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“We know you want it, but do you really (really) need it?”: Native Instruments Komplete 26 review

Fresh from InMusic buying Native Instruments – NiMusic anyone? – the Berlin company's mega bundle, Komplete, arrives with its yearly update, including more than a few new faces, and even a name tweak. But is it all just a bit too much?

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"I pulled up the sound, played this chord and thought, 'whoa, I’ve never heard a crazy organ sound like that before'”: Rogét Chahayed on how a Kontakt preset based on a '90s Casio toy keyboard made the intro to Travis Scott's Sicko Mode

From the eerie opening of Scott's biggest hit to Bruno Mars and Rosé's record-breaking APT., Rogét Chahayed breaks down the stories behind some of the most successful songs he's worked on

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“Our determination to achieve a sustainable future is strengthened and energised by your support”: Native Instruments releases update on insolvency proceedings

CEO Nick Williams writes that the company has seen “strong interest from multiple parties with deep roots in audio and technology”

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Abbey Road releases its first virtual instrument in collaboration with fashion house Charles Jeffrey Loverboy

The Big Nessie is a free Kontakt instrument that gives producers "warped percussive textures, tonal fragments and experimental rhythms to play with"

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Slate + Ash's Primaries / Woods uses woodwind instruments as the raw materials for expressive sound design

The next Kontakt instrument in the Primaries series is a "full-spectrum collection of uniquely expressive woodwind articulations" that "captures the physical friction of the woodwind family"

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Native Instruments is in preliminary insolvency

An administrator has been appointed for the brand behind the likes of Maschine, Traktor, Massive and Kontakt, according to reports

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"A lot of instruments feel like interacting with a spreadsheet - we're trying to do something different": Void & Vista's plugins are 'pieces of art for people to make art with'

We sit down with the brains behind Strands and Folds, two Kontakt instruments that caught our attention with a wildly imaginative approach to sound design

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The beginners guide to virtual instruments: What are 'VIs', 'plugins' and 'VSTs' anyway? And how can you make the best use of them in your music?

Because there's never been a better, easier, more affordable time to make great music on your computer

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NAMM 2025: "This is the beginning of a really long journey": Native Instruments teams up with Akai, Korg, Novation and more to "empower millions of music creators"

Native Instruments is expanding NKS integration to its competitors' controllers and making its software and sounds available on the Akai MPC platform

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Native Instruments launches Komplete 15 and Kontakt 8 with its "biggest update ever": here's everything you need to know

NI updates its flagship mega-bundle of music software with a broad variety of new instruments, effects and sounds and an upgraded version of Kontakt

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Native Instruments announces Komplete 15 and Kontakt 8 - and we've got an exclusive glimpse of what's to come

Pre-order Komplete 15 now in advance of the launch on September 23 and get iZotope's Neutron 4 mixing suite for free

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Melodic resonators, tube saturators and distortion-laced reverbs: 5 of the coolest free plugins we discovered this month

The latest and greatest freebies that we deem worthy of adorning your channel strips and clogging up your hard drives

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"We’ve never had it so easy": 5 ways music gear has improved over the years... and 5 it hasn't

We take stock of the progress that's been made in modern music technology - and consider where there might be room for improvement

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The producer's guide to the Native Instruments Kontrol S61 Mk3: "Let’s zoom into the specifics of how the Kontrol keyboards work in practice, and how they can help you make music"

Get up to date with NI’s latest hardware ecosystem, discover how it works… and what all those acronyms are about

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"Experience beatmaking like never before": Wave Alchemy's Triaz is a drum production powerhouse that comes with a ridiculously huge library of 15,000 samples

Originally a Kontakt instrument, Triaz has been redesigned from the ground up as a VST/AU/AAX plugin with tons of new sounds and features

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Desolate Guitars provides ultra-realistic, timeless guitar sounds, through iconic amps and real, recorded spring reverb

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"Polyphonic aftertouch is another new feature that sees NI keeping up with modern demands in instrument design": Native Instruments Kontrol S61 Mk3 review

The latest version of NI’s keyboard sees heavy Kontakt integration. We climb into the K-hole to check it out

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Soundiron Quadral 3 review

One of the most feature- and movement-packed Kontakt instruments around, this packs a big electronic punch for its price

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Spitfire Audio Albion Legacy, Loegria & Iceni review

These three classic libraries have been re-released but can these ancient-themed titles turn up any treasures? We get out our trowel

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Max Richter unveils new piano plugin based on the renowned composer's Steinway D SPIRIO | r: "If you want to evoke the intimate stories we all carry inside us, then you will be well served by this instrument"

Developed in partnership with Song Athletics, SRM Sounds plans to release Kontakt instruments based on sounds recorded in Richter's studio

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Void and Vista Strands review

Void and Vista’s first product to reach the market provides enormous scope for cinematic sounds and beyond. We pick up the Strands

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6 of the weirdest drum plugins for making experimental beats

The best leftfield drum plugins and collections to take your beats out of this world and beyond

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Cherry Audio Novachord + Solovox review

It doesn’t get much more vintage than Cherry Audio’s latest, as virtual valves are warmed up, and two legacy synths unite in one package

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Nathan Micay: "I used to think sampling and using presets was cheating... it's not cheating at all! Nobody cares"

Micay talks us through how Taylor Swift, obscure plugins and the joy of preset-tweaking inspired the making of his blissfully chaotic new album

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Sonora Cinematic Verticale review

Creating the perfect felted upright piano takes time, perseverance and four layers of vertical felt!

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