Was it worth it? Well, there have certainly been quite a few improvements and additions, but even before trying out the new features, some musicians were shocked by the price hike from £250 to £330, and by the new copy protection (for more on this, read on). Reaktor v3 appeared in 2001 with a more efficient engine, a Mac version, and lots more modules, and this version has gained an enthusiastic following, as well as an extensive user library and a dedicated forum.ĭemos were shown of a version 3.5 at last year's Frankfurt Musikmesse, but Native Instruments later aborted their launch, so we've had to wait a total of two years for Reaktor v4 to appear. However, most people started to take notice the following year, when sampling and granular synthesis features were added, and Reaktor v2 was born. I first came across Native Instruments way back in SOS September 1998, when I reviewed their Generator v1.5 modular software synth, and even at this early stage I was impressed with its flexibility. Native Instruments' flagship modular software synth has now reached version 4, dispensing with the dongle copy protection that bothered v3 owners, adding many user-friendly features and allowing still greater scope for personalising your patches. However, this is only the simpler view 'B' - by clicking on the 'A' button (top right) you switch to a far more comprehensive display that requires a 1280 x 1024 resolution. 'Kaleidon' is the biggest synth in the new library, with six oscillators plus noise and sub-oscillator, sync, FM, and ring modulation, two multi-mode filters, three envelopes, three LFOs, and a rack full of effects that are here minimised to 'header bars', making it easier to move from one to another without swamping your monitor screen.
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