1. First steps in Reaktor Core - Native Instruments

1. First steps in Reaktor Core
1.1. What is Reaktor Core
Reaktor Core is a new level of functionality within Reaktor with a new and
different set of features. Because there is also an older level of functionality,
we will hereinafter refer to these two levels as the core level and the primary
level, respectively. Also when we say “primary-level structure” we will mean the
structure of an instrument or macro, but not the structure of an ensemble.
The features of Reaktor Core are not directly compatible with those of the
primary level, so some interfacing is required between them, and that comes
in the form of core cells. Core cells exist inside primary-level structures, and
they look similar and behave similarly to primary-level built-in modules. Here
is an example structure, using a HighShelf EQ core cell, which differs from
the primary-level built-in module version in that it has frequency and boost
controls:
Inside of core cells are Reaktor Core structures. Those provide an efficient way
to implement custom low-level DSP functionality as well as to build larger-scale
signal-processing structures using such functionality. We will take a detailed
look at these structures later.
Although one of the main purposes of Reaktor Core is to build low level DSP
structures, it is not limited to that. For users with little DSP programming
experience, we have provided a library of pre-built modules, which you can
connect inside core structures, just as you do with ordinary modules and
macros in primary-level structures. We have also provided you with a library
of pre-built core cells, which are immediately available for you to use in primary-level
structures.
In the future, Native Instruments will put less emphasis on creating
new primary-level modules. Instead, we will use our new Reaktor Core
technology and provide them in the form of core cells. For example,
you will already find a set of new filters, envelopes, effects, and so on
in the core cell library.
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