With over 45,000 sounds and 460GB of data, this educational add-on license of KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE from Native Instruments is a wide-ranging collection of over 100 instruments and effects, and 20 expansions that span multiple genres and production tasks. Usable for production, performance and sound design, the thousands of sounds are easily searchable and accessible via the unified instrument browser, using musical tags and keywords.
This version includes new synthesizers, symphonic and world instruments, acoustic and electric guitar sounds, six new effects, and more, plus the well-known content from KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE. All of the instruments and effects were designed to be fully compatible with the company's KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards (available separately). Additionally, KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE offers seamless integration with MASCHINE.
What's New
- MASSIVE X (available via download when released)
- TRK-01 kick and bass instrument
- Electric Sunburst
- Strummed Acoustic 2
- Traditional sounds of Arabic, Turkish, and Persian instruments for KONTAKT 6
- Thrill, Kinetic Toys, and Session Strings Pro 2
- Phasis, Choral, and Flair modulation plug-ins
- Dirt, Bite, and Freak plug-ins
- Genre-specific sound packs loaded with synth presets, drum kits, one-shots, samples, and loops.
Orchestral Sounds
- Lush, detailed orchestral string recordings
- 60-piece orchestral string ensemble
- 46 articulations
- 6 NKIs
- 3.5GB of sample data
- Specialized solo-instrument recording techniques for natural, dynamic sound
- Full-bodied orchestral brass recordings
- 5 brass soloists
- 88 articulations
- 6 NKIs
- 2.3GB of sample data
- Full-bodied orchestral brass recordings
- 32-piece brass ensemble
- 81 articulations
- 5 combined NKIs
- 4.3GB of sample data
- Rich orchestral woodwind recordings
- 6 woodwind soloists
- 48 articulations
- 7 NKIs
- 3GB of sample data
- Rich orchestral woodwind recordings
- 36-piece woodwind ensemble
- 53 combined articulations
- 7 NKIs
- 4GB of sample data
Synthesized and Electronic
- Synthesizer combining digital and analog engines with complex, sequenced sound shifting capabilities
- Design and sequence up to sixteen different sounds
- Unique key switch setup for on-the-fly re-sequencing
- Phase-modulation synthesizer with motion engine
- Motion Recorder delivers innovative modulation possibilities
- Advanced architecture for endless sound design options
- Organic sonic character
- Eight-part drum sampler with randomizing capabilities and creative layering
- Intuitive controls
- Eighteen onboard effects for expansive sound sculpting
- Dynamic additive synthesis
- Easy-to-use subtractive controls with visual feedback
- Additive engine consists of up to 320 partials
- Analog mono synthesizer
- Mono basses and leads for any style
- Easy-to-use controls
- Virtual-analog architecture for large sounds
- Equally flexible in the studio or on stage
- Comprehensive library with 1300 presets
- FM synthesis
- 960 presets with sharp, crystal-clear sounds
- Powerful FM matrix, arpeggiator, flexible envelopes
- Loads patches from classic FM hardware units
- Part sampler, part synthesizer
- Two views offer different levels of interaction
- Morph control with eight different snapshots for evolving sounds
- 296 patches
- 200 synthesizer sounds plus 1400 sound variations
- Dramatic sonic transitions
- Based on new REAKTOR synthesizer
- Polyphonic instrument and effects processor
- 370 ready-to-play sounds
- Includes separate FX version
- Semi-modular synthesizer for pads, grooves, and abstract soundscapes
- Sound Mutator to create new sounds
- 1800 atmospheric presets
- 16 legendary vintage instruments from the '70s and '80s
- Consolidated user interface for instant control
- Smart arpeggiator with advanced custom options
- Innovative chord player for performance and more
Sampled and Acoustic
- Advanced sampler
- Play and control true-to-life sampled instruments
- Deep sample-editing and instrument-building options
- Onboard library packed with instruments and samples
- Concert grand piano for everything from pop to classical
- Balanced sound with a modern, singing tone
- 2500 individual samples and 18 velocity zones
- Sampled from a legendary classical concert grand
- Standard vintage upright
- Expressive, modulated tone
- 2300 individual samples and 16 velocity zones
- Sampled from a vintage upright built in 1908
- Vintage grand piano suited to pop, rock, urban, and jazz
- 2500 individual samples and 17 velocity zones
