Native Instruments has released the Stems Software Developer Kit (SDK) – a free toolkit for software and hardware developers, designed to make it easy to develop apps that can work with the Stems audio format. Stems is an open file format that lets you individually mix four different musical elements in a track, such as drums, bass, keys… Read More Native Instruments Releases Free Stems Software Developer Kit
Native Instruments has introduced Replika XT – a creative multi-mode delay plugin for OS X & Windows. The five delay modes span crisp digital repeats, ‘analog warmth’, and experimental textures. Additionally, seven effects and advanced options let you add depth and width to mixes.
Native Instruments recently held their Native Sessions event series in cities around the world, programs which focus on how creators can craft their own “signature sound.” Those interviews, lectures and panels were all recorded, and today NI released the programs as “Sonic Hooks” videos. NI’s event organizers explain the idea behind the “Sonic Hooks” theme:… Read More NI Debuts Native Sessions ‘Sonic Hooks’ Interview Series
This official Native Instruments video features an introduction to Michael Hetrick’s free Euro Reakt Blocks. Euro Reakt is a series of Blocks inspired by many decades of modular synthesizer innovation. These Blocks focus on the aspects of modular synthesis that make it so popular and unique, including generative composition, wild multi-out effects, intense modulations and deep… Read More An Introduction To Reaktor’s Euro Reakt Blocks
Native Instruments today introduced Rising Crescent , which they are calling “the first Maschine Expansion to explore the sounds and rhythms of the modern orient.” Rising Crescent pulls from musical cultures in and around the Mediterranean, and combines them with modern bass production techniques. The expansion is aimed at producers of all genres in search… Read More Native Instruments Intros ‘Rising Crescent’ Maschine Expansion
Native Instruments has shared the second video in their two-part feature on pioneering composer, performer, songwriter, and producer Jean-Michel Jarre In the video, embedded above, Jarre takes us through the evolution of sampling and delay technology throughout his career.
Best of 2015: We asked and you voted, choosing Spectrasonics Omnisphere – by a wide margin – as the Best New Desktop Software Synth Of 2015. Omnisphere was already an extremely powerful synth. But with Omnisphere 2, Spectrasonics amps up everything, bringing new synthesis capabilities, an improved interface, a better arpeggiator, 25 new effects and a massive… Read More The Best New Desktop Software Synths Of 2015
This week, Sample Logic announced Cinemorphx, their “groundbreaking” cinematic virtual instrument library. Intended for use in sound design or music production, and powered by Native Instruments’ Kontakt Player platform, the library is built on the framework of Sample Logic’s Cinematic Guitars Infinity. Totaling more than 6,000 presets and 30 GB, Cinemorphx is made up of… Read More Sample Logic Introduces Cinemorphx for Kontakt
Native Instruments has introduced Flesh – a new ‘performance instrument’ designed for turning rhythmic source material into all the elements of a complete production, including basslines, melodies, chords, harmonies, and more. Flesh lets you load up to 12 samples, then it analyzes the transients and spectral profile of the sound. This information is transformed it… Read More Native Instruments Intros Flesh Performance Instrument
Output has announced the release of Exhale, which they have dubbed “the first truly modern” vocal engine. “As musicians, we’ve always wanted a vocal instrument that was cool, creative and modern,” says Output Founder Gregg Lehrman. “So we decided to build it!” To develop EXHALE, Output enlisted a team of record producers, vocalists and sound… Read More Output Announces Exhale – A Modern Vocal Synth Engine
