<s>
Reaktor	B-Application
is	O
a	O
graphical	O
modular	B-Architecture
software	I-Architecture
music	I-Architecture
studio	I-Architecture
developed	O
by	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
(	O
NI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
Reaktor	B-Application
's	O
instruments	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
examined	O
,	O
customized	O
or	O
taken	O
apart	O
;	O
Reaktor	B-Application
is	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
effectively	O
encourages	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
,	O
limited	O
version	O
called	O
Reaktor	B-Application
Player	O
is	O
software	O
that	O
allows	O
musicians	O
to	O
play	O
NI-released	O
Reaktor	B-Application
instruments	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
edit	O
or	O
reverse-engineer	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
released	O
Generator	O
version	O
0.96	O
-	O
a	O
modular	O
synthesizer	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
audio	O
card	O
for	O
low-latency	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1998	O
,	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
redesigned	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
include	O
new	O
hierarchy	O
,	O
and	O
integrated	O
third-party	O
drivers	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
any	O
standard	O
Windows	B-Application
sound	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1999	O
,	O
Reaktor	B-Application
2.0	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Generator/Transformator	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug-in	B-Application
support	O
for	O
VST	B-Application
,	O
VSTi	O
,	O
Direct	O
Connect	O
,	O
MOTU	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
formats	O
is	O
integrated	O
by	O
2000	O
(	O
software	O
version	O
2.3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
version	O
to	O
really	O
resemble	O
the	O
modern	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
version	O
3.5	O
,	O
which	O
improved	O
greatly	O
in	O
VST	B-Application
performance	O
and	O
sample	O
handling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaktor	B-Application
3.5	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
that	O
features	O
full	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaktor	B-Application
4	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
enhancement	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
stability	O
,	O
instrument	O
library	O
,	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
VSTi	O
ease-of-use	O
in	O
external	O
sequencers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zavalishin	O
ceased	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
his	O
software	O
,	O
yet	O
integrated	O
a	O
deeper	O
DSP-level	O
operation	O
within	O
Reaktor	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Reaktor	B-Application
Core	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
contributions	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Reaktor	B-Application
Core	O
developer	O
Martijn	O
Zwartjes	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
within	O
Reaktor	B-Application
5	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaktor	B-Application
5.1	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
December	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
Christmas	O
present	O
,	O
features	O
new	O
Core	O
Cell	O
modules	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
FX	O
and	O
ensembles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Reaktor	B-Application
5.5	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
1	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaktor	B-Application
6.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
end-user	O
standpoint	O
,	O
Reaktor	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sound	O
creation/manipulation	O
tool	O
with	O
a	O
modular	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
building	O
blocks	O
used	O
give	O
Reaktor	B-Application
users	O
freedom	O
of	O
choice	O
to	O
help	O
shape	O
their	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
factory-shipped	O
objects	O
within	O
Reaktor	B-Application
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
and	O
edited	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
objects	O
can	O
be	O
generated	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
Reaktor	B-Application
modules	O
is	O
defined	O
by	O
its	O
inner	O
workings	O
,	O
and	O
expansion	O
thereof	O
to	O
the	O
users	O
 '	O
specification	O
comes	O
with	O
relative	O
ease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objects	O
that	O
are	O
available	O
within	O
Reaktor	B-Application
range	O
from	O
simple	O
math	O
operators	O
to	O
large	O
sound	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
Instruments	O
promote	O
this	O
functionality	O
with	O
online	O
side-by-side	O
comparison	O
of	O
Core	O
implementation	O
of	O
simple	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
algorithm	O
against	O
C++	B-Language
pseudocode	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaktor	B-Application
enables	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
implement	O
variables	O
(	O
static	O
or	O
dynamic	O
)	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
defining	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
generate	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
of	O
their	O
own	O
to	O
provide	O
dynamic	O
control	O
to	O
their	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
Reaktor	B-Application
supports	O
user-generated	O
graphical	O
content	O
,	O
enabling	O
many	O
users	O
to	O
generate	O
original	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
their	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
finished	O
Reaktor	B-Application
ensemble	O
may	O
be	O
loaded	O
into	O
a	O
host	O
sequencer	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Steinberg	B-Application
Cubase	I-Application
or	O
Ableton	B-Language
Live	I-Language
)	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
software	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
audio	O
generation	O
or	O
processing	O
(	O
a	O
multi-format	B-Operating_System
proprietary	B-Application
loader	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Reaktor	B-Application
Library	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
prominent	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
sound	O
generators	O
and	O
effects	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
instruments	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
an	O
educational	O
resource	O
for	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaktor	B-Application
4	O
featured	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
31	O
Reaktor	B-Application
ensembles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
software	O
came	O
with	O
32	O
new	O
modules	O
(	O
though	O
some	O
were	O
upgrades	O
of	O
Reaktor	B-Application
4	O
Library	O
tools	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
complete	O
backwards-compatibility	O
between	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
Reaktor	B-Application
5	O
users	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
63	O
proprietary	B-Application
ensembles	O
in	O
Reaktor	B-Application
Library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
home-brew	O
Reaktor	B-Application
ensembles	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
by	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
exchange	O
is	O
encouraged	O
by	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
,	O
characterized	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
dedication	O
for	O
providing	O
web-based	O
tools	O
and	O
webspace	O
for	O
individual	O
and	O
third-party	O
Reaktor	B-Application
extensions	O
(	O
this	O
includes	O
user	O
Ensembles	O
and	O
presets	O
for	O
Reaktor	B-Application
Instruments	O
and	O
Effects	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
