Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How to create an envelope follower in Reaktor 6 Primary and set your synth to automatically follow the amplitude of drums.
An envelope follower is a device that converts the amplitude envelope of an audio input into a control signal. Once we have that control signal, we can use it to control whatever we want. We can make the amplitude of an oscillator follow the amplitude of the input, or we could move the cutoff frequency of a filter, panning, etc.
Building the envelope follower is rather straightforward, just two steps: of rectifying and then low-pass filtering. In this video I walk through the process, and then show a few different applications.
0:00 What is an Envelope Follower?
1:02 Checking the Audio In
2:24 Making the Macro
3:09 Rectification
4:04 Low-Pass Filtering
5:07 Using the Control Signal
6:46 Improving the Design with Gain and Freq Controls
10:13 Controlling a Filter Cutoff
13:20 Closing, Next Steps
Reaktor 6 Beginner Tutorials: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6H9iE7Nuvo0vtQHDfXPzTVE
Reaktor 6 Intermediate Tutorials: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6HQ6JrYWso_B3gaLAHQheYG
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How to create an envelope follower in Reaktor 6 Primary and set your synth to automatically follow the amplitude of drums.
An envelope follower is a device that converts the amplitude envelope of an audio input into a control signal. Once we have that control signal, we can use it to control whatever we want. We can make the amplitude of an oscillator follow the amplitude of the input, or we could move the cutoff frequency of a filter, panning, etc.
Building the envelope follower is rather straightforward, just two steps: of rectifying and then low-pass filtering. In this video I walk through the process, and then show a few different applications.
0:00 What is an Envelope Follower?
1:02 Checking the Audio In
2:24 Making the Macro
3:09 Rectification
4:04 Low-Pass Filtering
5:07 Using the Control Signal
6:46 Improving the Design with Gain and Freq Controls
10:13 Controlling a Filter Cutoff
13:20 Closing, Next Steps
Reaktor 6 Beginner Tutorials: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6H9iE7Nuvo0vtQHDfXPzTVE
Reaktor 6 Intermediate Tutorials: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6HQ6JrYWso_B3gaLAHQheYG
LINKS:
Subscribe: youtube.com/user/SimonHutc/?sub_confirmation=1
Official Website - simonhutchinson.com
bandcamp: simonhutchinson.bandcamp.com/follow_me
facebook: facebook.com/SimonHutchinsonComposer
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/simonhutchinson
Buy my old gear (affiliate link): reverb.grsm.io/simon
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