Native Instruments The Mouth Vst
When looking for someone to develop new software toys on its behalf, Native Instruments couldn't have chosen anyone better than Tim Exile. His first collaboration with the German software pioneers produced The Finger, a Reaktor-hosted plug which allowed for wonderful effect mayhem to be configured and then triggered over MIDI, its results proving popular both in the studio and onstage. The collaboration has now borne its second fruit, this time in the form of The Mouth. Promising conversion of audio input signals of any type into pitched, vocoded or multi-harmonised results, on paper this sounds like another title to inspire creativity. But does theory convert to practice? Mouthing off The engine behind The Mouth does something fantastically complicated but presents its findings in an intuitive and easy-to-use way.
Any incoming audio is analysed and immediately auto-tuned so that pitch is determined quickly regardless of the source material. This pitched result can then either be played back 'as detected' or tuned to any scale you like over a keyboard so that melodies or harmonic parts can be built up. On one level, this means you could use it as a harmoniser for vocal phrases by creating supporting harmonies under a recorded vocal phrase. However, you can go further, by feeding drum loops into it to turn these into musical phrases or sequences. This is possible as The Mouth combines clever detection algorithms, converting volume thresholds into equivalent relevant pitches (quieter = lower, louder = higher, for instance) and you can control a whole range of supporting parameters, deciding the pitch width of the resulting sequence between just a few closely related notes or spread wildly across several octaves.
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Control your mouth The Mouth's GUI is dominated by the blue Mixer section where the original audio's input signal and four other parameters, triggered by its detection, are blended to your choosing. These are a Synth generator, a Vocoder signal, a separate Bass generator and an FX channel.
All four are 'post-fader' in that the Input slider can be at zero without affecting the others which is just as well, as this is often when results are most interesting. Clicking the name button of each of these sections launches a matrix below from which you can choose from a range of sound 'types' specific to each category. To the left, eight knobs control Brightness, Resonance, Thickness, Harmony, Attack, Sustain, Release and Nonsense, the latter of which behaves randomly and often inspirationally. The all-important Threshold slider lies across the top of the interface - the further left this is, the more input signal passes through into The Mouth's assorted processes. You can dive in a little deeper still, by clicking the note button, which allows access to additional parameters. Mighty mouth We love tools which inspire creativity and whose results are unique - both of which are key features of The Mouth. It combines autotuning with harmonising, both of which are 'known' technologies but thereafter, you're into uncharted territory.
Hearing beats converted to Rave sequences or hearing repetitive vocal phrases re-born via massed harmonies is wonderful and The Mouth continues to bring surprises even after hours are lost to its charms. It runs through the free-to-download Reaktor Player and costs just 69 Euros. Three words - get it now. Now listen to our audio demos to hear The Mouth in action: Arp Filter Movements Autofilthy Dance Lights Sweet Singing Twinkle.
With the new Native Instruments effect, The Mouth, sounds go in and different sounds come out. Like the company's former release, The Finger, The Mouth (Mac / Win) is a playful, creative tool designed to help you manipulate audio signals and get some interesting effects.
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WORLD IN HARMONY After the success of THE FINGER, British artist and musical prankster Tim Exile is back with THE MOUTH! Designed to generate melodies and harmonies out of whatever audio material you feed it, THE MOUTH is a unique and exciting way to get creative results on the fly.
Sing, beatbox or send a drum loop into it and THE MOUTH comes to life as a tweakable synthesizer, bass, vocoder or talkbox-like effect. A playful interface provides you with plenty of room to shape your results as you go. YOU DONT'T HAVE TO BE A 'KEYNIUS' TO BE A GENIUS You don't need musical training or sound design experience to get great results with THE MOUTH.
THE MOUTH works by detecting the pitch of an incoming audio signal which is then auto-tuned to a selected musical scale or notes from a MIDI device - so your creations always stays in tune. The auto-tuned signal is used to trigger the synthesizer, which in conjunction with the gate parameters adds additional melody and harmony. This makes THE MOUTH a perfect starting point for jamming and composition in the studio, or on stage as a lively and dynamic performance instrument. Use it in the free REAKTOR 5 PLAYER or get deeper inside THE MOUTH and see how it works with the full version of REAKTOR 5.5. MELODY MAKER There are four generators to craft your desired sound: Input (with a choice of the raw input audio, or a 'tuned' version), Synth, Bass and Vocoder. Everything is managed by 5 faders in a simple mixer section, which also includes a master FX section for coloring the final mix.
Each generator comes with numerous different sounds easily selectable via a preset matrix in the interface. The 8 Performance Control knobs alter both sound and amplitude envelopes at once, for easily shaping the character of the sound, and adding additional harmonies. Switch to 'Beats Mode', and THE MOUTH will process incoming drum patterns into interesting arpeggiated melodies. THE MOUTH INTERACTIVE EP To highlight the unique sound possibilities of THE MOUTH, Tim Exile created a special 4 track interactive release; The 'Mouth Interactive EP'.
No conventional EP, its a new REAKTOR ensemble available free to download and run in the free REAKTOR 5 PLAYER. Manipulate, break down and re-build the different tracks in real time, to get a taste of THE MOUTH's power and some inspiring examples of its uses. Tim has also made a short tutorial video to help users get playing! THE INSTRUMENT CREATOR Acclaimed British producer, live performer and Warp Records recording artist Tim Exile has a long history with experimental music making.
Since his first major collaboration with Native Instruments, THE FINGER, Tim has been hard at work directing THE MOUTH's development, which is based on initial ensembles made for his custom live setup. AT A GLANCE: THE MOUTH Product type: KOMPLETE Instrument & Effect Number of Sounds: 118 Sound Categories: Synthesizers, Multi-Effects Engines Utilized: REAKTOR Additional Info: For use as a stand-alone or plug-in effect within a sequencer host Native Instruments: The Mouth v1.0 WIN/MAC ASSiGN.