The Big Partner Sale | Native Instruments

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"A Joe-Blog Composer (‪‪@Joe-blogcomposer‬) runs through four of his favorite NKS-ready instruments available on a discount during The Big Partner Sale. Whatever you’re cooking up in the studio this fall, there'll be something for you. Save up to 80% on over 400 instruments and effects from over 40 developers – all ready to go on your hardware thanks to NKS technology.

Chapters:
00:00 - Ocean Swift – Porphyra Hybrid
01:48 - Cinematic Tools – Tommee Profitt Percussion
03:03 - Fallout Music – Desecrator
04:54 - Keepforest – Evolution: Devastator Breakout Pro

NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) technology powers the deep connection between your sounds and your hardware. Say goodbye to wasted set up time and interruptions and discover a huge choice of sounds – ready to go on your favorite controller.

Find out more: https://www.native-instruments.com/sp...

Whatever you’re cooking up in the studio this fall, we’ve got something for you. Save up to 80% on over 400 instruments and effects from over 40 developers – all ready to go on your hardware thanks to NKS technology.

Save up to 80%: https://www.native-instruments.com/sp..."

Check with dealers on the right for availaiblity of Native Instruments NKS-ready instruments.

Introducing Erosia – the hidden sounds of friction | Native Instruments

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Update: press release follows:



Harness sounds of friction and tension, transforming them into powerful sonic storytelling devices

Berlin, August 28, 2025 – Native Instruments has announced Erosia, a new cinematic sound design engine that turns the raw friction, scraping, bowing, and cracking of overlooked objects into living cinematic textures. Erosia creates morphing and modulating soundscapes from materials under strain, from ice crackling across cymbals to glass vases straining under tension. Explore a palette of bowed bicycle spokes, dry ice, abandoned buildings, rusted hinges, cracked pianos, and more; each stretched to reveal a hidden resonance.

Created with veteran sound designer and composer Jeremiah Savage, the sound artist behind acclaimed Kontakt instruments like Kinetic Metal and Kinetic Toys, Erosia comes loaded with over 200 expressive snapshots, providing ready-to-use starting points for any cinematic composition. By pairing contact microphones with traditional close-miking, Erosia captures the best of both worlds: the hidden, tactile vibrations inside materials, and the natural resonance and space around them. This dual approach reveals textures that are at once microscopic and cinematic.

At the heart of Erosia are three powerful engines: Grain, Wavetable, and Sampler. Grain fractures and animates textures, Wavetable adds evolving harmonic color, and Sampler preserves realism.

Artists can layer up to four sources, while creative macros and modulation via LFOs, envelopes, and sequencers offer countless ways to animate and evolve sound. A comprehensive FX page provides further built-in creative control with a suite of reverbs, delays, saturation, and more, all available for modulation.

Key Features:
· Over 200 expressive snapshots designed for cinematic scoring.
· An eclectic palette of textures captured with contact microphones in microscopic detail.
· Three powerful sound engines: Grain, Wavetable, and Sampler
· Layer up to four sound sources for complex, evolving timbres.
· Deep modulation control featuring LFOs, envelopes, and sequencers.
· Creative built-in FX with reverbs, delays, saturation, distortion, and modulation effects for each layer.

You can find additional details at Native Instruments.

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Ranzee Gates - full album and bonus tracks!

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"Thanks for joining me for this exclusive YouTube premiere. I will be playing the entire album 'Gates' and some bonus tracks! This exclusive premiere includes tracks mixed into a continuous mix format. Sit back, relax and have a chat with your mates while we listen to the 2023 album!

Tracks:
Gate 1 - Airport 4:00
Gate 2 - Farm 3:41
Gate 3 - Security 2:49
Gate 4 - Garden 3:53
Gate 5 - Flood 3:14
Gate 6 - City 4:30
Gate 7 - Logic 4:12
Gate 8 - Lych 3:30
Gate 9 - Portcullis 4:17
Gate 10 - Gateway 2:04
Gate 11 - Boom 4:00
Gate 12 - Sliding 4:21
Gate 13 - Electrical 3:44
Gate 14 - New 2:27
Gate 15 - Kings 4:13
Gate 16 - Star 7:03
Bonus Tracks:
Surrogate 3:11
Utopia Part 3 2:42
Gate 2 Farm [Reprize] (No Moo Moo) 3:39

All work is original without any commercial benefit from supplier or manufacturer. Please support my work by sharing, liking, commenting and subscribing to my channel.

