"Should I buy Reaktor?"
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- Banned
- 1780 posts since 26 Aug, 2012
You want to get into modular synthesis? Well I applaud you. In my opinion modular synthesis is the biggest waste of time if you create music.
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- KVRAF
- 1724 posts since 31 Dec, 2004 from betwixt
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- Banned
- 3490 posts since 6 Sep, 2007 from France
You want to get into modular synthesis? Well I applaud you. In my opinion modular synthesis is the biggest waste of time if you create music.
I can be a waste of time if you fail to obtain what you're searching for , but if you're able to make your own dream synth it's the only the beginning of huge time gain.
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007 - KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
even if it was, you can experience the incredible joys of reaktor without having to patch a single moduleKinh wrote:In my opinion modular synthesis is the biggest waste of time if you create music.
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- KVRian
- 592 posts since 15 Dec, 2000 from Montreal, Canada
It's a fantastic toolbox that I still go to every once in a while. I'm never disappointed!
My website: https://www.lesynth.com/
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- KVRian
- 1280 posts since 26 Mar, 2004 from UK
+1 to this. The user library will keep you busy for as long as you like. Then consider some premium ensembles by the likes of Twisted Tools, Peter Dines@Reaktor Tips, Boscomac, etc.el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:even if it was, you can experience the incredible joys of reaktor without having to patch a single moduleKinh wrote:In my opinion modular synthesis is the biggest waste of time if you create music.
There's no way I could have afforded to buy Reaktor when it was £300; £99 was much more palatable.
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- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
I bought it as an employee if an educational institution back in 2005, so my "entry fee" was less than full price. I've been utterly pleased with it ever since. It has been continually improved in free updates and the things you can do with it are vast.
I have never tried to build a synth beyond the first tutorial because that kind of thinking isn't something I can do. But it doesn't matter. The available ensembles are vast and many are excellent. I wish someone would design a modular building environment that didn't require much programmer/math type mental processing, but until then, I'm happy using the stuff other people build.
I've used Reaktor many times in my projects. It's been totally worth it to me.
I have never tried to build a synth beyond the first tutorial because that kind of thinking isn't something I can do. But it doesn't matter. The available ensembles are vast and many are excellent. I wish someone would design a modular building environment that didn't require much programmer/math type mental processing, but until then, I'm happy using the stuff other people build.
I've used Reaktor many times in my projects. It's been totally worth it to me.
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- KVRAF
- 5054 posts since 30 May, 2006 from Hollow Earth
Try the MUXJace-BeOS wrote:I bought it as an employee if an educational institution back in 2005, so my "entry fee" was less than full price. I've been utterly pleased with it ever since. It has been continually improved in free updates and the things you can do with it are vast.
I have never tried to build a synth beyond the first tutorial because that kind of thinking isn't something I can do. But it doesn't matter. The available ensembles are vast and many are excellent. I wish someone would design a modular building environment that didn't require much programmer/math type mental processing, but until then, I'm happy using the stuff other people build.
I've used Reaktor many times in my projects. It's been totally worth it to me.
MuLab-Reaper of course 
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- KVRAF
- 8414 posts since 4 Jul, 2012 from Alesia
I love reaktor, it feels like a mad scientists lab to me. I really think you get a lot of bang for your buck when you buy it and like many have said, you can easily make an entire track just using reaktors factory instruments and effects.
Building stuff in reaktor might not be the easiet, but it's certainly not hard once you can wrap your head around modular synthesis basics. You can snap together factory modules that are pre-built or if you so wish design your own using DSP components from scratch.
Alternatively there is also the user library which give you access to tons of content that ranges from bizarre to useful to "why is this here?". It's fun to go through and find the goodies buried there.
I bought my copy second hand on the market place, so i got a considerable bargain. Is it worth it's asking price? I would say yes as it really opens you up to a whole new world of sound design. However if money is tight i would buy it discounted if possible and then maybe spend some money on other things.
It has a workflow to it that you may or may not like , but i think its a pretty decent tool for beginners who want a lot of value for their money. Once you learn what it can do for you, i think you'll find it hard to part with.
This is just all my opinion.
Building stuff in reaktor might not be the easiet, but it's certainly not hard once you can wrap your head around modular synthesis basics. You can snap together factory modules that are pre-built or if you so wish design your own using DSP components from scratch.
Alternatively there is also the user library which give you access to tons of content that ranges from bizarre to useful to "why is this here?". It's fun to go through and find the goodies buried there.
I bought my copy second hand on the market place, so i got a considerable bargain. Is it worth it's asking price? I would say yes as it really opens you up to a whole new world of sound design. However if money is tight i would buy it discounted if possible and then maybe spend some money on other things.
It has a workflow to it that you may or may not like , but i think its a pretty decent tool for beginners who want a lot of value for their money. Once you learn what it can do for you, i think you'll find it hard to part with.
This is just all my opinion.
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- KVRian
- 621 posts since 11 Jun, 2011 from Detroit
Yes, but Reaktor is way overpriced just by itself, so why not just get Komplete instead? I bought Komplete way back at 7, and out of the 24 things I got, I use maybe....4 or 5...of them regularly. But all the savings I got, in comparison to getting things piece by piece, was amazing.
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- KVRist
- 217 posts since 4 Jan, 2013
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- KVRAF
- 7400 posts since 17 Feb, 2005
The normal asking price isn't too high, you'd have to be really serious about using it though. I'd describe Reaktor more a simplified audio programming language than just another synth and/or effect.
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- KVRian
- 595 posts since 8 May, 2006
holy cow.
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- KVRAF
- 4814 posts since 25 Jan, 2014 from The End of The World as We Knowit
NO!
Don't buy Reaktor.
You have more than enough synths already.
You'll spend all your time in the user library now, and Blocks later.
You'll neglect your friends, family, pets and plants and regret it when you die.
Don't buy Reaktor.
You have more than enough synths already.
You'll spend all your time in the user library now, and Blocks later.
You'll neglect your friends, family, pets and plants and regret it when you die.
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