ok, im not sure if there are many Reaktor 5/40h users over here besides
me and Tim Spear, but you never know, so what i am doing here now is
putting the word out that i have a nice handful of Reaktor 5 patches, in
various stages of completion, that i will freely give to anyone who is
interested.  none are polished enough to post on the wiki, IMO, and
regardless i feel like its not worth it if there are no R5 users here.
so, if anyone is interested, please either respond here or contact me
(see the bottom of this post).

i have a few versions of a "live rig", basically its a reaktor version
of mlr, with some live effect features of the infamous tim exile live
reaktor patch on the NI website (very cool, worth watching even if you
dont like his fairly average DnB/rave music).  there is also a new
step-sequencer based on the resynth sampler im doing right now, which
has some nice playback randomization features that are quite advanced
(with chance and amount of randomizing, plus the amount of channels and
channel offset), some fairly advanced swing controlled by jsut one knob
for easy playback manipulation, as well as a live-sampling effect for
live stutters and buzz effects just by pressing the QWERTY "Z" key.  i
have some other ensembles that are not even 1/4 finished involving
sample playback, and i have an almost completely finished live ensemble
that mixes the mlr and step paradigms together (one 2-sample loop
channel and a 4-track FM-based drumsynth-stepsequencer together, which
is a nice compromise of the 2, esepcially good for perofming with other
musicians where you dont need to worry about palying back and sort of
backing tracks).  finally, i started working on making a 40h version of 
lazyfish's life CA algorithmic sequencer, from the R5 newscool ensemble. 
its not done at all, but its a start.

i hoep there are other Reaktor/40h users out there: along with max/msp,
they make a really great combination for live performance of electronic 
sounds, .  to contact
me, my e-mail address is:    kid_sputnik <at> yahoo <dot> com

daniel battaglia wrote:
> ok, im not sure if there are many Reaktor 5/40h users over here besides
> me and Tim Spear, but you never know, so what i am doing here now is
> putting the word out that i have a nice handful of Reaktor 5 patches, in
> various stages of completion, that i will freely give to anyone who is
> interested.  none are polished enough to post on the wiki, IMO, and
> regardless i feel like its not worth it if there are no R5 users here.
> so, if anyone is interested, please either respond here or contact me
> (see the bottom of this post).
> 
> i have a few versions of a "live rig", basically its a reaktor version
> of mlr, with some live effect features of the infamous tim exile live
> reaktor patch on the NI website (very cool, worth watching even if you
> dont like his fairly average DnB/rave music).  there is also a new
> step-sequencer based on the resynth sampler im doing right now, which
> has some nice playback randomization features that are quite advanced
> (with chance and amount of randomizing, plus the amount of channels and
> channel offset), some fairly advanced swing controlled by jsut one knob
> for easy playback manipulation, as well as a live-sampling effect for
> live stutters and buzz effects just by pressing the QWERTY "Z" key.  i
> have some other ensembles that are not even 1/4 finished involving
> sample playback, and i have an almost completely finished live ensemble
> that mixes the mlr and step paradigms together (one 2-sample loop
> channel and a 4-track FM-based drumsynth-stepsequencer together, which
> is a nice compromise of the 2, esepcially good for perofming with other
> musicians where you dont need to worry about palying back and sort of
> backing tracks).  finally, i started working on making a 40h version of 
> lazyfish's life CA algorithmic sequencer, from the R5 newscool ensemble. 
> its not done at all, but its a start.
> 
> i hoep there are other Reaktor/40h users out there: along with max/msp,
> they make a really great combination for live performance of electronic 
> sounds, .  to contact
> me, my e-mail address is:    kid_sputnik <at> yahoo <dot> com


Hi Daniel

Have been thinking about purchasing Reaktor 5 for a lil while now so 
this might spur me on to spend the money. Had lots of fun with version 
4, although I was never what you'd call a power user, so to combine it 
with my 40h sounds great.

I'll hopefully give you a buzz soon.
Cheers
Matt

hey matt,

these ensembles sound great! i'd really like to take a look and maybe 
work with you to help build them out.  i had started a few similar 
projects but didn't make it nearly as far as you have.  if you could 
send a link or attach the files to an e-mail that would be wonderful: 
phortran@post-digital.net.

thanks! looking forward to playing with these.

tom

tom dinchak wrote:
> hey matt,
> 
> these ensembles sound great! i'd really like to take a look and maybe 
> work with you to help build them out.  i had started a few similar 
> projects but didn't make it nearly as far as you have.  if you could 
> send a link or attach the files to an e-mail that would be wonderful: 
> phortran@post-digital.net.
> 
> thanks! looking forward to playing with these.
> 
> tom

err, daniel. :) i'm sorry. it's early.

