Native Instruments Razor User Manual

The stereo effects are designed to be useful also for bass sounds. Even 'Reverb' effects work
great on bass sounds because of the their unique 'pitched' feature. For more see the descrip
tion of the reverb effects.
5.13.1 Auto Pan
Modulates the partial pan with a barberpole style spectral LFO
This stereo effect can be used to make a sound stereo without changing its character.
Fig. 5.54 Auto Pan Stereo Effect.
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AMOUNT
: Amount of stereo.
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RAMP
: Sets the increase of stereo amount from low partials to higher ones. Can be used
to prevent the low partials to be stereo as they usually have an high amplitude and
would dominate the stereo field. Partials in the bass range are never stereo regardless
of the RAMP setting.
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RATE: Rate of the barberpole LFO. Can be zero for static panning set by CYCLES.
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CYCLES: Numbers of cycles of the barberpole LFO along the frequency axis.
5.13.2
Stereo Spread
Similar to 'Auto Pan' but the stereo channel is flipped for every second partial.
Overview of RAZOR Ensemble
Stereo Effects
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Native Instruments Razor Specifications

General

Platform	Windows, macOS
Audio Engine	Reaktor
Sound Generation	Additive Synthesis
Synthesis Method	Additive
Format	VST, AU, AAX
MIDI Control	Yes
Type	Synthesizer
Effects	Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion
Requires	Reaktor 6 or Reaktor 6 Player

Summary

What Is RAZOR?

Installation and Activation

Installing RAZOR

Step-by-step guide to install RAZOR, including installer application and directory selection.

Activating RAZOR

Process for activating RAZOR using the Service Center application and Native Instruments account.

How to Use RAZOR

How to Open RAZOR

Instructions on how to launch RAZOR within REAKTOR or REAKTOR PLAYER using the browser.

Overview of RAZOR Ensemble

RAZOR User Interface Overview

Description of the RAZOR interface layout, including main synthesizer, effects, and modulators.

RAZOR Core Components

Filters and Effects

Explanation of Filter 1, Filter 2, Dissonance Effects, Stereo Effects, and Dynamics Effects.

Modulators

Description of modulator controls like envelopes and LFOs for shaping sound.

Signal Flow Overview

Global Controls

Voice Modes (Mono/Poly)

Controls for monophonic and polyphonic voice modes, including voice limiting.

Value Display and Quality Settings

Features for displaying knob values and selecting audio quality settings for CPU management.

Voicing Controls

Pitch and Glide Settings

Adjusts instrument pitch, fine-tuning, glide time, and auto-glide behavior.

Phase and Randomization

Controls oscillator phase, including random phase for sonic variation and consistency.

Graphical Display

Display Modes and Contents

Explains various display modes like OSC, FILTER, CLIPPER, STEREO, OUTPUT, and SCOPE.

AUTO and 3D Modes

Details on automatic section selection (AUTO) and the CPU-intensive 3D display mode.

Spectral Clip

Spectral Clip Functionality

Limits loud spectral peaks using a threshold, cutoff frequency, and slope.

Safe Bass

Safe Bass Parameters

Controls AMOUNT, BASS LVL, and SLOPE to ensure consistent low-frequency presence.

Oscillators

Common Oscillator Controls

Explains Amplitude (AMP), Ratio (RATIO), and Colour (COLOUR) controls for oscillators.

Oscillator Types: Pulse to Saw, Duo Saw, Pulse Width

Pulse to Saw Oscillator

Blends between pulse and sawtooth oscillator shapes, with controls for PULSE/SAW.

Duo Saw Oscillator

Mixes two sawtooth waves with settable frequency ratio and beating parameters.

Pulse Width Oscillator

Features a pulse oscillator with adjustable pulse width (PW).

Oscillator Types: Synced Noise and Formant

Formant Oscillator

Unique oscillator setting partial phase, affecting sound differently in OSC 1 and 2.

Filter 1

Filter 1: Smoother and Lowpass

Filter Smoother

Smoothes fast amplitude changes for partials, active for all filter types.

Lowpass Filter

Filter 2

Filter 2: Smoother, Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass

Filter 2 Smoother

Lowpass Filter 2

Highpass Filter 2

Bandpass Filter 2

Dissonance Effects

Dissonance Effects: Beating and Beating Tuned

Beating Dissonance

Beating Tuned Dissonance

Dissonance Effects: Stiff String and Stretcher

Stiff String Dissonance

Stretcher Effect

Dissonance Effects: Frequency Shifter and Centroid

Frequency Shifter

Centroid Dissonance

Stereo Effects

Stereo Effects: Auto Pan and Stereo Spread

Auto Pan Effect

Stereo Spread Effect

Stereo Effects: Reverb Effect

Stereo Effects: Reverb Synced

Dynamics Effects

Dynamics Effects: Compressor and Dirty Limiter

Compressor

Dirty Limiter

Dynamics Effects: Clipped Compressor and Saturator

Clipped Compressor

Saturator

Modulators

Modulators: Envelopes and Echo Steps

Envelopes

Echo Steps

Modulators: LFOs

LFO 1 Controls

LFO 2 Controls

Modulators: Sidechain and MIDI Controls

Sidechain Modulator

MIDI Related Modulators

Using the RAZOR Vocoder

Using REAKTOR Sample Player

Feeding audio into the Vocoder using REAKTOR's built-in sample player.

Using Soundcard Audio Input

Routing soundcard audio input to the Vocoder in REAKTOR standalone.

Using the RAZOR Vocoder in a DAW

DAW Integration: FL Studio, ProTools, Maschine