Brands featured:
Ableton, Roland, Korg, Moog, Novation, Studio Electronics, Waldorf, Behringer, ARP, Akai Professional, Presonus, Yamaha, Native Instruments, Xils-labs, Eventide, Electro Harmonix, TC Electronic, Boss, Strymon, Zoom

Analog synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers, digital audio workstation DAW, groove box, samplers, digital synthesizers, keyboards, VST, FX, pedals, plugins, software, hardware, mixers, digital audio interface, MIDI, MIDI controllers, control surface, iPad, iOS, Mac, Windows"

Exploring Maschine 3 on Maschine+ – Datsunn's favorite new features | Native Instruments

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"We've given the standalone workhorse a boost with our favorite Maschine 3 features. In this video, Maschine+ connoisseur ‪@Datsunn‬ explores what's new and put the latest update to the test.

New to Maschine+:

Seamlessly move between desktop and standalone
Save CPU with Bounce in Place
Expand your palette with a new & improved Bass Synth
Step up your setup with new Kontrol MK3 support
Easily get ideas in with MP3, MP4, FLAC, OGG import
Easily get ideas out with MP3 export
Build unique progressions with Custom Chords
Stay in sync with Ableton Link via USB (no Wi-Fi needed)
And lots more"

The eleventh hour | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Eleventh Monomachine track in my latest series.
#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/16/2025"

Soniccouture Releases Polarity | Tension: Dual Granular Engine With K/V

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Playlist:

Polarity | Tension: Product Tour
Polarity | Tension: Granular Synthesis Tutorial
Polarity Tension: Sound Design Preview


Via Soniccouture

"Soniccouture is pleased to announce Polarity: a new, dual-granular sampler engine which heralds the start of a series of instruments exploring the granular synthesis space. The first instalment in this series is Polarity | Tension, developed in collaboration with creative audio team K/V (Ramon Kerstens and Richard Veenstra).

Built entirely from recordings of industrial machinery, extended string techniques, abstract vocalizations, and environmental resonances, Polarity | Tension offers a palette that feels intentional, unstable, and alive with detail.

The four macros Grain, Character, Movement, and Space provide fast, expressive control over the instrument’s sound. They come pre-mapped to NKS for each snapshot but can also be reassigned to control any parameter the user chooses. Not so much a collection of presets, more a set of curated sonic vignettes.

Kontakt Player | NKS | Native Access Download €149 | $149

INTRO OFFER €89 | $89 Until 16th Sept 2"

https://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/28-experimental/g88-polarity--tension/

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Authoritarium | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Tenth Monomachine track in my latest series.

#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/14/2025"

Maniac/Michael Sembello (Circuit Tracks Version)

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"Feeling a yearning for a bit of LinnDrum action I loaded up a bunch of samples and it occurred to me to try this song - a bit of a musical 'guilty pleasure' as it has such a distinctive rhythm. I put the song on, donned my legwarmers and had a bit of a 'spin' around the room to the track in my best 'Flashdance' impression. Straight away it became apparent it shouldn't be possible to do it on the Tracks as it has too many tracks. Bass, electric piano chords, arpeggio, melody...and a distinctive 80's guitar solo! Not to be deterred I shrank it down as much as I could and used the layering and extra voices hacks I've talked about elsewhere * and what you hear is the end result.

It was a fun challenge and I hope you enjoy the end result. All you hear was programmed into a single Circuit Tracks and played 'live' just recording the audio outs.

More details for synth nerds

The excellent ‪@CaptainPikant‬ had a great video breaking down how the rhythm track was constructed so I largely followed this guide.

• MANIAC - The most INSANE drum pattern of t... [below]

BPM 155bpm
Synth 1 - mono bass synth
Synth 2 - 'piano'ish patch playing chords, arepeggio and melody lines (at different velocities/ranges)
Drum 1- LM1 bass drum
Drum 2 - LM1 snare and sidestick
Drum 3 - LM1 hihats and combined HH and fake guitar (see below)
Drum 4 - LM1 cowbell and clap

The 'guitar' is faked I'm sorry. My lead guitar skills are not up to this (I did try!) and my friendly local 'shredder' was busy. I used instead the Native Instruments Electric Sunburst plug in instrument to fake a short solo and drenched it in guitar effects. I recorded to 4 bar loops with the hihat pattern duplicated along with them and then triggered the samples at the right moment on the hihat track."

