Monkeymonkey35 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hi All, I know there has been a lot of discussion on routing (or trying to route) NI Reaktor sequencers to other plugins within Logic. The general consensus is that AU/Logic X doesn't support this type of MIDI out. (correct me if my explanation of that is wrong) One suggestion I've read is to run Reaktor standalone with MIDI out to the IAC driver, and back into Logic. I've had a bit of trouble so far trying to figure that out. Can anyone explain how to go about setting that up? Ultimately, I would like to use Reaktor sequencers with Massive. Any thoughts on the matter are appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 The general consensus is that AU/Logic X doesn't support this type of MIDI out. Logic currently supports MIDI output from a specific type of Audio Units plug-in: AU MIDI Effect. Reaktor is not available as this type of Audio Unit, so your options are: 1- Run Reaktor as standalone and send MIDI to Logic via Reaktor's virtual MIDI output port (available in standalone mode only) or via the IAC driver. Since you'll be dealing with sequencers, you'll probably want to sync Reaktor to Logic's clock. For this to happen you'll have to enable external sync in Reaktor's "Settings" menu, and transmit MIDI Clock from Logic (Project Settings > Synchronization > MIDI > MIDI Clock). 2- Buy Plogue's Bidule which is available in AU MIDI Effect format and use it to host the VST version of Reaktor (which will happily output MIDI). J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeymonkey35 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks very much for your quick reply Jordi! I've been trying to set this up, to no avail. In general, I have a lot of bad luck with Reaktor. I'm going to read up on the manual and give it a try later on. Will report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingtalfi Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 This question has been asked in 2013/2014, is there any more convenient way to do it now in 2020 ? I have the same problem, trying to route a reaktor sequencer (SQ16) into any software instrument (ES2 for instance), with the goal of recording the midi data out of the reaktor sequencer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Hi lingtalfi, Well these days Reaktor is already available as an Audio Units MIDI Effect, which means you can use it to trigger instruments on the instrument slot directly below it on software instrument channel strips, route the MIDI data out of Logic and back in again through IAC driver buses (using Logic's External Instrument plugin), or capture the MIDI data with a plugin like AU MIDI FX Freeze (freeware): http://www.audiocr.com/ J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingtalfi Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thanks for your answer Jordi. However I'm not sure if things work how they are supposed to or if I don't know how to do it, but here is what I did, and it didn't work: - create a new software instrument track with "external instrument" on it, and set the midi output (of the external instrument) to the IAC driver. - click the "Audio FX" slot in the track and insert the "Audio Units > Native Instruments > Reaktor 6 MFX" plugin. - load SQ16 (in Reaktor) and press play on logic transport (I can hear the beat playing so far) - open the environment and go to the "click and ports" layer - In there pull a cable from the IAC driver port of the "Physical Input" to a monitor At that point, since the transport is playing, if midi was sent out by the "external instrument", I would expect the monitor to display some data (the midi data that is played while logic is playing), but that's not the case: the monitor displays nothing. I also tried to download the "midi Fx Freeze" app, but the download link is broken (redirecting to inexisting url: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/midi-fx-freeze/id1475527978). I tried to find "midi fx freeze" on the apple store website (https://www.apple.com/app-store/) but they don't have it. So unfortunately at the moment I still don't know how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Midifx freeze has some issues I reccomend against using it any more. If you only need to sequence one instrument then you don’t need to use IAC. Just put your instrument of choice into the instrument slot and then the reaktor sequencer in the mfx slot. If you need to sequence more then one instrument then it should work as Jodi described over IAC, I have done this many times. Maybe make sure reaktor is actually sending out midi in your use case? Be advised that if you don’t cable that IAC port then you can get midi feedback loop thst will freeze logicpro. It’s important that you cable directly to other instrument channels WITHOUT going through the tracks section otherwise it’s very easy to accidentally select the track with reaktor and get a midi feedback loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 If you need to actually capture the midi output from reaktor to record it to a track then you can very carefully allow that as IAC to be routed to the sequencer but make sure not to select the track with reaktor on it or you will probably end up with a midi feedback loop that will freeze logicpro. I have other workarounds that use scripter if you’re interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingtalfi Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 