Native Instruments is always helping out DJ's and Producers by providing us with excellent software packages that seem to push the envelope time and time again. Native Instruments is now releasing a new Production product called Damage that will assist music-makers with creating those hard-hitting cinematic percussion beats and sounds for movie scores and high-impact music production. In other words, this gives you a combination of industrial sounds and orchestral percussion to add lots of character to whatever project you are working on. Details, pricing, and press release inside.

Native Instruments makes software not only for DJ's, but also for music creators and producers as well. Introducing the Native Instruments Scarbee Funk Guitarist software which puts the sounds of virtual funk guitar at the hands of producers. Designed to be used with the Kontakt 4 sampler or the free Kontakt player, the Scarbee Funk Guitarist provides a range of authentic rhythm guitar lines for funk, soul, hip-hop, house, pop, and where ever you can fit it in. Video and Press Release inside.

We recently reviewed the new Native Instruments tools that allow producers to make music of all styles and genres. The NI Maschine Studio easily allows users to bang out beats on the drum pads while the NI Komplete Keyboards made it simple to add a melody to the rhythm. Now NI has released the new Maschine 2.3 and the Komplete 1.1 updates that will make workflows easier and give producers a head start when making new music.

Native Instruments continues to provide new soundpacks to users of its popular Maschine Music Production Station to keep things fresh when making new tracks and beats. The newest MASCHINE Expansion is called HELIOS RAY and it comes packed with sounds and beats drawing from London's broken beat scene and LA's abstract beat producers. HELIOS RAY also contains three separate styles of drum kits as well as unique Melodic Kits and new MASSIVE presets. There's also a version available for the iMaschine iphone version. Check out the details after the jump.

Have you ever thought about what it would feel like to actually make a real beat on your chest while waiting in line at a local drive-thru? Or how about when you are in school hanging out with some friends? Well, now you can do that and a bit more with the new ThinkGeek Drum Machine T-shirt. This shirt has a built in drumpad with seven buttons, on-board speaker, and nine built-in drum kits to switch up the sounds as you wish. You can even record and playback loops if you wish. All this goodness for only $35.

Late last year, we reviewed the new Native Instruments Powerful tools that allow producers to make music of all styles and genres. The Native Instruments Maschine Studio easily allows users to bang out beats on the drum pads while the Native Instruments Komplete Keyboards made it simple to add a melody to the rhythm. Now Native Instruments has integrated the Maschine Studio with the Komplete Keyboards to make an easy and intuitive workflow for production.