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Advanced Topics

In this section we’ll look at some more advanced topics, such as BPM mode, working with external effects and using Reaktor’s built-in recording functions.

Using External Effects (FX 1/FX 2)

S-LAYER comes with two external effects connected to SLAYER’sINS./SENDSsystem found on theEXTpage. By external effects, we mean to say that the effects are not a part of the S-LAYER structure itself and can be easily replaced. You can add your own Reaktor effects or choose from hundreds of the excellent effects available in Reaktor’s User library.

Connecting up your own effects to theINS./SENDSis a simple matter of jumping into S- LAYER’s structure and replacing FX 1 and FX 2.

7.2.1 Adding Reaktor Ins./Send effects:

  1. Right-click the S-LAYER label and chooseShow Ensemble Structure.

  2. Select either the NANOVERB and/orDELAY.

  3. Hit delete to erase them.

  4. Right-click the background of the Reaktor structure and choose an effect.

  5. Connect up theFX 1L-Routputs to theL-Rinputs of your effect and then connect theL-Routputs of your effect to S-LAYER’sFX 1L-Rinputs.

  6. Use theINS./SENDSon theEXTpage to control which layers to send to that effect.

7.2.2 Connecting the Send system to your DAW’s effects:

You may want to setup S-LAYER Ins./Send system with your DAW’s effects. The process is similar to the process of connecting Reaktor effects, except you will need to use a multi- out instance of Reaktor in your host software in order to route the FX sends to your DAW’s effects. Check with your host DAW’s documentation to see if it supports Multi Output software instruments. If it does, use the 8 x Stereo output instance.

  1. In your host software, create a 8 x Stereo multi-out instance of Reaktor.

  2. In your host, create auxes or audio channels to receive outputs 3-4 and 5-6 from Reaktor.

  3. In Reaktor, open the structure and cable the FX L-R outputs to outputs 3-4 and 5-6.

  4. Use the INS./SEND Parameter Cells on theEXTpage to send signal to the effects.

Using the above method will always result in Send behavior. Using the master Decay will have no affect and the effect return will always be on, regardless of the current Scene’s slider settings. If you’d like to achieve S-LAYER’s Insert behavior with your own effects, you’ll need to sum the effects in your DAW and return them both into FX 1 L-R and set FX 1 to .Ins

7.2.3 Using S-LAYER’s Multi-Outs

You may want to setup S-LAYER with your DAW or hardware effects so you can process each layer independently. To process S-LAYER layers independently directly in your DAW, you’ll need to setup a Multi-Out instance of Reaktor in a DAW that supports up to eight stereo software instrument outputs (Ableton Live or Logic Pro). You’ll then need to turn onMULTI-OUTin theEXTpage.

IMPORTANT Only the AU version of Reaktor supports all 8 outputs. VST instances will only support 3 stereo outputs. --------------------------------

To process S-LAYER layers independently using hardware, you’ll need an audio interface that supports 8 stereo outputs.

Lastly, if you don’t have a Multi-Out capable host or simply prefer to use Reaktor in standalone mode, you can route signal between applications using something like Soundflower by Cycling74 for the Mac or JackAudio for Windows.

http://cycling74.com/soundflower-landing-page/

http://jackaudio.org/download

S-LAYER Multi-Out Signal Routing

  • Layer 1 - Outputs 1-2

  • Layer 2 - Outputs 3-4

  • Layer 3 - Outputs 5-6

  • Layer 4 - Outputs 7-8

  • Layer 5 - Outputs 9-10

  • Layer 6 - Outputs 11-12

  • Layer 7 - Outputs 13-14

  • Layer 8 - Outputs 15-16

To use S-LAYER’s Multi-Outs with your host:

  1. Open S-LAYER’sEXTparameter page.

  2. Click the Label/Switcher that says ‘Multi-Out’.

  3. In your host software, create a 8 x Stereo multi-out instance of Reaktor.

  4. In your host, create auxes or audio channels to receive outputs 3-4 through 15-16 from Reaktor.

To use S-LAYER’s Multi-Outs with your hardware:

  1. Open Reaktor in standalone mode or in your DAW as an 8 x Stereo multi-out instrument.

  2. Click on S-LAYER’sEXTparameter page.

  3. Click the Label/Switcher that says ‘Multi-Out’.

S-LAYER’s layers will now be routed to outputs 1-16.

  1. If you’re using a DAW, create auxes or eight stereo audio channels to receive outputs 1-16 from Reaktor and route their outputs to your desired to the desired hardware effects.

