No, this is not an impatient Reaktor 6 request!

Instead, I am looking for a list of accurate sounding hardware emulators for Reaktor 5. I have had is as part of my Komplete 8 for ages but never really dabbled with it. With Reaktor 6 coming out, it gave me the kick up the ass needed to look and play a bit more with Reaktor.

Anybody got any suggestions for some awesome go to units?

 

i'd be interested in that, apparently when they introduced kore it let you emulate any kind of circuitry i'd like to see how hard that is to for example create a pultec eq from reaktor

 

well monark is the obvious answer

 

Please use a more descriptive title because, as it stands, this is useless should anyone have the same question. I would have named it: In Search Of Accurate Sounding Emulations For Reaktor. In relation to your question, I would personally recommend throwing the word emulation out of the window (I believe that Monark is the only one created by Native Instruments, though there are third party offerings) and milking Reaktor for everything its worth, both in the area of synths and effects because there's a world in there that may not consist of accurate emulations but is truly excellent nonetheless and certainly worthy of experimentation. Some of my favorite expansions are Molekular, Monark, Polyplex, Razor and Rounds so I recommend that you take a look at those. There's also a lot of interesting stuff in the factory library so make sure to explore that as well. If you're delving into third party expansions then I recommend taking a look at Twisted Tools who make some really creative stuff for this platform.

 

Agree with Catalyst. Unless u have something specific in mind I wouldn't focus too much on hardware emulation but rather concentrate on the process on building. Reaktor is capable of just about anything but emulating hardware not it's greatest strength imho.
I'm a big believer in that while some emulations are good you simply are not going to accurately emulate the analogue hardware etc.
If that is what your after then look towards purchasing the hardware itself if at all possible.
It would be more fruitful to possibly concentrate on Reaktors strong points and start building yourself.
Although a little daunting it will help long term.
There are some decent emulations for example Moog emulations etc but the best reaktor ensembles imho are the ones that don't focus on emulating any specific hardware. Reaktor of course amazing for any type of FX etc but as mentioned can do just about anything.
However with regard to emulating hardware there are better options.
Like Catalyst mentioned ANYTHING by twisted tools is fantastic. Another guy too check out is Peter Dines. His stuff is very reasonably priced and fantastic. Adam Hanley (Icebreaker Audio) just done C-Tools which is great as is anything Heavocity does.
Boscomac does some really great stuff, many free ones also.
Musicrow do some great stuff and they do a good analog filter emulation.
Others that spring to mind are the great add ons for say Razor like Aiyn Zahev, (free one for Monark) .
John Lehmkuhl's stuff is fabulous as is all his stuff and well worth the money and he does some good tut's.
Xenos do a few for say prism/razor/& spark. Prism & spark often overlooked and they very capable in their own right.
Radian Sound Labs do some good stuff & also Amazing machines started doing some cool stuff.

Top of the list imo ANYTHING by Peter Dines, Twisted Tools, Boscomac & Adam Hanley

Also check out salamanderanagram website and also Richard Devines websites as they do some fantastic stuff and some is free.

Good luck

 

I hear this is spot on Nord emulation, here's from horses mouth

 

I've always been a bit partial towards Lazerbass. I love what it can do, it's just never found a place into any of my productions, probably down to laziness. Maybe I should rename it Lazibass. Errm, maybe not.

 

Love Monark, they should do an Oberheim emulation as well(Ob-xa/Ob8 or Matrix 12/Xpander) or Bring the Full Op-x Pro II to Reaktor

 

In fact, Reaktor v5 is very good at the opposite, like Razor
Or physical modeling (Steampipe and more).
But i think v6 is going to change this with elements from Monark and more.

 

there are many f them .... i can suggest you an hardware emulation of:
-roland space echo which i love https://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/5107/
-Nord Rack synth https://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/6673/
-OB-X http://sonicprojects.ch/obx/broadopxreaktor.html#unten

and there are just really a few of what you can found as ensables

 

If you like analogish stuff made with and for Reaktor, I wouldn't encourage you enough to check Everything Turns ensembles which are among the best 3rd party .ens imho.

Of course the v.6 is getting right to the point with Blox, damn good!

 

Yes, reaktor is infinite...I tested almost everything, its a lot of work!
Many you could trash compared to ready plugins.
Some emulations are just different but have a different character, só they worth.
Others take a time to open your mind and think if it works for your music, for me is like to look for new eletronics gadgets... They do things that you really do not need but others that you dont know that you need.
In emulation you think in analog, but there are só many that sounds too digital for me, mainly because they are experimental, but version 6 can make it easier to fix... Its a whole new universe!

 

Go this way :

'Musicrow Golden Ensembles 3' (For Reaktor 5)
http://mcrow.net/reaktor-ensembles/

Golden Ensembles 3 is an exclusive collection of 45 cutting-edge ensembles for Native Instruments Reaktor. Synthesizers, effects and creative audio tools - everything is packed, with hundreds of presets ready to be used.

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  • 45 cutting-edge Reaktor Ensembles
  • Cobra and Cyrus mega-synths are included along with many other outstanding instruments & synths
  • Ultra-modern effects, innovative and creative audio tools
  • Classic sound processor emulations with classic sound
  • Thousands of top-quality presets and sounds for instant use

P.S: Maybe the Version 4 is on its way due to that new Reaktor Version 6 (?)

 

System 63 is on the way as well, adding all sorts of eurorack blocks

https://www.youtube.com/user/hippymulehead/videos