tutorials

Greetings.

My Reaktor 3 came with a wonderful and totally undecipherable german manual, useful to those in Berlin but unfortunately not here in blighty... So my problem is I have no tutorials, I know the basics, I've built a sampler with filters, a six-osc synth with filters and ring modulation and some other widgets but I'd love to know how to get into building strange effects and using FM, coz I just can't get my head round FM.

someone post back, or email me...

mark@darklogik.org
www.darklogik.org

 

I'd recommend the Reaktor Book:
http://www.nativeinstruments.de/index.php?id=reaktorbook_us

There are several good tutorials on the NI site.

Here are some other good ones:
http://www.creativesynth.com/indepth/003_ReaktorSynth/Reaktor_main.html

http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/reaktor1/reaktormain.asp
http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/reaktor2/reaktor2main.asp
http://www.beatmode.com/reaktor3pc/recording-loops-export-audio.html

 

Good question!

I have the Reaktor manual in english, and I can tell you you are not missing much. You probably know much more about it than you think already if you have built a couple of instruments. For general FM, go to Sound on Sound website and look at the FM portions of synth secrets. I also suggest downloading the FM7 demo and going through that tutorial.
Bottom line: Reaktor manual leaves much to be desired--expremely little on FM. The 'manuals' from wizoo seem to be regular priced but contain less pages than a comic book--whether the Reaktor one is any good I can't say. I have looked at other Wizoo books and remained unimpressed. I would like to get a good book of ideas--not sure if one exists.
Also, just take the stuff NI shipped and open the ensembles and instruments to learn more than the manual has anyway.

 

actually i just got the wizoo book and yes, its no epic, but for the reaktor noob its useful. if you get it, don't forget to go to len sasso's site for updates:

http://www.swiftkick.com/synreaktor.html

also, len sasso wrote some power user tips for sos:

http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/May02/articles/reaktortips.asp
http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/Jun02/articles/reaktortips2.asp

agreed, the manual doesn't give much away, but the module reference is invaluable. shame there's no html version afaik

protoski

 

cheers

many thanks to all that replied to this thread, especially manny who was cool enough to send me an HTML manual.. nice.

mark
www.darklogik.org

 

You're an arse. Get a job.

 

You can get a job at my future company!

 

I'd recommend "Reaktor 4 - Complete Construction Guide to Synths, Samplers and Sequencers" by Fumiaki Hashimoto (2004).


It is very heavy at 849 pages, in pretty small text - but the diagrams are great and the CD-rom has very good multimedia movie guides to connecting things together in different ways, and working out the math etc.

I didn't like the WIzoo book much though. It seemed like a bit of a rush job and is very outdated. But it was the best around when it was first published.

 

???? is this an actual publication, as in real, or are you making this up?

if it is real, do you have a web link?

sowari

 

Googling Fumiaki Hashimoto only brings back some geezer who appears to do things with small bits of glass.

Hmmmm.

 

There are big chunky Japanese 'complete expert' books about almost all major packages - SX, Logic, Reaktor, Live, Absynth, Reason, Max/Msp etc. Softback, several hundred pages long, well illustrated and usually with CD tutorial packs with them. Pity they aren't translated and published elsewhere. I've never seen english versions.

Japanese names are written in two or three Japanese characters.
I probably have the phonetic "hiragana" reading of the guy's name wrong.

 

Life's just not fair. So the good manual is written in Japanese, and the official one might as well be.


Drat and botheration (UK polite slang for 'that sucks').

 

for you French speakers out there, look closely at the author's name, first and last, and think of Alice, and the truth will come to you in a volute de fumee
Salut de Michigan - l'eau est bonne, est le velo aussi
aip

 

Fumiaki Hashimoto

yes, where is this book? if there is a link, you should list it. there are a lot of serious reaktor heads out there like me who get excited about news like this.

please dont tease like this.

mike

 

mike,
Find someone who knows French slang, and the answer will float in front of you!
aip

 

Reaktor 4 - Complete Construction Guide to Synths, Samplers and Sequencers" by Fumiak

JMBAC,

Where can I get the "Reaktor 4 - Complete Construction Guide to Synths, Samplers and Sequencers" by Fumiaki Hashimoto (2004)?"

Chris