Twisted Tools' ULTRALOOP!

Twisted Tools hinted at their awesome new ULTRALOOP, loop remixing tool back in 2013 and today it is finally available! Check it:

"ULTRALOOP is a first-of-its-kind loop remixing sampler with a fast and intuitive visual workflow for Native Instruments Reaktor. ULTRALOOP combines advanced loop layering, comping, effect processing and automation techniques to generate new grooves, riffs and song ideas. You can use ULTRALOOP with the included factory sample library or to remix your own samples, injecting new life into any existing loop library. In addition to the factory library, Ultraloop Expansions are available as part of our Loop Expansion series."

 

 

Brent Kallmer Tutorial:

 

 

Chris Carter Expansion Pack:

 

 

Heavy Artillery for Twisted Tools S-Layer

I'm giving thanks this weekend for a brand spanking new video from Brent Kallmer and Bluewater VST! This time on using third party sample maps and snapshot banks for Twisted Tools S- Layer Reaktor ensemble:

 

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Noise Toys' Scapes Videos

A pair of great videos from Noise Toys featuring Twisted Tools Scapes Reaktor ensemble run on an Asus eeePC sub-notebook! The first one features a Wiimote controller, which I've always meant to try with Reaktor. Dig them:







 

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How to Use Twisted Tools Rolodecks with Your Own Sample Maps

Brent Kallmer from Bluewater VST has a brand new video out on using your own sample maps with Twisted Tools Rolodecks Reaktor ensemble!

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Twisted Tools S-layer sample map set up

The Gentleman Bastard displays a unique way of creating your own sample maps for Reaktor using Ableton Live in this YouTube video. As an added bonus, go to Bassadelic.com for some free samples he made using the method described in the video with Twisted Tools awesome S-Layer Reaktor Ensemble! Dig it:

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Twisted Tools Micro Kits 03 - EVAC

Twisted Tools have released a brand new sound bank -

Micro Kits 03 by EVAC:

"MICRO KITS 03 by EVAC, features 5 meticulously crafted drum kits, perfectly suited for use in anything from techno to hip hop. The collection of kits is made up of clean and tight drum sounds, brought to you by renowned sound designer and music producer, EVAC.

The sample pack’s kits are formatted for a wide variety of samplers, providing instant inspiration within nearly any type of production environment. Additionally, MK03 features a custom Reaktor map and presets for Twisted Tools S-LAYER. By harnessing the power of S-LAYER’S advanced randomization and sample layering engine, the possibilities for generating new content are literally endless. MK03 comes with 30 kit and generator presets to get you started for S-LAYER."

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pnortnaomi - S-Layer Transitions

pNORTNAOMI running Twisted Tools new S-Layer Reaktor Ensemble with an Elektron Machinedrum:

"Scanning through a selection of sounds created in Twisted Tools excellent S-Layer. Time flew by while recording and ended up with a 50min video in which I edited it down. I created the sounds using the included sound bank. I'm using an Elektron Machinedrum to trigger the scenes and program changes as well as a few parameter locks on certain midi cc's. In the short time I've been using S-Layer I have come up with an astonishing amount of material to use in projects and is a lot of fun."

PROJECT PRESET: Twisted Tools S-Layer

Torley, everyone's favorite watermelon obsessed monk, is back with a brand new Project Preset, this time on Twisted Tools exciting new S-Layer Reaktor Ensemble:

"Torley believes an instrument should be awesomely playable from the start, and uses PROJECT PRESET to highlight the craft of instrument + sound designers."

Twisted Tools' Undisputed Attitude

Twisted Tools has a brand new Reaktor ensemble available today:

"S-LAYER is a sample layering sound creation tool that allows you to create, edit and play new sound combinations by taking samples and layering them together using an eight part sampler and an intuitive cell layout.

By combining sounds from the included sample map or your existing sample library, S-LAYER facilitates the discovery of new oneshots, sound effects and loops from pre-existing sample content. Whether you’re looking for a new way to create thick drum samples for hip-hop or a massive impact sound effect for game, S-LAYER delivers."

S-Layer looks absolutely awesome, here's a slew of videos unleashed upon youtube this morning from the likes of Richard Devine, Jedsound and Matt Cellitti of dubspot:

Pick up S-Layer today from TwistedTools.com

Bluewater VST - Maschine + Twisted Tools Rolodecks

Be sure to check out to check out Brent Kallmer's fantastic look at Twisted Tools Rolodecks with Native Instruments Maschine!

