RAZOR's interface draws on familiar concepts from 'traditional' synthesizers. You'll recognize the oscillators, filter section, and many other parameters, but the options are new - the formant or the waterbed settings, for example. This combination of new and familiar makes creating sounds surprisingly simple.. The latest addition to the NI synth family, Razor, is a Reaktor ensemble that also runs in the supplied Reaktor Player, with which operation is much like any other VST/AU/RTAS synth. It's based on additive synthesis, with up to 320 partials (individual sine waves). While additive synthesis has a reputation for being a tad 'scientific', Razor is.
Razor is an innovative and highly distinctive software synthesizer designed together with forward-thinking electronic artist Errorsmith.For use in Reaktor 5 and in the free Reaktor Player, Razor uses powerful additive synthesis to create intense and profoundly modern sounds for contemporary electronic music production.. Berlin-based producer and renowned Reaktor instrument designer Errorsmith.. "When we use a software synthesizer, we mostly go for Razor," German duo Modeselektor told us a couple of years ago. "It is still the best sounding software synth ever." In the fast moving world of digital production, there's something about Razor, the additive soft synth developed by Errorsmith in collaboration with NI, that has kept producers coming back.