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“We know you want it, but do you really (really) need it?”: Native Instruments Komplete 26 review

Fresh from InMusic buying Native Instruments – NiMusic anyone? – the Berlin company's mega bundle, Komplete, arrives with its yearly update, including more than a few new faces, and even a name tweak. But is it all just a bit too much?

MusicRadar · Aug 27

"I pulled up the sound, played this chord and thought, 'whoa, I’ve never heard a crazy organ sound like that before'”: Rogét Chahayed on how a Kontakt preset based on a '90s Casio toy keyboard made the intro to Travis Scott's Sicko Mode

From the eerie opening of Scott's biggest hit to Bruno Mars and Rosé's record-breaking APT., Rogét Chahayed breaks down the stories behind some of the most successful songs he's worked on

MusicRadar · Jul 27

“Our determination to achieve a sustainable future is strengthened and energised by your support”: Native Instruments releases update on insolvency proceedings

CEO Nick Williams writes that the company has seen “strong interest from multiple parties with deep roots in audio and technology”

MusicRadar · Mar 19

The beginners guide to virtual instruments: What are 'VIs', 'plugins' and 'VSTs' anyway? And how can you make the best use of them in your music?

Because there's never been a better, easier, more affordable time to make great music on your computer

MusicRadar · Jun 30, 2025

NAMM 2025: "This is the beginning of a really long journey": Native Instruments teams up with Akai, Korg, Novation and more to "empower millions of music creators"

Native Instruments is expanding NKS integration to its competitors' controllers and making its software and sounds available on the Akai MPC platform

MusicRadar · Jan 22, 2025

Native Instruments launches Komplete 15 and Kontakt 8 with its "biggest update ever": here's everything you need to know

NI updates its flagship mega-bundle of music software with a broad variety of new instruments, effects and sounds and an upgraded version of Kontakt

MusicRadar · Sep 23, 2024

Native Instruments announces Komplete 15 and Kontakt 8 - and we've got an exclusive glimpse of what's to come

Pre-order Komplete 15 now in advance of the launch on September 23 and get iZotope's Neutron 4 mixing suite for free

MusicRadar · Sep 2, 2024

Melodic resonators, tube saturators and distortion-laced reverbs: 5 of the coolest free plugins we discovered this month

The latest and greatest freebies that we deem worthy of adorning your channel strips and clogging up your hard drives

MusicRadar · Aug 21, 2024

"We’ve never had it so easy": 5 ways music gear has improved over the years... and 5 it hasn't

We take stock of the progress that's been made in modern music technology - and consider where there might be room for improvement

MusicRadar · Jul 9, 2024

The producer's guide to the Native Instruments Kontrol S61 Mk3: "Let’s zoom into the specifics of how the Kontrol keyboards work in practice, and how they can help you make music"

Get up to date with NI’s latest hardware ecosystem, discover how it works… and what all those acronyms are about

MusicRadar · Apr 5, 2024