Native Instruments SuperStarSaw with A. G. Cook (2026)

This Page Is Super*Saw. It Is Not Komplete 26.

Stay here for Native Instruments Super*Saw (UI: Super*Saw; spoken: SuperStarSaw): the 16 July 2026 A. G. Cook stacked-saw instrument, the $99 / €99 list, and what a beatmaker can play without opening Massive X or a JP-8000 clone. Do not use this file as a Komplete 26 / Absynth 6 / inMusic buyer’s guide.

NI’s 16 July 2026 press release is the launch primary. Sound on Sound published the same day. Attack Magazine (20 July 2026) and Synth Anatomy (16 July 2026) are the first-look secondaries. Komplete 26 shipped earlier (May 2026) with Absynth 6—that is a different SKU and a different related article.^[2][7]

Synth Anatomy’s line is the product-positioning you should keep: this is a supersaw playground, not an authentic Roland JP-8000 emulation. If you want a general wavetable bake-off, use the related Serum 2 / Vital / Phase Plant and Pigments 6 pages.^[5]

16 July 2026. List $99 / €99. VST3, AU, AAX.

NI press (Berlin, 16 July 2026): SuperStarSaw launches that day; MSRP $99 / €99. DJ Mag: £89 / $99 / €99. Attack: $99 or €99, available now. SOS: “priced at $ € 99.” The live NI storefront is the cart; this page quotes those launch lists, not a later sale.^[2][6][4][7]

NI store “at a glance” block: synthesizer; VST3 / AU / AAX; 235 presets; saw synthesizer category; download size 162 MB. System requirements on the same product family: macOS 14, 15, 26; Windows 10 or 11; Intel Core i5 or Apple Silicon; 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended); 64-bit hosts; internet for install/activation, offline after.^[1]

No separate Standard/Advanced editions in the launch coverage. Attack: single-tier purchase, no subscription. That is the commercial shape this page uses unless NI later bundles it into Komplete—do not assume it is inside Komplete 26.^[4]

Two Swarms: Dual Saw Banks, Not a Full Synth Flagship

NI’s product tour: “Shape two Swarms with dual 8-voice oscillators, each layering up to 16 additional saws.” NI’s blog: a dual 8-voice sawtooth oscillator system, colour-coded pink and green layers. Cook’s quote there: two groups, one anchoring, one going wide.^[1][3]

Press and SOS instead write “two independent 16-saw oscillator banks.” Attack: each bank generating up to 16 sawtooth waves. Synth Anatomy: 16 saws per bank, with spread, width, retrigger, pan/amp/motion, detune motion, symmetry, and chord/quantize inside the swarm. Quote the page you are looking at; do not invent a third oscillator count.^[2][4][5]

The constraint is the point. NI’s blog: the instrument is limited to sawtooth waves so the stack is the whole design. That is why it is not Serum 2, not Pigments 6, and not Massive X. Beatmakers who need wavetables, FM, or samples should keep those synths; Super*Saw is the stacked-saw performance box.

• Morpher 4-corner X/Y pad stores four patch states and interpolates between them. Press: that gesture replaces a stack of automation lanes. Synth Anatomy: capture per corner; no Massive X-style “mine” of the morpher on their preview.^[2][5]
• Harmony tools Chord, scale, and quantize, plus controlled off-grid deviation. Per-voice glide and offset for the liquid stereo motion Cook’s sessions used to automate by hand.^[4]
• Filter and FX LP / BP / HP at 2-pole and 4-pole. Built-in chorus, delay, reverb. Mono/poly. Synth Anatomy also lists amp envelope, two aux ADSRs, and an assignable multi-wave LFO on their preview unit.^[2][5]

Built from Cook Patches. Still a NI Plugin.

Press: two-year collaboration; NI design team worked from Cook’s patches and sessions. Credits named in that release and in Attack/SOS: Charli xcx, Caroline Polachek, Beyoncé, Oklou (press also notes 2025 BRIT Producer of the Year / Grammy-winning dance-electronic work on Charli’s brat in DJ Mag’s write-up). Logo and Morpher visuals: Simon Whybray.^[2][4][6]

NI’s blog interview: Cook’s previous stacked-saw work meant duplicated instances and aligned detune automation (“Stargon” is the example he names). Super*Saw is that workaround as one playable instrument. It is not a sample pack of his records and not a licence to use those masters.^[3]

Where a Beatmaker Actually Puts It

Useful when the record needs a wide detuned saw lead, a hyperpop glide, a trance-adjacent stack, or a pink/green layered chord that moves on one XY. Not useful as the only synth in a kit that also needs 808 sine design, vocal chops, or wavetable basses—those jobs stay on Serum, Vital, Phase Plant, or a free synth from the related lists.

Komplete Kontrol and Maschine. Not a Hardware Synth.

Launch coverage is consistent: integration with Komplete Kontrol keyboards and Maschine. That is NKS-class control, not a new piece of hardware. If you do not own that gear, the plugin still runs as VST3/AU/AAX.^[2][7]

Synth Anatomy’s preview caveat: no GUI scaling on the unit they saw. Recheck the live manual if you work on high-DPI; that is a first-look note from July 2026, not a perpetual spec.^[5]

Load It Once. Then Play the Morpher. Do Not Rebuild Cook’s Mix.

This checklist is the instrument, not a Charli-style mix template. Confirm the live NI product page for your OS before you freeze a project around an old host list.^[1]

1. Buy the $99 / €99 SKU, not a Komplete 26 tier, unless NI later bundles it
   Launch coverage treats Super*Saw as a standalone synth. Komplete 26 is a different May 2026 collection. Check your Native Access locker; do not pay Collector’s Edition to obtain this.^[2]
2. Instantiate VST3, AU, or AAX and start from a factory preset or one swarm
   235 presets on the NI glance table. NI’s blog: copy pink to green or randomize. Set scale/quantize if you want the stack to stay in key while you ride detune.^[1][3]
3. Capture four Morpher corners, then perform the XY
   That is the launch feature. Attack: one performance control instead of many automation lanes. Print MIDI plus automation if the drop depends on a morph you cannot restage.^[4]
4. Use onboard chorus/delay/reverb, then EQ in the DAW
   The instrument is a saw stack with a small FX set. It is not a mixer. Filter LP/BP/HP at 2- or 4-pole as documented; do not expect a modular FX rack.
5. If you need wavetable, FM, or samples, leave this page
   Related: Serum 2 vs Vital vs Phase Plant, Pigments 6, ranked free synths, free VST 2026, Komplete 26 buyer’s guide. Super*Saw does not replace those.

Out of Scope: Komplete 26, JP-8000 Clones, Artist Masters

Not Komplete 26. Not Absynth 6. Not a Kontakt library. Not a Roland JP-8000 ROM. Not a licence to replay A. G. Cook, Charli xcx, or Beyoncé records. Presets are starting points; they are not stems from those catalogues.

NI hardware integration is Kontrol/Maschine mapping. There is no Super*Saw keyboard in the launch notes. If Native Access or a later Komplete bundle changes inclusion, read that locker—not this page.

Verify on NI, Attack, and Synth Anatomy

Canonical product URL used by SOS: native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/superstarsaw. Press: NI Prowly 16 July 2026. First looks: Attack Magazine and Synth Anatomy. Recheck those pages if a spec (oscillator wording, GUI scaling, preset count) moves after this September 2026 snapshot.^[1][4][5]