Intro to NI Razor and the "Evil Razor" Patches/Video Tutorial Combo!

[@janchlupacek]

Believe me, Skippy has his own unique way of thought-out modulating going on behind the scene, so to call it, that NO ONE other I know of will do. And especially for Absynth and Massive patches - it is all categorized, described in DETAIL what makes and changes what in patch attribute view. That is something INCREDIBLE! Just that is worth the 30 bucks itself. Thank you Skippy again. I believe there is many satisfied, no, happy people using your patches.

[@dangerale]

You seem to be the only one on youtube who seems to know what they're talking about with synthesis anymore. All these other 'tutorials' are people showing you how to re-create a sound without actually understanding it. Thanks for existing and spending time to make these videos.

[@Hammmmyy]

You introduce me to many new great VSTs and I love your patches and have purchased many. But what I love the most is your enthusiasm for your work and synthesis. It makes me excited to produce and use these interesting patches and VSTs anyways thank you and keep on doin it :)

[@jmb102093]

i learn so much from your videos like i had sylenth for months and thought i knew everything watched your video for 10 minutes learned something brand new.

[@kiiyooshii]

That 2 hour drum loop fiddling is the story of my life.....

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

@scalenguy05 - for some of us with slightly older computers, there is a feature in almost every sequencer now that will bounce down a virtual instrument track, bypass the instrument and play an audio file in the background so that your computer doesn't have to calculate the synth (audio is almost a 0 on the CPU). This way you could have 8 RAZOR tracks playing but if they are all "frozen" - then you could play them and your computer doesn't cough and die...

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

GLAD to hear you nailed it down... most problems seem to come from an out of date plug-in - same with FM8, Massive and Absynth 5 as well... Enjoy the fresh blood!

[@rlharris9337]

Amazing presets. You're one of my favorite sound designer.

[@ash_dando]

Great quality video, thanks very much! Have been looking at buying the Bass Invader bundle from NI which includes Razor, was a bit on-the-fence about it as there's no downloadable demo, so I came to KZbin to see what demos people have posted. Most really irritated me but yours was fantastic, you clearly know what you're doing, and to top it off you come across as just a really good guy. Am definitely going to buy Razor and most likely also your patches too. Love the steak-dinner comparison :)

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Many modern sequencers have an ability called "Freeze". This turns a plug-in track into a bounced audio track in the background and bypasses the plug-in. Saves MASSIVE amounts of processing in many cases. So you can build a song with 12 tracks "frozen" that would not play on your computer if it was not frozen.... if that doesn't make sense then do some searching here or on the web. Freezing tracks is documented in many places....

[@janchlupacek]

Not everyone is going to see this. Some people are just blind. Don't worry, others are not. You do a great job of showing us how to use the fun software and you get us a collection of cool sounding patches to start with. And I am just saying, if these patches are anything close to those for Massive and Absynth, which I believe they are (don't have them yet), there is HUGE amount of work behind them. I can see it's not just "start with initial sound tweak few things and save a new patch, done."

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

It would seem to me that the real hidden power in Razor is in it's additive digital synthesis sounds. That is, not concentrating on filters and wobbles for dubstep/trance analog-type sounds, but complicated, rapidly subtly evolving sounds. Sort of like a modern Synclavier if you will. You have some of those sounds here, such as "Holodeck", "Freefall" and "Mod Wheel Shorty", are perfect examples.

[@ecigstoquit]

AAHHHH this would make the nastiest most evil hardtechno to date!!! Incredible what an upload

[@Kravaka]

Pluginguru, You are a Legend! these patches are off the chain. You sure know what the kids these days wanna hear haha. would be a blessing to discuss these patches with you :) Resso

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Only certain sequencer/DAW's have this ability. Logic Pro for example does. It manages CPU usage by bouncing down a virtual instrument or audio track PLUS any insert effects on that track is an invisible audio file that it plays instead of the plug-in. There is a check box you enable in Logic, hit play and it renders the audio file while it plays the song back at 4x speed. I am not sure of what other sequencers do this but I know Logic is not the only one. Search for "Logic Pro Freeze Tutorial"

[@zentura88]

Yes I just bought it yesterday. What an excellent deal! I still need to watch the tutorial but what a terrific set of patches!

