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Renoise 2.0 Launch
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What's new in Renoise 2?
There's a ton of new features. The biggest ones are:
- Automatic Plug-in Delay Compensation, which allows you to sync external equipment as well
- A new timing model that separates tempo and resolution
- Increased event resolution of up to an insane 4096 PPQ
- The ability to shift a track back and forth in time
- A new dedicated column to delay an event with a resolution of 1/256th of a line
- Support for Audio Units
- Support for plug-ins with multiple outputs
Why don't you take a look at the complete overview of new features in Renoise 2?
Audio
I bet you wonder what kind of music you can make with Renoise. The Remixta podcast, hosted by DJ Suva, gives you a taste of the finest works from the Renoise community.
Remixta episode 4 - 2008 Highlights
Remixta episode 3
To see how this kind of music is created you should really check-out the demo songs that are installed with Renoise.
Videos
Some users show you what they can do with Renoise 2 in the following videos.
Down-tempo improvisation by a first-time Renoise user, using a MIDI keyboard to control VSTis and a microphone put through various effects
Interview with Pete Philly and Perquisite on Dutch national TV, pulling off a rapper, string quartet and Renoise combo. (Renoise demo at 2:56)
Absolutely Interstellar - techno smash hit by tracker legend Keith303
Crunk dub by The Megadrives at a gig, multiple Renoise 2 instances on laptops, real-time VSTi tweaking.
Depeche Mode - Just Can´t Get Enough, remix made with Renoise 2
Live singing in Japanese, with Renoise as backing track and plug-in host with graphical automation.
Live jamming in a studio session, controlling external equipment.
Renoise 2 Beta sneak peak
Demonstrating Renoise's multi-threading efficiency, 64 concurrent instances times 6 voices of the Korg PolySix VSTi
What do users have to say about Renoise?
Here are some responses from students from the University of California, Los Angeles.
What I like about Renoise is that its so much quicker to make sound as opposed to logic. Everything is just there on the primary windows. It seems easier compared to logic. I hope I’ll be able to use it more in the future.
thanks
lalitta
Dear Renoise,
Thanks for letting me experience your ballin’ program! Not only can i make some funky fresh music, but I can do it with better ease thanks to the navigation, quick response, and the option to edit meticulously, note-by-note. sweet.much love and props.
- -roxanne!
Dear The Renoise Team,
thank you for issuing the renoise software. The program is great. The interface is very user-friendly. I am still a beginner of making digital music, but I am willing to learn more by experiencing different music making tools. And Renoise is a great and convenient software for me to use on my personal computer. Thank you for the great effort for this product!
Sincerely,
Danni Chen
hello renoise,
thank you very much for letting me use your program. it will help me make some really cool sounds projects.
i want to complement you on your achievements in make a very easy to use, simple yet elegant program. unlike programs today which hide the programming logic used to make sound, your program exposes these key tools which make it much easier to understand the technology and build very interesting beats.
thank you for making a very straightforward and in your face program. i like the fact that it does not have menus and submenus, collapsing sections and multiple windows.
Sincerly yours,
Alok
Dear Renoise Team,
Thank you for the opportunity to learn your superior tracking software. It has integrated amazingly into my learning of audio recording and sequencing. The intuitive interface, combined with the unique vertical sequencing timeline has led me to more quickly and naturally create loops and sequences for my education projects at UCLA. It’s intuitive qualities make learning so much easier and faster. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to take a fresh look at audio creation with such an easy to use and powerful software.
- - Skylar Williamson, UCLA
Where to start?
The official manual explains every feature of Renoise. Not only is it a good place to start with, it is also a valuable reference when you are more experienced.
Renoise is centered around keyboard usage. Hence, there are many keyboard shortcuts, most of which are customizable. You can find the list of your current keyboard shortcuts in the Preferences menu, under the Keys tab. Pressing the Print button brings up the list in your browser, ready to print on paper sheets.
Renoise's tech blog In:Depth covers topics ranging from everyday’s Renoise usage to mixing and mastering.
Other tips and tricks written by everyday users are available in the Tips And Tricks forum section.
Videos
A couple of experienced users have recorded videos that will help you understand basic concepts and more advanced techniques.
The Renoise User Group on Youtube collects videos that are related to the tracking and demo scene in general and Renoise in particular.
The Song Workflow tutorial by Celcius from bigbeat collective Shaper helps you on the way by showing how to create a song, step-by-step. Here is a transcription, because the pace is pretty high: Create a fat beat within 10 minutes.
Samples and Examples
Need more samples? Renoise Resources is a community library full of user contributed samples and instruments. Or go to the samples thread on the forum.
Want to hear music created with Renoise? Check out the songs section.
The BeatBattle competition songs make for excellent learning material. They are exclusively in RNS or XRNS format, so you can open all of them in Renoise to take a peek inside. The songs can be downloaded from the BeatBattle pages. On each page, look for a section called “Entries” or “Song pack”.
Renoise LongTrack is an interesting collaboration of various Renoise users. It is a single song that lasts over 70 minutes! It covers many different music styles and tracking techniques.