Watch the video @ bluewatervst.com

Now I just have to fight the urge to buy a Mashine Mikro for myself...

Twisted Tools | Micro Kits MK02 by Glitchmachines

New From Twisted Tools - Micro Kits MK02 by Glitchmachines:

MICRO KITS 02 by GLITCHMACHINES, features 5 meticulously crafted drum kits, perfectly suited for use in glitch hop, IDM, noise and bass music. The collection of kits is made up of aggressive analog and digitally processed sounds brought to you by renowned sound designer and music producer, Ivo Ivanov of Glitchmachines. The sample pack’s kits are formatted for a wide variety of samplers, providing instant inspiration for your music productions. The raw .wav files are included as well, which can be used with nearly any software.

Features:

- 5 Drum Kits with 16 sounds each, designed by Glitchmachines.
- Kits for Maschine, Battery/Kontakt, EXS24MK II, Ableton and Reaktor
- 80 24bit/44.1khz WAV Samples


Twisted Tools - - - Glitchmachines

Twisted Tools Micro Kits MK01 Si Begg

Twisted Tools released a new sample pack by Si Begg today called Micro Kits MK01! Looks killer:



Twisted Tools Announces Micro Kits:

"San Francisco, Feb. 27, 2012 -- Twisted Tools has introduced its new series of Micro Kits, small and affordable drum kit sample packs for Maschine, Battery, Kontakt, Ableton, Reaktor and EXS24. Each MICRO KITS release will feature 5 drum kits by a cutting edge sound designer and will represent a wide variety of electronic flavors. The series debuts with MICRO KITS 01 by SI BEGG.

MICRO KITS 01 by SI BEGG features 5 meticulously crafted drum kits, perfectly suited for use in a wide variety of electronic genres. Brought to you by renowned sound designer and music producer, Simon Begg, the sample pack's kits are formatted for a wide variety of samplers, providing instant inspiration for new tracks. The raw .wav files are included as well and can be used with nearly any host software. MICRO KITS 01 has been created with with a signature Si Begg sound that is futuristic, yet playful and bound to no specific genre."

Features:

- 5 Kits (16 sounds per kit) by Si Begg
- Formatted for Maschine, Battery, Kontakt, EXS, Ableton and Reaktor
- 24bit/44.1khz WAVs

MICRO KITS 01 by SI BEGG available for download at twistedtools.com for $9 USD!

pNORTNAOMI - DYNASTY Multibank

pNORTNAOMI has designed a sick new soundbank for Twisted Tools Vortex and Rolodecks Reaktor ensembles! The bank features feedback loops, drones and sounds sourced from foley recordings and is available for free at Twisted Tools.com for registered owners of Vortex and/or Rolodecks. Listen:


"A 69 sample collection of fx hits, Feedback loops and soundscape drones. All samples were created from foley recording, Hardware and software generators and processors. Available as a free download for registered Vortex and Rolodecks users at the Twisted Tools website." -pNORTNAOMI

New Version of Graincube coming for Lemur iOS!

Antonio Blanca of Twisted Tools fame uploaded this lovely photo an hour ago to twitter featuring the soon to be released 'lemurcube" for iPad:

twistedtools.com | Make massive layered sounds with TRANSFORM

"This video demonstrates how to use Transform to make massive layered sound effects like the ones heard in the original Transform trailer.

TRANSFORM is an extensive collection of field recordings, sound effects and designed sounds developed by sound designer Jean-Edouard Miclot (a.k.a. JEDSOUND). Bundled with sample mappings for many popular formats, TRANSFORM's painstakingly recorded and processed sounds will find their home in the arsenals of sound designers, editors and music producers alike." -Twisted Tools

Twisted Tools - Jedsound's Transform

New from Twisted Tools - Jedsound's Transform:

"TRANSFORM is an extensive collection of field recordings, sound effects and designed sounds developed by sound designer Jean-Edouard Miclot (a.k.a. JEDSOUND). Bundled with sample mappings for many popular formats, TRANSFORM’s painstakingly recorded and processed sounds will find their home in the arsenals of sound designers, editors and music producers alike.

TRANSFORM features over 1.6 Gigabytes of 24-bit/96khz audio, all meticulously embedded with Soundminer enriched metadata and processed using a plethora of sound design tools, such as Symbolic Sound’s Kyma. Whether you’re a sound designer needing a massive Hollywood impact, an editor looking for a radio stinger or a musician wanting to add some ice crunch to a snare…or bass wobbles made from a processed moose, TRANSFORM has something for you.

