MONOVOKS

Inspired by the mighty Polivoks

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Author: David Frappaz

Version: 1.02 (Updated 6 years ago)

File Size: 24.4MB

Created: January 11, 2018

Made with: Reaktor 6

Category: Instrument Synthesizer

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Subtractive

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[PLEASE UPDATE YOUR REAKTOR (6.2.1)BEFORE YOU TRY THIS ONE!!!!]

I've loved Polivoks sound, look and spirit for a long time and as I am a 3D designer I decided to model the russian beast in 3D just for my pleasure.
Then I decided it was not enough and decided to give the thing a voice (only one I'm afraid)

V1.02 : Adding "MB" version which offers smooth env release.
Mark Bonnington helped me fix some bugs/malfunctions, Thanks Mark!

V1: Keyboard is back and functionnal, Release bug fixed!
V 0.91: I removed the keyboard, hoping it will fix the crashes

Due to my pretty basic knowledge of REAKTOR this is some kind of Frankenstein creature, made of borrowed parts (credits at the bottom)
There's bugs, pops and I don't know If I'll have time to fix them
Anyway here it is, as it is. I screams and that's all we ask it. :p
You've been warned

Filter by Matthew Friedrichs & brice beasley
Looping envelope by colB
Keyboard Macro by stuart pryer (sorry I haven't been able to get this one right)
Demologicx Demo by my friend Christophe Leusiau

COMMENTS (96)

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Rimas Campe

7 months ago

Has this been updated to work on other platforms / DAWs as a more universal VST file? I'd love to use this in Reason (Propellerhead).

Taras Chizh

1 year ago

Thank you so much! I live in Russia and it is very expensive for me to buy hardware Polyvoks. I always dreamed to play with this synth. Polyvoks is one of the few good things that was created in the USSR. I did not and do not like the USSR and the Russian government, but I like Polivox. I think things like music and Polivox have the power to unite people rather than divide them. Peace for everyone.

Viatcheslav Basyul

1 year ago

Good synth! Grate Russian synth!

thomas rossius

1 year ago

Idiots come here to talk about Putin when there is only a synthesizer... :D, incredible!

thomas rossius

1 year ago

WOW !

Nolan Chiat

1 year ago

Dear David. Thanks so much for this tasty synth. I really appreciate it. On first use it has made it into my latest track, offering a contrasting tone to my XILs stuff and hardware. I easily got an interesting slightly ringmoddish lead with 'flavor and attitude'. I look forward to exploring it further.

Alexandre Melim

1 year ago

Thank you

Shannon Long

2 years ago

Russia and Putin are not the same thing. Putin did not make this synth. It is simply a good synth and that's all I can ask for.

Anton Crowley

2 years ago

russia is a terrorist state.

Vladimir Trinity

2 years ago

The GUI is just done wonderfully! Really beautiful!

Vladimir Trinity

2 years ago

Wow! Our old Soviet synth ПОЛИВОКС by Vladimir Kuzmin! Спасибо =)

F. Fruklushnube

3 years ago

The best sounding VST synth in my opinion after Sawer which is only for FL Studio unfortunately

Livio Rock

4 years ago

Bello semplice grazie funziona con windows 10 e daw Reason 10

David Murphy

4 years ago

To the comment below me. Patience my friend, drag the .ens file to the Reaktor Factory Library. It's located in Local Disk - Users - Public - Public Documents - Reaktor Factory Library. You can create your own folder there with for the ensembles you've downloaded. Once you dragged the .ens file there you can open Reaktor and access the Reaktor Factory Library from the search function on the left hand side.

Menno Meijer

4 years ago

2 weeks and no answer? thanks!

Menno Meijer

4 years ago

I am new to these download options... So how do I get this in Komplete Kontrol Library so I can use it in Ableton?

F. Fruklushnube

4 years ago

and pitchbend

F. Fruklushnube

4 years ago

I dream of an update with a Portamento Legato option and Key Track fix ...

