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Reaktor:Tutorials

Basics

• Terminology
• Modules, Macros, Instruments, Ensembles
• Where are the values?

Varia

• Use of IC Send module with any sequencer
• Converting Gate to Edge
• Rounding a number

Useful math knowledge

• Basic applied algebra for Reaktor users
• Brilliant calculus calculators based on webMathematica (http://www.calc101.com)

Best tips from user forum

• Scaling values (http://www.native-instruments.com/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11490&highlight=scaling) (or click here for a better explanation on this wiki)
• How to elliminate DC offset? (http://www.native-instruments.com/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=6e97dc2027133bc15b3f4fa4f94aab6b&threadid=15233)
• Importing Akai Mixed-Mode CDs (http://www.native-instruments.com/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=6e97dc2027133bc15b3f4fa4f94aab6b&threadid=14639)
• How to stop LFO at it's highest value? (http://www.native-instruments.com/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=6e97dc2027133bc15b3f4fa4f94aab6b&threadid=15141&perpage=15&pagenumber=1)
• How to record sequenced track in Cubase to audio? (http://www.native-instruments.com/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=6e97dc2027133bc15b3f4fa4f94aab6b&threadid=14383)
• After making a copy of a table, both tables change value when one is edited (http://www.native-instruments.com/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=becca86487ea1e94fe85fd188383fc04&threadid=14539)
• Discussion about event processing (http://www.native-instruments.com/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=becca86487ea1e94fe85fd188383fc04&threadid=13019)
• Saturation issues (http://www.nativeinstruments.de/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13462&perpage=10&pagenumber=1)
• Fine-tuning of knob values (http://www.nativeinstruments.de/site/forum_us/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13385&perpage=10&pagenumber=1)

Most desired tutorials

• Please add ideas for tutorials, which you really need, things you want to be explained...
• A tutorial about the use of Event tables, because NI isn´t offering very much info in the manual.
• A tutorial on translating DSP theory into Core Technology.

On the web

• Reaktor 4 / Reaktor Session Tutorials (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?reaktortut_us) @ Native Instruments
  • First steps: Built a synthesizer from scratch (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?r4firststeps_us) by Jake Mandell
  • For beginners who have no previous experience with Steinberg’s Cubase (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?begintut_us)
  • XY module (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?xytutorial_us). Available only to registered Reaktor 4 users
• Building a synth, Part 1 (http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/reaktor1/reaktormain.asp) @ Computer Music
• Building a synth, Part 2 (http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/reaktor2/reaktor2main.asp) @ Computer Music
• Power-user Tips: Part 1 (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/May02/articles/reaktortips.asp) @ Sound on Sound
• Power-user Tips: Part 2 (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Jun02/articles/reaktortips2.asp) @ Sound on Sound
• NI Zone (http://web.archive.org/web/20030210075650/www.creativesynth.com/subgroups/NIZone.html) @ Creative Synth
• Reakteria & What's in a Synth? (http://web.archive.org/web/20030210074847/www.creativesynth.com/tutorials/toc_tutorials.html) @ Creative Synth (it's an archive,so some links are dead,BUT,all the usefull ensembles are in there,you just have to search a bit...
  • http://web.archive.org/web/*sr_121nr_30/http://analogindustries.com/* some of the ensembles @ Creative Synth a ;little help to start searching the needed ensembles
  • http://web.archive.org/web/*sr_511nr_30/http://creativesynth.com/* some other of the ensembles @ Creative Synth ;a little help to start searching the needed ensembles
  • http://web.archive.org/web/*sr_1531nr_30/http://creativesynth.com/* @ Creative Synth ;a little help to start searching the needed ensembles