tom dinchak wrote:
> tom dinchak wrote:
>> hey matt,
>> 
>> these ensembles sound great! i'd really like to take a look and maybe 
>> work with you to help build them out.  i had started a few similar 
>> projects but didn't make it nearly as far as you have.  if you could 
>> send a link or attach the files to an e-mail that would be wonderful: 
>> phortran@post-digital.net.
>> 
>> thanks! looking forward to playing with these.
>> 
>> tom
> 
> err, daniel. :) i'm sorry. it's early.

the graindrums one is my fave so far..

daniel have you seen LIMELITE in reaktor electronic instruments 2? i 
want to make something similar to that, that is controlled by the 40h. 
should be pretty straightforward...

Matt Winch wrote:

> Have been thinking about purchasing Reaktor 5 for a lil while now so 
> this might spur me on to spend the money. Had lots of fun with version 
> 4, although I was never what you'd call a power user, so to combine it 
> with my 40h sounds great.

i think the R5 update is still uber-cheap from the NI website for a few 
more days, then it goes back up, check the website ASAP (the cheap 
version is DL only i think).

Tim, shouldnt be too hard, the tricky thing about the klimelite EI2 
sequencer is that it is built in the R4 days, using R5-style 
multidisplays using an XY module.  so, they (james walker-hall, i 
presume) had to use polyphony, where each object lies on a seperate 
voice.  the whole thing is then stored in snapvalue's.  the best bet is 
to re-work the whole sequencer, and plug it into the limelite ensemble 
(you gotta make the clock similar, of course, or else youll lose the 
remix functionality).

daniel battaglia wrote:

> 
> i hoep there are other Reaktor/40h users out there: along with max/msp,
> they make a really great combination for live performance of electronic 
> sounds, .  to contact
> me, my e-mail address is:    kid_sputnik <at> yahoo <dot> com

Hi Daniel

As I mentioned above I have been tempted to get Reaktor 5 for a while 
now and your post regarding some R5/40h patches has helped make my mind 
up and I will be purchasing it next week. Are you still happy to share 
some of your patches?

I've only ever tinkered with Reaktor at macro-level really, when putting 
together my own synths and sequencers, so would be intrigued to see how 
you have put them together and how they communicate with the 40h.

Cheers
Matt

hey matt!  alot of my patches are emulations of the max patches here, 
like step and mlr, but with my won twists.  the best one is basically a 
mix between mlr and the exile keymasher (see the exile video on the 
artists page of the NI website if you ahevnt already - very cool but the 
monome is waay more appealing IMO than the QWERTY keyboard on a laptop).

just e-mail me for the patches whenever you are ready - the address is 
in the first post.

Ive just bought Reaktor 5 if theres any ensambles that use monome will 
give me a great reason to get monome looks like a great tool to use to 
controll reaktor.

i know a lot of people have written ensembles, i don't think any are 
posted up. anyone want to volunteer a few?

also, if reaktor is a pretty powerful tool that you should take the time 
to learn how to write your own ensembles. it'll become quickly clear how 
to add support for hardware devices (such as the 40h).

tehn wrote:
> i know a lot of people have written ensembles, i don't think any are 
> posted up. anyone want to volunteer a few?

ok, i posted a collection of the final versions of all the ensembles ive 
done that are anywhere near a completed state.  there are some others, 
but most are just skeletons of an instrument, ill send them to anyone 
that is interested, though, just e-mail me.  first, though, check out 
the ones i posted to the wiki.

http://wiki.monome.org/view/Reaktor540hEnsemblePack

Hi,

Just want to say thanks for Reaktor instruments - they're really great 
and i really appreciate you spending the time to work on that stuff.
Boxstep and Beatstep are great step sequencers - i especially like beat 
lookup exile style effects on beatstep.
I'm concentrating more on mir style liverig / mir at the moment i tend 
to cut down prerecorded tunes and play from there.

Anyway heres some constructive critisism on your mir style liverig - 
please don't take anything personally - its just my personal view.

Mir vs Mir style Liverig

Mir (pros)
Mir has 3 killer live apps ->  the pattern recorders, the loop set 
function and the live resampling.
4 audio outs - flexible routing  I can chop and change (4 outs)
I like the way a channel automatically cuts out a loop if its on the 
same channel or i can change the out so 4 samples play at once - this is 
really important to me.

Mir (cons)
Stability - The big con with Mir (on PC) is that it can lock up a row 
when i press the keys too quickly. I think this is a PC thing Max 
problem not a Mac/Mir problem.
No effects although i'm not concerned about having any as i have 
outboard stuff.

