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To hear sound from REAKTOR PRISM FX you must play notes via a MIDI instrument or toggle 
notes on for at least one voice in the NOTES section. Please also check the THRESH (thresh­

old) level in the GATE section as a high THRESH level may also prevent the effect from being 

heard. For more information please refer to the parameter descriptions above.

6.4.1

Ableton Live

 

In Ableton Live, insert the REAKTOR PRISM FX as an effect. Chose or create another MIDI 
track. Click on the 

MIDI To

 menu on the MIDI track and select the track where the effect 

was inserted. If there are more than one MIDI-enabled effects on the original track, you 
must select the specific plug-in you want the MIDI to go to from the drop-down menu be­
low the 

MIDI To

 selection. Make sure you are recording enabled on the new MIDI track, or 

are using Monitor 

In

, to send the MIDI to REAKTOR PRISM FX.

Please refer to the documentation provided with Ableton Live for more information on setting 
up MIDI for virtual instruments and effects. You may also find more support and information 
specific to your scenario on the Native Instruments REAKTOR website forum.

6.4.2

Logic

 

In Logic, first insert the plug-in as an audio instrument from the track sub-menu called 

AU 

MIDI-controlled Effects

. Use the side-chain menu in the plug-in window to choose an audio 

track to route into REAKTOR PRISM FX. The MIDI will come from the sequences on the 
audio instrument track (or live MIDI input if that track is selected in the Arrange window) 
and the audio to be processed will come from the side-chain track.

Please  refer  to  the  documentation  provided  with  Logic  for  more  information  on  setting  up 
MIDI for virtual instruments and effects. You may also find more support and information spe­
cific to your scenario on the Native Instruments REAKTOR website forum.

6.4.3

Cubase SX / Nuendo

 

In Steinberg products, first insert REAKTOR PRISM FX as an effect and 

activate

 the REAK­

TOR PRISM FX. Select the REAKTOR PRISM FX as the output device for one of your MIDI 
tracks  from  the  output  device  menu.  The  MIDI  track  will  now  send  MIDI  to  REAKTOR 
PRISM FX. To send MIDI, make sure the MIDI track is active, playing a clip or monitoring 
MIDI in.

Overview of the REAKTOR PRISM FX Interface

Sending MIDI to REAKTOR PRISM FX

 

REAKTOR PRISM - Manual - 56

Summary of Contents for Reaktor Prism

Page 1: ...Manual...

Page 2: ...ay be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or record ed for any purpose without prior written permission by Native Instruments GmbH herein after referred to as Native Instruments All product and...

Page 3: ...Germany info native instruments de www native instruments de USA Native Instruments North America Inc 5631 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90028 USA sales native instruments com www native instrum...

Page 4: ...in Bar 13 4 3 Saving a Snapshot 13 5 Overview of REAKTOR PRISM Ensemble 14 5 1 Overview of Signal Flow 16 5 2 Overview of REAKTOR PRISM User Interface 18 5 3 Macro Controller Section 19 5 3 1 PRISM Mo...

Page 5: ...er 42 5 12 4 Echo 43 5 12 5 Reverb 44 5 13 Output Meter 45 5 14 Diagram on View B 45 6 Overview of the REAKTOR PRISM FX Interface 47 6 1 Overview of the REAKTOR PRISM FX Interface 47 6 2 Overview of R...

Page 6: ...pecial facts and to warn you of poten tial issues The icons introducing the following notes let you see what kind of information is to be expected Whenever this exclamation mark icon appears you shoul...

Page 7: ...keyboard you ll find put in square brackets e g Press Shift Return Single instructions are introduced by this play button type arrow Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow Welcome to...

Page 8: ...e synthesis in a clean and easy to learn user interface The instrument comes with more than 200 professionally designed presets Its factory li brary contains a large variety of plucked and percussive...

Page 9: ...RISM FX When installation is finished start the Service Center application which was installed with REAKTOR PRISM and REAKTOR PRISM FX It will connect your computer to the Internet and activate your R...

Page 10: ...ates for your in stalled products Please make sure that you always use the latest version of your Native Instruments products to ensure they function correctly Downloading updates is optional After ac...

Page 11: ...4 2 Exploring Snapshots If you loaded REAKTOR PRISM play some notes on your MIDI keyboard to get an idea of how the synthesizer sounds Then let s change the sound completely by loading a differ ent S...

Page 12: ...depane If not already visible after startup you need to open the Sidepane The Sidepane holds a full overview of REAKTOR s Snapshot Banks and Snapshots from the currently selected Snapshot Bank 1 Click...

Page 13: ...ument 2 Click an entry to select it 4 3 Saving a Snapshot Snapshots can only be saved when using the full version of REAKTOR however all your settings will be recalled perfectly in a host if you are u...

