All user reviews for the Cakewalk Rapture

Installing Rapture is a snap with no extra license manager applications to install. That said, the interface can be a bit overwhelming to someone first loading it. There's a page for each oscillator and each envelope for those oscillators which means making your own patches will require lots of flipping back and forth between the oscillator and envelope pages until you're done tweaking. There are also lots of small text options on the interface for adjusting things like detune, velocity tracking, etc. It's not the most straight-forward interface, but the manual does describe all of the interface functions succinctly.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I've been using Rapture in production for about 4 months with no instability in REAPER, however Rapture seemed to have a bit of incompatibility with Renoise 3.0. Rapture would randomly spike CPU up to 100% and stay there, shutting down the audio engine and forcing you to restart Renoise for it to behave properly. Performance in REAPER is very respectable, though--Using a similar patch in Rapture, CPU use was roughly equivalent to Massive and Ultra Analog, about 3% CPU for a large pad sound.

OVERALL OPINION

Rapture is a wavetable synthesizer, which uses any one of over 200 sound files to use as the source for the oscillators and you can load in your own .wav files to use as waveforms as well. This opens up some very interesting sound design capabilities as you can load sounds besides standard analog waveforms to use for synthesis.

The presets showcase the sonic capabilities of the synth, however, Rapture has been around for several years and most of the presets sound quite dated for modern productions.

A major feature that sets Rapture apart from a lot of synthesizers are the envelopes. Gone are the traditional ADSR controls, replaced instead with the ability to draw your own envelopes using custom curves. You can make very complex shapes and get incredibly animated modulation. There's also a step sequencer to use with your envelopes for more rhythmic movement. For further sound sculpting, you can use up to 2 of the 19 filters and add built-in insert effects such as reverb, delay, and distortion per oscillator as well as use those globally across all of the 6 oscillators.

If you can get past the fairly cumbersome interface and dig into the possibilities that the multistage envelopes and wavetable synthesis can provide, you'll find yourself able to make huge, lush pads and insanely animated basses and leads. However, If you're mostly a preset player or aren't interested in complex sound design this may not be the synth for you.

Pros:
+ Capable of very complex modulation with the multistage envelopes
+ Many filter types and insert effects
+ Effects, filters, and envelopes are independent for each oscillator

Cons:
- Interface is overwhelming at first glance and fiddly. Lots of very small text and pages.
- Presets are dated

It is possible to run into install problems.. You may need to open Program Data. Find it in View options on C drive.

The manual is easy to read and clear. It is extremely good manual. Very long and easy to read. It is not necessary to read the manual typically though on this synth because it is easy to learn.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Rspture works well in Version 1.22 update. The dials don't show numbers though on the filters which is bad. But it is possible to see them in midi mappable settings under the options click.

The oscillators do chain up to EFX like theyre supposed to.

OVERALL OPINION

Rapture is realistically analog to me and little saturation can be added without roughing it up completely. I can get it to sound like a juno or oberheim pretty easy by adding saturation to them appropriately.

Rapture has an upfront medium/hard sound great from rock, metal, rap, and especially hip-hop. It can also be used for Tiesto style trance and certain types of masculine things.

Ratpure is, medium/hard sounding. Moderately flat sound. Somehwat compressable. Very analog. Very masculine. And capable of very complex things. The most complex synth I've used. But still easy to program. The most difficult part is getting the right results out of the ADSR. Typically use an even straight line though.

The best part about Rapture is that each oscillator has its own pitch, cutoffs, resonance all with there own LFO's and an Amp too with LFO. Each oscillator has it's own EFX too.

There are a total of 6 oscilators.