[@Vondur]

Awesome video, I've been waiting for this one. The pads sound so nice and complex.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Yes I have many customers using these patches with the Player version of Reaktor. Just make sure both Reaktor player and Razor are up-to-date. Razor is now at version 1.3 as of December 28th, 2012.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

@Cubanbees - search here at KZbin about putting controller numbers into a sequence in Ableton Live. Modulation is CC01. Pitch Bend is it's own unique controller. But you should easily be able to put this into a track. I'm learning Ableton myself so if I knew I'd totally tell you... if this was Logic Pro, np. But I'm not sure with Ableton, sorry.

[@aviolentpurple9925]

Good understanding of additive synthesis, and great sounding patches! Well done

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Sorry for the terribly late reply! Yes, Razor requires Reaktor to work. Reaktor is a very interesting "sand box" - if you know how to put the pieces together, you can build all sorts of simple to really complex synthesizers. Razor is just a setup in Reaktor of some really unique sound tools added with the latest version of Reaktor - along with a very complex interface = sounds like nothing else I've ever heard. So it's worth the effort and it will work in Logic Pro 9.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

I use a combination of drum samples from many many locations along with drum loops that are also from all over the place. I don't think I can give you specifics - too much work!! LOL but glad you like em.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Thank you very much for the truly nice words, J. You're right - Razor is a walk in the park compared to making final patches for Massive or Absynth 5. Taking the time to write not 1 but 2 comments is really beyond the call of duty so thank you again.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

This library took many many many hours to put together - along with a 45 min video, I feel what I ask is HELLA CHEAP my friend. Your head is filled with knowledge and your tummy if full of cutting edge sounds that are already being used on some of the biggest tracks coming out. I'm very proud of this library and will never give this work away for free... peace and FAT BEATS !! :D

[@RobertCella]

Bad-Ass! I'd been meaning to take a minute and hear what this sounds like. Always a pleasure to watch you test-drive, though, John :)

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Check your versions in service center. Reaktor and Razor both have to be at the latest versions or this problem happens.

[@nice0shot]

Absolutely amazing, I'm sold, buying now. Razor is amazing and these patches are ridiculous.

[@janchlupacek]

You are more than welcome. Going to check the included tutorial and start tweaking.

[@nizzotheartist]

Im trying to come up to date with the latest vocal effects . Do you have any in mind ?

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

They are apparently only available via Italy ebay web site. I pointed him to the e-commerce company I work with. They sell worldwide. I can't even log into the Italy web site... BTW, it takes very little time to make lots of patches, I hope he took the (long) time to finalize them to kick ass.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

ArGy! Thanks for documenting and date stamping the occasion! Very much appreciate & your Ferrari is on order.

[@clarkflavor]

Oh man, those sounds!

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Sort of - it's a bit more involved than that. While anybody can "freeze" a track by bouncing it down to a wav file, the applications that can "freeze" actually do a high resolution bounce of the track AND bypass the plug-ins on that track to save computer processing power. If you click off the freeze button, then it deletes the audio file and un-mutes all the plug-ins automatically. So it's a bit more efficient and easy to use than doing manual bounces of tracks.... hope that helps :D

[@scalenguy05]

Enjoyed the demo. I have bought your products in the past and will likely buy Razor in addition to your program though I am concerned about the CPU drain. So what is "freeze" @ 4:50?

[@hhanslie]

Excellent sounds. You're a great sound designer!

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

In order to load Razor you first have to have Reaktor and then buy the Razor Ensemble. It's not cheap per say but for new sounds made by NO OTHER synthesizer, it's totally worth it. Maschine can load Reaktor, then load the Razor Ensemble and then load my patches - but these are not included with Maschine.

