Checking Out: Playbox by Native Instruments

Playbox is currently on sale for $149 - bit.ly/3qR5twz
Playbox is quite simply the coolest and most innovative instrument I’ve experienced in quite some time. If you produce music in any form, this instrument will instantly inspire you not only to write tracks but to complete an entire album.
Contributor Raborn Johnson reviews Playbox by Native Instruments
Playbox normally sells for $199.00 from Native Instruments - bit.ly/3qR5twz
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00:56 About Playbox by Native Instruments
01:43 First Thoughts
02:35 Preset Playthrough
16:49 Creating Custom Presets
27:29 Engine Functionality
36:25 Final Thoughts
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[@jamescornelius6036]

I cannot stop playing with this thing, and It does work wonders for cinematic music, I love it, using lots of my own samples, like wow.

[@Joxif]

Can

[@Joxif]

Pop C l

[@paulguy2545]

I've only just bought Playbox yesterday evening (June 29th 2023 while NI's Summer Of Sound Sale) was still on, and while looking for an in-deph video on here about it I was glad to find this one. I haven't really found anybody else who breaks things down the way you have about this awesome instrument. Thanks man!!

[@SampleLibraryReviews]

We’re always pleased when the videos are helpful and useful. Thanks for the comment Paul

[@ej2796]

The dice(randomization) of this is the real innovation...because I can create layered sounds and spread them across chords myself...it just takes WAY more time. And if you think about it....most of the time when you are searching for sounds to use, you are RANDOMLY auditioning within a certain kind of sound set yourself, until you find something you like that you can tweak to your own taste for the track. You know!? Think about it! Lol. This can just streamline the process. And one of the biggest features is that it automatically recognizes the pitch a sample is in, and AUTOMATICALLY re-pitches it to a note that will fit your chord set. Incredible workflow jumpstarter

[@chicago_beats]

Highly underrated 🔥🔥🔥

[@Kris_jellybeard]

Love it, made an album in one week using only Playbox

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

I want to hear that!

[@samburtyboy]

Great review of a very complex instrument Raborn. Innovative and super creative library.

[@rabornjohnson]

Thanks Sam!

[@ToastedGhost]

Great indepth look at a fantastic creative app. I mainly use the ipad when playing live but to create new pads and sonically charged chords this looks amazing. Thank you

[@bremflux6464]

Been playing it for 6 months. I feel it needs it's own controller tbh, it's that good. Hope they build on it like add an FX bus for each sample... maybe just below volume and pan. This way you can cut out reverbs or delay on bass instruments. Otherwise, it's a game changer for me.

[@adl0815]

Wow, looks and sounds very interesting! I feel that a simple undo/redo button never was so crucial to be implemented (and sadly be missed), cause with one wrong click you could screw up a great sound you tweaked already a lot and never get it back. 😅

[@soundsgoodtome]

It has undo.

[@adl0815]

@@soundsgoodtome Ah, very nice! Didn't spot it on the gui, thanks for pointing out its there.

[@PendelSteven]

The full power of Kontakt 6 at display in this library. I'm not so sure if we can call it a sampler anymore. Feels more like it is a 'Virtual Instrument Platform': VIP. Playbox is robably build for the lo-fi crowd, but expanded a bit to suit more people. For example, for cinematic. But BT can probably use this. As I've used his plugins for making my jingles, haha!

[@issiewizzie]

funny people call it a sampler but it can't sample ...

[@klipnity]

@@issiewizzie what? you definitely can sample and make your own library

[@princeamu]

Its actually not just pop sounding but very cinematic

[@PendelSteven]

Playbox so far is the only instrument that Native Instruments files under 'synthesizer' that opens in Kontakt. Anyhow, it's an awesome instrument and now included in (your upgrade to) Komplete 14 Standard, Ultimate or Collector's Edtion! Still if you've got Komplete 14. I do recommend looking at upgrading to Izotope's Music Production Bundle 5, since the best thing about Ozone Advanced is that you can use the individual elements as seperate plugins. And hey, you get Neutron, Nektar, RX 10, Vocal Synth. Look for a sale and then upgrade. Thank me later. :)

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

Insane

[@billy2129]

So when you have a sound you like...You can run it across your whole keyboard?

[@_manasikara]

no

[@billy2129]

@@_manasikara I am seeing that you can go to audition....and that puts a weaker version of what you are doing across the keyboard....

[@chicago_beats]

Aw yeah

[@alxleiva]

I was excited about this but maybe it's not for me, it has potential but it seems to produce the same kind of sounds (EDM, LO-FI, Trap, etc)

[@SampleLibraryReviews]

Hi Alex, I am glad the video gave you more insight into the instrument. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@dafingaz]

🙌🏾

[@issiewizzie]

isn't this NI polyplex rebranded

[@turquoisemintskyblueteal2401]

Coolbeans! roll some dice

[@johnmack3017]

Wow. Half an hour and not a single usable sound. 1300 presets and they all sound like a detuned music box. Plus one hundred misuses of the word insane. Hate to be negative but this is grim.

[@chrishall000]

You can add your own samples and chords

[@jaykay__jaykay]

3:23

[@princeamu]

This is probably one of the Aliens in Area 51 that made this playbox and gave it to native instruments.

[@ViRiXDreamcore]

I am trying to decide between this and CYCLES by Slate & Ash... they seem quite similar, but trying to find the difference. Anyone use both and can compare?

[@phelper4554]

Cycles is so deeeep and Playbox is more user friendly but they are both very different. I would go with cycles because of it’s features and its not so much overused already

[@ViRiXDreamcore]

@@phelper4554 Hm yeah I can see where PB is a bit easier to wrap one's head around. I may give it a try. Thanks.

[@rocky_racoon_uk1252]

$149 for a headache !

[@sirvazo1633]

😆

[@mrnelsonius5631]

Good thing NI is offering a 10% discount store wide for their new SoundeWide partnership… oh wait a minute that generous discount EXCLUDES NEW PRODUCTS. That 10 percent was gonna land them a sale for this one, but nope. Don’t need to play in this box that badly

[@Allogettingmoney]

Native instruments need to explain how we can get the midi recorded with Playbox out as a midi Data