Colorful NoiseUser Manual • Version 1.0 • September 2015

INTRODUCTION

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Colorful Noise module.

Colorful Noise is a Block module for use with Native Instruments’ Reaktor Blocks Modular System.

A Noise Generator like no other, Colorful Noise can do much more than a standard Noise Generator,Earth Shaking Noise Sweeps, Modulated Noise, Tuned Noise, Chiptune Style Noise and Random LFOSpeed Noise are so easy to achieve with Colorful Noise that you won’t believe your ears. Colorful Noisealso comes with a Builtin Output VCA, making the setup of complex patches fast and easy.

You must accept the license agreement to use this product.Please see www.amazingmachines.com.br/software_eula.html for details.

Reaktor is a trademark of Native Instruments GmbH, all other trademarks and copyrights are propertyof their respective owners.

Chapter 1 - System RequirementsChapter 2 - Installation GuideChapter 3 - Connections and InterfaceChapter 4 - Module Flow Chart

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows

Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit)Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2, 4 GB RAM

Mac

Mac OS X 10.9 or 10.10 (latest update, 64-bit only)Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM

General System Requirements

Native Instruments’ Reaktor 6.0 or Newer.

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CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE

To install and use the Colorful Noise module, simply extract the contents of the provided “.ZIP” archiveto your prefered location on your Computer, using an extraction tool such as WinZip.

Then copy the folder “Amazing Machines” to your Reaktor Blocks Library folder.

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If you have other Amazing Machines modules installed in your System, simply copy the file“Colorful Noise v1.0.ism” to the folder “Amazing Machines” located in your Reaktor Blocks Libraryfolder.

Alternatively the provided “Colorful Noise v1.0.ens” file can be used to copy and paste the modulebetween Ensembles.

CHAPTER 3 - CONNECTIONS AND INTERFACE

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Colorful Noise is a Complex Noise Generator, at it's core it features a White Noise Generator which isrouted to two independent circuits, these two circuits pass through a Crossfader and finally through anOutput VCA.

The first circuit pass the White Noise through a S&H circuit that is Clocked by the Audio Sample Rate,this circuit is controlled by the S&H switch, the COLOR knob and the CV1 Modulation Input.

The second circuit features a Keyboard Tracking Oscillator that serves as the Clock Source for a secondS&H circuit, this circuit is controlled by the Pitch Input, the Reset Input, the FINE knob, the COARSEknob, the RANGE switch and the CV2 Modulation Input.

The two independent circuits then travel through a Crossfader which is controlled by the KBD knob.

Finally the mixed signal arrives at the Output VCA which is controlled by the VCA switch, the LEVELknob, the MUTE switch and the CV3 Modulation Input.

Connections

Audio Output

Pitch Input of the Keyboard TrackingOscillator. An increase of 0.1 equals

a 1 octave increase in Pitch

Reset Input of the Keyboard TrackingOscillator. A positive Zero Crossing at

this Input will Reset the KeyboardTracking Oscillator

CV1 - Color Modulation Input

CV2 - Pitch Modulation Input

CV3 - VCA Modulation Input

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Controls

Sets the S&H Clock Rate, chooseSlow (SLW) for LFO Range Noise

Generation, choose Fast (FST) forAudio Range Noise Generation. InFast mode the S&H is clocked by

the Audio Sample Rate while inSlow mode the S&H is clocked bythe Audio Sample Rate divided by

320. The Division Factor of the S&HClock is set by the COLOR knob

Crossfades between the S&H and theKeyboard Tracking circuits, when set to

0 the COLOR knob controls the FrequencyRange of the Noise Generator, when set to100 The Pitch Input controls the Frequency

Range of the Noise Generator

Sets the Division Factor ofthe S&H Clock in Integers

Controls the amount of CV1Modulation that is applied to the

S&H Clock

Sets the Range of the CV2 Modulation Input.Choose Narrow (NRW) to set the amount ofmodulation in Cents, choose Wide (WDE) toset the amount of modulation in Semitones Controls the amount of CV2 Modulation that is applied

to the Pitch of the Keyboard Tracking Oscillator

Coarse Tune of the Keyboard TrackingOscillator in Semitones

Fine Tune of the Keyboard TrackingOscillator in Cents

Selects between Exponentialand Linear VCA Curves

Controls the Output Levelof the VCA

Controls the amount of CV3Modulation that is applied tothe VCA

Mute all Outputs

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Mouse Areas, Value Display and Modulation Indicators

Unified Value Display, the Controls on the Colorful Noise GUIreport their current Status to this DisplayThe areas marked in red are

Mouse Areas, they activate theValue Display for the selectedControl, everytime a Knob orSwitch is changed the Value

Display automatically updatesthe Status of the Control, but

sometimes you may want checkthe Status of a Control withoutchanging it’s current position,

the Mouse Areas serve thispurpose

The white dots that circlearound the Color, Coarse andLevel knobs are ModulationIndicators, they move awayfrom the knobs indicatorsdepending on how the CV1,CV2 and CV3 Inputs are set.

General Controls

To set a Knob or Switch back to it’s Default Position, control+click the desired Knob or Switch and select“Set to Default” from the drop down menu. Double-clicking a Knob will also set it back to it’s DefaultPosition.

To set a Knob or Switch to respond to a specific MIDI Continuous Controller, control+click the desiredKnob or Switch and select “MIDI & OSC Learn” from the drop down menu, then move the desired MIDIController to assign.

MIDI Learn

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Colorful Noise Flow Chart

WHITE NOISE S&H 1(S&H, COLOR, CV1)

CHAPTER 4 - MODULE FLOW CHART

S&H 2 (FINE, COARSE,RANGE, CV2)Pitch Input CROSSFADER

(KBD)

Audio Output

VCA (VCA, LEVEL,MUTE, CV3)

KBD TRACKOSC (CLOCK)

AUDIO SAMPLERATE (CLOCK)

Reset Input