• Introduction & Snapshots (05:53) - MONARK is an ensemble for Reaktor 5 which functions as a monophonic subtractive synthesizer. It's a lovingly reconstructed emulation of the classic Minimoog analog synth and is a great addition to your arsenal of sounds. In this video Al offers a brief introduction to MONARK and also demonstrates using Reaktor's browser to load 'snapshots'.

• Overview (02:43) - In this video aL provideS a brief overview of MONARKS's two main views; the A view where MONARK's Control, Oscillators, Mixer and Filter & Amp sections can be found and the B view in which you are offered some fine tuning controls for determining how MONARK functions.

• The Oscillators & Mixer Sections (13:00) - In this video Al briefly explainS the principle behind subtractive synthesis before going on to expound on the Oscillators and Mixer sections. MONARK has three oscillators, each offering a choice of six different waveforms. The fist two oscillators can only be used to generate sound but with the third oscillator you have the choice either to use it as a sound source or a source of modulation. The mixer section is where you can route the oscillators through to the filter and mix the balance of the oscillators. The mixer section also houses a noise generator (capable of producing either white or pink noise) as well as a knob to dial in feedback.

• The Filter & Amp Section (14:14) - The Filter & Amp section houses an amplitude envelope and a self oscillating envelope controlled filter with three different low pass modes and one band pass mode. In this video Al demonstrates how you can use both the filter and the amplitude envelope to further shape your sounds. Al also demonstrates how the self oscillating nature of the filter means you can actually use resonance to generate a sine wave and use keyboard tracking to play our filter like an oscillator.

• The Control Section (11:44) - In this video Al expounds the Control section which houses some of MONARK's important global parameters such as glide and global tuning. Al also demonstrates how you can use oscillator 3 as a modulation source to modulate the frequency of oscillator's 1 and 2 and that of the filter cutoff.

• The B View (17:06) - MONARK's B view gives you a whole range of fine tuning parameters that you can use to specify how MONARK behaves. In this video Al goes through each parameters and shows you how it effects your sound.

• Sound Examples Part 1 (13:40) - Al has put together a little electro track in Ableton Live as a demonstration of how versatile MONARK can be. With the exception of the drum track, every sound in this song is made using MONARK and there are seven distinct parts; A brassy bass pad, a staccato arp lead, a synth-strings harmony, a pulsing bass line, a funky vibrato lead synth, and two distinct FX stings. Over the next two videos Al goes through all these parts one by one and demonstrate how to make them using MONARK.

• Sound Examples Part 2 (14:05) - Al continues his demonstration of the parts of his demo track and how they were created.