NI Essentials

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Professional Sounds at your Fingertips...

NI ESSENTIALS from Native Instruments is a professional starter kit for any music studio. The software bundle comprises four fundamental instruments for music production, delivering everything from drums and percussion, bass and rhythm sections to strings, pads and lead keyboards.

NI ESSENTIALS provides you with high-end sound quality and instantly playable instruments spanning an incredibly diverse spectrum of genres.


The bundle includes:

• ABSYNTH 3 - Synthesizer with unrivalled sonic potential
  
• PRO-53 - The perfect emulation of an analog synth classic
  
• KOMPAKT - Streamlined sampler with over 200 instruments
  
• BATTERY 2 - The pioneering drum sample expert
  
• GUITAR COMBOS - One guitar amp emulation of your choice
  
  

All The Instruments You Need

Produce melodies, patterns, sounds and grooves with the hundreds of instruments and drum kits at your disposal. From classical to contemporary, KOMPAKT's 2 GB sample library contains more than 200 different instruments, and this versatile sampler is also fully compatible with countless other sample libraries. Over 3.5 GB of acoustic and electronic drums are included with BATTERY 2 - the perfect weapon for firing some blazing beats.


Synthesis From Yesteryear And Tomorrow

The PRO-53 and ABSYNTH 3 deliver the most popular synthesizer sounds yesteryear and tomorrow. The PRO-53 faithfully reproduces the sounds of the beloved analog synths. ABSYNTH 3 combines next generation features and effects with over 1000 presets. The results are out of this world – from rhythmic madness, vintage sounds and thundering basses to alien soundscapes and beyond.


Bonus Guitar Amp & Effects

As a free extra, a GUITAR COMBO of your choice can be downloaded from the Native Instruments website. Using an award-winning audio engine, GUITAR COMBOS are fantastically realistic emulations of much loved real-world guitar combos. The Dynamic Tube Response technology delivers authentic tones that will bring your guitar tracks to life.


More than 50% Price Advantage

NI ESSENTIALS delivers the most essential instruments and effects while offering an enormous price advantage: Bought individually, the products included would cost £719.95 (UK SRP inc VAT), whereas NI ESSENTIALS is available for only £329.99 – a huge saving of £389.96!


Key Facts:

• Bundle including four award-winning software instruments
  
• Download one GUITAR COMBO of your choice for free
  
• Huge price advantage: Over 50% off compared to the combined list prices
  
  
  

Top Features:

• Contains 4 award-winning software instruments, covering all your production needs
  
• KOMPAKT: A highly intuitive sampler with over 200 instruments and multi-format import
  
• BATTERY 2: A versatile drum sampler with advanced effects, compression and modulation
  
• PRO-53: A perfect emulation of a legendary analog synthesizer with additional effects
  
• ABSYNTH 3: A next-generation synthesizer with flexible 68 breakpoint envelope control
  
• One free guitar combo emulation from the GUITAR COMBOS series*
  
• Advanced engines deliver professional sound quality
  
• Over 1500 synthesizer presets and more than 5.5 GB professional samples
  
• Broadest possible spectrum of musical styles covered
  
• All major plug-in formats supported, ensuring seamless integration in sequencers
  
  
  

NI Essentials System Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.3, G3 500 MHz, 256 MB RAM
  
• Win XP, Pentium / Athlon XP 700 MHz, 256 MB RAM
  
• DVD drive
  
  

Recommended System:

• Mac OS X 10.4.x, G4 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM
  
• Win XP, Pentium / Athlon XP 1.6 GHz, 1GB RAM RAM
  
  

Interfaces:

• Stand-alone, Audio Units™, VST®, RTAS™, DXi™, ASIO®, Core Audio™, DirectSound™