

Mix, edit, and more in MASCHINE, Logic, Ableton Live, and GarageBand.NI started way back in 1997 as a software company, but is now also one of the biggest global brands in digital DJing and makes superb. Ergonomic pitch and mod wheels, plus a touch strip for expanded creative possibilities In honour of its incredible contribution to computer music making, we thought it would be appropriate to celebrate 15 years of Native Instruments with a pictorial guide to its product history, courtesy of NI itself.


Need a hip hop kit? Select Drums > Urban Drum Kit > Sample-based, scroll through the presets and pick the right one for your track. What’s more, you can hear an instant preview of each sound as you browse. Monthly active users (MAUs), for their part, “more than doubled to 1.5 million” by 2020’s end, per the release.With the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol, finding sounds has never been easier! Now you can find exactly what you’re looking for across all KOMPLETE and Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) instruments using a simple, intuitive tagging system – directly from the hardware. According to the release, Native Instruments’ music-creation tools have experienced a 60 percent revenue uptick since EMH initially backed the company, while on-platform “industry partners” have increased by the same amount. Plus, “the purchase price reflects the significant value generation during EMH Partners’ ownership.”ĮMH invested about $60.84 million (€50 million) in Native Instruments in 2017, before upping the interest (obtaining majority ownership in the process) last year. This companies didn’t disclose the financial terms of the deal, though “founding shareholders,” “key employees,” and Munich-based investment fund EMH Partners “will retain a significant minority stake in” Native Instruments, the parties disclosed in a release. Native Instruments and Francisco Partners recently unveiled the sale, which is expected to formally close in 2021’s first quarter.

Photo Credit: Ricardo Abreu Berlin-headquartered music-hardware company Native Instruments has been sold once again, this time to San Francisco- and London-based private equity firm Francisco Partners. Francisco Partners has purchased a majority stake in Native Instruments.
