SAE Institute and Native Instruments Announce Inclusion of Komplete 5 as Part of the SAE Production Package

San Francisco, CA, January 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Since the introduction of the SAE Institute Apple Computer partnership, which ensured a laptop for every entering Diploma student in the US, SAE Institute has worked with its industry partners around the globe to augment and update the Production Package by including coveted industry standard hardware and software. The total bundle has allowed SAE students to work on their own systems while studying and after graduation. In 2009, Native Instruments joins SAE by including its Komplete 5 bundle as part of the package given to students.

Komplete 5 is the high-end collection of 11 ground-breaking synthesizers, samplers, emulations, and a virtual guitar studio. Perfect for both studio and stage; this is the industry-standard bundle for serious musicians, producers and sound designers. Komplete 5's instruments can be heard on platinum-selling records and in underground clubs alike, all over the world.

"This partnership is something we know new students will be very excited about." Explains Udo Hoppenworth, the Director of US Operations for SAE Institute, "Native Instruments makes great software and they've been a partner with SAE by offering student discounts, but now we 've reached a new level by including the Komplete 5 bundle as part of the Production Package. Every student in the Audio Technology Program receives an Apple laptop, the hardware and software, and now Komplete 5 - that offers an amazing level of production capability to our students."

SAE Institute will be further integrating NI Komplete 5 synths and samplers into the audio curriculum. Instructors from around the US have been avid users of Native Instruments for years, and now that every student has the software in front of them during class, it will bring the experience of classes like synthesis, sampling and sound design into a new realm.

As part of the SAE Institute philosophy of hands-on training, students utilize their systems during class, and to augment their time in the studios and labs for projects throughout the course - just imaging the kind of homework they can accomplish now with the Komplete 5 bundle.

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