1. First steps in Reaktor Core - Native Instruments

The upper input will receive the audio input, and the lower will receive the
time parameter. You may have noticed extra ports on the left side of the input
modules; we will explain them a little bit later.
As the central part of our macro we will use the same Delay 4p module:
A simple emulation of the saturation effect can be done easily by connecting
a saturator module before the delay. Saturator is a kind of signal shaper, so
we will look for it among the audio shapers (because it is an audio saturator).
Standard Macro > Audio Shaper > Parabol Sat:
The input signal will now be saturated within the range of –1..+1. Actually, the
range is controlled by the L input of the saturator module, if it is disconnected
it defaults to 1. That might be surprising to you because you are probably
used to disconnected inputs being treated as if they receive no signal, or put
differently, a zero signal. Well, this is not exactly the case in Reaktor Core
structures—modules can specify special treatment for disconnected inputs. The
saturator, for example, specifies the L input to have a default value of 1.
Now we are going to learn to do exactly the same, by specifying a new default
value for our T input. Let’s say that if our T input is disconnected we would
like it to be treated as if the input value was 0.25 sec. Very easy. Right-click
on the port on the left of the T input module and select Connect to New
QuickConst. This is what you should see:
In addition, you should have the properties window displaying the properties
of the constant (if it shows a different page, press the tab):
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