Native Instruments has announced that the fifth generation of Reaktor, the modular sound studio, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide.

Core Technology lays the foundation for this powerful new version of Reaktor and breaks new ground in flexibility and sound quality. Included with REAKTOR 5 are more than 20 new and re-designed instruments: Generate completely new and distinctive sounds with the outstanding synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, effects and many other highly specialized and unique instruments.

A new and intuitive user-interface as well as extended functionality make using existing instruments or constructing completely new ones easier and more flexible than ever before. The newly implemented Reaktor Core Technology also enables instruments designers to construct their own modules and low-level structures.

Full versions and updates from Reaktor 3 and 4 are now available from authorized dealers worldwide and in the NI Online Shop. There is also a particularly attractive upgrade offer available to REAKTOR SESSION users until the end of August 2005.

More information on Reaktor 5 is available at the Native Instruments site.