Wojciech Jasielski

4 years ago

feels like VERY close to the real thing, amazing job

F. Fruklushnube

4 years ago

Big potential ! Deserve an update with polyphony ^^ (K.TRK is not working for me)

William McLawhorn

5 years ago

WOW...is all that I can say! This thing is mean and nasty.Great job! I'm having soooo much fun with this one.

Daniel Hogan

5 years ago

Really liking MONOVOKS_MB v1.02

Francis7

5 years ago

This sounds really good. Takes me back to when I was a young post-punk/new waver.

Sergey Kharuta

5 years ago

Hey, it sounds really cool. But it has a strange effect to play the note again when you release the note. Haven't anyone noticed that. How to turn it off? Because I really love the way this synth sounds and with this weird effect I can't use it wherever I want. Please help!

Theo Tsompanelis

5 years ago

This Synth is a Beast!!!

Fabian Bolivar

6 years ago

Listen to Whale in Wasp on all platforms, GREAT MUSIC GROUP

6 years ago

this thing is amazing. your creations are literally the best the user library has to offer.

Bamdad Espahbod

6 years ago

I have the real thing and I have to say WOW you did an absolute great job!

John Smith

6 years ago

It works, and it sounds raw and gritty. effin awesome!

David Frappaz

6 years ago

Aaaannnd It's updated again, this time with a seperate version for the smooth env release (Monovoks_MB)

David Frappaz

6 years ago

Reverting to previous one, sorry Mark, the new one is still not working!

Brett Lavallee

6 years ago

noise works, everything else is silent

krosstalk

6 years ago

mm, still no sound here

Mark Bonnington

6 years ago

I botched version 1.02, please download the newer version that repairs the problems in 1.02.

Poljakov

6 years ago

Great! Thanks, guys!

David Frappaz

6 years ago

V1.02 : Mark Bonnington helped me fix some bugs/malfunctions, Thanks Mark!

Poljakov

6 years ago

There is something definitely wrong with the release like it springs back or something...it would be cool to fix it because it's a real authentic emulation! Anybody? I'd fix it but I have no idea about Reaktor :)

Poljakov

6 years ago

It would be a great device but when a key is released there is some kind of a "thump", it was done like this on purpose or it's a bug? Or the problem is on my side?

Jonas Kröjtz

6 years ago

Love it

Trev Boon

6 years ago

You did it! I've used the original back in the 1980s and can vouch the authenticity of the sound. Thanks

David Frappaz

6 years ago

Michael Nhye: Could elaborate on this? Adam Karawt: It's wwhritten in the description Others: thanks!

Adam Karawt

6 years ago

Nice! what version Reaktor??? no open:(

Michael Nhye

6 years ago

can i have the key

Andrew Mark

6 years ago

Holy shit good job

Mark Bonnington

6 years ago

Excellent sound. One thing, if you change the attack and release knobs to have a min value of 0.05 then it will avoid the clicking problem from sudden amplitude changes.

Jimi Grant

6 years ago

Wow! this is sick

Stef G

6 years ago

Fabulous ! Totally love this sound...

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Thanks Robert, didn't know about the glide...!

Robert Paul

7 years ago

Has potential...nice work so far. Really needs duophonic operation though. Glide affects both oscillators. On the hardware glide only affects oscillator 1

Andreas Sandberg

7 years ago

Super fat and raw sounds! Love the fact that it's actually sample based. Beautifully crafted GUI as well!

XaviEnjoy

7 years ago

Thanks! So raw!

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Thanks guys, glad you like it!

Phil Price

7 years ago

This is a monster. Awesome sound. This will have a job to do on the new album.. Great work David and thanks for sharing.

Cryptic Tone

7 years ago

Perfect old raw sound!

David Frappaz

7 years ago

No problem, hope it's working now

ZooTooK

7 years ago

David - sorry about that! I had updated R but for some reason only to 6.2. And I didn't indentify the mismatch until after I failed and written my comment. Hence, I added which release I failed with so you would know... I just hate that Reaktor is changing fileformat at every release...

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Thanks mate, cool to hear!

