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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

An Inside Look at Native Instruments’ Los Angeles Office

Native Instruments
 
With its state-of-the-art Traktor DJ products, Maschine groove production systems and Komplete software instruments and effects bundles, Native Instruments has positioned itself as one of the most popular DJ and music production companies in the world.
 
Founded in Berlin back in 1996, Native Instruments operated out of Germany for six years until 2002 when it launched an office in Los Angeles. Although originally focused on sales, marketing and customer support for the Americas, the location has increasingly become an important part of the company’s global operations. As of today, hardware development for Traktor is handled there, along with iOS development for all of its products.
 
DJcity visited the office, which is located on Hollywood’s iconic Sunset Boulevard, to see what it’s like working there and what happens behind-the-scenes.
 
View of Hollywood Hills from conference room
View of Hollywood Hills from conference room
 
Main office area
Main office area
 
Product showcase in lobby
Product showcase in lobby
 
Artist lounge
Artist lounge
 
New Komplete Kontrol S-Series keyboard
New Komplete Kontrol S-Series keyboard
 
Recent awards in artist lounge
Recent awards in artist lounge
 
Maschine conference room
Maschine conference room
 
Support center
Support center
 
Support center
Support center
 
Sound design workstation
Sound design workstation
 
New Kontrol S8 in testing room
New Kontrol S8 in testing room
 
Hardware engineering
Hardware engineering
 
Quality assurance testing
Quality assurance testing
 
Product design
Product design
 
Office dog
Office dog
 
Interested in working at Native Instruments’ Los Angeles office? Check out their current job openings here.
 
Photography by Joe Garcia
 
Related: Native Instruments Introduces Traktor Kontrol S8

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Music Production, Native Instruments,
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Native Instruments Compatibility with OS X Yosemite

Native Instruments Maschine
 
Native Instruments sent the following email today about Apple’s new OS X Yosemite operating system:
 

“Native Instruments has conducted compatibility tests with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite which have shown current NI products to work without any specific issues under standard installations of this operating system.
 
However, products with a hardware dependency, such as MASCHINE, KOMPLETE KONTROL, TRAKTOR, GUITAR RIG, and Controller Editor will not launch when the AVID CoreAudioManager/Drivers are installed under 10.10 Yosemite. Native Instruments and Avid are working together to resolve this compatibility issue.
 
Native Instruments is currently conducting further systematic compatibility and performance tests with the release version of Yosemite, and will provide new information as it becomes available.”

 
Have you experienced any issues with a Native Instruments product and OS X Yosemite? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
 
Related: Serato Issues Statement Regarding OS X Yosemite

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Apple, Native Instruments,
Monday, October 13, 2014

Native Instruments Introduces Traktor Kontrol S8

Traktor Kontrol S8
 
Native Instruments has introduced Traktor Kontrol S8 — its new flagship all-in-one DJ system.
 

“Experience a new way to mix and perform with TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 – a 4-channel stand-alone mixer, professional audio interface, and enhanced performance decks for ultimate control over the included TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO software.”

 
Notable features include touch-sensitive controls, high-resolution color displays, Remix Deck controls, plug-and-play, and seamless Traktor Pro integration.
 
The S8 costs $1,199 and is now available to pre-order. Watch the demonstration video below and head over to Native Instruments’ website for more details.
 

 
Related: Shiftee Performs with Traktor DJ on Streets of Berlin

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Native Instruments, Traktor,
Monday, June 9, 2014

MK Believes That Controllers Will Dominate in the Future


 
House icon Marc Kinchen, also known as MK, has been DJing and producing for more than two decades. In a new video from Native Instruments about the future of DJing, the Detroit-born artist predicts that controllers will eventually dominate over vinyl:
 

“In five to ten years, these 12-year-old DJs who are using Traktor are gonna be just killing the scene, by never touching vinyl, and using totally different controllers than are not now.”

 
Kinchen is responsible for the iconic remix of the Nightcrawlers’ “Push the Feeling On” released in 1995, which was sampled for Pitbull’s hit, “Hotel Room Service.” Last year, he scored a number one hit in the UK with his remix of Storm Queen’s “Look Right Through.”
 

 
Related: Going Deeper: UK House Music on the Rise

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MK, Native Instruments,
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Shiftee Performs with Traktor DJ on Streets of Berlin


 
Native Instruments produces great DJ videos. In their latest piece, New York City’s Shiftee takes to the streets of Berlin to showcases his mastery of Traktor DJ. The ending is awesome.

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Native Instruments, Shiftee, Traktor,

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