Category: Native Instruments

  • Ashlight 1.5: Hear the New Presets, Check out The Shaper Module, and More!

    Ashlight 1.5: Hear the New Presets, Check out The Shaper Module, and More!

    Composer score genre-bending music that creates immersive atmospheres, pulsating bass textures, and evocative keys. His work often contains elements of electronica, downtempo, and ambient genres, providing a unique and atmospheric listening experience. While his music is often instrumental, he frequently collaborates with vocalists to create tracks that are both beautiful and moving. Whether he’s crafting laid-back…

  • Review of Playbox by Native Instruments: The Coolest and Most Innovative Instrument I’ve Experienced in Quite Some Time

    Review of Playbox by Native Instruments: The Coolest and Most Innovative Instrument I’ve Experienced in Quite Some Time

    There’s no question that Native Instruments (NI) has always been at the forefront of software instrument development. With products like Kontakt, Reaktor, and Traktor, they have shown time and again that they are not afraid to experiment with new technology and push the envelope of what is possible in the music production world. PLAYBOX provides…

  • Native Instruments Launches KOMPLETE NOW Subscription Offer

    Native Instruments Launches KOMPLETE NOW Subscription Offer

    Native Instruments hottest synths, samplers and effects for 9,99 € per month Native Instruments has announced the launch of KOMPLETE NOW — a brand-new subscription offer that gives you access to all Native Instruments products for one low monthly fee. KOMPLETE NOW is perfect for producers, DJ’s and musicians who want to keep up with the…

  • SESSION GUITARIST — PICKED NYLON – PURE, WARM TONE

    SESSION GUITARIST — PICKED NYLON – PURE, WARM TONE

    Native Instruments Releases SESSION GUITARIST — PICKED NYLON in Collaboration with Drumasonic Native Instruments today released SESSION GUITARIST — PICKED NYLON, the latest addition to their range of KONTAKT-based instruments, created in collaboration with Drumasonic. PICKED NYLON perfectly complements the other acoustic releases in the SESSION GUITARIST collection. The instrument delivers the unmistakably pure, warm…

  • GLAZE – HIGH-GLOSS VOCAL INSTRUMENT

    GLAZE – HIGH-GLOSS VOCAL INSTRUMENT

    GLAZE delivers glossy vocal vibes on tap – from wide stacked chords and pads to leads, bass timbres, and more. Recorded with a diverse range of live vocalists, it can do up-front vox duties on lustrous pop and silky smooth R&B and processed melodics for hip hop and trap trickery. New Riff and Run preset…

  • Ashlight – THE DARKER SIDE OF GRANULAR

    Ashlight – THE DARKER SIDE OF GRANULAR

    Ashlight – The Final Installment In The Light Trilogy By Native Instruments Native Instruments today released ASHLIGHT, the third and final installment in a trilogy of instruments that explore the depths of granular synthesis. ASHLIGHT was built in collaboration with Frank Elting and Amsterdam sound design agency The Solos, who have a lengthy record of…

  • Native Instruments Launches Summer of Sound Sales

    Native Instruments Launches Summer of Sound Sales

    Native Instruments Summer of Sound Sales Special Many composer are waiting for this special summer sale to update to the latest Komplet Edition, now is the time! 50% off KOMPLETE 13 updates and upgrades, selected hardware and software bundles, plus half-price upgrades until June 30. Native Instruments today kicks off its annual Summer of Sound…

  • Free iZotope Ozone Elements & Fre Native Instruments HYBRID KEYS

    Free iZotope Ozone Elements & Fre Native Instruments HYBRID KEYS

    Freebies From Izotope And Native Unprecedented alliance of top brands opens up new creative possibilities for musicians, producers, and audio engineers iZotope iZotope, the experts in intelligent audio technology, and Native Instruments, the leading manufacturer of music creation products, announced that they have teamed up to form a new technology group backed by Francisco Partners and…

  • Native Instruments B-Stock up to 52% Price Drop

    Native Instruments B-Stock up to 52% Price Drop

    Native Instruments – Max 52% Price Drop Currently, Native Instruments runs a special sale of several and selected of their earlier products. This B-Stock that comes with excellent discounts is available on Reverb.com as B-Stock (Affiliate Link). Gives older, fully supported products a second chance and save up to 52% OFF on Maschine, Komplete keyboards…

  • NEO BOOGIE -Feel-good Funk Futurism

    NEO BOOGIE -Feel-good Funk Futurism

    Feel That Space-age Funk The late ‘70s and early ‘80s set the grounds for the future of pop and electronic music. NEO BOOGIE dusts off era-defining vintage hardware and blends it with punchy, driving percussion to give funk’s sensual groove a clearly modern edge. Blissful chords, addictive riffs, and noodling live bass blend with robotic…