[@Spidergod]

I love the pad sounds. will have to get razor and this preset pack once I get some money.

[@syntheticsol]

Anyone who doesn't want to pay for presets should simply make their own (may not be as good tho). Anyone, like me, who is much better at composition and arrangement than sound design might be willing to pay for the time savings and inspiration that people like John provide. This is his business. By the way, "Sneaky Neville" is worth the price alone IMO. I put Maserati Harmonics on it with Dada LIfe Sausage Fattener and it sounds BEAST. Thanks John. Keep up the good work.

[@djelvis1]

u sir are a beast. i gotta ask though. do you HEAR what is about to happen before you turn a knob. do you know what ur doing most of the time? i wish i knew how to program a synth really well to get those nasty sounds..i understand basic subtractive synthesis and i understand the concept (kinda) behind additive and fm but still dont know what the hell im doing. im just curious about ur process. needless to say i'll be buying this.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Wish I had a library of my own to point you towards - but I don't so I'll give you 2 suggestions. If you need techno/trance/dance drums, then the Xfer Records Deadmau5 drum sample library is beyond useful, in my opinion (it's not cheap at around $90 but these samples are the real deal). For DubStep search for "Balkansky Dark Dub and glitch". Again not cheap but totally useful samples. Good luck and I thank you for your support and kind words!!

[@tailz1105]

loving the drums at 5:30! Any pointers on where those samples are available?

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Thank you! 2013 I plan to put an album out! So hang on - it will happen!

[@AlexSage]

I like this dude... the way he describes everything, and always with some gifts like free patches, etc. If you're a contemporary musician it's wrong not to be subscribed to pluginguru...

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Do you have the latest legit version from Native Instruments? It should.....

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Dubby!! Thank you very much for your endorsement!

[@djatlasmusik]

i used razor to make "believer Atlas remix" I LOVE RAZOR ITS THE BEST SYNTH like ever created lol

[@kaifelsman9641]

YOU SIR. ARE FUCKING INCREDIBLE!!!!!! i want to hear your music. not only are you incredible with your understanding. but you got some really tight grooves going on there.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

ADR - Bro thanks for the props. Very much appreciated! To answer your Q's: 1) All assigning is done on a per patch basis so the Mod wheel can change different things in each patch in different amounts. Really powerful. 2) Check the NI website - I have no idea what processors or RAM you have. I'm guessing your good to go but double-check first. Thanks again for the verbal support ;D

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Penta! Dude!! Thank you for your comments and I'm glad you will be getting good use from these patches...

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Hey Lord, hopefully you kept the original install - just re-run it. If not, you'll have to probably contact NI OR check Service Center and see if there is an update. You might be able to get AU installed from an update file.... good luck!! :/

[@Kelsock]

At 4:51 you refer to "freeze" for CPU problems, care to elaborate? By the way, these sounds are monstrous thank you!

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Thank you good sir. I appreciate your comments very much.

[@dazeofthedead3866]

How did you set up the mod wheel in the 4:21 area?! That's so cool...

[@zentura88]

I actually found that I can save presets in Reaktor Player. Your video is worth the package alone! You save me alot of time I would have spent trying to figure it out.

[@PrivacyEnt]

The moment that I saw the visualization of lurking preset. done.

[@MrPutodickens]

hey man really good sounds, and i agree with you, quality products are not free!! i have a little question, i have the maschine, and i wanna know if i can play thouse sounds in it without buying the razor, and manipulate them and record with them too. Thanks for the vid!

[@freejakproductions]

This sounds awesome!!! I already use Razor but with the free download of reaktor. Do i need the Full version of reaktor to use your patches????????

[@Xo1ot1]

The Vocoder patch from 14:42 sounds fantastic. Some of the Dubstep oriented patches earlier in the vid sounded a bit weak, though, if you don't mind the criticism of an amateur like me.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

@zenmachinefilms - yup - I hope I was clear enough that this instrument is totally unique sounding to everything else that is available... and while Holodeck and those types are truly unique, the harmonics it creates for potential disaster on the dance floor can't be ignored either.... !!

