Native Instruments Synth/Drum Machine update

[dolivas]

Native Instruments updated their synth line with some new additions and some updates for their oldies:

Massive: analog-synth virtual synth:
http://www.native-instruments.com/in...?id=massive_us


FM8: user friendly FM synthesis synth:
http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=fm8_us


and Absynth and Battery got a more streamlined aesthetic look and higher quality preset update... plus all of those items are both Universal Binaries and Kore Sound compatible:

Absynth 4


Battery 3:

[dagosto]

They are really brightening up te GUI on FM* and the new battery. Strange move from a company that makes all its reps wear black.

I'm interested in hearing Massive. I tend to believe it will probably end up being another hybrid synth to throw on the pile. We'll have to see.

[dolivas]

Originally Posted by dagosto

They are really brightening up te GUI on FM* and the new battery. Strange move from a company that makes all its reps wear black.

I'm interested in hearing Massive. I tend to believe it will probably end up being another hybrid synth to throw on the pile. We'll have to see.

I really like that they are brightening up their GUIs Reaktor, Traktor, Kompakt all suffer in my opinions by being too dark, I can hardly see the writing when I'm using them!! FM8 looks like it blends well with an iMac I dig that and plus it seems fairly straightforward to use considering it's an FM synth.

I do see two things I might like about Massive one being the many preset waveforms to use and if you look closely that macro control on the lower right hand side. If you have something like the M-Audio Axiom with it's 8 rotary knobs you can easily assign the most important tweaking parameters on the fly that way. Sorta like Arturia's Analog Factory.