KVR Audio

pepelogu · Post by **pepelogu** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:39 am

IMHO of course, but still.

I've tried tons of other stuff including Battery4, Geist, Groove Agent but keep coming back to this one. It's so fast and easy to use. The most usable stuff are the automatic tuning of loops to match BPM, browsing through samples on the fly, visual layout.

Technical:
8 stereo-slots for samples, which can be assigned to 6 stereo-outs in your host software.
Adjustable vol/length/tune/pan/out per sample-slot.
Filter section per slot: lowpass, bandpass, highpass filters available.
Note-off recognition, velocity-sensing for expressive playing.
Adjustable shuffle parameter.
Automatic tuning of sample-loops to hosts BPM.
Parameter data compression for compatibility with logic.
Support for all host-samplerates.
Intuitive user interface:
Ultra-fast sample-skipping while playback.
Quick sample loading functions (drag-drop support, sample-browse dropdown-menu).
Intelligent sample relocation.
Auto click-removal at end of samples.
Keyboard shortcuts for edit-modes.
Overfly editing: 'wipe' the steps/values by overflying with mouse clicked.
Context menus with many copy/paste/init functions for slots and patterns.
Step-sequencer features:
Sync to host's BPM.
Import/Export of ruction grooves.
Smooth Volume/filter frequency/filter resonance/tune/panning modulation 2 x 12 patterns.
Parallel pattern play.
Integrated play button for pattern preview.

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:35 pm

Maybe it's me but this reads like an ad.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:39 pm

dblock wrote:Maybe it's me but this reads like an ad.

Yeah, except there's no links to it anywhere in the post or in his signature and can you even still buy this thing?

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:46 pm

wagtunes wrote:
dblock wrote:Maybe it's me but this reads like an ad.
Yeah, except there's no links to it anywhere in the post or in his signature and can you even still buy this thing?

If you can,you'll have to do a better search than I did. Only thing that came up in my google search was this post.lol

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:48 pm

Looks like the web store is still up and running.

Careful though, you will need a Pentium II at least and a gfx card capable of 256 colours at 640x480...

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:50 pm

dblock wrote:If you can,you'll have to do a better search than I did. Only thing that came up in my google search was this post.lol

First link after googling ruction vst is the KvR page:

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/ructio ... evelopment

There's a link on that to www.d-dev.com, still up and functioning by the look of it.

db3 · Post by **db3** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:56 pm

Reminds me of Fruity Loops v1

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:00 pm

In some sense, fl studio blows this thing out of the water. Yes, fl studio these days is a full blown daw. But the sequencer is still there. What got it all started

And since fl studio can be used as a vsti as well......well....hehehe

mladi · Post by **mladi** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:04 pm

db3 wrote:Reminds me of Fruity Loops v1

Really?

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:05 pm

this:

Processor: Pentium II
Processor speed: 266 MHz
RAM (Cache): 128 MB RAM

Hard disc: fast E-IDE
Free disc space: 3 MB

Operating system: Windows 95/98/ME/2000
Sound card: approved MME or ASIO compliant
Graphic: 256 colors @ 640 x 480 pixels

Host application: Cubase VST (5.0 R5 or higher),
Nuendo (1.5 or higher) or other VST-Instrument
compatible host software
Other Components: PC equipped according to
the specifications of the host software

the good old days

mladi · Post by **mladi** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:13 pm

Yes, FL comes a long, long way. Love it!

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:26 pm

Is there a 64 bit version?

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:34 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote:Is there a 64 bit version?

There was an experimental build but you'll have to roll back to WindowsME to try it.

I agree though about the simplicity of plugs like this. My rhythms invariably start off with a setup not much more complex; Stepchild step sequencer (2003ish?) into Poise. Once things are grooving (arf) I can just drag the midi pattern into Reaper and refine from there. Simples (do people still say that? shoot me...)

pepelogu · Post by **pepelogu** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 2:19 pm

Hehe... no, that was not ment as an ad.

It's my sincere opinion.

I just find it mind boggling that this ancient piece of software to this day hasn't been bettered. I was one of probably 15 people who actually bought it back in the day.

I wish the developer would consider updating Ruction to 64bit and even Macsupport. Or if not maybe some other developer can take inspiration from this and take it to the next level.

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 2:23 pm

pepelogu wrote:Hehe... no, that was not ment as an ad. It's my sincere opinion.

I just find it mind boggling that this ancient piece of software to this day hasn't been bettered. I was one of probably 15 people who actually bought it back in the day.

Well, with all due respect, it has been bettered for sure. By FL Studio to name 1.
Geist2 is above it, quite an amount of Reaktor devices as well...

How come the 15 year old Ruction is still the best Drum-machine?