I can't wait to make and manipulate it's waveoforms with an aftermarket waveform maker. NEat..@

Anything that can try.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

PC Intel Duo 3.2 GHz 4GB RAM Windows 7

OVERALL OPINION

I had the LE version comes standard with SONAR toy producer and worked fine. He therefore seemed worthwhile to buy the upgrade proposed by Cakewalk at 39 euros so I opened the door to many more features, use 64-bit version, etc. .. all for the price of a coffee shop tour service included.
Performance issue nothing to say Because I have not really had a chance to enjoy it. The installation went smoothly and while the case seemed pretty good game, I quickly realized that I should opt for the tour mentioned above. I would at least know where I went euros.
In this day and uh ... thanks Rupture, Rapture I mean, I have to hold the world record crash test, due to a crash (large not small) on average every 10 seconds in normal use.
The VAS Cakewalk, despite willingness to find a solution, let me put up their hands deep into the digital camboui my bike finally withdrew.
Picturesque detail: My DAW is responsible to the eyes of synths and not least among the Native, and since then in Omnisphere (Spectra. .. shhh!) And everything works without any problem. Morality I must have a PC with a single synth alergique world. Thank you that?

Cakewalk's Rapture is similar to design and look to their other main synthesizer, the Dimension Pro, but there is less sampling here, and more routing and effects features. With a non-aliasing sampling engine, over 500 presets, 6 individually programmable elements per preset, tons of filters, step generators, and LFO's, Rapture can do it all. It especially functions well with arpeggiating and step-generated synth sounds.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Each of the six sound elements starts with the basic waveform, and there are many to choose from that Rapture offers. You can even use your own waveforms and base sounds. There are no lengthy samples, such as pianos, organs, or strings, present here, which helps keep the synth lightweight, and it never sounds like a cheap sampler either. There is a DSP-routing section first, which sets the filters and effects (including distortion), and whatever routing option you want for those sections.

The main modulating envelope generator is probably the best feature is (and it is similar to the one found in Dimension Pro), the envelopes are extremely visual, and can be shaped and modified to very precise levels, without being hard to modify either. There are a few keyboard commands that need to be memorized (one key changes the envelope from regular to exponential, for example), but once you figure out the basics, the possibilities with this envelope generator are endless. Plus, you can use an envelope for seven different parameters, including filter cutoff, volume, pitch, and panning. If you've even been fed up with the lack of envelope control with other synths, that simply give you Attack, Decay, and Sustain knobs, then then synth is the synth for you.

Cakewalk Rapture comes with hundreds of great sounding presets, which show off the ability and versatility of the synth very well. The presets contain no funny business, as they are easy to load up, view, and recreate. With this synth, it is very easy to recreate any of the preset sounds, which can't always be said with some synthesizers, as some synths tend to have hidden or hard-to-edit settings.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall, Cakewalk's Rapture is a solid synth that specializes in arpeggiated and step-sequences synth sounds. Be sure to check it out if you own a PC-based workstation!

I held off purchasing Rapture for about 2 years after it debut in the soft synth world, however after viewing Computer Music's recent Top 10 Software Synthesizers special video with Rapture coming in at 7, I decided to go ahead and buy it. At first glance right off the bat after I purchased it I could tell it was going to be a great software, and it ran great on my mac without a problem. I haven’t had a crash year, I havent tried it with pc yet, so im not sure if it will run good or not. I own so many different softwares, but this one stands out from a lot of the ones that I have, and the best part is that this one is actually cheaper than a lot of other softwares that I have. Doesn’t take up too much space on the mac either, got to love that!

I was astounded at the extremely wide palette of sounds that Rapture offered. Not to mention the mind-blowing sound-shaping capabilities that it offered! It'll probably take you a whole lifetime to play with all the sounds in Rapture!

The sounds were absolutely full and rich, and lives up to the hype that its very inspiring with sounds like no other soft synth out there. I got engrossed experimenting and doing minor tweaking of the sounds to suit my taste. But really; not much editing is needed for someone like me because the presets already sound great!

My only complaint is that there is no defined arp section or effect plugin that you can insert a sound into. I believe I got more bang for the buck in Rapture than I did for Spectrasonics' Atmosphere synth module. The Cakewalk Rapture has good stereo image very full and wide. Still learning how to use it. Haven’t read the Manual yet but so Far I think this is a Keeper.