Max Hoffmeyer

7 years ago

It is David! Thanks a bunch, this is probably the coolest Reaktor ensemble I've ever used!

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Max, I updated the file, let me know if it's fixed!

Max Hoffmeyer

7 years ago

Such a cool ensemble, thanks a lot! Great work! Now, I don't know anything about "the russian beast", but is the release time suppose to be extremely short? I almost can't hear a difference between min/max.

fireapple

7 years ago

This thing is a monster. Thanks so much.

David Frappaz

7 years ago

ZooTooK, seriously, I've written everywhere I could that you have to update to 6.2.1 Please :p

ZooTooK

7 years ago

With R6.2.0 that is

ZooTooK

7 years ago

V1 still crashes in OSX upon opening en ensemble

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Release fixed, Keaboard is back, say hello to V1

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Philippe you're right damn, should be fixed soon!

krosstalk

7 years ago

Can you guys have long release on Amp EG ?

Paule

7 years ago

The update 6.2.1 reached me 2017-12-19, 12:50

krosstalk

7 years ago

Works no problem with 6.2.1 on macOs 10.12.6 (Sierra). Nice fat sound !

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Thanks guys!

S Bateman

7 years ago

It works fine on my MAC with R 6.2.1 I had a similar issue in my last thread. Somewhere there is a big breakdown in communication involving updates. Really enjoying your synth, sounds great with a beautiful interface :)

Paule

7 years ago

David I'm on pc and update my system as I found in Native Access a new one R6.2.1 while I searching for FORM 1.1.1. Never got an email from NI for updating my system to a new Reaktor version. So my system don't crashes

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Can you guys confim the installing R 6.2.1 fixes the crash for everybody. It looks like it's a MAC only issue, people with PC don't crash I'm re-doing the keyboard's graphics to fit the macro It should be up soon

Paule

7 years ago

Thanks for compressing your upload. - Yes, it's new for all Reaktor users that the version before crashes. In past times you got a note in a small window: It's saved with a newer version. Poor and pitty NI!

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Zootook You should update to the last Reaktor version (6.2.1)

ZooTooK

7 years ago

0.91 that is...

ZooTooK

7 years ago

Reaktor crashes when open the ensemble (OSX)

Alexander Johansson

7 years ago

Worked after updating reaktor. sorry my bad.

Alexander Johansson

7 years ago

It crashes when i try using it with ableton or in standalone :(

Alexander Johansson

7 years ago

YES!!!'

Tha Island Prince

7 years ago

It works now, and it's really good. Kinda reminds me of some sounds from Yeezus.

Paule

7 years ago

David, please compress your upload with rar or zip. Thanks.

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Thanks Gustavo, yes indeed, it's single cycles waveforms of the original

Gustavo Elizondo

7 years ago

Incredibly made interface! definitly looks like a lot of time and love was put into the interface. Also interesting is to see that the oscillators seem to be samples, I wonder if they are samples of the original?

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Guys I removed the keyboard macro, and I hope it will fix the problems (so no more mouse keyboard for now)

Paule

7 years ago

No in english it the B-key, ever got Bb

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Again, please updated reaktor to the last version and let me know if it still crash. Are you on MAC?

Pierre Parenteau

7 years ago

Crash my whole DAW every time I try to load it.

Colin Brown

7 years ago

Those demo songs are superb! great stuff.

Paule

7 years ago

Can't reach the H-key with your build-in keyboard. Ever got an A#!

David Frappaz

7 years ago

Guys make sure you updated reaktor to the last version, it fixed the crash for a Friend of mine

Oskar Sigurdsson

7 years ago

My lord that is nice! Screaming madness to be had, thanks!

Stewart Fernandez

7 years ago

Yeah it crashes Reaktor for me also

Tha Island Prince

7 years ago

I'm not sure why but whenever I try to use the ensemble, Reaktor crashes. Want to see how this sounds it looks awesome.

Eduard Rojas

7 years ago

Fat!

Pincho

7 years ago

Very nice!

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MONOVOKS

Inspired by the mighty Polivoks

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