mlR5 is a Reaktor adaptation of mlr. it was created out of my desire to use mlr in the enviornment im more comfortable in (Reaktor), using some of Reaktors features (sample mapping, state saving between sessions) to get around some of the annoyances in mlr with saving samples and presets between sessions. also, syncing with MIDI devices, and using inside of a Host should be much easier, since the internal clock system is entirely based on MIDI.
all the coding is done by myself, it is based on mlr in concept only.
the main differance between mlr and mlR5 is that mlR5 has a seperate pattern recorder for each group channel.
also, like mlr, mlR5 shares the same sample bank between each sampler channel. samples are loaded via the normal Reaktor sample mapper – all samples should be mapped one-per-key, and transpose should be set to 0 for all samples. its not necessary to turn on looping, all looping is done inside of the ensemble via my own custom clock system.
the key layout is as follows:
top row:
left 4 keys stop playback, right 4 toggle pattern recorders for each channel.
all other rows trigger sample playback.
also, for users with 2 monome devices (or with a 256 and 128 after they are released): mlR5 can do 16 steps, like normal mlr. furthermore, the top row’s second 8 keys are assigned to group channel mutes and sends.
sample channel scenes (presets) are grouped by 13 banks of 10. scenes can be changed remotely via qwerty-keyboard keys QWERTYUIOP or midi notes 60-76 (white keys only).
there is a single stereo IO send, with individual send on/off for each group channel. the send/returns are accessable via the top-layer instrument view. i attached the Factory effect Echomania for demostration purposes.
for additional help, please read the tooltips, as well as the Readme section of the panel.
MOST RECENT VERSION: 0.5.2 (beta release) Attached app (Reaktor) mlR5
-version notes: – the inner-looping feature of mlr is not yet implimented. this is when you hold a key, then press another, and the loop is constrained to these steps. this will be available in the 1.0 release. – there is no live-record mode yet. this is something i wish to add, but may not be available until version 1.1 or later.
thanks! -daniel battaglia (kid_sputnik at yahoo dot com)