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CRUDE

Drone box

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Bolle
2.5+ (Updated 1 month ago)
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November 05, 2022
Reaktor 6
Wavetable Sound Generator Experimental

DESCRIPTION

Quick audio demo of the snapshots on this page.

Great video demo (no talking) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m28sAmtfPJ4


Features:

- Two wavetable oscillators. Each with 84 selectable waves, and Octave, Semitone and Fine Tune control.
- Below the Wave Select knobs, you have Krell buttons 1 and 2. These effectively switch out the drone circuit for a random sound generating circuit controlling the oscillator.
- Bit crusher affecting both oscillators.
- Two LP filters (one for each oscillator) with Cutoff and Resonance control. Filter slope for each filter can be set to 12 or 24 db/octave in the bottom menu in view B.
- Two distortion units (one for each filter). Can be set to pre- or post- filter in the bottom menu in view B.
- Mix control for balancing the Oscillator 1 and 2 circuit. The mix control is positioned after the filters.
- Three LFO's. One for each filter and one for the output amp. Each LFO comes with Amplitude, Frequency, Waveform Select and Pulse Width control. Every LFO can be synced to tempo by clicking the LFO indicator LED (a circle appears around the LED and the sync rate is shown next to the Frequency knob. The sync rate can be set for each LFO individually.
- Chorus effect with on/off button and Delay, Depth and Rate control.
- Randomizer button. Randomizes all controls of CRUDE, with exception of the output Volume control.
- Output Volume control.
- 8 -1/+1 random number generated CV outputs.
- Lunar Delay CV controllable stereo Delay unit.
- Air Reverb CV controllable reverb unit.

Info and descriptions of every control are available with 'Show Info Hints'. The Lunar Delay and Air Reverb functionality are demonstrated in the included snapshots.

- Partly inspired by Oki Computer, and the Moffenzeef Modular 'Stargazer'. If you like synth boxes like this, visit moffenzeefmodular.com.
- Many credits and thank yous to the great Bolabo a.k.a. David X, for rebuilding the oscillators. You should totally check out his amazing work on toyboxaudio.com.
- Thank you to Kohtaro Fujishima for his great random number generators, i used for CRUDE's CV outputs.
- All credit and thank yous to Boscomac and Jonathan Tremblay for building and reworking the Air Reverb.

Update log:
02/2024: Added Stereo Width control (CV modulatable) to the Lunar Delay and edited all snapshots accordingly. Small change, great stereo effect when modulated.

Version 2.5 NKS: Native Kontrol Standard version done by the great Kymeia. How cool is that? Now you have CRUDE fully adapted to your Native Instruments controller.
Many thanks to Kymeia.

Version 2.5: Added 8 random CV outputs for control of two new and included effects units: Lunar Delay (a stereo delay) and Air Reverb (a lush reverb built by Boscomac and reworked by Jonathan Tremblay. GUI design by me.)

Version 2.4: Added dual Krell random sound generating circuit.

Version 2.3: Added tempo sync to the LFO's. Click the LED indicator for each LFO to activate tempo sync.


Greets,
Bolle

COMMENTS  (30)