- Control levels of pedals, damper, string, and hammer sounds
- Sampled from a vintage 1905 grand piano
- Customize up to 6-piece horn sections
- 38 pre-arranged section presets
- 34 articulations, up to four round robins, up to four velocity layers, and true vibrato samples
- Voice Split creates authentic arrangements automatically
- Play free or jam with over 200 flexible phrases
- Authentic Afro-Cuban sounds
- Traditional ensembles, classic rhythms and progressions
- Versatile sequencer with programmed grooves
- Built-in mixer, effects and presets
- Sound of acoustic drums with an electronic edge
- Advanced drum layering
- Out-of-the-box, production-ready sounds
- Ultra-fast workflow
- Drum sampler
- Fast workflow for maximum creativity
- Library of electronic and urban styles
- Effects, intuitive routing and sidechaining
- Three premium acoustic kits from Pearl, Yamaha and Sonor
- Fully featured mixer and effects
- Large groove library and fills for all styles
- Two rare kits dating from the 1930s to 1940s
- Mix modern and period channels
- Brush articulations add expressiveness
- Samples recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London
- Two premium drum kits
- Class-A effects and detailed mix control
- Comprehensive groove library and contemporary beats
- Samples recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London
- Two vintage '80s kits
- Class-A effects and detailed mix control
- Comprehensive groove library with 80's-style beats
- Samples recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London
- Two vintage '70s kits
- Class-A effects and detailed mix control
- Comprehensive groove library with 70's-style beats
- Samples recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London
- Two famous 1960's drum kits, recorded with vintage equipment at Abbey Road
- Class-A effects and detailed mix control
- Comprehensive groove library with 60's-style beats
- Ultra-rare drum kits
- Additional vintage channels for authenticity
- Brush articulations provide new expressive options
- Samples recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London
- 12 mallet instruments
- 2GB of samples
- Original, concert and synthesizer versions of the sounds
- 26 percussion and eight tonal instruments playable as solo or polyrhythmic ensembles
- 3GB of uncompressed samples
- Pattern sequencer with 74 preprogrammed ensemble patterns
- Groove-construction tool providing twenty drum kits with sixteen sounds each from the MASCHINE library
- Integrated drum computer
- Integrated effects such as saturation, filter etc.
- Crisp, detailed midrange for perfect mix placement
- Versatile open-picked, and palm-muted articulations
- Features true amp tone
- Three pickup positions
- Over 6000 samples, four velocity layers
- Multiple articulations and playing techniques
- Sampled Fender Precision Bass recorded direct for maximum flexibility
- For pop, urban, rock, house, disco etc.
- Vast set of playing techniques for true authenticity
- Sampled Fender Precision Bass recorded through four different amplifiers
- For reggae, pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B and more
- Vast set of playing techniques for true authenticity
- Bass sound of '70s disco and funk
- Pure bass sound for flexibility in any genre
- Seventeen expressive articulations and techniques
- Four amplifier sounds for R&B, pop, rock, and hard rock
- Pure bass sound for flexibility in any genre
- 17 expressive articulations and techniques
- Instant playability plus detailed editing for creating driving rhythm-guitar lines in minutes
- Authentic guitar sound and classic song templates
- 80 preset maps, over 3400 total chords, 8GB of funk
- The sound of the world's biggest upright piano
- Sampled from the Klavins Piano Model 370i
- 40 presets for urban pop, film-score pathos, soft piano ballads, driving rock riffs or dim jazzy timbres
- Contains a dark alter ego ideal for cinematic use
- Authentic reproduction of the sound of five organs
- 100 presets spanning five instruments
- All manuals (upper, lower and pedal) included
- Samples from Alicia Keys' Yamaha C3 Neo grand piano
- 17GB of samples, 12 velocity layers per key
- Authentic feel with sustain pedal
- 500 sliced keyboard phrases
- Recorded through rare vintage gear
- Rearrange phrases and edit sounds on the fly
- Classic electric piano
- Wide dynamic range with sixteen velocities per key
- Authentic character with all idiosyncrasies
- Horizontal Release Technology for realistic sound
- Sampled Clavinet and Pianet N models
- Nearly 8GB of samples
- Horizontal Release Technology for realistic sound
- Classic electric piano sound
