NI Maschine To Get VST/AU Plugin Hosting – Game Change? Native Instruments have just leaked news of their next level software jump which allows VST/AU plug in effect and instrument hosting on their already popular and creatively powerful, ‘Maschine’ – Could this ‘Wow’ announcement change the working lives of music producers globally? By Paul Dakeyne | Friday November 12, 2010 1
Tim Exile Gives Good ‘Mouth’ First we got ‘The Finger’, now we get ‘The Mouth’ – what does sound designer Tim Exile and Native Instruments have in store for us now? By Paul Dakeyne | Wednesday November 3, 2010 0
Traktor Kontrol S4 Excitement Mounts Need any more persuasion that the newly arrived Traktor Kontrol S4 is the hottest subject on DJ lips this week? Prepare to be awestruck! By Paul Dakeyne | Tuesday November 2, 2010 0
Why is Traktor Scratch Half Price? Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Duo and Pro have just had a massive price drop – why? And on that point, just what is the difference between these two DVS systems? By Paul Dakeyne | Wednesday October 27, 2010 0
Native Instruments Supersize Traktor plus Audio DJ range Absolutely fantastic news this month that Native Instruments is offering a ‘Supersize’ deal for its high end DJ soundcards, the Audio 2 DJ, plus the Audio 4 and Audio 8 too. All three audio inter By Paul Dakeyne | Monday May 17, 2010 0
Native Instruments Maschine 1.5 Released I first blogged here at DV247 about Native Instruments Maschine back in February ’09, and since then, this perfectly unified meeting of hardware and software has garnered followers, fans and user By Paul Dakeyne | Monday April 19, 2010 0
I should keep the computer switched off… Until… I’m in the middle of writing and recording a new song. Well, I would be if I was anywhere near the middle. In reality, the process has only just started, and at the moment it’s going precisely no By MNJ | Thursday April 1, 2010 1
Traktor Kontrol X1 review part two Yesterday, I ended part one of my review of the Traktor Kontrol X1 with a look at the unit’s DJ effects controls. The next of the four main top panel areas is the ‘track browse/load’ section. Pr By Paul Dakeyne | Friday February 12, 2010 0
Abbey Road 60s Drums from Native Instruments Native Instruments has recently announced Abbey Road 60s Drums for its Kontakt sample player, available as a DVD or download. This instrument set has just about the most valid claim to use the wo By Paul Dakeyne | Friday January 29, 2010 3
Sample Logic Morphestra review part one Sample Logic Morphestra is a large sample library coordinated with Native Instruments’ Kontakt 3 player – sounds so simple doesn’t it? It’s big and it’s clever – review over? I don’t think so. We By Paul Dakeyne | Monday January 25, 2010 0
Traktor Kontrol X1 – DJ Performance Controller announced Well, the news is out. Shrouded in mystery and with nothing other than a dodgy Ritchie Hawtin YouTube video to get tongues waggin’, Native Instruments today reveal the Traktor Kontrol X1, DJ Perf By Paul Dakeyne | Tuesday November 3, 2009 0
New Native Instruments Traktor Controller? Aha! Naughty Native Instruments, slipping this teaser video out and not telling us anything about it. Richie Hawtin is your DJ, and what’s that he’s using with DJ mixing software Traktor Pro in h By Paul Dakeyne | Wednesday September 30, 2009 0
Tim Exile gives the Finger Who’s Tim Exile? A ground breaking artist renowned for his expert use of behemoth music software ‘Reaktor’, broken beats specialist, musician and computer music innovator. Reaktor itself has been By Paul Dakeyne | Friday September 18, 2009 0
Komplete 6 landing soon After much speculation and online forum discussion, the beast that is Komplete 6 is now imminent in the arrival lounge. And what’s new and updated from Native Instrument’s sonic megabox? Well, no By Paul Dakeyne | Thursday September 10, 2009 0
Alesis GuitarLink and Behringer UCG102 If you’re after an easy and simple ‘no fuss no muss’ way of recording your guitar, then you’ll want to check out the GuitarLink from Alesis and the Guitar Link UCG102 from Behringer (try not to c By David Bell | Wednesday August 12, 2009 2