C-Tools by Heavyocity Reaktor synth ensemble interface

C-Tools: Retro Synth Ensemble for Reaktor by Heavyocity

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C-Tools is a Reaktor ensemble from Heavyocity made of three retro-inspired instruments: Capsule for drums, Coil for bass and Clique for pads and keys, with 149 presets.

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ReaktorWindowsmacOS64-bit

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01Overview

C-Tools is a Reaktor ensemble from Heavyocity that brings together three synth instruments inspired by 1970s and 1980s electronic music. Capsule covers drums and percussion, Coil handles bass, and Clique covers pads and keys. Each instrument includes three built-in effects, and the set ships with 149 presets. The ensemble runs inside Reaktor, so it suits producers who already work in that environment and want a complete set of vintage-style sounds in one package.

Best for

Vintage drum programming
Retro bass lines
Analog-style pads
Synthwave production
Organ and string melodies

Developer: Heavyocity
Category: Reaktor Ensembles
Requires: Reaktor
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Three instruments: Capsule drums, Coil bass and Clique pads and keys
Capsule drum machine with eight drum channels and built-in sequencer
Capsule includes a drum effects chain with gated reverb
Coil hybrid monosynth combining digital FM and analogue subtractive synthesis
Clique string machine and combo organ style polyphonic synthesis
Clique split keyboard routing for upper, lower or both halves
Three built-in effects for each instrument
149 presets included, 90.5 MB on disk

03In depth

Three Instruments for Vintage Synth Arrangements

Capsule is a drum machine with eight drum channels and a built-in sequencer. Heavyocity describes its synthesis as mostly analogue, with kick and hand clap sounds designed in a vintage style, and it adds an effects chain made for drums, including a gated reverb.

Coil is a hybrid monosynth made for bass. It combines digital FM with analogue subtractive synthesis, covering sounds from biting and percussive to deep and throbbing.

Clique combines string machine and combo organ techniques. It uses frequency division to create polyphonic sounds, and it includes a split keyboard routing mechanism that can assign different parts of the synth to the upper, lower or both halves of the keyboard.

Requirements and Availability

C-Tools requires the full version of Reaktor 5, version 5.9.2 or later, or Reaktor Player 6.2 or later. It is available for Windows and macOS as a 64-bit product, with a size of 90.5 MB on disk. It is sold as a direct download only.

04Specs