  • Free Yangqin for Kontakt by Native Instruments

    Free Yangqin for Kontakt by Native Instruments

    KONTAKT offers a wide range of instrument presets, which can be useful in many different ways. The sound of bamboo and steel is captured in an intuitive KONTAKT-based instrument that brings you the wonderfully moving tones of a classic Chinese hammered dulcimer. YANGQIN brings the unmistakable sound of bamboo and steel to modern productions, delivering…

  • Native Instruments Cyber Season Sale

    Native Instruments Cyber Season Sale

    Native Instruments Sale Get 50% off over 190 software products, including some of Native Instruments’ most significant releases from the last year. Save on ARKHIS, Play Series selections, over 70 Expansions, our KONTAKT and REAKTOR platforms, plus MYSTERIA, PHARLIGHT, STRAYLIGHT, SUPER 8, and many more. This Native Instruments special offer is valid from November 18,…

  • KOMPLETE 13 Launching Oct 1st, 2020

    KOMPLETE 13 Launching Oct 1st, 2020

    KOMPLETE 13 | More Instruments, Effects, and Sounds – Oct 1st, 2020 NATIVE INSTRUMENTS packed in GUITAR RIG 6 PRO, CREMONA QUARTET, ARKHIS, SUPER 8, MYSTERIA, PHARLIGHT, and much, much more! KOMPLETE 13 expands their product suite with the biggest releases from the last two years. Every bundle has new additions, so however you upgrade…

  • BUTCH VIG DRUMS by Native Instruments | Hard-hitting hybrid drums

    BUTCH VIG DRUMS by Native Instruments | Hard-hitting hybrid drums

    BUTCH VIG DRUMS by Native Instruments KONTAKT Play Series: BUTCH VIG DRUMS gives you heavily processed drum sounds designed by a true production master. Choose from 21 customizable kits each with 16 preset grooves, to lay down rhythm tracks that work in a variety of styles. Created with the Grammy Award-winning writer and producer, it…

  • Exploring Kontakt Sample Library Mysteria by Native Instruments

    Exploring Kontakt Sample Library Mysteria by Native Instruments

    Exploring Kontakt Sample Library Mysteria by Native Instruments MYSTERIA is a one-of-a-kind cinematic instrument that captures the human voice’s unique ability to convey unmediated emotion. Play unusual and arcane textures live, and use an otherworldly mass of choirs, vocals, and textures to create high-tension shifts, angelic transmissions, and soaring transitions that are imbued with the…

  • NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Launches CLOUD SUPPLY | Nebular trap melodics

    NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Launches CLOUD SUPPLY | Nebular trap melodics

    CLOUD SUPPLY | Nebular trap melodics KONTAKT Play Series: CLOUD SUPPLY combines melodic plucks, hazy melodies, and wavy pads for trap, hip hop, grime, and drill. It’s packed with 150 presets with endless tweakability, and works in any DAW. NEBULAR TRAP MELODICS Create huge hooks with synth keys, plucks, pads, melodic arpeggios, and more 150…

  • Native Instruments Analog Dreams Review

    Native Instruments Analog Dreams Review

    Native Instruments Analog Dreams Review In this Review, we will take a look at the 16 preset pack inspired by the 80s from Native Instruments, the Native Instruments Analog Dreams. The Analog Dreams is also included in the full version of KONTAKT 6 and a part of the Play Series. The Analog Dreams include wonderful…

  • 10 Best Midi Controller Keyboards

    10 Best Midi Controller Keyboards

    10 Best Midi Controller Keyboards This midi keyboards review is sorted by price, from the cheapest to the most expensive, ranging from $100 up to over a $1000, including brands such as AKAI, Native Instruments, Novation, M-Audio and many more. Anything from best studio midi keyboard to professional midi keyboard for people who want durability…

  • Stradivari Violin a Historical Masterpiece Recreation by e-instruments

    Stradivari Violin a Historical Masterpiece Recreation by e-instruments

    Stradivari Violin a Historical Masterpiece Recreation by e-instruments e-instruments partnering with Native Instruments’ Stradivari Violin lets you perform a legendary Stradivari Violin from 1727. Tap into the authentic sound of a treasured instrument from the world’s most renowned violin maker. Built in 1727 by Antonio Stradivari, the ‘Vesuvius’ violin embodies the Italian master luthier’s unparalleled…

  • Native Instruments MASSIVE X 1.3 Out

    Native Instruments MASSIVE X 1.3 Out

    Native Instruments MASSIVE X 1.3 Out Native Instruments MASSIVE X 1.3 update is out now. Firstly, crashing issues related to the new LOGIC PRO X 10.5 update are now fixed, so you’ll be good to go again. The new update includes 20 new presets, and 50 new noise tables (25 loops, and 25 one-shots). You…

