Top 12 Instruments for NI Reaktor (Free Download)
Top 12 Instruments for NI Reaktor (Free Download) su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNUWn8ckxLg” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced Native Instruments Reaktor has been around for ages and the factory synths that come with it like Razor, Monark, Form, and Rounds to just name a few, are incredible. But Reaktor is a complete DSP environment to build your own instruments and effects. And the online user library has been growing for over a decade so we decided to round up the best ones from recent years. We chose ones that not only sound good but also have a friendly and good looking interface. Clear out your schedules. divider style=”clear” MONOVOKS Created by David Frappaz. Fat, vintage, filthy and distorted. Inspired by the Russian synth Polivoks from the 80’s. Specs 2 OSC Noise Generator LP/BP filter with Env 1 LFO Built-in Soft/Hard clipping Download divider style=”clear” GIMMICK Another one from David Frappaz. Beautiful design and …
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2 Techniques + Ableton’s Note Length MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet (Free Download)
2 Techniques + Ableton’s Note Length MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet (Free Download)   We continue with our Ableton Effects cheat sheet series. Check out the previous cheat sheets and techniques by CLICKING HERE.  The entire collection is available to Beat Lab students and alumni.  The Length MIDI effect is a simple and often overlooked but you can create some interesting functions with it let check out 3 of them.  Scroll down to the bottom to download the free cheat sheet. divider style=”clear” Fingers off Keyboard Noise Sound  su_vimeo url=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/259395769″ width=”780″https://player.vimeo.com/video/173960913/su_vimeo  1. Group an instrument into a Rack 2. Layer with any clicking sound 3. Load the Note Length on the clicking sound chain and set it to trigger by Note off  divider style=”clear” 2nd Hat Swing  su_vimeo url=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/259396501″ width=”780″https://player.vimeo.com/video/173960913/su_vimeo  1. Layer two hats on one pad of a Drum Rack (Drag one …
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5 Advanced Chords + Ableton’s Chord MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet (Free Download)
Ableton’s Chord MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet    We continue with our Ableton Effects cheat sheet series. Check out the previous cheat sheets and techniques by CLICKING HERE.  The entire collection is available to Beat Lab students and alumni.  The chord MIDI effect is a simple yet powerful effect especially if you are looking to play complex chords with only one not.  Combining the chord effect with other MIDI effect can result in extremely useful tools like melody generators, complex arpeggios and automatic drum fill makers.  Here are 5 different chord formulas for you to test out.  Scroll down to the bottom to download the free cheat sheet. divider style=”clear”  Major 9th – Smooth and Lush   divider style=”clear”  Major 7th Add 2/6 – Gospel Fullness   divider style=”clear” Minor 9th – Dark and Soulful   divider style=”clear”  Minor 11th …
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LFO Tool Presets for Ableton Shaper (Free Download)
LFO Tool Presets for Ableton Shaper  To celebrate Ableton Live 10 release we’re giving away a free pack of presets for the new Shaper Max for Live devices included in Ableton Suite.  The Shaper tool is a smart LFO that allows you to draw custom waveshapes to modulate anything. Simply click the map button and then hit any knob, fader or button you want in Ableton. You can even map it to plugins.  This device reminded us the wonderful LFO Tool plugin from Xfer Records (makers of Serum).  The first thing we did is recreated all the presets that are included with the LFO tool to use inside the Shaper.   This will give you tons of Side Chain curves, modulation patterns and other experimental shapes to play around with.  Try to map it to volume, filter cutoff, pitch, wavetable position, pan or anything …
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The Top 12 Multi-Platform Plugins Today
The Top 12 Multi-Platform Plugins Today Plugins are the accessories to the producer’s toolkit, we all must appreciate what comes in-the-box nowadays but we often need something more from our DAWs, the sweetest way to enjoy that special sauce is if it’s free. We’ve assembled a list of the top 12 multi-platform plugins today ranging from synths, drums, and effects all the way to the weirdo oddities of plugins: su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#d2d2d2″ size=”1″ 1. Synister the Synthesizer Synister is easy to use with one of the cleanest looking interfaces we’ve seen around. Look at those primary colors! It’s open source and comes as a VST or AU, download here. su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#d2d2d2″ size=”1″ 2. u-he Tyrell N6 Synthesizer We’ve already mentioned u-he plugins in a few of our blog posts – they’re well-known for their high-quality products – so we’re excited to mention another hit, the Tyrell N6 synthesizer. This synth …
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Game On! – PAPU, Free Nintendo Gameboy Plugin
This week we took a look at a FREE plugin by Socalabs called 'PAPU' which emulates the Game Boy Sound System (or GBS) found in the OG Nintendo Gameboy.
The synth has 2 square-wave oscillators that each can be modulated by Attack and Release, Tune and Finetune, and Pulse Width knobs. The first oscillator offers a pitchshift knob which you modulate by negative or positive milliseconds. A Noise Oscillator is available with A/R knobs, and includes a Shift, Steps button (7 or 15 steps) and Ratio knob to adjust the timbre of the oscillator. All three oscillators have stereo outputs that can be individually switched on and off which allows for some interesting sound design, you could use any combination of. The sounds are absolutely reminiscent of old Nintendo so we thought it would be fun to show you how to achieve a chiptune sound to really spark those memories.
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