Korg - Nu:Tekt NTS-1 Digital Synth Kit

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The three onboard effects units are inspired by those on KORG’s minilogue xd, which itself took onboard effects to a whole new level. Since it’s time for us to create our effect, I’ll be in charge of this part, as the designer of the DSP. With all that said, you can download a trial version of our vocoder together with the oscillator as a set for free.

Finally, as with last time we’ll type the name of the effect we created into the “name” parameter in “manifest. We’ll be making another effect this time, so as the designer of the DSP I’ll be in charge of this part. Once you’ve constructed the synth (and finished off any customisations), you can start to play with and personalise its unique sound. Knob A remains steadfastly the Shape control which in this case morphs between the waveforms and can be modulated from the oscillator LFO.

As well as being used as audio, these sounds can also be employed as control voltage sources and set to cycle continuously or operate as one-shot impulses. The last button is the Arpeggiator, which is useful considering the keyboard, and also a lot of fun. The ribbon keyboard is fine for triggering the arpeggiator (which can be latched, by the way), but not so great for actually playing anything (you’ll be making use of that MIDI Input), and many features have to be accessed by holding down a button and turning a knob, so you’ll need the manual to hand for a while at least. Thanks to its DIY nature and open design, the NTS-1 is a highly customizable synthesizer that users can modify in several ways.

The fact is that if you’re not familiar with the folder structure, you might mistake the sample folder structures for one another and not know where to copy the files. The Nu:Tekt NTS-1 is more Monotron than Volca – certainly in appearance – but it’s also very much its own instrument. Note input is via a ribbon keyboard, but MIDI In means that you can hook up a keyboard controller, and there’s also an audio in so that you can process external sounds with the effects, which can also be customised by loading third-party offerings.And if this is just the start of a range of Nu:Tekt products, then I'm looking forward to what comes next.

Some of these are offered for free and some aren't, please make sure to check the details with the developer.Notably, the envelope generator has a loop option, which enables some nice glitching action, and with juicy modulation, delay and reverb effects, the scope for sound design is considerable. That’s why we proposed this article series—we wanted to tell as many people as possible about the fascination of this product.

This value comes in fixed decimal format as we covered earlier, so we need to first convert it to floating point. The Nu:Tekt NTS-1 digital KIT is a unique, flexible, and easy DIY synthesizer that you can easily assemble yourself (tool included), without any soldering. IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH CARE BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE. Simply put, if you don’t want the contents of the variable to be erased every time a process is executed, set it to “static”, and the contents will be maintained.Without going into too much detail, let’s just remember that the effects we are making are “Mod,”“Delay” and “Reverb,” and that their folder contents are different from this one. Equipped with AUDIO IN, SYNC IN, SYNC OUT and MIDI IN connectors, the NTS-1 can easily be used in combination with other hardware and software. You’ll need to build the NTS-2 yourself, but based on our experience with the NTS-1, this will be quick and easy. The Hall and Plate work in sensible, expected ways and then the other three just take you off to unexplored places and you find yourself tripping back through delay, modulation and the filter into a wistful world of synthesis noodling. Unlike FFT-type products, our vocoder offers superior playability with no latency, giving you the power to create that impudent-sounding robot voice that’s normally created with analog vocoders.