Mir style Liverig (pros)
Stability! It doesn't freeze a channel. (on PC not Mac)
Grain Effects + Exile style effects.
I do like the idea of an instant button press effect.

Mir style Liverig (cons)
On mir style liverig I'm getting a tiny bit of latency when pressing the 
buttons. Its especially troublesome when trying to "play" drums.
Theres no problem with your other ensembles.
No live loop step function.
No live pattern recorder.
No inbuilt track resampling.
I find the 3 channel routing - not enough - would prefer 4 in a grid 
style choosing - like Mir
I really like how Mir cuts out 1 of 4 channels. Live rig cuts out 1 of 2 
samples on 1 channel.

My favorite ensembles are 4techre and effects - rev6, laserbrew reverb, 
orange grains, white grains.
I basically like glitchy type stuff.

Heres a big reaktor mir style wishlist.
No latency when pressing buttons. Maybe its a function of the beatlookup 
effect.
A different layout - identical or similar layout as booglebeat2 or mir 
but with (6 or 7 stereo sample rows + 16 columns) would be great (not 
grouped into 2) but with Mir style looping.
4 outs freely (grid - like booglebeat) asignable and which cut out any 
number of channels automatically.
2 or more Live pattern recorders
live looping within a loop - loop set function.
Individulal rev button for each sample instead of exile stylebutton 
press.
Also individual step direction change buttons ->, -< and -->, <-- and ? 
(random button) for each track (like a notron)
Also link each track step to a chromatic scale like an arpeggiater 
effect?
Exile type effects improved - i prefer booglebeat2 effects (not as harsh 
or cutting)- More options for each effect like in the original beat 
lookup effect.
Live midi controllable sample selection (knob button - not a table)
Less tables and more midi controllable knobs and sliders in general.
Individual manual adjusting of bar length like mir for glitchy stuff odd 
timing stuff.
No visual samples - just the name will do.

Thats all. Sorry its a big list but i'm greedy!

Aside from that did you see the Booglebeat2 ensemble? I think its crying 
out for a monome conversion!

Cheers

first, its funny, not only do i LOVE booglebeat2, but that is EXACTLY 
what i was thinking, that it need to be monome controlled! matt todman 
is an awsome guy as well, before he and i ever really started talking 
online, i mentioned on the forums that i was looking for some breakbeats 
and he mailed me (fom england to New York, for free!) a CD full of 
Breaks from a sample CD.  really amazing guy, and insanely talented (his 
booglebeat 1 was one of my alltime faves, and now boogle 2 is even 
better).

i know about my mlrliverig latency problem, its because of the way i did 
quantizing i think.  i want to get around to reprogramming it, i think i 
might remove the FX and make them simpler, and use a "normal" reaktor 
sampler.  i was WAY into the sample lookup w/ broweser setup for a long 
time, but lately im back into using normal samplers (even grain 
samplers) and sample maps, because that lets me make a live set much 
easier (browsing and loading samples live works fine for my liveset 
exile keymasher clone, but for mlr style apps i think some preptime is 
in order, its less like djing and more work already, so any 
forward-thinking prep you can do,, the better).

thanks for the pro-con list, i agree with most of it myself.  my mlr 
clone was done in my first few months with the box (almost a full year 
ago), and it really needs to be redone.  unfortunately, im very busy 
working on the new serialXP with brian, so that XP and OSX users will 
finally on the same level (serialXP will be functionaly identical to 
monome serial!), so i cant really work on my new mlr-clone until i get 
alot more serialXP work done.  but, i think that will be my next reaktor 
project.  also, im thinking of maybe doing a battery-style drum machine, 
where each button holds a sample, and you can record you 
sample-triggers, although ive been having problems in the past getting 
this idea to work right.

thanks for the support, ill keep you updated when i upload any new 
stuff!

I'm working on reaktor 40h based ensembles too, but I'm very busy with 
my daytime work and there are entire weeks in wich I have no time to 
build.
In particular I'm working on a multilayer (with 8 shift keys to change 
the pages) step sequencer with pattern memory, multiple samplers and 
synths, live quantize, looper and fx.
I'm thinking about cut out some functions for now and share a 
preliminary release but it takes a little work too to adjust all.
If you want to have a very incomplete and confuse ensemble to give me 
suggestions to improve it please email me at leoleox (at) leoleox.com
sorry for my english

hey there, im an avid user of reaktor 5 and have been developing my own 
live patch for FX manipulation, im really keen to give your patch a shot 
and help you to develop it further.

if you fancy sending the files over to my e-mail that would be great!


babyshaker@hotmail.co.uk

they are all in the wiki now!

Wiki?
I'll have to do some more digging. The link is empty for me.