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Where will your sound lead you? Explore the Native Instruments Summer Sale
Save 30% on instruments, effects, and sounds in our Summer Sale. Find the tools to keep your tracks moving and…
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An announcement from Nick Williams, CEO of Native Instruments
To our friends, artists, partners, collaborators, and community: After three months of hard work, and three months of extraordinary loyalty…
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The 110 best free Kontakt instruments in 2026
Explore the 110 best free Kontakt instruments and libraries, curated by our team. Find top free Kontakt Player synths, pianos,…
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Go all in with Komplete 26: here’s what’s new
Dive into Komplete 26. Discover the iconic Absynth, LCO Producer Strings, and Circular, and master your tracks with iZotope and…
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Introducing Absynth 6: The iconic hybrid synth returns with unprecedented depth and expression
Explore the rebirth of Absynth with a new interface, hybrid synthesis tools, expressive control, and a deeper library of surreal…
Recent articles
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Hear Howie Lee put a modern spin on traditional Chinese sounds
One of Beijing's fastest rising stars answers the Sketches challenge by combining the traditional with the modern.
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Scripting, sound design, and singing out of key: How we made MYSTERIA
Galaxy Instruments' Uli Baronowsky and Stephan Lembke take us deep behind the scenes of their tension-building texture machine.
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Check out our favorite videos from the Native community in June
Mutating basslines with ABSYNTH, cinematic soundscapes from PHARLIGHT, and more – here's our round up of the month's best videos.
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Listen to a densely layered, martial Sketches submission from Zola Jesus
The queen of goth-pop layers REAKTOR-powered synth swells over ACTION STRIKES’ pummeling taiko drums…
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Quiet, please: How we silenced a city block to sample a priceless violin
The team behind STRADIVARI VIOLIN explain the lengths they went to capture the unique sound of this 300-year-old instrument.
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Here’s how to make your virtual guitars sound like a real session player
Session player and producer Craig Anderton picks out some top tips for humanizing guitar libraries.
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Grammy-winning producer Peter Wade explains why talent isn’t everything
An industry veteran reveals the three skills that actually matter – and why you only need to master two of them.
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Improving diversity and inclusion at Native Instruments
Our initial steps towards ongoing change in our workplace.
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5 free cinematic texture libraries for KONTAKT
Gratis goodies for sumptuous soundscapes…
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No MASCHINE hardware? Here’s how to use its sounds, kits, and Expansions in any DAW
Sanjay C shows you the easiest way to slot MASCHINE sounds into your existing workflow.
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Nathan Lanier on the sounds and strategies behind his Home Before Dark score
The composer of Apple TV+’s latest thriller mixes the traditional with the digital – including a free REAKTOR effect.
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DJ Krust’s favorite free REAKTOR Ensembles for drum and bass
The UK breakbeat originator shares 5 free picks from the REAKTOR User Library.
The latest from NI 360
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5 ways compression can give you a rich, harmonically-driven sound
Discover compression techniques to add a harmonic-rich sound to your tracks using tools from the NI 360 Essentials subscription.
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How to get a cohesive sound with mixing and mastering
Discover tips for using EQ, compression, reverb, and delay in mixing and mastering to create a mix that sounds consistent,…
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How to keep your music sounding fresh with modulation
Discover how to keep your music engaging and present with powerful modulation techniques.
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5 ways to (finally) finish your track
Do you struggle finishing tracks? Discover five practical strategies to streamline your music production workflow using the NI 360 subscription.
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5 creative reverb techniques to try in your productions
Discover creative reverb techniques to transform your music production. Learn about mixing with reverb, and explore Native Instruments reverbs using…
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5 ways to use Noire for immersive soundscapes
Create deep, dreamy soundscapes with just a few notes. Learn sound design techniques for scoring and ambient music using Noire,…
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How to layer rhythmic and melodic patterns with Playbox
Discover how Playbox empowers beat makers and music producers to build deep, layered rhythmic and melodic patterns for professional sound.
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Exploring Native Instruments 360
Explore Native Instruments’ 360 subscription plan. Find out what’s on offer in these flexible, commitment-free subscription packages.
