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German sampling experts NI have just announced a major update to their flagship software bundle Komplete, along with a new version of Guitar Rig Pro.
Grunge pioneer teams up with Native Instruments to produce hard-hitting drum instrument.
Star-studded sample pack is available on a free/donationware basis, with all money raised going towards musicians and creative institutions struggling through the COVID-19 crisis.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Mysteria is primarily aimed at providing dark and suspenseful sounds suitable for use in a cinematic context.
NI's latest Kontakt instrument samples a 1727 violin made by renowned vioin-maker Antonio Stradivari.
Is Native Instruments' virtual picked acoustic guitar better than the real thing?
Pharlight for Kontakt and Kontakt Player uses sounds exclusively made by the human voice.
This updated inexpensive ‘groove sketchpad’ takes the idea a few steps further, letting you create scenes: an arrangement of patterns in each of the four groups.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Straylight is designed with media/film composers in mind and, by combining a granular synthesis engine with sample playback, Straylight specialises in soundscapes, transitions and ambient tones...
We see how the baby of the NI controller range measures up to its siblings.