Page 14: ...nes the amplitude and phases of the resonance in a naturally physical way The filters can be compared to the oscillation modes of a physical object e g a mem brane a string a mallet where each mode ha...

Page 15: ...igned to volume expression pedals and or the Mod Wheel or to other MIDI controllers e g XY pads but they can also be easily controlled by sequencer automation curves or you assign a sync able monophon...

Page 16: ...5 1 Overview of Signal Flow Fig 5 1 Signal flow in REAKTOR PRISM Overview of REAKTOR PRISM Ensemble Overview of Signal Flow REAKTOR PRISM Manual 16...

Page 17: ...high levels Therefore some careful shaping is applied In addition the phase behaviors of the delay and the all pass give a strong influence over which frequencies get emphasized or damped by the feed...

Page 18: ...uch as Polyphony Tuning and Key Tracking Velocity routing is also found here 3 EXCITER ENVELOPE Controls the amplitude of the Exciter Signal to a fixed target Long attacks can cut out the impulse port...

Page 19: ...evels DELAY may be used as a comb filter for the feedback structure or the output Mixer contains three crossfaders to set the mix between the signals from the EXCITER the MODAL BANK the DELAY and the...

Page 20: ...MC1 MC2 Third Controller Modu lation List Exc Env A Exc Env R Exc Impulse Exc Noise Exc FB Exc Ext FB Exc Timer Exc Max Exc Lo Cut Exc Hi Cut Modal Bend Modal Multi Modal HP Modal HP Slope Modal Relea...

Page 21: ...Max Exc Lo Cut Exc Hi Cut Modal Bend Modal Multi Modal HP Modal HP Slope Modal Release Modal Time Modal Hi Amt Modal Cutoff Modal Fund Modal A Modal B Modal Shift Modal A B Bal Modal RM VDelay Time V...

Page 22: ...ltiples of the BPM when SYNC is on 3 PHASE When SYNC is on this parameter shifts the phase of the LFO in relation to the song position 1 falling ramp on the beat grid 0 5 lower peak on the beat grid 0...

Page 23: ...to the global parameters of REAKTOR PRISM Here you find settings for Voice polyphony Partials Tuning Tracking Unison Spread and Random detuning In addition you will also find the Velocity Target drop...

Page 24: ...EAD Detuning between unison voices semitones 7 RANDOM Amount of random detuning applied to each voice at each note on semi tones 8 Vel Target Selects the target for the modulation by the Note On veloc...

Page 25: ...section produces the modulating signal for the Modal Bank ampli tudes The Attack Decay1 Breakpoint Decay2 Sustain and Release parameters of the Exciter amplitude envelope determine how the amplitude o...

Page 26: ...10000 ms 5 S Sustain level of the Exciter Envelope It affects all exciter signals and therefore has a strong influence on the amount of feedback 6 R Release time Logarithmic scaling 0 20 40 60 80 1 10...

Page 27: ...he current envelope as set by Attack Decay 1 Breakpoint Decay 2 Sustain and Release 5 6 Modulation Envelope Section The Modulation Envelope section provides the Attack Decay1 Breakpoint Decay2 Sus tai...

Page 28: ...garithmic scaling 20 0 20 40 60 80 0 1 1 10 100 1000 10000 ms 7 D1 Time of the first linear Modulation Decay segment Logarithmic scaling 0 20 40 60 80 1 10 100 1000 10000 ms 8 B Level of the Modulatio...

Page 29: ...When the Attack time is increased it will be damped 2 NOISE Level dB of the noise signal as part of the Exciter signal The noise signal is shaped by the Exciter Envelope and can be also modulated by...

Page 30: ...he Exciter The upper limit of the velocity range is given by the value of HI CUT the lower limit depends on the VEL amount 12 TRACK Key tracking amount of the cutoff frequencies of the Exciter s Low C...

Page 31: ...g ramp 0 5 lower peak 0 zero crossing of the rising ramp 0 5 upper peak 1 zero crossing of the falling ramp 5 KEY SYNC Activates the sync of the polyphonic LFO to Note On events The start phase at Not...

Page 32: ...LFO modulation applied to the second target selected in the menu 10 LFO Target Menu 2 Selects the second target for LFO modulation 5 8 2 LFO Targets LFO Targets Pitch Exc Noise Exc FB Exc Timer Exc M...

Page 33: ...allows you to significantly affect the way the sound evolves over time and gives it a more lively character The Envelope Amount deter mines how certain parameters of REAKTOR PRISM are modulated by the...

Page 34: ...SUM Amount of envelope modulation applied to the target that is selected by the menu 6 AMOUNT Amount of envelope modulation applied to the Sum of the output mixer 0 0 no modulation 1 0 full modulation...

Page 35: ...ir decay times or their feedback induced resonance or damping RATIOS Section The frequency of a partial is defined by its ratio to the fundamental frequency which is given by the pitch of the note Thi...

