![]() Just assigning a few controls required a painstaking series of arcane invocations and tedious work, to say nothing of odd bugs and – because Reaktor’s OSC implementation predated a lot of changes to the protocol – incomplete OSC support. The bad news was, well, there’s no nice way to say this: the implementation sucked. Reaktor was one of the first tools to support OpenSoundControl (OSC), years ago. And all of this works in plug-in mode, too. It’s now easy to preview incoming messages, test devices, use multiple ports, and connect to gadgets like the iPad or monome (or other software on your computer). The OSC experience changes right from the settings dialog. Here’s an in-depth look in how the support works. It’s simply that it’s beautiful having this control with the depth and maturity of Reaktor, and that this specific implementation, while it still leaves some room for improvement, could be a model for other tools. (Other developers, too, take notice.) It’s not that Reaktor is the first tool even to offer OSC (though I can’t think of another off-hand that provides easy bi-directional OSC in plug-in mode). It’s so good, in fact, that it’s worth looking at what NI has done even if you don’t use Reaktor – and hoping NI applies a similar approach to other apps in their stable. Reaktor 5.8 also re-builds OSC sync support, for synchronizing multiple copies of Reaktor (across multiple laptops, for instance) without the clumsiness of MIDI clock. With OSC rather than MIDI, you get added benefits, like higher resolution, sensible data ranges, and plain-English labels for what the controls actually do. And all of this works both in Reaktor standalone and in plug-in mode – including OSC. Want to use MIDI? MIDI assignment is easier, too, available via the same interface. Grab a funky X/Y pad, for instance, and with a few moments configuration, you can drag and drop the output of that control to whichever sound parameter you want to manipulate. Got an iPad or iPhone? It’s now dead-simple to assign parameters to effects, using the OSC protocol supported by apps like Lemur and TouchOSC. ![]() Reaktor 5.8 does that, for Reaktor users but also for anyone using instruments and effects that run in Reaktor Player. Being able to control Reaktor creations more easily is like taking every ensemble and making it better. But make no mistake: improving control capabilities is potentially huge, because it makes it easier to make sound hands-on.Īdding a few cool new ensembles, for instance, is nice. Today’s update to Reaktor 5.8 might easily fly under the radar. It’s been that for Reaktor DIYers in particular, but it also powers a variety of creations used by Komplete owners and built in Reaktor Player. Reaktor is a platform for all kinds of strange and wonderful instruments and sound makers. With any instrument, getting your hands on the sounds is essential. ![]() Images courtesy Native Instruments, for createdigitalmusic. Reaktor – and any Reaktor Player instrument/effect – meets easier hands-on control.
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