REAKTOR SPARK – 10
3.2 Tutorial
In this tutorial we will use a sound from the REAKTOR SPARK SOUNDPACK and manipulate
it using the SPARK control panel with the goal to create a new sound with certain character-
istics. We want to make use of some of the special qualities of SPARK and for that reason
we will opt for two main characteristics: first, the sound should exhibit a full, warm character
that responds to the way notes are played and second, we want to implement SPARK’s feed-
back loop to create interesting self-oscillating ripples that accompany the sound. The sound
should have a definite pitch and have behaviour predictable enough that melodies can be
played with it at both slow and fast speeds.
The universal Value Display in the SPARK Ensemble
To see the exact values of the currently handled controller, use the orange
V
alue
D
iSplay
located
above the Cabinet saturator unit. If you just want to check what value a controller has, click
on it, and press the up or down arrow key on your keyboard. The value of that controller will
appear in the universal
V
alue
D
iSplay
.
To start off, we load the “Paddikk” REAKTOR Snapshot by Denis Gökdag. Play around with
the sound a bit and note the slow attack time and the periodic chorus-like effect induced by
the LFO. For further playback of the sound during this tutorial, we will stick to the MIDI note
C4 (MIDI value 72), as the timbre of the sound can significantly differ in different registers.
First, we remember that, instead of a slowly evolving pad, we are looking for a synth lead type
of sound, and we shouldn’t have to wait after pressing the key to hear the sound. We see that
the amplitude envelope in the Oscillators section shows a long attack time. Turn the knob
with the label
a
to the value -4 and hear that playing a note will yield a sound right away.
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