Native Instruments is a German technology company, originally known for their software instruments, that develops software and hardware for audio creation, recording, production, and DJing.
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History
Native Instruments was founded in Berlin, Germany, where its headquarters are still located. Founders Stephan Schmitt and Volker Hinz began using the name Native Instruments in 1996, when they developed Generator, a modular synth software package (which would later form the foundations for their ongoing product, Reaktor).
Following the release of Generator, the company's employees expanded to include Bernd Roggendorf (later a founder of Ableton) and Daniel Haver, who later became Native Instruments' CEO.
In 1999, Native Instruments expanded their staff count and moved to their current building in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
In 2001, the company began creating products for the DJ community, beginning with the first version of their Traktor software. In 2002, they expanded further to include software samplers, in the form of ongoing products Kontakt and Battery.
In September 2004, the company began a partnership with the DJ hardware manufacturing company Stanton Magnetics and with online music store Beatport. 2004 also saw the release of their guitar amplifier and effects pedal emulation software, Guitar Rig.
Native Instruments now also has branches in Los Angeles, Tokyo, London, Paris, and Shenzhen.
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Products
Software
Software produced by Native Instruments includes the following:
- Reaktor: A modular software music studio.
- Kontakt: A software sampler with support for users to program their own virtual instruments.
- Guitar Rig: A modular software effect processor, focused on amplifier and effects pedal emulation for guitar.
- Multiple software synthesizers, such as Massive (wavetable-based), Absynth (semi-modular), and FM8 (frequency-modulation-based).
- Traktor: Digital DJ and vinyl emulation software.
Native instruments also produce a number of other sample libraries, virtual instruments and effects processing plug-ins, many of which function through the architecture of Reaktor or Kontakt. Some of these software items are also grouped together in their Komplete software bundle.
The company also develops the Native Kontrol Standard (NKS), a plug-in extension which allows integration with Kontrol and Maschine products (both hardware and software).
Hardware
Native instruments also produce music hardware, such as:
- Maschine: A system with integrated software for creating drum beats.
- Kontrol: A series of MIDI keyboards and DJ controllers with software instrument support.
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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