes over to the right and read R5 you can't imagine the smile on my face right now, wow thanks for sharing this baby, a suggestion tho, you must have a humongous screen, I'd suggest you think about a compact GUI version on b-view maybe. Just saying no offense, love what I see and hear!
GG.G SakabeaT
5 years ago
great synth buddy....and nice to see a good ol'ens that isnot a "kill my cpu block " , btw.
Klas Linder
5 years ago
I like the layout - beautiful - and very interesting sound wise - awesome work! looking forward to get to know this piece a lot more. Peace! /Qlas Beats (Sweden)
Felix Petrescu
5 years ago
Amazing Synth. 10/10 from me the only comment is that the interface is too big:)
Paule
5 years ago
Danke Max.
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