Comments on: Native Instruments Urban Arsenal 2

By: john

john — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:41:01 +0000

if you hate them so much go be a real DJ and cut your own samples but NI has been doing "hip-hop" for a while just because you dont know how to use what is put in front of you doesnt mean NI is a sell out for helping you I agree with Torley

By: Torley

Torley — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:20:09 +0000

That's totally inaccurate and ignorant.

Look up Battery — which has been used in hip-hop for many years now. And the research and application that went into Maschine (which I'll let owners of speak to more, I don't have one).

And hip-hop spans the world; there are different flavors around the globe. Learn more about the specific sound designers behind UA2. Also, while sounds can be associated with particular genres, they're by no means confined to them. (Witness the jungle wobble basses in dubstep, which in turn gets rapped over.)

By: Torley

Torley — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:19:52 +0000

That's totally inaccurate and ignorant.

Look up Battery — which has been used in hip-hop for many years now. And the research and application that went into Maschine (which I'll let owners of speak to more, I don't have one).

And hip-hop spans the world; there are different flavors around the globe. Look up the specific sound designers behind UA2. Also, while sounds can be associated with particular genres, they're by no means confined to them. (Witness the jungle wobble basses in dubstep, which in turn gets rapped over.)

By: 2326

2326 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:38:53 +0000

but what company dosent move to new genres when faced with rising profit within?

By: Danu_NYC

Danu_NYC — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:39:45 +0000

im sorry but what does native instruments know about urban rnb/hip hop? while these sounds are decent, its all about making an extra dollar for NI, theyve been in buisness forever and only released an urban based library once they saw how much of a cash cow it could be. throw in a dude with a french accent, some quantized demos that sound "kind of like" what urban records sound like and you have a mediocre attempt from a company who doesnt really care. Stick to your lane NI (electro/dance/DNB) and quit faking it

By: Torley

Torley — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:30:06 +0000

I'm thinking of buying this, the demo video and sounds are a LOT of fun — great way to sell a very polished product, and shows the Germans (and thereabouts) are masters at analyzing and aggregating urban American music styles.

BUT… Native Instruments' checkout form fails to recognize my Kore Soundpack coupon. So I've asked them for help, and if anyone else is experiencing the same thing, this may be why.