MANIAC - The most INSANE drum pattern of the '80s | Drum Patterns Explained

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"The drum pattern of Michael Sembello's 'Maniac' is positively insane. It's what you'd get if you made a Synthwave drum track, decided it wasn't complex enough, glitched it up with a tiny dash of Aphex Twin and then put a second drum track on top of that with over a dozen Tom fills for good measure. Pure '80s maximalism with two of the most iconic drum sounds of that era."

And the original:


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Remembering Bob Moog with Modular Icons | Native Instruments

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"Matt Lara took a trip to the Moogseum in Asheville, NC to celebrate Bob Moog’s incredible pioneering legacy. Modular Icons is NI’s Play Series instrument created in collaboration with the Bob Moog Foundation.

To commemorate 25 years since Bob’s passing and to support the development of tomorrow’s icons, we’re donating over 40% of all Modular Icons sales to the foundation. This non-profit runs the Moogseum and is dedicated to innovating, inspiring, and igniting creativity through education.

Modular Icons instrument: https://www.native-instruments.com/en..."

Darkfinding | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Eighth Monomachine track in my latest series.

#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/6/2025"

Massive X Player: a very dynamic, FREE plugin from Native Instruments

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"We present Massive X Player, a new free synth plug-in from our friends at Native Instruments that combines the Massive X synth engine with a captivating and intuitive interface optimized for dynamism and movement. The Morpher allows one to quickly change and explore how the macro parameters change the sound, and the Animator allows motion around the Morpher and soundscape to be automated and synchronized with the rest of the music for an ever-changing soundscape. We will go over these features as well as several of the presets from the factory bank and the Bass Music Essentials expansion back"

00:00 Introduction
00:18 Overview
00:47 The Morpher
04:05 The Animator
08:08 Morpher and animator with a fistful of presets
11:16 A few presets more
14:47 Bass Music Essentials expansion pack
19:04 Conclusion

See the announcement post here.

Synapse Audio Legend - "Future Dimension" Soundset (50 presets)

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"Unleash the full potential of Synapse Audio Legend with "Future Dimension"— this soundset transforms Legend into a time-traveling instrument, useful at home scoring a retro-futuristic thriller or crafting modern electronic anthems. The sounds are crafted by OttO K. Schwarz - a well-known sound designer worked with Access Music (Virus Ti), Modal Electronics, Native Instruments, etc. This visionary 50-preset collection masterfully blends vintage analog character with bold, futuristic textures equally capable of evoking classic electronic nostalgia and pioneering cutting-edge sonic landscapes.

Legend is an analog modeled software synth which is uniquely positioned for use in modern film scoring and music production applications. Within this expansive library, you'll discover meticulously crafted presets spanning lush cinematic pads, hypnotic arpeggios, weighty basses, expressive leads, and dynamic sequences – all designed to inspire your next production. Presets has been optimized for deep musical expression through comprehensive modulation wheel, velocity and aftertouch assignments, giving you real-time control over evolving textures.

Perfect for electronic producers crafting the next wave of synthwave or ambient music, and sound designers exploring the boundaries of analog modeling. Whether scoring sci-fi epics, producing electronic anthems, or performing live, these presets deliver instant inspiration with professional polish. «Future Dimension» doesn't just recreate history – it invites you to rewrite it!

Please find the soundset here - https://ottolfo.sellfy.store/software"

Native Instruments Introduces Free Massive X Player

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"See how producer ‪@Datsunn‬ uses the free Massive X Player synth to build a track from scratch in just nine minutes. Hear the included sounds and how they can be transformed with the Morpher and Animator."

Press release follows:


Massive X Player offers producers a powerful, no-cost path to next-gen synthesis and face-melting sounds

Berlin, July 29, 2025 – Native Instruments has rolled out Massive X Player, a powerful and free version of the Massive X that makes it easy to build genre-defining sounds, fast. Explore growling basses, shimmering leads, and floating pads, with a premium library of presets for quick inspiration. There’s no steep learning curve, and no cost – just playful sound design.

Massive X Player takes the complexity out of modulation, offering a fun new experience for diving into synthesis. The new Morpher XY pad animates synth patches in realtime, and is available as a free update for all Massive X owners.Plus, it comes with the Bass Music Essentials Expansion for free.

