

Furthermore, as we will see, we are free to connect ensembles in edit mode, and to create custom systems by feeding an effect to another, a synthesizer into an effect, etc. This is also true for some effects from Blocks. It is important to note that Reaktor, when used in a DAW, can be either and Instrument or an FX (hence the Reaktor FX plugin), so with the ensembles in the Effects section we can process external audio material. The categories are:Įach category is a unique sonic world composed by weird and unusual instruments alongside more classic and familiar ones. The Reaktor Factory Library’s folder, on the left of the interface, shows a collection of categories in which the ensembles are organized.

Just to remember how complex and comprehensive the Reaktor world can be, to the above mentioned number of the ensembles we can add a vast library of instruments programmed by the community ( ), Blocks, the Instrument modules (.ism) that we can freely arrange and connect to create our rack, the possibility to code our own instrument, and, lastly, third party complete instruments.Īfter having a look to Blocks and to a third party instrument, S-Layer, in previous installments, let’s now explore what the Factory Library has to offer. The core library of Reaktor has a lot to offer, probably months of sonic experimentations with more than 70 pre-built ensembles. In this fourth installment of Kritikal Reaktions we will explore two ensembles from the Factory Library, SteamPipe 2 and the reverb Space Masters 2.
#Reaktor library full#
Reaktor’s extensive Factory Library is a treasure chest full of great instruments, some of them really unusual and exoteric. Reaktor’s power doesn’t come from Blocks or third party instruments, but from the possibility to create your own individual ensembles from scratch, programming or assembling them in unique, new systems. In this installment we will explore two ensembles from them. Reaktor’s Factory Library is a treasure chest full of great instruments and FX, some of them really unique and exotic.