Page 36: ...ine function 2 MULTI A sine curve is used to create the ratio bending offset At higher values the periods of the sine get shorter resulting in an increasing number of areas where the distance between...

Page 37: ...velocity range is given by the value of CUTOFF the lower limit depends on the VEL amount 11 SLOPE Slope order of the low pass filter for the amplitudes of the partials Higher orders create a steeper...

Page 38: ...eedbacks structure The filtering occurs as a comb filter effect when you turn up the Delay amount in the mixer Maximum cancellation at certain frequencies is achieved at 0 5 and 0 5 The bipolar parame...

Page 39: ...e Delay When Track is not zero the actual delay time also depends on the key position 2 PHASE Phase shift by an allpass filter The non linear phase response of the all pass goes from 0 degrees at low...

Page 40: ...ignal is inverted The mixed signal is only used for the output mixer The feedback path gets the pure delayed signal 8 SAT Crossfader for the source of the Delay signal At the left end it s the output...

Page 41: ...a 4 pole low pass filter and a 4 pole high pass filter The cutoff frequencies of the low pass and high pass filters are offset from a reference cutoff frequency This offset is controlled by the GAP pa...

Page 42: ...et between the cutoffs of the lowpass and the highpass semitones Since the two filters are running in parallel and their output signals are mixed the result of a positive gap is a band rejection With...

Page 43: ...o is a tempo synchronizable stereo delay with high pass and low pass filters Echo Parameters Fig 5 15 Echo from the Effects section 1 SYNC Sets the adjustment of the mean delay time to tempo synced va...

Page 44: ...e delayed signal 7 FB Amount of feedback from the delay output to its input 5 12 5 Reverb Use this high quality Reverberation unit to add more spatial depth to your sound Reverb Parameters Fig 5 16 Re...

Page 45: ...ut Meter Parameters Fig 5 17 Output Meter 1 Left Meter Displays the level at the output of the Reverb 2 Right Meter Displays the amount of saturation in the Soft Clipper 5 14 Diagram on View B By sele...

Page 46: ...Fig 5 18 Signal flow diagram on REAKTOR PRISM s B View Overview of REAKTOR PRISM Ensemble Diagram on View B REAKTOR PRISM Manual 46...

Page 47: ...KTOR PRISM FX parameter descriptions be low 6 1 Overview of the REAKTOR PRISM FX Interface If you have used REAKTOR PRISM you will be instantly familiar with the layout of REAK TOR PRISM FX and notice...

Page 48: ...ollowing parameters GATE FILTER Control for the side chain filter of the audio input signal used by the GATE Center position no filtering To the left low pass filter cutoff Hz To the right high pass f...

Page 49: ...gering of the Envelope by notes If GATE is also enabled for the Envelope both signals need to be active to start the Envelope NOTES SUM Enables the gating of the Sum output signal by notes The ATT At...

Page 50: ...s the following different parameters EXCITER IN GAIN Gain dB for the input signal used as the EXCITER signal It has no influence of the levels at the ENVELOPE FOLLOWER and the detector of the Gate EXC...

Page 51: ...e latest received MIDI note and C3 60 NOTE ON OFF TOGGLE 1 6 Allows you to toggle a NOTE on off for voice 6 or to latch a sounding note 8 ENVELOPE LAMP This lamp indicates the signals that trigger the...

Page 52: ...ilt in Impulse source of REAKTOR PRISM has been replaced by an input for external signals The Envelope Follower detects the peak amplitude of the input offering options for Smoothing low pass filter o...

Page 53: ...sult is a com bination of the Note states and the state of the Gate If they are both off the Exciter and Sum levels are not attenuated The Notes section imparts a very musical edge to REAKTOR PRISM FX...

Page 54: ...e dominated by self oscillations generated in the feedback loop cre ating some very interesting effects Besides this the Modal Bank Exciter Filter Voice De lay Saturator and effects chain are all addi...

Page 55: ...plied to the incoming signal This can be used live for making impromptu pitch changes or more precisely when sequenced MIDI notes can be recorded to your DAW however sending MIDI to an effect isn t al...

Page 56: ...ormation specific to your scenario on the Native Instruments REAKTOR website forum 6 4 2 Logic In Logic first insert the plug in as an audio instrument from the track sub menu called AU MIDI controlle...

Page 57: ...e MIDI out instrument s track to the plug in Please refer to the documentation provided with FL Studio for more information on setting up MIDI for virtual instruments and effects You may also find mor...

Page 58: ...Graphic Design Gregory Pignot G sta Wellmer Sound Design Robert Linke Adam Hanley Stephan Roemer Tasmodia Simon Stockhau sen Matt Jackson Peter Prestl Martin Backes Jeremiah Savage Colin Fraser Klaus...

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