It’s the perfect combination of software flexibility with the hands-on control you’d expect from a traditional hardware keyboard or groove machine. Not only can you browse your Komplete 12 library for instruments and effects directly from your hardware, but you can also call up individual presets via the tag/category-based browser and tweak them to perfection without touching a mouse. If you’re rocking a Kontrol S- or A-series keyboard controller or Maschine creation tool, then you’ll be blown away by the way Komplete 12 Ultimate fits into your workflow. And assignable articulations (slides, staccatos) give players touch control without advanced menu diving. Rhythm Animator creates impressive patterns with step sequencer-like ease. Smart Play creates sophisticated diatonic harmonies based off single-note inputs. Komplete’s ubersampled 22-piece string ensemble can add new dimensions of realism to your cinematic works and pop productions. Massive X looks to be not just one of the best virtual synths on the market, but one of the best synths, hardware or software, of its time. NI’s flagship wavetable synth heads in a radical new direction with Massive X, with more sounds and more delicious presets to stoke your analog and digital appetites.

More than 100 presets are included to get you started. From delicate arpeggios to convincing palm mutes, Session Guitarist is like feeding your ideas through the mind of a competent session guitar player, with accurate strumming, chording, and leading. Session Guitarist includes the latest versions of two exclusive NI libraries - Electric Sunburst and Strummed Acoustic 2 - for lifelike, organic guitar textures on demand. There’s just no replacement for a strummed acoustic or driving electric guitar in a modern production. *Hybrid Keys and Ethereal Earth will be made available as free downloads upon their release. From Mid-Eastern melodics to devastating drones, this library is perfect for soundscaping.

Ethereal Earth*: organic textures meet daring wavetables in the Ethereal Earth library.

If you’re looking for a ready-made Drake or Lorde sound, you’ll find it here in Hybrid Keys.

Hybrid Keys*: these hypersampled and pre-processed pianos and keys are based on techniques used by today’s chartbusters.

Analog Dreams: with its mood-matching Miami Vice color scheme and treasure trove of ’80s heirloom synths, Analog Dreams is the perfect companion for today’s synthwave creator and nostalgia peddler.

Komplete 12 Ultimate includes three new Kontakt instruments: Onboard scripting and audio routing make Kontakt 6 a true production and performance powerhouse. Fully featured and even easier to navigate, Kontakt 6 unlocks the full potential of your NI and third-party NKS libraries. Native Instruments’ award-winning sampling engine is even better in version 6. What’s New and Cool Kontakt 6 + three new libraries

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