  • Native Instruments Sales 70% off Sonokinetic Instrument Libraries

    Native Instruments Sales 70% off Sonokinetic Instrument Libraries

    Native Instruments Sales 70% off Sonokinetic Instrument Libraries Sonokinetic Kontakt libraries are known for playful, self-governing phrase-based instruments that bring dazzle and enjoyment to each composition. Now Native Instruments runs a 70% off sale the exclusive bundle, and a sale where you can get 50% off 15 individual instruments, including the brand-new Ibrido Cinematica. About…

  • Expansion: Ignition Code – Rolling Big-room Techno By Native Instruments

    Expansion: Ignition Code – Rolling Big-room Techno By Native Instruments

    IGNITION CODE – Rolling Big-room Techno By Native Instruments IGNITION CODE channels the rolling, festival-ready sound of big room techno with deep synths, shimmering pads, and bold nocturnal textures. MASCHINE and BATTERY kits contain the essential ingredients for driving peak-time stompers and 5 AM steppers alike. MONARK and Bass Synth preset to keep the low-end…

  • ANALOG DREAMS by Native Instruments for Free

    ANALOG DREAMS by Native Instruments for Free

    ANALOG DREAMS by Native Instruments for Free Cancellations, closures, and city lockdowns have hit artists and DJs particularly hard, with many people facing long periods of isolation. Native Instruments is looking at ways they can support, and Native Instruments encourage you to make the most of this time to connect with each other, learn new…

  • Review of MYSTERIA by Galaxy Instruments & Native Instruments

    Review of MYSTERIA by Galaxy Instruments & Native Instruments

    MYSTERIA a Cinematic Vocal Textures Aleatory Instrument We are reviewing MYSTERIA today, this release is a unique aleatory instrument for media scoring where you need that dark fearful tension. If you are familiar with Thrill, MYSTERIA follows the same concept, this time with voices. Aleatory Techniques The use of random elements in the production process,…

  • MYSTERIA | a Cinematic Vocal Textures Instrument by Galaxy Instruments

    MYSTERIA | a Cinematic Vocal Textures Instrument by Galaxy Instruments

    Spine-tingling suspense, transcendent transitions, and haunting transmissions – MYSTERIA is our new vocal instrument for straight-to-picture cinematic scoring, built-in collaboration with Uli Baronowsky and Galaxy Instruments. Build and control powerful atmospheres in seconds, harness thousands of voices in a click, and take things deeper for full sonic control. MYSTERIA is a one-of-a-kind cinematic instrument that…

  • New Expansion: MAGNETIC COAST – cosmic beat explorations

    New Expansion: MAGNETIC COAST – cosmic beat explorations

    COSMIC BEAT EXPLORATIONS Inspired by the polychromatic productions of Flying Lotus, NxWorries, Smino, and others, MAGNETIC COAST hits the sweet spot between laid-back hip hop and innovative electronic production. Hybrid kits for MASCHINE and BATTERY come packed full of warmly-textured drums and vibrant electronics – perfect for creating shuffling, smoked-out beats with a futuristic edge.…

  • Native Instruments Offers Free Raum an Artistic Reverb Effect Plugin

    Native Instruments Offers Free Raum an Artistic Reverb Effect Plugin

    Raum Reverb Plugin RAUM is a new Native Instruments creative reverb plugin. Made to sculpt any space, RAUM can do everything from abstract echoes to the immersive ambiance in one swift move. It’s your space laboratory, your mix fixer, and your utility tool. Best of all: RAUM is free right now!  RAUM is part of…

  • Native Instruments Products and macOS 10.15 Catalina

    Native Instruments Products and macOS 10.15 Catalina

    Most of Native Instruments products now work with macOS 10.15 Catalina. Click below to make sure yours are supported before updating (a few of our legacy products won’t work with Catalina). After having conducted systematic tests, Native Instruments confirms full macOS Catalina compatibility with the latest versions of all current products*. IMPORTANT NOTE: macOS 10.15 terminates…

  • Native Instruments KOMPLETE BUNDLE TRAINING COURSES by Ask Audio Academy

    Native Instruments KOMPLETE BUNDLE TRAINING COURSES by Ask Audio Academy

    Native Instruments KOMPLETE BUNDLE TRAINING COURSES (Affiliate Link) by Ask Audio Academy. This package is great for everyone from beginners just starting out to advanced composers who could use a refresh on things. Even if you do not own the products covered, there is so much to learn in technique and production principles that can…

  • Session Guitarist – Picked Acoustic  by Native Instruments

    Session Guitarist – Picked Acoustic by Native Instruments

    SESSION GUITARIST – PICKED ACOUSTIC is the latest release of Native Instruments providing you with an acoustic guitar picking and strumming pattern based sample library powered by KONTAKT. Perform with your pick of two powerful KONTAKT instruments: A pattern-based instrument packed with 194 authentic picking and strumming patterns, and another primed for playing or programming…

