The Adam White-produced “Top 100 DJs Signature Sounds” is Loopmaster’s first volume of Native Instruments Massive Presets inspired by DJ Mag’s top 100 DJ artists. It’s essentially a bank of the sounds that have been…
Like its predecessor the FM7, Native Instruments FM8 is loosely based on the famed DX7 Frequency Modulation synth from Yamaha. Although the original hardware synth was a complex beast to program, the sounds it was…
Largely thanks to the release of Maschine hardware, Native Instruments DJ Software TRAKTOR has largely overtaken Serato as the controller of choice for house, techno, and hip hop performers. The latest release Traktor Pro 2…
Our high opinion of Native Instruments is plain viewing on eMusicAdvisor, and the release of Action Strings is another hole-in-one from my perspective. The phrases in ACTION STRINGS were performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague…
The new Native Instrument “The Giant” is based on the Klavins Piano Model 370i – the world’s largest upright Piano. It’s built into the wall of a room, so the soundboard’s nearly twice the size…
As of March 2012, Pioneer have yet again raised the bar with professional DJ mix controllers. The DJM-850 is positioned as an alternative to MIDI-controlled DJ software – for use by home and mobile DJs. Cleverly,…
As I wrote on my website Elliott Clarke Drums, I’ve recently been using some of Native Instruments free products. Having previewed Komplete 8 I just wasn’t happy with the stock sounds I had available, and…
I live on the test flight path of RAF Boulmer, which means we occasionally get low-flying fighter jets rumbling over the house. However, that thundering low-end pales in comparison to Native Instruments Skanner XT. Part sampler,…
Favoured by Gorillaz producer Curtis Lynch Jr, pop remixer DJ Dobie, Primus drummer Brain, DMC World DJ Champion A-Trak, MJ producer Teddy Riley, and more – Battery 3 from Native Instruments is the Pro standard in…
Native Instruments GUITAR RIG has long been the standard in digital amp and FX modelling, available as a DAW plugin or separate application – for use both at home and away (that’s in the studio…