Hi,
How do i create a sweeping haunting/futuristic swirling synth sound in reaktor3 i.e Gary Numan/Tubeway Army.Are there any user downloads that can create this?

Regards Dmanx

Get the Juno emulator , or any instrument that has multiple voices , set the "volume" Release , Sustain , and Decay for a long time , and also set the Attack so that the note just fades in. Then on the "filter" A.D.S.R use the same setup as the "volume" except for the Attack which you should set very low and this will produce the filtering , sweepng effect. Also add a delay to it , that helps tremendously. Hope that helps.
Kriminal

Iv been messing aroundwith the effects that came coupled with cubase 32/5 when working on sweeps.
The flanger and phaser can have great results but its pretty much hit and miss.

As far as synths go, it's all a matter of their modulation possibilities.. in the essentials library that comes with Reaktor 3.0.. try the MS-2x.ens in Synth - Vintage.. Uranus in Synth - Analog.. etc.. etc.. if this is not enough for you.. add a good quad chorus, or make yourself a good random filter matrix.. A good thing to do generally is to load up an ensemble and go for broke.. before the ensemble connects to the audio out, add three different filters, each with an LFO at different speeds.. very different or very close speeds of course present the most out-there sounds.. take a good string or pad sound from pretty much any ensemble.. take three or so 4-P filters with FM, make generic LFOs for each of them, manually or through macros if you want it quick.. then use a mixer to mix all of them together... 2x lowpass and 1x highpass usually sounds pretty good.. and you'll have an amazing living sound..

PS: Yeah adding some delay is also good, but mix it down and add a bit of reverb as well.. Reaktor is ok at some vintage reverb, but it really can't touch even a free VST reverb like freeverb, or if you have the cash.. Timeworks ReverbX, Waves Trueverb or Ultrafunk fx: Reverb..

[ 09 September 2001: Message edited by: etherdesign ]

I know the sound your looking for DMANX. Goto our user library and look for the Arp Omni 2 ensemble. It's a emulation of the classic string ensemble synth from back in the day, that was heavily used during the days of Gary Numan and the likes. When you hear it, you'll know it's the sound you wanted. It has that very haunting, eerie, early 80's moody synth-pop sound.

Add a bit of a vintage phaser effect to it (Timeworks Phazer, Cubase Phasor, etc.) and drop in a good amount of an old analog or tape echo delay plugin (which can be done directly in Reaktor) and bring in the wet amount a good bit to give it the typical "ghosting" effect and you should be on your way.

peace.

Thankyou all for the advise,i do appreciate it very much.I will now go off to try these things!
Many thanks,

Regards DMANX.