NI Essentials EDU

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
Limited upgrade offer for users of KOMPAKT, BATTERY, PRO-52/53 or ABSYNTH expiring December 31st, 2005

Professional Sound

Professional sounds at your fingertips

NI ESSENTIALS 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 Euro 955 / $ 1105 , whereas NI ESSENTIALS is available for only Euro 449 / $ 499 – a huge saving of Euro 506 / $ 606!

Limited upgrade offer:

If you are using any of the following, now is the time to upgrade to NI ESSENTIALS:

PRO-53 or PRO-52
BATTERY 1 or 2
KOMPAKT or
ABSYNTH 1, 2 or 3

you can upgrade to NI ESSENTIALS for just Euro 299 / $ 339

This exclusive upgrade offer is valid until December 31st, 2005 and is only available directly in the NI Online Shop.

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

Interfaces

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

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

Stock#: 33530
Maker: Native Instruments
Code: 10998
UPC: 4042477109981
Platform: CROSS
Includes Bundled Software
Type: Virtual Instruments
Educational/Theological License
Weight (lbs): 6.11
Dim: 14¼ (W) x 10.25 (H) x 4 (D) inchs
Year: 2005
List: 499.00
Sale: $349.00

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