To increase productivity and speed up workflow, Transform comes with sampler presets for the EXS24MKII, Kontakt, Battery, Maschine and Reaktor as well as the all new MP16c sampler for *Reaktor. To top it off, we’ve included MP16c templates for Maschine, Kore and TouchOSC for the iPad, as well as bonus material by Richard Devine."

Rolodecks | Connecting Your Own Effect | twisted tools

"This quick demo shows how to connect your own Reaktor effect into the External effect slot in Rolodecks. You can also connect to your own hardware and host effects by using top level connections in the structure. Rolodecks Pro has six external effect slots and six modulation lanes per effect." -twisted tools

Sound Design w/ NI's Reaktor: Rolodecks + Maschine

"One of the interesting things that I find in my travels working for Native Instruments, is that there seem to be a whole lot of people out there who don't really understand what Reaktor is. Reaktor tends to be the one instruments from NI that actually scares people because it looks so complex and sophisticated. Reaktor is a completely modular system that allows you to build virtually any digital audio device that you can imagine. At Dubspot, we teach our Sound Design & Synthesis students how to dive deep into Reaktor's guts to create their own custom synthesizers and gain a greater appreciation for modular synthesis." - dubspot

Rolodecks - Sneak Preview | twistedtools.com

"Twisted Tools is proud to announce a new effects package for NI's Reaktor 5, composed of two effects.

The two effects are:
Rolodecks - Realtime dynamic multi-effect by Twisted Tools.
RoloEXT - A version of Rolodecks which allows you to insert your own effects.

Pre-order now at twistedtools.com

Rolodecks Pro $69
(Rolodecks+RoloEXT)

Rolodecks $49

Save more with new bundle pricing when you buy 3 or more products!

Both versions include over 300MB of samples by artists such as:
*Derek Mahone
Gil Sharone
Glitchmachines
Jedsound
Lawgiverz
Mike Huckaby
Michael Ndah
*Reuel Walker
Si Begg

Vocals for video by Michael Ndah (aka Tembu).
All samples in video are part of Rolodecks sample content.

*Derek Mahone (11yrs old) and Reuel Walker (14 years old) are students of Mike Huckaby at his Youthville music course. Youthville's mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of kids in Detroit.

MOTION GRAPHICS BY: http://www.axiom-crux.net/"

-Twisted Tools

Twisted KP - OSC Converter for Konkreet Labs Performer

"Twisted KP is a dedicated OSC converter for Konkreet Labs Performer application for the iPad. It allows you to easily connect Performer to a variety of devices, both inside and outside of your computer. Twisted KP converts performer messages to MIDI, *Control Voltage and Reaktor IC Sends, and in any combination.

Simply put, Twisted KP is the bridge between Konkreet Labs Performer and your music software and hardware, allowing you to quickly control almost anything, anywhere.

"What have you done...holy s%it...Speechless " (Shai Levi | Konkreet Labs Co-founder)

How it works:

1) Konkreet Labs Performer sends OSC messages to Twisted KP, which runs in Native Instruments' Reaktor standalone mode.

2) Twisted KP receives the messages and provides an easy-to-use interface to convert them to MIDI, analogue control voltage or internal Reaktor messages, called IC sends.

3) You can then route MIDI anywhere out of Reaktor using its virtual MIDI out port, send control voltage out a dc-coupled audio interface to analogue modular synths and/or use an IC SEND menu to instantly select a Reaktor parameter as a destination, via a simple drop down menu.

Features:

Converts Performer messages to MIDI, *Control Voltage or Reaktor IC Sends.
Fast, intuitive and powerful interface.
Presets for NI Maschine, Kore, Moog Voyager, Access Virus and more.
Demo versions and presets for Twisted Tools devices.
Musical scales to play KP in key and create chord clusters.
Bypass entire nodes and/or individual messages.
Message range adjustment.
Message value inversion.
Gate mode.
Quantized note lengths.
Quick Start setup guide within Reaktor.

Price:
$9

http://twistedtools.com

Technical Requirements:
Reaktor 5.6.0
iPad
Konkreet Labs Performer

*Control Voltage requires a dc-coupled audio interface. Consult your interface manufacturer's guide to find out if it supports sending control voltage using its outputs before attempting use."

-Twisted Tools