Native Instruments is a German company that develops, manufactures, and supplies music software and hardware for music production, sound design, performance, and DJing. The company's corporate headquarters and main development facilities are located in Berlin, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, London, Paris, and Shenzhen.[5]
History
Native Instruments as a company was founded in 1999 in Berlin, Germany, where its headquarters are still located.[5] Founders Stephan Schmitt and Volker Hinz began using the name Native Instruments in 1996, when they developed Generator, a modular synth software package (which would later form the foundations for their ongoing product, Reaktor).[6]
Following the release of Generator, the company's employees expanded to include Bernd Roggendorf (later a founder of Ableton