NAMM 2025: Native Instruments Akai Partnership

At this year's NAMM, Native Instruments made waves with their collaboration with Akai, creating a seamless way for you to access NI sounds on MPC devices. We caught up with Simon from Native Instruments who detailed this initiative. This partnership debuted with the release of five Play Series instruments and five expansions compatible with MPC, making NI's renowned sounds more accessible. Simon further explained that the integration process is straightforward--you purchase Native Instruments content online and activate it with a serial number on the MPC.

Additionally, Simon introduced the Tools and Leap SDKs for Kontakt 8, allowing developers to build compositional assistance tools in the same way you would build instruments. The conversation also delved into the broader adoption of NKS integration, expanding to devices from Akai, M-Audio, Nectar, Novation, and Korg. By mapping MIDI CC parameters, existing hardware can now utilize the vast NKS ecosystem, with further integrations planned, paving the way for deeper collaboration in the future.

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- [Native Instruments](https://www.native-instruments.com/)
 

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