Native Instruments today released Static Friction, a new Maschine expansion designed to provide the driving, international sound of tech house.

The expansion features 33 drum kits loaded with new kicks, snares, hi-hats, and claps, as well as seven Special Kits containing analog spring reverb samples, Ride and Snare kits optimized for live performance, and additional Spoken and Radio Voice Kits for additional textures. New Massive presets provide exclusive basses, leads, pads, and effects for added variety.

Static Friction is available for Maschine and Maschine Mikro and is specifically tailored to live performance. A compact version is also available for iMaschine. Static Friction is available at the NI Online Shop for US$49. A compact version of Static Friction is also available for iMaschine in the Apple App Store for $0.99. For more info go to www.native-instruments.com/staticfriction .