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jace cavacini
3 weeks ago
This is a neat ambience generator. Noted issues: Snapshots from prior version aren't fully compatible with the current (as of today) version. The Octave knobs behave differently between versions and this one seems not to snap to octaves as expected (the knob graphics do, but the pitch changes with mouse movements not reflected in knob graphics). User presets saved from the prior version aren't identified as being associated with this ensemble, and when saving new ones from the current version of the ensemble, they get saved under a different folder with the name "Density2".
jue
1 month ago
Perfekt! Vielen Dank!
Bolle
1 month ago
Update: 1) Reverted all Mouse Area modules back to Button modules, which fixes the automation parameter issue as mentioned by @jue. 2) re-rendered graphics for Octave knob 1 and 2. If you experienced weird behaviour of these knobs in previous versions, it is now fixed.
jue
1 month ago
It is the VST Parameter 286 eZ randoMize:randoMizer:Randomize (Root) in my DAW
jue
1 month ago
The Randomize button within the randoMizer is no more connected with the snapshot module since the first 2.5 version. Now there is a mouse area connected to the snapshot. Means external triggering via the eZ randoMize parameter from a DAW does not work any more.
Bolle
1 month ago
@jue What do you mean? The Randomize buttin (RND) works perfectly on my end.
jue
1 month ago
Think the randomizing is broken in the 2.5 versions?
Bolle
1 month ago
Small update:added wave displays to the LFO Wave Select knobs.
Codow
9 months ago
Great little machine! Thx!!
Daniel Olmos
11 months ago
I really love this synth but rarely use my computer now, I’m mostly on iPad, do you have any tips for making this little fellow in miRack? :)
Frank Munro
1 year ago
lesly remy. I encountered this issue as well. You need to install native access 2. They some reason updated Native Access but there is no notification in there to tell you so Reaktor can't update passed the version you are on. Very dumb but yeah just search NAtive Access 2 Install and then once it's done go to your updates and you will see Reaktor
lesly remy
1 year ago
I keep getting a dialog box that says this was made w/Reaktor 6.5? I have not seen this update in Native Access or anywhere else. Please advise.
Leopal
1 year ago
Thanks for the tip! And well done for Crude, it's fun.
Bolle
1 year ago
Download the file, unzip it, and put the file in whatever folder you want. Open Reaktor. Click File > Open and find the file in the folder you put it in.
Leopal
1 year ago
Where does it go ? I can't find it in Reaktor 6 on Logic. Sorry, I'm new to the soft.
Bolle
1 year ago
Update: the Lunar Delay unit now has Stereo Width control (CV modulate-able). Previously it was hardwired, hard L/R stereo.
Patrick van Raalten
1 year ago
Wowww!!!! Seriously beautiful sounding and beautiful looking instrument! Keep up the great work!
jace cavacini
1 year ago
This ensemble randomizes nicely. Thanks for sharing your work with everyone.
bindlestiff
1 year ago
Just fantastic following your dev process on this one from the first o-god test through to this update. Excellent work; ty!
Johny Farmatique
1 year ago
This box is amazing! Thanks for adding tempo-sync to the LFO-s!
Thijs Slijkhuis
2 years ago
This one is amazing. Too many superb sounds. Thanks Bolle!!
Vitalii Shestopalov
2 years ago
super yeah!
Willie Lewis
2 years ago
Love this synth, thank you!! I did change the semitone step size to 0 and increase the min/max range to give it a Lyra 8-ish feel with pitch rather than locking the steps to semitones. Saved both versions. Throw a little reverb on this and you have a film score.
Bolle
2 years ago
Version 2.3: Each LFO has tempo sync. Click the LFO indicator LED to activate (a circle appears around the LED and the sync rate is displayed next to the Frequency knob.
Joe Lyford
2 years ago
This is so much fun! Thank you!!!!
lesly remy
2 years ago
Meant to give this five stars. I rarely comment on ensembles but this thing is a beast! Thank you!
Dieter Zobel
2 years ago
cool. thanks
Klas Linder
2 years ago
I've used this one in plenty of my videos, here's an example, in the beginning! https://youtu.be/H8F0pOxPv6w
bindlestiff
2 years ago
Really have been enjoying the dev process with this one, the clarity of the different elements are really popping now, without losing the rude and crude WT beastliness the first test hinted at. Seems to get greater subtleties when used for more minimal ambient textures now. I knew this was gonna be great! Hey, I appreciate the rando blaster, only it's always nice to be able to dial the amount of randomness down for subtle nudges to the sound, or way up when one wishes to truly jettison. The results have been superb regardless; ty for sharing!
Paule
2 years ago
You're back again, Peter? That's really fine by you.
now