Reaktor 6 Subharmonic Synthesizer (Building a Moog Subharmonicon Knockoff) | Simon Hutchinson

Building a subharmonic synthesizer in Native Instruments' Reaktor 6 Primary inspired by instruments like the Mixtur-Trautonium and Moog Subharmonicon.

Subharmonics are frequencies that are whole-number divisions of a given frequency (in contrast to harmonics, which are whole number multiples of a frequency). While harmonics naturally occur as part of the timbre of a sound, subharmonics, when introduced, sound like distinct pitches, allowing you to create chords of harmonically-related notes.

This tutorial walks you through making a set of subharmonic oscillators and envelope filter like the ones on the Moog Subharmonicon

#Synthesis #Subharmonics #reaktor6 #reaktortutorials #moogsubharmonicon #subhamonicon

0:00 What are Subharmonics?
1:12 Different Instruments for Subharmonics
1:55 Subharmonic Music Theory
2:16 Setting up an Oscillator in Reaktor
3:49 Adding a Harmonic with "Expon" and "Log"
6:40 Multiple Harmonics for an Additive Synth
8:06 Changing from Harmonics to Subharmonics
8:59 Transposing the Original to Bring up Subharmonics
10:34 Listening to the Undertone Series
11:37 Selecting the Oscillator Waveform
12:54 Subharmonic Oscillator Macro
15:26 Envelope Controls
15:46 Ladder Filter (4-Pole Low-Pass)
16:57 Envelope Filter
19:09 Closing Thoughts, Next Steps

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