Native Instruments

Komplete 12 comes it 12 varieties — pictured is the Ultimate Collectors' Edition

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NI launch Komplete 12, Massive X & new controllers

With the world in the grip of a ferocious heatwave all summer, the air con must have been running full blast...

Published 6/9/18

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What Sampling The Acoustic Guitar Taught Us

Recording A Sample Library

Recording a library of acoustic guitar samples highlighted the importance of repeatability, blind testing, small lasers and double‑sided sticky tape.

Published May 2018

An operator editing window, with the graphic envelope display showing on the right. At the bottom left of all operator windows is an Amplitude Modulation grid. Many modulation sources are assignable in the main Modulation Matrix, but to save you from cons

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Native Instruments FM7

Virtual FM Synth [Mac / PC]

Virtual analogue plug‑in synths are now common, and as DX‑style FM was the next great leap forward for real synths, a virtual FM synth was only a matter of time. So how does FM7 measure up to the original DX?

Published July 2002

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Native Instruments Kontakt

Software Sampler [PC & Mac]

Although Native Instruments' Reaktor has offered sampling options for some time, it's taken the company a while to produce a dedicated software sampler: Kontakt. Can it make headway in what has become a crowded market?

Published August 2002

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Native Instruments announce NKS effects integration

As of Q2 2018, key effects manufacturers, including Waves, Softube, Eventide, and Sugar Bytes will adopt the Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) format, with dozens more planned for 2018...

Published 25/1/18