Key Features
Morpher: Blend parameters in real time with this central visual control. Drag to transform textures and twist sonic shapes— expressive, fluid, and powerful.

Animator: Add evolving motion and rhythmic modulation with no need for manual automation.

Randomize Button: Get unexpected results and steer the outcome using eight expressive macros.

For creators craving deeper sound sculpting, the full version of Massive X unlocksadvanced routing, custom oscillators, and complete modulation flexibility.

Get it with Komplete
StartMassive X Player is now part of Komplete Start, Native Instruments' free collectionof premium instruments and effects. Get a wide array of premium synths, keys,drums, guitars, choirs, and instruments from across the world, ready to inspireproductions in any style.


Learn more
Get all the details at www.native-instruments.com

Pricing and availability
Massive X Player is now available via Komplete Start.
The Bass Music Essentials Expansion is now available via Komplete Start.
Massive X owners can get the free update now.

Seven | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Seventh Monomachine track in my latest series.

#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 7/26/2025"

Luke Million Studio Tour Update July 2025

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"Following the Studio Tour Video I made last November, here is an update with recent acquisitions and changes to my workflow in my Studio.

Some highlights are the Moog Messenger, Arturia DrumBrute Impact 1984 Edition, Synido TempoPAD C16, Aly James Lab Vprom 3.0, Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pro, Modartt Pianoteq 8 and some Franklin Audio Devices.

The biggest change is in my 2nd Studio where the B Team is kept. I have connected those synths to a Franklin Audio SS-6 Switchable Input Stereo DI which then sends audio to my Universal Audio Volt 476 interface connected to a Macbook Pro Laptop.

You can view the original Studio Tour Video here -"

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ICONIC Conversation with Jeff Blenkinsopp of The Analog Lab

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"This is a conversation with synthesizer genius, Jeff Blenkinsopp, from The Analog Lab (www.theanaloglab.com)."

CONTROl with co-founder Daren Ho makes an appearance at the end.

The video above comes in via an article on Jeff Blenkinsopp recently written up on Hell Gate. You can also find in on The Analog Lab's blog on their website here. Jeff is the man behind The Analog Lab which provides various resources for synth repair. The site is well worth a look.

From the intro to the article on Hell Gate, written by Adwait Patil:

Below: "Jeff Blenkinsopp after repairing the Beatles' VOX Continental organ, last used at their 1966 Shea Stadium show (The Analog Lab)"

"Jeff Blenkinsopp toured with Pink Floyd and Vengelis, repaired instruments for the Smiths and the Beastie Boys, but his greatest legacy might be his willingness to share his craft.

As one of New York's most meticulous and beloved vintage gear technicians, Jeff Blenkinsopp's legend precedes him. A North England native, he began repairing synthesizers in the late 1960s, worked his way into London’s disco scene as a live stage technician, and later took his talents on world tours with English rock giants Sweet and Pink Floyd, and Greek composer Vangelis. In 1978, he moved to New York, quickly gaining the trust and fixing synthesizers for bands like the Beastie Boys and the Smiths, and carved out a home for the nerds whose vintage gear obsessions were about to peak at the turn of the millennium with his workshop Expert Audio Repair Services, or EARS. At EARS, he devised hands-on methods to pass on his knowledge to some of the city’s most beloved musicians, all of whom came to learn from the guy who became Pink Floyd's synth technician at the age of 21.

Blenkinsopp’s career first took off in 1974, when he was working in London as an instrument repairman for General Electro Music. There he was introduced to Pink Floyd, who were looking for a technician, and met the criteria to join the band's French tour: he knew how to take care of a Hammond, and he had a passport. Blenkinsopp had never toured with a band, and now was in charge of setting up Richard Wright and Floyd's organs and synthesizers on a nightly basis. From then, he became a constant fixture for British bands who toured with a hefty load of keyboards, and that’s what initially brought him to New York City in 1978, touring with British glam rockers Sweet. A tour that changed his life."

Dance of the black moon | Elektron Monomachines IDM track

video upload by MIDERA

"New track July 19th 2025. Have a day or two to just write music and relax, so I created this, recorded it, and finished it today. Enjoy.