To use S-LAYER’s Multi-Outs with Soundflower:

  1. Open Reaktor in Standalone mode.

  2. Open S-LAYER’sEXTparameter page.

  3. Click the Label/Switcher that says ‘Multi-Out’.

S-LAYER’s layers will now be routed to outputs 1-16.

  1. Go to Reaktor’sFile > Audio & MIDI Settingsand choose Soundflower 16 Channels from the main device.

  2. Go to your host software and setup Soundflower or JackAudio as the input device.

  3. Setup Audio channels in your host to record inputs 1-16 as stereo pairs.

This video by Jedsound shows how to setup S-LAYER using Soundflower and Pro Tools: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ser6VDg2iYQ

Using Reaktor’s Recorder

Using Reaktor's Recorder

8. MIDI and OSC Templates

S-LAYER comes with a MIDI template for Native Instruments Maschine and an OSC template for iPad’s Lemur designed by Lemur expert Antonio Blanca. Additional documentation on how to use these templates can be found in the Template Documentation folder within the Documentation folder.

In order to use the MIDI template for Maschine, you will need Native Instruments ‘Maschine 1’.

http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/maschine/

To use the OSC template for Lemur, you’ll need to get the Lemur application for your iPad and the Lemur editor for your Mac or PC.

http://liine.net/en/ http://liine.net/en/support/lemur

8.1 Understanding the MIDI and OSC Mapping

S-LAYER has several hundred controls. Unfortunately, we couldn’t map all of them due to restrictions with Reaktor and MIDI. However, we did make every effort to map as many controls as possible by creating a special multi-destination MIDI ‘layer’ to control more than 128 controls. By using switches to address common controls, you can control almost all of S-LAYER’s controls using a MIDI controller.

For example, to control the five Main Parameter Cells, we only used eight sliders. A MIDI ‘Destination’ toggle was setup to choose which of the five main parameter cells you’re controlling at any given moment with those eight sliders.

If you’d like to setup your own MIDI template to control S-LAYER, theMIDI Implementation Chart sectionfeatures a MIDI chart of all the MIDI CC assignments.

8.2 Making your own MIDI Assignments Using MIDI Learn

As mentioned above, S-LAYER is pre-mapped. There are no free CC’s available to MIDI Learn which means that if you want to make custom assignments, you’ll need to delete some of the assignments we made.

Some parameters like the Sliders in S-LAYER can be right-clicked to activate MIDI learn. If you right-click a slider and MIDI learn it to a controller on your MIDI controller, it will deactivate other instances of this MIDI CC within the ensemble. This makes setting up custom assignments easy

This kind of assignment will be saved with the Reaktor ensemble, so save a backup in case you’d like to revert to the original!

8.2.1.Assigning MIDI CC’s to GUI Display Switchers

Some parameters like the Page Switchers can’t be right-clicked to MIDI learn and aren’t already assigned. You will need to assign them, but will have to remove another assignment in order to do so.

To assign MIDI CC’s to the Main Page Switchers (MAIN, FX, ENV, EXT):

  1. Check the MIDI chart at the end of this manual to see the current assignments to determine which you’d like to remove.

  2. Setup your keyboard/controller knob to output the CC# you choose to use.

  3. In Edit Mode (Reaktor 5.7), double-click the background of the S-Layer panel to jump to the top level structure.

  4. Find the Knob calledPAGE CNTRL.

  5. Right-click the knob and choose MIDI learn

  6. Move a controller on your Keyboard/Controller.

To assign MIDI CC’s to the Sequencer/Wrapper Switchers:

  1. Check the MIDI chart at the end of this manual to see the current assignments to determine which you’d like to remove.

  2. Setup your keyboard/controller knob to output the CC# you choose to use.

  3. In Edit Mode (Reaktor 5.7), double-click the background of the S-Layer panel to jump to the top level structure.

  4. Find the Button calledMOD.PAGE CNTRL.

  5. Right-click the knob and choose MIDI learn

  6. Move a controller on your Keyboard/Controller.

To assign MIDI CC’s to the STRT | DLY Cell Switchers:

  1. Check the MIDI chart at the end of this manual to see the current assignments to determine which you’d like to remove.

  2. Setup your keyboard/controller knob to output the CC# you choose to use.

  3. In Edit Mode (Reaktor 5.7), double-click the background of the S-Layer panel to jump to the top level structure.

  4. Find the Button calledSTART CNTRL.

  5. Right-click the knob and choose MIDI learn

  6. Move a controller on your Keyboard/Controller.

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