Reaktor 6: Modular DSP Lab and Sound Design Synth by Native Instruments

Reaktor 6 works as a modular DSP environment. You build instruments by patching modules together in a rack-style layout, which makes it possible to create synths, samplers, effects chains and sound design tools from the same toolkit.

The macro libraries group components for faster building sessions, so you can start from a working structure and modify it rather than wiring every module from scratch. The Blocks system adds a modular approach in its own right, with BLOCKS BASE and BLOCKS PRIMES included as starting points and additional Blocks available from other developers.

Native Instruments describes the DSP in Reaktor 6 as high-fidelity, citing anti-aliased oscillators and zero delay feedback filters as core components. Granular synthesis engines are also part of the toolkit.

Beyond building your own designs, the product comes with more than 70 instruments and thousands of sounds in the user library, so you can work with ready-made patches before making your own.