
Onboard scripting and audio routing make Kontakt 6 a true production and performance powerhouse. Fully featured and even easier to navigate, Kontakt 6 unlocks the full potential of your NI and third-party NKS libraries. Native Instruments’ award-winning sampling engine is even better in version 6. Owners of the full versions of Kore 1 or Kore 2 (excluding software-only versions) who are interested in Maschine can purchase a special crossgrade price of $449 / €399 until the end of the year.What’s New and Cool Kontakt 6 + three new libraries Maschine will be enhanced with specific preset management and parameter mapping features for Komplete and individual NI instruments in the upcoming free 1.7 update, and will be further expanded in its role as the central NI instruments host in the future. Technical support for Kore will also continue to be available.įuture versions of the Komplete bundle and of individual NI instruments might no longer be fully compatible with Kore, and will not include special preset versions for its sound browser.ĭevelopment resources will be refocused from Kore to Maschine and its popular instrument hosting features. Two updates that will optimize the compatibility with current setups are currently in preparation: The first update will integrate the latest engine versions of Absynth 5, FM8, Guitar Rig 4, Massive, Kontakt 4 and Reaktor 5, and is scheduled for the third quarter of this year a further update will provide 64bit plugin versions for Windows and Mac OS X, and is scheduled for the fourth quarter. The Kore 2 software will be supported through further maintenance updates for the time being. The Kore Player will also be no longer available for download.

In order to utilize its development resources in the best interest of its wider userbase, Native Instruments has decided to discontinue the Kore product range.Īs an immediate consequence, Kore 2 and all Kore-based instruments and effects will no longer be offered for sale.

UPDATE: Native Instruments has now posted a longer statement on its forum. However, this is as far as the Kore story will go it seems that NI has decided to shift its focus to Maschine, which will have Komplete-specific sound browsing features from version 1.7 (hence the crossgrade offer).
