Okay, so bear with me here, but after owning Reaktor 6 for some time I decided to take the plunge as I finally have a machine capable of handling it (Macbook Air M1). And oh boy, am I overwhelmed!
I started by using some of the stock stuff - Metaphysical Function got me hooked on a two-day quest to find similar endless drone ensembles, which led to creating some lovely samples for my collection. Now that’s over, I’m very interested in finding drum synths for use with external sequencers - currently using an Oxi One and want to get it sequencing some crazy Reaktor drum machines. I’ve been pointed in the direction of Niji Drums which seems like a fab starting point. Downloaded it, got Blocks installed, but have no idea how to hook it up… I’m a complete modular novice and so need everything set up for me beforehand.
There are loads (a decade’s worth) of tutorials on YouTube about Reaktor but as previously stated I feel overwhelmed. I ended up being more interested in Sugar Bytes’ Drum Computer as it’s standalone and doesn’t require patching, but I know I must be missing out. I’m a tinkerer by nature and I know if I learned to put these things together I’d love using Reaktor.
Not really sure what I’m getting at here - I need to spend more time with it and watch more tutorials. I know there are a bunch of artists out there who found success with Reaktor (Jamie Lidell and Tim Exile to name but two) and I kinda want to follow in their footsteps.