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Heidegger

November 19, 2008

An entirely switchless waveset MIDI/sequencer synthesizer.

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Heidegger doesn't contain any switches, so it's really fast to set up complicated patches, and changing between snapshots never interrupts the sound.

It is a waveset vector synthesizer with two waveset oscillators, noise source, dual morphing serial/parallel filters, parametric overdrive, three complex envelopes, four complex LFOs, MIDI I/O, and tempo delay. The original version had a triple step sequencer and arpeggiator too, but some bug fixes in Reaktor 5 resulted in those parts no longer working. Since then the Husserl and Godel instruments in the Metamusic series provided superior alternatives, so the original sequencer and arpeggiator is removed.

I originally built this ensemble in Reaktor 3 on an 866MHz Pentium3. On that machine it worked find with 6 voices at 44.1kHz. If you have a slower machine, it will probably work fine with 3 voices. You can reduce voice count in the instrument toolbar. Because the ensemble doesn't contain any switches, the sound doesn't fail when you change the voice count, although for CPUs less than 1GHZ it may shudder for awhile if you don't toggle audio off first. Also the ensemble contains a 'cpu' setting which internally divides down the event rate for the continuous sources, such as LFOs and event envelopes. On a 600NHz machine that makes alot of difference.

This ensemble is the legacy of Hobbes Leviathan, the most popular ensemble ever in the Reaktor user library on the Native Instruments site. It had more downloads than 3X, now the number one ensemble in the top 10. However when James Walker Hall was NI product manager for Reaktor there were a series of database errors, resulting in false download counts and difficulties with updating existing ensembles, so the it was only briefly in the top 10.

There is a draft manual for the original Leviathan ensemble, not yet updated for this version and Reaktor 5. I can provide a manual and and additional snapshots to Metamusic subscribers.

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admin2 Updates for Reaktor 5 SAdministrator Wednesday, December 02, 2009 Updates for Reaktor 5 v3a, 11/30/09 - Reconnected tempo delay and tempo LFOs. v2, 11/29/09 - The custom waveset file (which was previously distributed in Marx only) is now included in the ensemble. Also this version was originally designed for Reaktor 4, and the sequencer pattern system did not work with Reaktor 5. As Husserl now provides a superior sequencer, the old sequencer was simply removed.

admin2 Comments from NI User Library (2) SAdministrator Monday, March 23, 2009 programchild (2004-05-21 13:57:41): definately the work of a potental psycho killer. i love it. respekt Jonathan Leonard (2004-05-21 16:55:50): You should make one called Husserl that does nothing but just sit there and armchair reflect. Philip Gunderson (2004-05-29 19:14:16): Nice. Mmm, I wonder what "Derrida" will sound like... Yves Cooreman (2004-06-03 20:19:32): WOW!!! this is very nice. easy on my cpu as well (xp3200+) Carl Resnikoff (2004-07-01 21:30:44): Awesome. Very hypnotic. Whatever you have in the way of manual or tutorial would be greatly appreciated. Rob West (2006-01-06 20:57:35): This is a great Dasein. Rainer Ehrenberg (2006-02-15 18:18:33): Dobtless one of the flexibelsten machines. Thanks Mr. Meyer

admin2 Comments from NI User Library SAdministrator Monday, March 23, 2009 Zip Boterbloem (2004-05-20 11:53:42): Great. If only I had a faster computer... Kevin Hopper (2004-05-21 002:34): I wish I could get this to work.... but alas..on a 665 Mac it's absolutely hopeless. It worked for 20 seconds with poor, jerky graphics until I changed a snap - then nothing. I can't afford a faster computer just yet and the 4.1 graphics aren't fixed yet - none of these are your problems, Ernest, and I feel sorry for any Reaktor builder attempting a project of this complexity. Ernest Meyer (2004-05-21 04:31:43): You are right, much of the slower performance is due to poor graphics in 4.12. You could try setting the "xy display" panel to "minmax", that improves performance alot.

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