- Onboard effects and adjustable instrument noise
- Individual release samples for all 12 velocities
KINETIC METAL
- Instrument of unconventional sources for ethereal textures and tonal percussion
- Easy-to-use macro controls for deep manipulation
- Auto-Motion for constantly evolving soundscapes
Cinematic and Orchestral
- Instrument for huge cinematic percussion
- Direct the drama with real-time control
- Create full arrangements from time-tested rhythms
- Instrument for spine-chilling, cinematic buildups
- Over 8GB of wide-ranging sounds
- Includes effects and detailed sound-design possibilities
- Intuitive workflow
- Epic, blockbuster sound of a string orchestra
- 14GB of playable phrases
- Fast results with pristine studio quality
- Cinematic percussion with a tense, epic edge
- 30+ GB with 700+ loops, 500+ one-shots, 58 kits
- Create stings and trailers at the touch of a key
- Sounds ranging from rhythmic loop suites, percussive kits, tonal instruments to stings, transitions and musical FX
- Over 1100 instruments
- Over 3900 samples
- Large selection of Trigger and Global FX
- Rhythmic loops, percussion kits, pads, soundscapes and FX
- 2GB of production-ready sounds
- 275 instruments with over 1100 individual sounds
- Four categories of cinematic sounds
- 317 instrument presets
- Trigger FX for activating effects bank
Creative and Studio Effects
- Modeled guitar effects
- 17 amps, 27 cabinets, 54 effects
- In-depth tone-shaping with a choice of microphones and positioning
- Modular effects system
- 35 effects
- Create effects systems and set them in motion
- Limitless routing
- Harmonic-rich sound of pure tube compression
- Additional saturation and character controls over non-GT version
- Create any effect from subtly warm to crushed
- Three lush reverbs for rich, harmonic texture
- Visual display allows for easy adjustments
- Based on a reverb that gained popularity in the '80s and '90s
- Two algorithms provide pristine, musical halls
- Six intuitive sliders control the same parameters in both algorithms
- Visual display allows for easy adjustments
- All-purpose EQ for a wide range of production duties
- Fully parametric 2-channel, 4-band EQ
- Per-band stereo link, M/S processing, and A/B mode
- All-purpose two-channel compressor
- Use on tracks, groups and mixes
- Two modes, external sidechain input, wet/dry knob
- Fattens and enhances the low end
- Adds definition and clarity on the midrange
- Ideal for sculpting low and midrange frequencies
- Distortion filter
- Distortion and filter resonance levels deliver anything from subtle movement to total sonic destruction
- AM modulation adds more possibilities
- Buildup and breakdown effect
- Stereo compressor combined with a gate/expander
- Based on a classic '80s mix console
- Switchable hard- and soft-knee modes
- Two attack modes and two release modes
- Inspired by the legendary bus compressor from a famous British console
- Provides renowned audio glue compression
- Added sidechain input and dry/wet control
- Use on stereo sum, drum groups, single tracks
- Transparent 6-band equalizer with two fully parametric bands
- Useful for surgical problem-solving to broad sound-smoothing
- Emulation of a legendary studio compressor with integrated sidechain input
- Great for drums, vocals, and limiting the stereo sum
- Super-fast attack, as quick as 50 microseconds
- All Button mode and No Button mode
- Software emulation of an electro-optical tube compressor
- Great for guitars, bass, pads, strings, and vocals
- Automatic attack and release
- Medium to slow response for natural sound
- Sidechain input and Low-Cut Detector
- Compressor for added attack and subtle drive
- Compression ratio from 1:1 through infinity:1
- Automatic attack and release time
- Sidechain input and Low-Cut Detector
- Envelope shaper
- Bring sounds from the back of the mix to the front
- Enhance attack on drums and percussion
- Fix muddy recordings or reduce reverb
- Convolution reverb with over 300 Impulse Responses (IR)
- Digital, real, synthesized, and special IR content
- Amplifier emulation based on Rammstein guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe's personal setup
- Modeled on Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier Revision C
- Large number of presets designed by Kruspe
- Matched Cabinet and Control Room features
- Twelve studio-ready effects from TRAKTOR
- Easily usable as a plug-in in any studio setup
- Sound-controlled synthesizer
- Generates melodies and harmonies out of whatever is input
- Hybrid live performance and real-time remix tool derived from Tim Exile's live setup
- Forty playable effects
- Playable via MIDI keyboard