[@Selous_Scout]

Any chance of doing a Neurofunk style tutorial as most just use the lunacy waveform with phase with massive

[@chandeleerjet5637]

Should I start with Razor or Serum for making my own sounds?

[@grooveoptionmusic]

Nice sounds ! Do you know if I could use Razor with Pro Tools 8 M-Powered ? Also is there any good and cheap midi keyboard that you'd advise to play with it ?

[@axpo995]

What drum samples are that? They sound really nice.

[@Vondur]

I want this VST so bad, but my current set-up even has trouble running Massive when there are a lot of other VST's going on.

[@syntheticsol]

John, have followed you a long time and would like to challenge you. Razor is the right synth to make a nice metallic wobble used by artists like Au5. You should consider making a new set of patches for Razor and cover this specific sound as I feel a lot of people would be interested in using it. I think, going forward you should include more sounds in the libraries that are appropriate for progressive dubstep styles like Xilent and Seven Lions. The Skrillex/Zomboy sounds have been covered. TY!

[@genejospehreibelt]

Great video and great patches!

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

@onamissionmanyo - your comment is very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@jsinjasonjsin]

dude, you are awesome! i'm just dabbling around, so I most likely won't buy your package, but man, kudos for being such a pro.

[@axpo995]

Hehe I understand. I got hold of some vengeance packs, and frankly I think they sound bad. Got any tips?

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Sounds like you're using either an audio track or a audio bus. Select "New Instrument Track" and see if that will work for you.

[@NoizeDmedia]

Great video but wheres the tutorial on vocoder? By the way. Tried out te Microkorg XL + Vocoder??? :D thats an awsome vocoder!

[@AndroBitOfficial]

Fool are you serious at this price its a steal, you want to talk about prices in a professional music environment, this doesn't even come close to it I'm happy to dish out JUST $30 bucks for these patches and can't wait to do so. If you truly had a passion for music, then money shouldn't be an excuse for new sounds from awesome plug ins such as this. Keep making these awesome patches because I can't wait to buy more!

[@RemcoPeggeman]

Depends on your OS, if you use Windows: Go to the Control Panel, open Programs & Features, find Razor, and fix it :p

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Can't agree with that, Ace. Maybe if you stack the thousands of basic PC plug-ins that have been released more as experiments, but plugins released by the bigger companies in many cases are unique and useful. Not all of them... but MANY of them.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

I find the vocoder possibilities with Razor are pretty awesome. "The Mouth" from Native Instruments is also really cool.... there are lots of options - anybody else have some??

[@Cubanbees]

How can i achieve the effect of the pitch bend and mod wheel when i actually dont have midi controllers?! I am using Ableton Live 8 with razor! I am just experimenting and the stuff you do while playing with the pitch bend is just crazy! would love an answer... :) Thanks in advance

[@SoundsAndGear]

great job bro! Patches sound great!

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

In OS X, Reaktor 5 is at version 5.6.2. Razor is at version 1.2. Service Center is the application that is installed in your Native Instruments folder with every plug-in you purchase. Service Center is how you update NI plug ins. If you bought the plug-ins, then Service Center is installed. If you're installing cracks, then it won't install Service Center (AFAIK). Email me directly if you want more help (john @ pluginguru ]dot[ com)

[@hushianni]

what are the latest versions and where can i find the service center?

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Many modern DAW's have the ability to do a bounce of the track and mute the plug-in in the background automatically for you. This way, the DAW plays a stereo 32-bit audio track instead of playing the plug-in. If you're using Razor or Omnisphere with 8 parts playing, this can basically give you a whole lot of additional power to use additional plug-ins. I use this all the time.... :D

[@synththat]

Thanks for the video it helps me understand the program a lot better!