Native Instruments RAUM used for Reverb (trying to get away from Eventide Blackhole VST on Linux)"

Waldorf Iridium / Quantum -

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"'Berlin Era' – A Journey Through Time with Modern Vision & Classical Sounds! Step into the golden age of electronic music with "Berlin Era"—a meticulously crafted collection of 50 dynamic presets for the Waldorf Iridium & Quantum. This soundset pays homage to the pioneering work of Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, and other visionaries who defined the Berlin School sound, now reimagined through cutting-edge synthesis.
This signature soundset is created by OttO K. Schwarz, renowned for collaborations with Access Music, Modal Electronics, Native Instruments and other market leaders. Here you will find 24 multi-layered Sequences - evolving, hypnotic patterns with intricate modulation; expressive Pads & Plucks - from cosmic swirls to percussive stabs; signature Leads: smooth, resonant, and packed with vintage character, and even more!
All presets are modulation wheel - assigned (and some are also assigned with velocity, aftertouch and / or expression!). The soundset is perfect for Berlin School, ambient & synthwave producers, film scoring and soulful media production. «Berlin Era» isn’t just a soundset—it’s a time machine. Experience the Journey!

Please find the soundset here: https://ottolfo.sellfy.store/waldorf/"

Native Instruments Introduces MR1 Valve Data

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"Product expert Reuben Cornell takes you through the innovative features of this new kind of drum machine from cult developer 10 Phantom Rooms. MR1 Valve Data is a new approach to creative drums. Hear its raw analog tube beats and see how its drum sequencer and innovative controls quickly shift, warp, and shape to create compelling beats."

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:44 - Snapshot Examples
07:25 - Interface Overview
08:09 - Source Sounds Examples
09:19 - Sample Start Examples
10:30 - Randomization
10:44 - ABC Variations
10:58 - Mod Wheel Macro Control
11:18 - Creating Variations
11:43 - Quick Edit Overview
13:07 - Cutoff / Tune / Decay / Burn Dials
13:35 - Burn Processing
14:27 - Cut Macro
14:39 - Time Macro
15:00 - Pump Processing
15:35 - Sequencing Control
17:10 - Pan / Cutoff / Sample Start Sequencing
17:45 - Mutate
18:12 - Global Sequencing Options
19:18 - Mix / Edit / FM Page Summary
19:40 - Conclusion"



via Native Instruments

"Modular tube drum machine

A new kind of drum machine – fun and easy to use with special real-time features
155 presets based on over 300 creative samples, designed with modular tube gear
Morph, shift, and transform beats like never before with intuitive performance controls

Raw analog tube beats transformed

From 10 Phantom Rooms’ new Modular Rhythm series, MR1 Valve Data leads the way in a new approach to creative drums. The real-time features let you morph parameters with just one control, for totally fresh sounds.

And that’s not all. Get dirty, deep tube-processed drums with the satisfying analog grit of sampled oscillators, filters, and granular effects. Create distinctive beats fast with intuitive sequencer, randomizer, and mutator features. Then, warp and shape them with "burning" distortion effects, tuning, plus reverb and delay including new sidechaining controls.

Created by 10 Phantom Rooms exclusively for NI

MR1 Valve Data is the first in the new Modular Rhythm series created by 10 Phantom Rooms. Specializing in next-generation Kontakt instruments for film and media composers, the company was founded by sound and instrument designer Tobias Menguser, alongside Paul Haslinger (ex-Tangerine Dream, Underworld). With a career spanning three decades, Tobias has created sounds and instruments for many of the industry’s biggest names, including sounds for more than 600 movie trailers.

At a glance

Product type: Kontakt instrument

For use with: Free Kontakt Player or Kontakt

Sound category: Hybrid modular plugin

Number of snapshots: 155 with 3 variations each

Download size: 300 MB

System requirements: Free Kontakt Player or Kontakt (version 8.4.1 or higher). Please also see the Kontakt Player system requirements and the Kontakt Player FAQ.

User Manual PDF

You can install this instrument with Native Access – just as you would with any Native Instruments product."

The Sounds of Scene: Saffron | Native Instruments

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"Watch product specialist Matt Lara crafts orchestral swells and shimmering synth pads at the touch of a key. Stuck for ideas? Explore 120 carefully designed presets, or roll the dice to randomize elements for unexpected sparks of inspiration.

Designed with media composers in mind, the Scene series offers premium cinematic sounds in a simple and easy-to-use interface. Centered around an XY pad, each instrument comes loaded with carefully-designed presets and streamlined controls, enabling you to quickly blend, layer, and shape the perfect sound for on-screen moments."

Scene: Saffron was announced back on July 30th 2024.