Reaktor Ensembles
Reaktor is a commercial software music synthesis construction set, developed
by the German company Native Instruments.
This software allows one to build very complex, professional-sounding,
electronic music synthesis systems.
The following lists gives some of the Reaktor ensembles that I have developed. These ensembles can also be downloaded from the Reaktor User Library on the
Native Instruments company web site.
Note: You need the Reaktor software to run these ensembles!
Eccentrix le Oscillatorix
A Buchla-esque FM oscillator.
Driftwood Arpeggiator
This is a full-featured note arpeggiator. Of special note is the "fit" mode,
where the notes are all fit into a beat.
Derelayer
An interesting sounding synth based on tuned harmonic delay lines.
wXform
This is another additive synthesizer, based on a Walsh function decomposition
of waveforms. It produces rather electronic sounds.
mx20 bassline
A sequenced synth based on a model of the Korg MS-20 filter.
Relentless
A rather mad repetitive sample player.
Stereo Monitor
Instrument to display stereo signal amplitudes, phases and correlation.
Sympathizer of Goom
This is a rather standard style of synthesizer, which produces strong
lead and bass sounds. It is also capable of generating rather bizarre
alien sounds, for those who like that sort of thing.
Tesla Tone
Sparkly synthesizer.
Sehktar sitar
Physically modeled sitar synthesizer.
Babble_On
This is a full-featured speech synthesis system, with a sequencer that produces
rather endearing vocal performances of songs.
Dziban Droner
This ensemble runs by itself, producing a very sweet-sounding drone.
Harmoshift
This is a synthesizer that generates rather interesting sounds with
uncommon harmonic structures.
Dark Adder
An additive synthesizer, based on a fast sine module.
MonaPolly
An emulation of the well-known Korg Mono/Poly hardware synthesizer.
Clarkinet
A physical model of a clarinet-like instrument. This extends the idea of a
clarinet to a system involving a series of adjustable-size tube sections. It
can produce somewhat realistic clarinet-like sounds, but also can give
chaotic squonking.
Strum Guitar
A physical model of an acoustic or electric guitar, in combination with
a guitar amp. Based on Kristian Thom's acoustring ensemble, this ensemble
incorporates a number of additional modeling details, such as the coupling
between strings, and the effect of the electric guitar pickup position.
Traffic
An algorithmic-generation system that produces notes based on a simple
4-street traffic model. Hypnotic...
Amulet of Wonder
This ensemble sings Christmas carols in four part harmony. And it looks good
doing it.
Karmic Entanglement /
A work of performance art. A self-running system that repeats samples over
and over, with blending of randomly selected samples.
Sample files for Karmic Entanglement
Magma
This is a simple ensemble that generates deep gurgling sounds, like flowing
lava.
Arcturan Abacus
An alien sound generation ensemble, with a peculiar user interface.
Chaos_Lfo
A simple experimental ensemble (later used in the "Sympathizer of Goom"
ensemble) that uses a coupled set of 3 low frequency oscillators, which
produces unpredictable patterns.
Orion's Belt Buckle
Another alien sound generation ensemble with a strange user interface.
Dziban TV
An alien TV show.
Wettener
An "effect" ensemble, which splits the incoming sound into a number of
frequency bands which are then each passed through separate time-delay
modules then combined. This can give a "wetness" to the sounds.
Woundwind
A physical model of an oboe. Has a strange user interface because I made
it around the time of Halloween.
Biohazard
A synthesizer ensemble that produces harsh, inharmonic lead sounds.
Big Brother
An experimental ensemble to test ideas related to audio-rate modulation
of filters. Generates some interesting and different timbres.