So if I understand correctly, recording midi out from a Reaktor sequencer (SQ16 in particular), can't be done using the VST version of Reaktor ? We must use an IAC setup which involves using the standalone version of Reaktor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 If you load the Audio Units MIDI FX Reaktor plug-in (Logic does not support the VST plugin format, only Audio Units) it will output MIDI to the instrument directly below it and MIDI won't go further than that. You will be able to work around that if you load the External instrument plugin and output to an IAC driver bus, as these basically loopback on themselves so the output will come back into Logic's sequencer input, and like Dewdman says, you will have to make sure you select any track except that Reaktor track otherwise you will get a MIDI feedback loop. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I tried it - Reaktor 6 MFX in the MIDI FX slot, with an instrument plugin below it. When you hit play, SQ16 is playing (graphically speaking at least), but no notes are played by the instrument on the slot (and it blocks incoming MIDI from a keyboard too). So if it's supposed to work like this, it doesn't seem to be... (unless I'm misunderstanding SQ16 etc which is entirely possible.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I've never tried that one (SQ16). Spiral outputs MIDI notes for sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 SQ16 works for me. I'm working on a tutorial with pretty pictures...stay tuned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 SQ16 works for me. I'm working on a tutorial with pretty pictures...stay tuned Your picture seems to show "Seq 16", not "SQ16", and it certainly doesn't look like my "SQ16" (which I couldn't make work). (I don't know which one the OP was using, of course...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 interesting, yes I must have the wrong ensemble. I will look for SQ16 to test it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Normally all the ones that include the Note/Pitch module should work, like the SQP sequencer. I suppose all those sequencers could be edited to send MIDI out. Some more info here as well: https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/210309885-How-to-Build-a-Sequencer-in-REAKTOR-to-Send-MIDI-Notes-to-an-External-Sound-Generator J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Is SQ16 an actual finished ensemble or a module that can be used to build a larger ensemble? If its the latter, someone please provide me an ensemble that is supposed to work, as I know little to nothing about Reaktor programming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 It's just a standard sequencer instrument that comes with Reaktor in the Sequencers folder, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 got it. I'm not getting any midi from it either... so... Yea, I'd say that Reaktor ens is not working unless there is some secret trick. Looking deeper at the programming of this ens, and like I said, I don't know how to program Reaktor, but here is what it looks like. To me it appears to not be meant as a midi out device, but rather as something that outputs actual drum sound? I think it would be a matter of recabling the Reaktor Ensemble to send the midi events directly to midi out in order to see the midi output. Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 got it. I'm not getting any midi from it either... so... Yea, I'd say that Reaktor ens is not working unless there is some secret trick. Looking deeper at the programming of this ens, and like I said, I don't know how to program Reaktor, but here is what it looks like. To me it appears to not be meant as a midi out device, but rather as something that outputs actual drum sound? [attachment=0]reaktor.jpg[/attachment] I think it would be a matter of recabling the Reaktor Ensemble to send the midi events directly to midi out in order to see the midi output. Just a guess. I guess you missed my post above? viewtopic.php?f=1&t=112902&p=799944#p799944 J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 here is a step sequencer that just changed to freeware, like ysterday. Maybe it will work for the OP rather then trying to use these Reaktor ones. https://www.kvraudio.com/product/b-step-sequencer-by-monoplugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewdman42 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 got it. I'm not getting any midi from it either... so... Yea, I'd say that Reaktor ens is not working unless there is some secret trick. Looking deeper at the programming of this ens, and like I said, I don't know how to program Reaktor, but here is what it looks like. To me it appears to not be meant as a midi out device, but rather as something that outputs actual drum sound? reaktor.jpg I think it would be a matter of recabling the Reaktor Ensemble to send the midi events directly to midi out in order to see the midi output. Just a guess. I guess you missed my post above? viewtopic.php?f=1&t=112902&p=799944#p799944 J. I have no idea. There are two threads now and I was furiously writing several long winded posts on the other thread, sorry if I didn't keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Ok, no problem. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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