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Native Instruments
Type Privately Held Corporation
Industry Computer software and hardware for music production/performance
Founded Berlin (1996 (1996))
Headquarters Berlin, Germany and Los Angeles, California
Key people
  • Daniel Haver (CEO)
  • Mate Galic (CTO)[1]
Employees 270[2]
Website www.native-instruments.com

Native Instruments is a technology company that develops software and hardware for music production and DJing. The company has originally been identified mostly with software instruments, but has also expanded to various other music equipment segments in recent years.

Current products of Native Instruments include software synthesizers, samplers and effect processors, sound libraries and emulations of acoustic instruments, groove production systems and audio interfaces, as well as various products for computer-based DJing that include DJ software, Digital Vinyl Systems, hardware controllers and specific DJ audio interfaces.

Native Instruments was founded in 1996 in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany, where its headquarters are still located. It also has a branch in Los Angeles, California. The company also holds a partnership with the online music store Beatport.[3]

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Notable Products

Bundles

  • Komplete, including various products (such as synthesizers and effects processors), presets and samples. As of February 2012, versions offered are:
  • Komplete 8, including 27 products (Kontakt 5, Reaktor 5.6, and Guitar Rig 5 Pro, and other synthesizers and effect processors), 11,000 presets, and 100 GB of samples.[4] (For Windows users, Windows 7 is required; samples may play in Vista or XP but are not guaranteed.)[5]
  • Komplete 8 Ultimate, including all of Komplete 8; has a total of 50 products and 240 GB of samples (per comparison chart.[6])

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