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Double-check in service center that you have updated BOTH Reaktor Player AND Razor. That is usually where people have problems. The patches need the latest versions of both.... you can email me directly if you need... the Read Me has my email addy or you can just send me a message here. I get back to my customers within 1/2 a day max (unless I'm asleep!)

[@Spidergod]

some very nice sounds

[@empowermph]

Ive got the patches in the presets folder, Razor shows the folder name, but the patches arent showing up in the lower tab, cant load them. Any help?

[@mclovestrina]

Hi this is a very noob question but I just recently discovered reaktor and I don't know how to hide the browser on the side

[@TwelvePinch1]

lol and i was already thinking about buying a new computer as soon as you said "its going take everything cpu load wise" but that thing really sounds freaking cool ! im fascinated :)

[@WavebiteDubstep]

Wow! That cobra one is the exact sound I am trying to get!!

[@Radio998]

You should do it. With as much experience as you have, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem getting them to sell

[@Dubstepconcept]

I bought these presets about 3 days ago and I have yet to be able to get them to work. It keeps saying: error while reading file C:/Program Files etc. (it says the location of the preset) then: No valid reference to ensemble in preset data. I have put the presets in so many different folders, from snapshot folder to presets folder and even more. I have tried dragging the preset into a blank Reaktor, my version is 5.6.2. If there is anything you can help with it would be much appreciated.

[@IamOddCub]

When you say freeze do you mean turning it into a wav sample?

[@ITSEAZYBOY]

if im playing sub bass and synth in razor what should i open it up in stereo or mono or stereo15 mono 8 etc?

[@MadScyan]

Dude... what you did there is just... freakin... mindblowing!!! Those 2 idiots here have absolutely no idea how much insanity and devotion there is in your creation. Definitely worth the 30 bucks and on top of that i got a 30 min tutorial. You deserve more than that. I am definitely buying it. Just 2 questions before. I noticed your mod wheel modulate more than 1 parameter, do we have to set that manually or it comes with the patch?, and 2nd i have a dell xps l502x laptop can i run those?

[@ProblematicBeats]

Hi there. I just purchased on plugin guru but I'm not sure where to download? Will it be emailed to me or should I have direct access on the site? Thanks.

[@chrissalazar6480]

I’m curious if youve messed with razor since this , especially now computers can 100% handle it and someone found a way to take the programmed filter out and push it even more than originally intended in the past year.

[@TsepiVanUmbilo]

Hi mate, I wonder if you can help? i am trying to setup reaktor in logic with razor to create dubstep bass and so on, but i am doing something fundamentally wrong i think, i can only add reaktor to a track via inserts, not i/o, as there is no option in the drop down apart from groups (on an instrument track). I get no sound when i use capslock midi, which is what i would like to do. so far ive learned that i have to setup via bus's and sidechains, but dont really know where to start.any advice?

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

There is a 45 min. in-depth tutorial included with the purchase of the Evil Razor patches... I won't be providing any more information here on KZbin.

[@lsubotic]

I too bought the Bass Invaders bundle pack, but can't seem to open razor. Massive and FM8 are working just fine, but when I go to the Reaktor Player, I get an error message whilst opening Razor. Does anyone know what's wrong?

[@jmb102093]

i've been wanting to figure this out forever can you tell me what aftertouch is ? like is it just an option or is there actual use for it.

[@360noscopeinator9]

How many voices can this synth handle? I have the full Reaktor 5, and with some synths in it, I have been able to manually adjust the maximum amount of voices it will use. I usually up it to about 8 or 10 if it uses less than that normally. Can this be done with Razor?

[@Jacob7jumper]

HELP! I need help deciding which vst synth to get for electro house and normal house. I have a budget of $200 dollars and I have narrowed it down to a couple of options: A combo of Native instruments Monark and Razor which is the one I really want, but I fear that this combo will not be fit for this genre. I also thought about ReFx Nexus, and Lennar Digital's Sylenth1, which seem cool. I also thought about Native Instruments Massive and got the demo version but it seems hard to understand.