Instruments that Work Well as Effects

[dustmoses]

One of the cool things about Reason is that some of the stock instruments do cool things with Audio (everything but ID8 if you include count CV tricks.)

I certainly consider having strengths on multiple fronts desirable.

The best RE I own in this regard is antidote. Bunch of cool effects to run things through.

Any other REs you guys like as both instrument and effect?

[Exowildebeest]

Revival.

[Wook]

Revival has bad ass effects.

[WongoTheSane]

Revival.

Also, Quad has Chorus, Ensemble, Flanger, Delay, Phaser and Widener; Predator has a wealth of filters, including uncommon ones (Voice, Formant 2, Formant 4) and a huge bunch of effects: Mono/Stereo delay, Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Wah/Autowah, Distort, LoFi, Amp/Cab Sim, WaveShaper, Widener, Autopan, Gator, Vocoder, FX (?), Ensemble, Multidistort, Analog phaser, Clipper, etc.

Did anyone mention Revival yet?

[joeyluck]

Another for Revival.

Revival needs a Revival Go try it if you haven't!

The effects are awesome. Would be more inviting to grab if REs could fold sections (take up less room if being used for just effects) or if the GUI was a little easier to view. It's not the easiest on the eyes.

Maybe Sononics could update the GUI or release a separate effects rack unit based on Revival's effects?
Any and all of the above I'm sure would be good for sales. An update to the GUI may sway many potential customers, and at least will give it a bump in the shop.

Where is Nirude? Next time you're feeling like creating a 3D render / revamping a GUI...please do this one

[dvdrtldg]

Has anyone mentioned Revival yet? It's still my #1 choice for distortion, up there with Decimort

Also, I have Jiggery Pokery's Harmonic Synthesizer currently on trial and while it's not really my cup of tea, I love the FX section and would consider buying it (on sale) for that alone

I rarely use Antidote as an FX unit but I love its filter and wish it were possible to route audio through that. I use Ivoks' filter quite a bit, it's a beauty

[Loque]

RGRE had an input but did not tried yet, like several other RP instruments. VK-1 audio in seems more a mix in.

[Arrant]

Antidote! Also the Rob Papen synths have comprehensive effect sections.

[eXode]

RGRE had an input but did not tried yet, like several other RP instruments. VK-1 audio in seems more a mix in.

Not sure what you mean by mix in? Yes the signal is added in the mixer, but you can turn off all the oscillators/noise and you can open the VCA so that it always passes audio to make Viking behave like a stand alone filter. You do this by setting the GATE to ON in the VK-1 Programmer.

[jfrichards]

...Maybe Sononics could update the GUI or release a separate effects rack unit based on Revival's effects?...

+100 From a discussion when Revival came out:

As I said back then, there's something deeply Rock and Roll about stomping on the Czar's gold-plated cigarette cases. I love using the Formant effect with my footpedal.

[challism]

Revival is my favorite instrument to use as a fx pedal. Revival doesn't get as much love as it deserves. It's not only a really great synth, but it's also a really great fx unit.

Rob Papen synths are also some very high quality products with great fx, and they all have audio inputs, too. Vecto, Quad, Predator and the new RGRE, which I recently acquired and am loving!

My issue with a lot of other synths that have audio inputs is that you have to trigger the damn thing for it to make any noise. Not the case with Revival, though.

I love running audio into Parsec to see what kind of twisted sounds I can get out of it, but again, you have to trigger it to get sounds to come out.

[geronimo]

Kong Reverb also _

[Majestik Monkey]

Hmmmm !

Lets not forget the Little Green_Monster's Filter section & Shape / Malstrom

[anko]

Kong.

Also Revival but it's been said a lot already.

[raymondh]

Excellent thread!

Time to dust off my unused copy of Revival!!

[electrochoc (PRX-A)]

I use Ivoks' filter quite a bit, it's a beauty

I often use Ivoks just for its filter within modular settings... Very nice filter indeed!