To get started with free sound content, users can download a complimentary 'Kontakt Factory Selection' with 50 studio-quality instrument patches from the Native Instruments website at http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/producer/kontakt-player/free-download/
Kontakt Player can also be expanded with a wide range of affordable download packs that accommodate various musical styles and genres - ranging form authentically emulated grand pianos, electric piano, acoustic bass, strings and drums to cinematic soundscapes and special effects for game and movie scores.
Native Instruments Maschine Studio Demo; The black Maschine Studio from Native Instruments is a groove production system for Mac and Windows that combines hardware and software to provide a hands-on music making experience. The system combines a software sequencer and sampler with an integrated performance controller. Maschine is built on a combination of groove box and drum machine workflows. To allow producers to incorporate external gear into their Maschine projects, the new version adds MIDI I/O functionality.
The Kontakt Player also doubles as a time-limited demo of the full-featured Kontakt 4 sampler, allowing users to play any of the many available professional sound collections in Kontakt format for 15 minutes at a time.
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Native Instruments today released MASCHINE 1.6, a major free update for its acclaimed groove production studio. With the addition of plug-in hosting for instruments and effects, the new version significantly expands the scope and functionality of the system. MASCHINE 1.6 also includes a free download of the new KOMPLETE ELEMENTS bundle, and adds a multitude of other new features for studio production and live performance.
With added support for VST and AU plug-ins, MASCHINE 1.6 profoundly widens its creative possibilities, turning the system into a full-featured instrument host. Both the whole range of KOMPLETE INSTRUMENTS as well as all third-party instruments and effects can now be used directly in MASCHINE, complementing its integrated sampler and FX features. Due to an “Auto-Mapping” function, plug-in parameters are conveniently pre-assigned to the high-resolution knobs on the MASCHINE controller, allowing for intuitive sound tweaking directly from the hardware.
To give producers an even more comprehensive sound arsenal on top of the sample-based factory library of MASCHINE, the 1.6 update also includes a free download of the new KOMPLETE ELEMENTS instruments and effects collection. Based on the powerful engines of KONTAKT, REAKTOR and GUITAR RIG, it contains over 1,000 production-ready sounds selected from the studio-standard KOMPLETE 7 bundle, including Abbey Road vintage drums, Vienna Symphonic Library orchestral sounds, an assortment of sampled band instruments, various REAKTOR-based synthesizers, a versatile assortment of amp emulations and effect pedals from GUITAR RIG and more.
Further enhancements in MASCHINE 1.6 include an increased number of effect slots, a new “Pad Link” feature, individual swing per sound, clip and sample renaming, expanded Drag & Drop functionality, support for up to 32 audio I/O channels, full Mac OS X 64bit support, and a wide range of detail optimizations.
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The 1.6 update and the KOMPLETE ELEMENTS bundle are available as free download for all owners of MASCHINE.