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From Our Research Team:

High-quality GM Sound Module!

BANDSTAND plays your music the way it should be played. Its unrivaled 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.

Native Instruments BANDSTAND GM Sample Collection at a Glance:

• Premium-quality sounds from 2GB library
  
• Choose sounds quickly with intuitive interface
  
• Integrated MIDI file player
  
• Samples produced by leading sound designers

Premium-quality sounds from 2GB library
Combining a state-of-the-art sampling engine with over 2 GB of professional samples and 128 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.

Choose sounds quickly with intuitive interface
BANDSTAND's clearly structured and intuitive interface neatly balances the highly advanced technology within. Great care has been taken to ensure that 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 BANDSTAND for sequencer-based production work while the stand-alone mode is ideal for live performances.

Integrated MIDI file player
Whether it's your own composition or an all-time classic, 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 - BANDSTAND will change the way GM modules are perceived.

Samples produced by leading sound designers
The superb quality of the samples included in 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 BANDSTAND sample library. These samples were all subjected to a special NI mastering process, ensuring a uniform sonic character was achieved.

BANDSTAND sample library contributors include:

• Sonic Reality
  
• Best Service
  
• Big Fish
  
• The Badroom
  
• soundwarrior
  
• Sound Ideas
  
• Modo Bierkamp
  
• Peter Siedlaczek

Native Instruments BANDSTAND GM Sample Library Features:

• General MIDI Sound Module and MIDI File Player with unrivaled 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
  
• Supports VST, Audio Units, RTAS, DXi, ASIO, Core Audio, DirectSound

For a first-rate GM performance, Native Instruments BANDSTAND is the right choice!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number 145002