REAKTOR Core Technology

Tom7777 · 18 Aug 2006

I don't think they copied the idea imho, i think some reaktor users would have been requesting low level development, i read somewhere that it had been in development for many years already. Im actually thinking about getting reaktor because synthmaker won't let me get experimental without cpu issues ect and reaktor seems to have no problem making crazy synth and effects which is basically what i would love to be able to use SM for, both are great programs though and i don't think there should be some which is better type war started between the two programs, the way i look at it is SM is more of a VST/VSTI/DSP development environment where as reaktor is more like a massive modular synthesiser. Thats my view on the whole thing anyway 😀

whyterabbyt · 10 Sept 2006

Electrogravtiy wrote: hmmm... wonder where they got that idea from

They got 'the idea' from Sync Modular which predates SynthMaker by several years, and they got 'the technology' by actually hiring the developer of Sync Modular. Sync Modular itself, though, was ostensibly a retake on Reaktor itself.

SynthMaker is great software, but please dont be so naive to think that the general concept is entirely unique. Environments like Audio Architect were around at least ten years ago.

infuzion · 11 Sept 2006

whyterabbyt wrote: Electrogravtiy wrote: hmmm... wonder where they got that idea from

They got 'the idea' from Sync Modular which predates SynthMaker by several years, and they got 'the technology' by actually hiring the developer of Sync Modular.

& I thought "plug-ins" was a term from the Buzz developer?

You can get both NI KOMPLETE 3 & Core for

Tom7777 · 12 Sept 2006

Thats a great deal i think, i was going to order it actually but on the guitar center website it says they only ship in the usa i think anyway, fm7 and absynth sound great as does reaktor which is like 2000+ synths/effects in one 😀 Yeah i forgot about SynC Modular, the dev dr sync is now working for NI as whyterabbyt says 🙂 And in any case ideas get re-used all the time, im sure most of the high level modules are based on older algorythms, just look at how some of the filters have been ported from C++ to SM code and the reverb thats based on the freeverb code ect. Im not saying that reaktor won't take ideas from SM in the future as im sure its a possibility, mainly im guessing bendy/multi point wires and wireless links etc and other things that make the program more user friendly, and hey who know maybe SM will use some ideas from reaktor and other apps if they think the features are worth adding to SM 😀

infuzion · 13 Sept 2006

Tom7777 wrote: Thats a great deal i think, i was going to order it actually but on the guitar center website it says they only ship in the usa

...that can be worked around if you wish 😉

whyterabbyt · 13 Sept 2006

Tom7777 wrote: Im not saying that reaktor won't take ideas from SM in the future as im sure its a possibility, mainly im guessing bendy/multi point wires and wireless links etc and other things that make the program more user friendly, and hey who know maybe SM will use some ideas from reaktor and other apps if they think the features are worth adding to SM 😀

Indeed; developers borrow ideas from other products all the time, often improving on the concepts as they go.

There already are wireless links in Reaktor, though. 😉

Tom7777 · 13 Sept 2006

There already are wireless links in Reaktor, though. 😉

Ah ok, i didn't know that 😀 Well when i thought of the idea for SM to have them i can honestly tell you i didn't get the idea from reaktor hehe 😀

Josh · 13 Sept 2006

Your spot on there wyterabbit. Now I'm wondering why they chose to implement core so late in the game, maybe pressure from the competition.

infuzion · 14 Sept 2006

Electrogravtiy wrote: Your spot on there wyterabbit. Now I'm wondering why they chose to implement core so late in the game, maybe pressure from the competition.

Make more $$, like everyone else... Apple really didn't have to crate another MP3 player, but when you already have a crazed fan-base that will buy most anything, & throw alot of $ in desisgn & marketing...

infuzion · 14 Sept 2006

Tom7777 wrote: Thats a great deal i think, i was going to order it actually but on the guitar center website it says they only ship in the usa

...how about $870USD for Core & Kompleate3? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control ... ype=search

Tom7777 · 15 Sept 2006

Nice deal, i don't think they ship to the uk though, i may be wrong though 😀