Native instruments today released the long-awaited Reaktor 6, the latest version of its software modular synthesizer. The update features Blocks – Eurorack-style virtual modules; new power developer features, an updated user interface; a lower price and more.
Biome Digital has released Future Bass and Chords, a new sound bank for use with Native Instruments’ Massive, featuring 64 new patches: 34 Bass and 30 Chords.
Native Instruments has released Stem Creator, a free application for creating STEMS formatted audio files, as a beta download. STEMS is an open file format that lets you distribute tracks that incorporate a full mix, plus four stem tracks – such as drums, bass, keys and vocals. Each of the four stem tracks can be individually mixed, allowing for… Read More Native Instruments Releases Stem Creator Tool As A Free Beta
While the official Native Instruments STEMS app is still to be released, developer Alexander Nowak has released a tool for Mac OS X that lets you create STEMS format music files now. Here’s what he has to say about it:
Native Instruments today launched Stems, their multi-track audio format. Stems introduces what NI is calling “enhanced performance possibilities” for DJs and a “new paradigm” for the greater music industry. Stems is an open file format which allows the user the ability to manipulate (and, in NI’s words, “freely interact with”) a track’s four different musical… Read More Native Instruments Debuts Stems Open File Format
Native Instruments shared this sneak preview of DJing with their new ‘Stems’ music file format.
Output Sounds has released a free version of their pulse engine, Signal, called, not surprisingly, Signal Free. Working from the premise that “nearly all music is centered on a pulse,” Output, who also created the REV software instrument, gathered a team of 70 designers and developers to build an instrument “that pushes beyond conventional limits… Read More Output Releases Free “Lite” Signal Pulse Engine
Native Instruments has released more info on its new Stems format – an open audio file format that basically contains four ‘stem’ tracks (for example – bass, drums, melody & vocals) along with the full mix. The format is designed to simplify live remixing of tracks, because it provides a standard way to deliver remix-friendly… Read More Native Instruments Releases More Info On New ‘Stems’ Format
Audiomodern has released Sync 2, a loop-based sampler instrument for Native Instruments’ Kontakt.* SYNC 2 focuses on “futuristic sounding” electronic and glitch drum groove construction kits that blend IDM, Breaks, Organic, Ambient, Glitch, Trip-hop, Minimal, and “Futuristic” Electronica, among others.
Native Instruments today announced the release of Traktor Kontrol D2, their latest performance-oriented DJ deck. The touch-sensitive controls on the compact Traktor Kontrol D2, and its full-color display provide “seamless” Traktor workflow, along with a host of features for multi-channel mixing with the upcoming Stems open audio format.
