https://antblanca.com/en-eur/pages/merg-e
user manual pdf:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YGd7Y5 ... sp=sharing
video demos/promos:
MERG-E is an instrument for Reaktor 6.5 designed for sonic exploration through samples, built around multiple simultaneous playback heads (up to
, a system of loop slots, and a focused chain of sound-shaping processors. Suited for creating textures ranging from hyper-digital, lo-fi, broken, cinematic, chaotic, and artifact-rich, to minimal, static, cyclic, and evolving micro-looped structures, depending less on presets and more on interaction and real time control. DYNAMIC SOUND LAYERS
Its Dynamic LAYERS (up to 8 ) architecture allows complex variations to emerge fluidly from a single source, enabling continuous transitions between sonic states without breaking the creative flow. Micro-loops, offsets, and subtle phase relationships become an integral part of the sound rather than isolated effects.
LOOP SLOTS
Store up to 8 different loop memories for the same sample, each with its own start and end settings. This adds an important performative aspect to the instrument, as loops can be recalled via MIDI notes, either using a MIDI keyboard or by sequencing them in your DAW.
DRAG & DROP
Loading samples in MERG-E is straightforward: locate any .wav or .aif audio file and drag it into the drop area. The amplitude visualizer and waveform display will update automatically to reflect the newly loaded sample.
SAMPLE PROCESSING
Apply frequency shifting, skipping, flutter, and crushing using dedicated processing stages such as grain delay, moving between lo-fi, hi-tech, and textural territories, and shape the result further with spatial effects ranging from subtle to vast.
MORE FEATURES
Play loop slots or transpose them via MIDI notes
Modulate volume and pan according to the playhead position
Layer pitch can be quantized to preset intervals like Octaves, Fifths or Semitones, or fully shaped per layer using the Manual mode
Optimized for real-time performance, allowing MIDI Learn and Automation on most parameters
Crush, Filter, Grain Delay with Pitch-shifting and Space effects
VARIATE function to generate subtle sound variations or discover potential new sounds
Includes 82 snapshots and 76 samples to explore and manipulate
Almost all controls supports midi learn and DAW Automation
