robert jaybird
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Reaktor is one of the most flexable thing going. But, you can max it out, especially when run with a sequencer. So, I could just by a second cpu, and hook up a soundcard to it, use a control surface...but thats pricey. to run many soft synths as vsti in a sequencer with plug ins routing channels through exterior hardware to craft sonic variety is taxing on even cutting edge hardware. A few dedicated box'x are still needed, or at least helpful, I think. Try to get the power of a voice expanded nord modular, virus b, or even a micro q while your cpu is also trying to record that and do real time efx. Think youll get 20+ voices va, a full arrangement, Some large reverbs, good plug in compression,and a bunch of samples all at once? Sometimes its easier just to buy a synth to displace the burden off one machine to another. And of course if you want those analog filter sweeps, youll want an analog filter. Also I think many artists are wooed by the tweakability of software like reaktor, but Ive heard albums all done in reaktor, and they dont always sound that great. Even if the music is good and the sounds unique, its almost a bit washed out sometimes due to sacrificing sound quality(22khz anybody?) for cpu overhead.