Native Instruments BandStand

Native Instruments BandStand plays your music the way it should be played. Its unrivalled sample-quality and ease of use guarantee this new General MIDI module will become many a musicians’ trusted friend. Warm basses, tight drums, sparkling guitars, lush strings, resonant pianos and many more high-end sounds coupled with the intuitive sound mixing tools and exceptional effects deliver flexibility well beyond standard GM-modules.

Unrivalled Sound
Combining a state-of-the-art sampling engine with over 2 GB of professional samples and 128 instruments, Native Instruments BandStand is the player the worldwide community of GM users has been eagerly anticipating. Warm basses, tight drums, sparkling guitars, lush strings, resonant pianos and many more high-end sounds - the pristine quality of the samples included establishes new standards for General MIDI modules.

Easy and Intuitive
Native Instruments BandStand's clearly structured and intuitive interface neatly balances the highly advanced technology within. Great care has been taken to ensure that Native Instruments BandStand is both simple to understand and easy to use – making it perfect for educational purposes as well. Support of all standard plug-in formats equips Native Instruments BandStand for sequencer-based production work while the stand-alone mode is ideal for live performances.

An Accomplished Performer
Whether it's your own composition or an all-time classic, Native Instruments BandStand injects the right sound and the integrated MIDI file player delivers the performance of a lifetime every time. Adjusting the mix or replacing instruments is a simple affair. The Quick Edit bar ensures manipulating sounds is effortless. High quality effects, a loop function and groove quantization allows a personal touch to be added – Native Instruments BandStand will change the way GM modules are perceived.

The Sample Library
The superb quality of the samples included in Native Instruments BandStand all meet the rigorous quality demands that are the hallmark of all Native Instruments products. The samples were crafted by the NI sound design experts. A selection of specialist companies also contributed to the outstanding Native Instruments BandStand sample library. These samples were all subjected to a special NI mastering process, ensuring a uniform sonic character was achieved.

Native Instruments BandStand Top Features

General MIDI Sound Module and MIDI File Player with unrivalled sound quality
Over 2 GB library with 128 top-sounding instruments plus 9 drum kits
Complete GM instruments spectrum, e.g. keyboards, pianos, basses, guitars, strings, wind instruments, drums, etc.
Based on Native Instruments’ acclaimed KONTAKT 2 sample engine
Extremely intuitive and easy-to-use
Playlist and loop tools optimized for live performance, play-along or karaoke
High quality effects: convolution reverb, chorus, limiter and 3-band-equalizer
Provides real-time transposition, scale tuning, quantization and humanizing tools
Intuitive selection and replacement of instruments and drum kits
Usable as a stand-alone player and as plug-in with full host integration

Native Instruments BandStand Interfaces

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

Native Instruments BandStand System Requirements

• Mac OS 10.3.x, G4 1.5GHz, 512 MB RAM
• Windows XP, Pentium / Athlon XP 1.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM
• DVD Drive
• - All requirements subject to change -

Native Instruments BandStand Recommended System

• Mac OS 10.3.x, G5 2GHz, 768 MB RAM
• Windows XP, Pentium / Athlon XP 2 GHz, 768 MB RAM