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Bigger than ever, Forest Kingdom II gives you 300 patches, 430 unique MIDI files and 12.665 individual samples, more than 11 GB of flutes, harps, percussion, fantasy creatures, voices and sonic landscapes.
Never sampled wind instruments recall ancient times, unheard percussion instruments inspire with a deep and authentic ethnic sound.
Deep in the magic forest you find natural instruments, deeply sampled true legato, portamento, round robin and multiple ornaments all playable in real time.
Besides many new instruments, patches, MIDI grooves and soundscapes Forest Kingdom II includes the complete Forest Kingdom (I).
Many features like true legato, instrument loading times and RAM usage were improved and the original Forest Kingdom patches were revised and updated to match the new ones.

UVI has released a Try Before You Buy version of their latest collection, Vintage Legends, that comes packed with six brand-new soft synths available as individual libraries: CS-M, Synthox, Kroma, FMX1, U1250 and the bonus Energy.

The library can be auditioned with no iLok required.

Future Progressive House Vol 2 is the second installment in this best-selling series from The Madison and Producer Loops, full of hard-hitting, melody driven House Construction Kits.

Stacked with killer chord progressions and infectious top lines, this astoundingly well produced pack will make the perfect addition to your Producer Loops collection.

Transformer FX 2 was made not only to deliver fx sounds mirroring those in the Transformers movies but to surpass them, we wanted to lift the fx sound game to a new level of audio orgasmic goodness and believe that with Transformer FX 2 we have done just that. These are the pinnacle of robotic fx, electronic fx, sci fi sound fx and a whole chunk more.

So what type of fx sounds are in Transformer FX2?

- Hits - Power - 35
- Hits - Soundcapes - 10
- Power Downs - 15
- Power Ups - 10
- Reverses - 20
- Robot - Fire, Punches, Ricochets, Hits - 60
- Robot - Mutate 1 - 45
- Robot - Mutate 2 - 50
- Robot - Mutate 3 - 40
- Robot - Transform Multis - 215
- Robot - Transform Singles - 105
- Robotic - Voice - 25

No frills, no fillers, just down to earth rock drums. Yes, this pack comes with exactly the types of grooves and fills that you can never get enough of and that you always seem to come up short on – the tight, trustworthy staple drums that shouldn't be missing in any rock songwriter's toolset.

- Drum MIDI suitable for any type of modern rock
- Halftime / midtempo / uptempo in 4/4 and 6/8 straight and/or swing feel
- Categorized in different songs
- Intro / verse / pre-chorus / chorus / bridge / fill sections

Native Instruments recently announced a price drop on their critically acclaimed TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 DJ system, reducing the price permanently to just $ 899 / 799 EUR. The offer is available at participating retailers and at the NI Online Shop, while supplies last.

TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 represents an unparalleled level of software and hardware integration that makes DJing more versatile, intuitive and fun. The full-featured controller combines a four-channel mixer section with ergonomic, high-quality control elements and an integrated audio interface – all built to professional specifications.