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Native Instruments Announces ALICIA’S KEYS for Kontakt
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 – 19:13:59 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced ALICIA’S KEYS, a new software that recreates Alicia Keys’ personal grand piano with outstanding authenticity and playability. Developed in close collaboration with the Grammy-winning artist, …

Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS for Kontakt
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 – 17:18:49 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments has just introduced SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS, a new set of software instruments that provide highly expressive and authentic renditions of the most legendary electric pianos, for use …

Native Instruments Introduces ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 – 18:23:13 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS, the first instrument created in its collaboration with the iconic British recording studios. Recorded using sophisticated engineering techniques and exclusive vintage …

Native Instruments Introduces MASSIVE THREAT for KORE
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 – 21:02:01 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced MASSIVE THREAT, a new KORE-powered instrument that specifically caters to cutting-edge electronic music styles. For use with KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER as …

Native Instruments and Abbey Road Announce Partnership
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 – 16:59:58 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany and London, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced a close partnership with Abbey Road, the iconic British recording studios that have shaped the sound of popular music for over 75 …

Native Instruments Introduces SONIC FICTION
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 – 18:15:20 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced SONIC FICTION, a new KORE-Powered instrument that combines inventive field recording with advanced synthesis into an arsenal of hundreds of genuinely otherworldly sounds. Designed by …

Native Instruments Releases MASCHINE 1.1
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 – 00:22:40 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today released MASCHINE 1.1, a free software update for its innovative groove production studio. The new version further optimizes the workflow and increases the creative potential …

Native Instruments Releases Four Acoustic Piano Emulations in Individual Download Format
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 – 17:36:57 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced the BERLIN, NEW YORK and VIENNA CONCERT GRAND as well as UPRIGHT PIANO, four software instruments that offer detailed reproductions of some of the world’s …

Native Instruments Announces TRAKTOR KONTROL X1
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 – 16:35:12 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR KONTROL X1, a highly functional performance controller that gives DJs immediate hands-on control over vital aspects of their performance. Designed by the team behind …

Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE MM-BASS and SCARBEE PRE-BASS Amped
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 – 18:58:10 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced SCARBEE MM-BASS, a new software instrument that provides an authentic rendition of the distinctive Musicman Sterling electric bass. MM-BASS is based on the acclaimed Scarbee …

Native Instruments Introduces DISCOVERY SERIES: BALINESE GAMELAN
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 – 17:00:31 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced BALINESE GAMELAN, a new KONTAKT-Powered instrument that marks the second entry in the “Discovery Series”. Created in collaboration with the renowned sound-design house Soniccouture, BALINESE …

Native Instruments Releases Version 1.2 of TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO and TRAKTOR PRO
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 – 16:28:30 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments recently released TRAKTOR PRO 1.2, a free software update for the latest generation of its digital DJ products including the DUO and LE versions. The update brings …

Native Instruments Introduces THE FINGER by Tim Exile
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 – 22:08:51 -0700 PDT | One Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced THE FINGER, a unique keyboard-controlled performance effects processor developed together with forward-thinking electronic music artist Tim Exile of Warp Records. Based on advanced REAKTOR technology, …

Native Instruments Announces ABSYNTH 5
Tue, 01 Sep 2009 – 20:34:21 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced ABSYNTH 5, a new generation of the acclaimed semi-modular software synthesizer that is renowned for its unique evolving sounds and textures. The new version enhances …

Native Instruments Announces KONTAKT 4
Tue, 01 Sep 2009 – 20:24:40 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced KONTAKT 4, a new version of the industry-leading software sampler. Taking the unrivalled performance and versatility of KONTAKT for music production, live performance and sound …

Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE PRE-BASS
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 – 15:38:17 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced SCARBEE PRE-BASS, a new software instrument that provides a meticulous, highly musical rendition of the iconic Fender Precision bass. PRE-BASS is derived from the acclaimed …

Native Instruments Introduces EVOLVE MUTATIONS
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 – 17:02:06 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced EVOLVE MUTATIONS, a powerful new instrument for movie, TV and game composers. Developed in collaboration with renowned sound design house Heavyocity and powered by the …

Native Instruments Introduces MASCHINE DRUM SELECTION
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 – 16:58:50 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced MASCHINE DRUM SELECTION, a versatile resource of hard-hitting drum and percussion sounds for modern electronic and club music styles. MASCHINE DRUM SELECTION contains 20 full …

Native Instruments Introduces the new KONTAKT PLAYER
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 – 16:54:18 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced the new KONTAKT PLAYER, a free software instrument based on the industry-leading KONTAKT 3 sampler. It provides universal playback functionality for the vast range of …

Native Instruments Introduces ESSENTIAL BASS
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 – 15:42:43 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced ESSENTIAL BASS, a new KORE-Powered instrument that provides a comprehensive arsenal of visceral, production-ready bass sounds at an extremely favorable price. Based on the KORE …

Native Instruments Announces Partnership with Scarbee
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 – 19:56:52 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced a close partnership with Scarbee, creator of highly renowned instrument libraries. In the future, sampling mastermind Thomas Hansen Skarbye will work directly with the team …

Native Instruments Announces AUDIO 2 DJ
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 – 16:54:50 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced AUDIO 2 DJ, the world’s smallest USB audio interface for DJs. Delivering the exact same audio quality and performance as the acclaimed AUDIO 8 DJ …

Native Instruments Releases KONTAKT 3.5 with Extended Memory Addressing
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 – 16:02:07 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today released KONTAKT 3.5, a major free update for its leading software sampler. The new version fully utilizes the capabilities of today’s computer systems to overcome existing …

Native Instruments Announces Departure from Industry Tradeshows
Tue, 07 Jul 2009 – 15:22:45 -0700 PDT | 3 Comments

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced that it will no longer maintain a booth presence at industry trade shows like the NAMM Show, Musikmesse or AES in the future. The company …

Native Instruments Launches ‘Kompletely Insane’ Special Offer for KOMPLETE 5
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 – 15:39:39 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments has just launched the “Kompletely Insane” special for KOMPLETE 5, a time-limited special offer that gives producers access to the industry-standard instruments and effects bundle at a …

Native Instruments introduces DEEP RECONSTRUCTIONS
Thu, 28 May 2009 – 18:01:36 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today released DEEP RECONSTRUCTIONS, a collection of cutting-edge multi-effects based on the powerful sound processing features of the KORE platform. The new KORE SOUNDPACK provides a wealth …