  • STRAYLIGHT (by Native Instruments ) & TouchOSC

    STRAYLIGHT (by Native Instruments ) & TouchOSC

    STRAYLIGHT works fine with TouchOSC I just wanted to confirm that STRAYLIGHT (by Native Instruments ) works using TouchOSC. In my case, I did use Cubase and iPad on MAC OS. As with Thrill, the support of an external hardware X/Y pad on a tablet is a crucial feature to generate more intense and right…

  • STRAYLIGHT a Granular-Based Sound Design Kontakt Library by Native Instruments

    STRAYLIGHT a Granular-Based Sound Design Kontakt Library by Native Instruments

    STRAYLIGHT is the first custom granular instrument produced by Paul Haslinger. See our review here: Straylight – a Granular Library on Steroids by Native Instruments Review STRAYLIGHT a Granular-Based Sound Design Kontakt Library by Native Instruments STRAYLIGHT produces unprecedented cinematic soundscapes, developments, and ambient tones in real-time. Built for sound designers and film, TV, and…

  • Limited Time deal: Save more than 60% on Orchestral Tools collections

    Limited Time deal: Save more than 60% on Orchestral Tools collections

    Orchestral Tools’ instruments have long been a go-to for Hollywood’s most in-demand composers. NATIVE INSTRUMENTS teamed up with Orchestral Tools their biggest ever discount on a selection of their most popular orchestral instruments. Get 63% off on two exclusive collections and 50% off on eight individual instruments – all NKS-ready. Offer ends December 17.

  • Polyplex by Twisted Tools / Native Instruments meets Shaperbox by Cableguys

    Polyplex by Twisted Tools / Native Instruments meets Shaperbox by Cableguys

    With the recent launch of Polyplex by Twisted Tools, published Native Instruments I did play around with Polyplex using the VST plugin Shaperbox by Cableguys. POLYPLEX runs in REAKTOR 5 or the free REAKTOR 5 PLAYER. I used Reaktor 6 in my demo. Instruments and plugin used in the video above: Shaperbox by Cableguys Polyplex…

  • Native Instruments add PERCUSSION  to their SYMPHONY SERIES – COLLECTION

    Native Instruments add PERCUSSION to their SYMPHONY SERIES – COLLECTION

     Native Instruments added the last and so far missing fifth group of a complete orchestra. SONUSCORE developed  PERCUSSION instrument which was released by Native Instruments as part of SYMPHONY product line.   Percussion introduces  55 (or less depending on the edition purchased) orchestral percussion instrument. Native Instruments launched two edition SYMPHONY SERIES – PERCUSSION including 55 individual percussion instruments…

  • Native Instruments Symphony Series String Ensemble Review

    Native Instruments Symphony Series String Ensemble Review

    Native Instruments Symphony Series String Ensemble Review Native Instruments Symphony Series String Ensemble is a 60-piece string orchestra with a simple, intuitive interface allowing you to compose quicker. Native Instruments partnered with Audiobro to create Symphony Series String Ensemble. Audiobro is known for their leading virtual instrument libraries LA Scoring Strings and LA Drama Drums. Symphony Series…

  • Toy Piano / KINETIC TOYS by Native Instruments

    Toy Piano / KINETIC TOYS by Native Instruments Many composers use Toy Pianos, a toy piano can be childish or horrifying, sound great or just so bad that it sounds good again. KINETIC TOYS from Native Instruments does include a versatile Toy Pianos which is covered in this video. Toy Piano included sounds: ▪ Antique…

  • Kinetic Toys from Native Instruments Playthrough

    Kinetic Toys from Native Instruments Playthrough Lose yourself in a fantasy world of toy sounds, spacey synthesized tones, morphing, and creative effects. … KINETIC TOYS offers dynamic playback of 200+ recordings of vintage children’s toys, tools, and treats, each with a custom synthesized layer to create playable tones. KINETIC TOYS features over 200 individual sound…

  • Native Instruments releases THRILL

    THRILL is the first instrument to combine the epic power of an orchestra with the chilling depth of expert sound design, house them within a simple performance-driven interface, and place them into the hands of a single player. Using THRILL, a single person could perform the terrifying string tone clusters from The Shining, as Jack…

  • Thrill from Galaxy Instruments (First Touch)

    Thrill from Galaxy Instruments (First Touch)

    A first playthrough using Thrill from Galaxy Instruments which has been released finally this week. Thrill is a great tool to score directly seeing the footage while performing the score for the clip. This is very easy and convenient to do as you can use the PAD in the middle of the Kontakt Instrument to…