- The installation is done it without problems?

RAS

- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?

RAS

- The general configuration is easy?

RAS

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

RAS, very good manual!

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

- What is the configuration of your computer? (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Disk / sound card ..)

Dell Dimension 4600
P4 3Ghz
1GB RAM
80GB internal HDD
250 GB external HDD
Sound Card Digidesign 002R

- The software works he correctly on this configuration?

RTAS installed, used with ProTools LE 7.1, perfectly stable!

- What performance? (If quantifiable)

This is where I will dwell a little more ...
Very good sound, low round of interesting leads and pads, but its really smooth digital, which lacks a bit of grain ...

However, the creative possibilities are huge sound, a month that I have and I think I used 3% of the software ...

Banks are a little long to load, but nothing shocking, the only thing that is difficult to become familiar with the interface and operation of the synth.

Do not rely on the presets, you can get out of its much bigger!

- This software + hardware is stable?

RAS for a month!

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

1 month

- What is so special that you like most and least?

The pros: big sound, the variety of sounds: good leads, pads good, very good bass.

The -: Interface a little unsettling in the beginning ...

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

Yes!

- How would you rate the quality / price?

Rather good

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

For now, yes, and it will probably continue to do so

Hello! I come here to talk about my experience with Rapture. I am a veteran of synthés.Donc I started with a monophonic patch, there are over 30 years and have followed their evolution and their complexcisations.Je am not a professional musician or a musician, but simply a passionate exploration sonore.En January 2008 I converted entirely to a plasma screen with VST 50 po.ordinateur with HD, wireless keyboard and my old synth 01 Korg.Comme I am a smart shopper I downloaded and tried over 300 VST accabit all (including more bizaroides). I to comment on chacun.A date I bought 6 small (functions and prices) for their special and kept fifty freeware. But with respect to major general in my opinion is Rapture wins. I Aquis, there are more than two months and it is the most complete audio browser I tested. It's his look that attracted me first, then setup the clarity and finally its ease of handling.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I must admit that for installation, and the converter Tascam USB, Sonar 6 Studio and other Connextions, a musician-I just a technician domicile.Je have no problem delegating what I consider tedious ( not enjoyable). Everyone has different skills. So I know too little about the subject and I would not be misleading.

OVERALL OPINION

For two months I explored in parallel range with others, but none go so far to any point vue.Rapture has over 1000 wavetable, 6 fully independent elements (which means not just in the first but all stages) so multitimbral, filters in the complex, 7 envelopes, LFO 7, a fact for each element sequencers 7 (multiply by 6 for a single program). In contrast to a previous opinion of the envelopes have great opportunities, sounds that evolve over several minutes without the use of the closure (not yet found the length limit) and this affects the parameters of our choix.Pouvant also bring any item appear as and when required . Envelope, LFO and sequencer are syncronisables.C is impossible for me to explain here all the possibilities of this appareil.Ce I can say is that for almost all components of Rapture are the best (the most complex ) or the equivalent of the best found in other VST (300 comparisons). But no one gathered in the great nombre.C is certainly my opinion is that of a lover of sound research but my culture is large enough to appreciate its wider opportunities (remember that I knew the Beatles, Kraftwerk, Tengerine dreams and Bees Gees) .42 sequencing of up to 128 steps each and this programe in one permit, other rhythmic and melodic patterns multiples.Il is complex and in my opinion the best general, which means a basic synth fondamental.Pour the price is set before me I had to buy the VST synth Oasis Korg ($ 8000can). VST While prices are very reasonable for someone who has experienced all the monsters and a $ 3,000 account plus.Je buy soon what I personally consider the best (next presentation, ability, handling, sound) in their genre. For FM, Octopus: The additive, Morphine: Subtractive, Gladiator: The sampler, Omnisphere: Voila! It was the opinion of a passionate sounds.