Spring is coming to a close, so Native Instruments is launching its Dive Into Summer promotion, a limited-time offer for anyone wanting to get a major discount on the latest version of a Komplete Instrument or Komplete Effect.

From now until June 30, 2011, you can upgrade, update, or crossgrade to Komplete 7, Kontakt 4, Reaktor 5.5 (now in version 5.6), Guitar Rig 4 Pro, Battery 3, Absynth 5, or FM8 at half price.

The Dive Into Summer promotion will last just one month. These offers are available exclusively in the Native Instruments Online Shop, and boxed products will be available while supplies last.

Check out the main features of each Komplete Instrument or Komplete Effect:

Komplete 7:

• 24 Komplete Instruments and Effects with 10,000 sounds and 90 GB of samples
• Suited for music production, live performance, instrument, and sound design
• High-quality sound engines
• Intuitive user interfaces for fast and efficient workflow
• Large selection of presets covering the entire musical spectrum
• Unlimited possibilities to create new sounds
• All instruments also run standalone, making Komplete 7 ideal for live performances on stage
• Supports all major plugin and sample formats
• Integrates in all professional recording environments
• Ready for Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Live, and all other major DAWs

Kontakt 4:

• 7 Instrument collections (43 GB of sounds)
• Control Panel for each instrument
• Authentic Expression Technology for true instrument simulation
• Attribute-based browser and pre-tagged library
• Universal import of virtually any sample format
• 19 Effects
• 64-Bit compatibility on PC and Memory Server for Mac
• Library browser with new box view
• Enhanced convolution effect with more impulse responses
• Wave Editor for intuitive looping, slicing, and editing with freely drawable envelopes and MIDI drag and drop

Reaktor:

• Fully modular sound synthesis, sampling, and effects software
• Collection of more than 70 synths, samplers, drum machines, and effects
• Modal and additive synthesis modules, and additive synthesizer Lazerbass
• Redesigned user interface for the Reaktor 5.5 update, which focuses on faster workflows
• Includes free access to the Online User Library to download more than 3,000 additional instruments or to upload your own sound tools
• Extended usage of any Komplete Instrument powered by Reaktor
• Completely modular approach allows for combination and modification of any existing instrument
• Extensive set of modules for instrument modification and design, from highly optimized granular sampling and modal synthesis modules to simple sine oscillators
• Core Technology allows design of custom low level modules (filters, oscillators, and so forth)
• Runs standalone or as VST, Audio Units, or RTAS plugin within any professional DAW, supporting Total Recall and full automation

• 15 Guitar and bass amps
• Control Room module offers professional mikings for unparalleled studio tones
• New Matched Cabinets (version 4) offers a harmonized speaker setup for every single amp
• 48 Modeled guitar effects, including distortions, flangers, choruses, tremolos, wah-wahs, pitch shifting, delays, and reverbs plus loop machine and powerful modifiers
• New Master Effect section retains reverberation and delays while changing presets
• Improved preset browser with extensive search functions and Kore 2 format compatibility
• More than 250 new presets for all genres
• True stereo processing for all components
• Cabinets and mics module with 17 guitar and 6 bass cabinets, 4 rotary speakers, and 9 microphones
• Integrated tuner, metronome, and two tapedeck modules for easy recording
• Dedicated "Live View" for performing on stage
• All Guitar Rig 4 software versions are fully expandable with upcoming Guitar Rig Expansion Packs

Battery 3:

• Drum sampler based on a next-generation sample engine
• 12 GB sample library: over 100 drum kits with over 23,000 individual samples and over 2,600 categorized drum cells covering all musical styles
• Vintage sampling modes emulating the legendary sound of classic drum machines
• Improved workflow and usability
• Fully customizable cell matrix: freely definable rows and columns with up to a total of 128 sample cells
• Improved cell effects and a new master effects section
• Performance articulations: roll, flam, buzz, right hand, and so forth
• Beat synchronization with loop import for Apple Loops, REX, Acid WAV, and Beat Creator
• Time stretching feature per cell for creative sample manipulation
• Sample Purge keeps RAM load to a minimum

Absynth 5:

• Semi-modular synthesizer with unique sonic characteristics
• Sound generation from multiple synthesis and sampling methods
• Powerful filters and effects section with new tools such as special Aetherizer, Cloud Filter, and Supercomb
• New Sound Mutator for creating new sounds
• KoreSound Browser for finding and organizing 1,800 sounds and effects settings
• Fully compatible with Kore (sounds for the browser preconfigured as KoreSounds for seamless integration with Kore 2
• Flexible 68-stage envelopes with presets, envelope-step mode, and Tempo sync
• Sophisticated surround sound panning to animate three-dimensional sounds or even individual sound components
• Live-input for each channel and new audio modulator section for using Absynth as a fully functional effects unit
• Pro Sound individually assigned macro controls for quick changing of several sound settings with a single knob

FM8:

• FM synthesizer with extended sound architecture and high-quality mode
• KoreSound Browser for easy searching of 960 Kore-configured presets
• FM8 uses the KoreSound format
• Optimized user interface for quick and convenient sound editing
• Graphical sound morphing feature for easy creation of evolving sounds
• Versatile arpeggiator for generation of intricate patterns
• Quick-access effects rack with 12 effects, such as phaser, flanger, tube amp, overdrive, delays, EQs
• Enhanced graphical envelopes with 32 stages, looping, and tempo synchronization
• Full-matrix modulation: freely adjustable algorithm structure with 6 operators plus distortion and analog filter operators
• Reads and reproduces classic FM sound programs

For more information on these products and the Dive Into Summer promotion, visit Native Instruments at native-instruments.com.