Using Reaktor 6 to build a synth with XY timbre controls.
The term “Vector Synthesis” was coined to describe Sequential Circuits’ 1986 Prophet VS synthesizer. This synth included a joystick with two dimensions of control that allowed for dynamic, real-time control of the timbre of the instrument by cross-fading between its wavetables.
Here, let’s steal that idea of X/Y control over timbre, and see if we can make a quick Reaktor synthesizer with the same real-time interactivity.
0:00 What is Vector Synthesis?
1:28 XY Plane
2:30 XY Controlling One Oscillator
3:59 Crossfading Oscillators
6:12 2D Crossfading
9:34 Different Waveform in Each Corner
13:50 Adding a Filter
14:37 More Sophisticated Oscillators
16:00 Polyphony
16:49 Next Steps
Reaktor 6 Beginner Tutorials here
More Intermediate Reaktor Tutorials here