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For those wanting the least expensive upgrade from Kontakt Player. One is free. InexpensiveThis morning, I saw that Komplete Select 13 is available for $49 from Guitar Center/Musicians Friend. It's a $150 savings over the new Select 14. https://www.guitarcenter.com/Native-Instruments/KOMPLETE-13-SELECT-1500000331800.gcIt includes the free Komplete Kontrol plus Kontakt Player and not full Kontakt, of course. Some of the libraries will be updated to current by Native Access (NA) (v.2.70 released today) making this an inexpensive entrance for those who've never tried these. The real reason I'm posting this is that there are upgrade paths available. Upgrade to Komplete 14 Standard (full Kontakt Included) is $399 for a total savings of (again) $150. Sweetwater's price is the same as NI's. Heck, Kontakt alone is currently $299. If you really want Select 14, buy this first to save $50 as the upgrade is $99 from NI. Hey, $50 is $50. Here are the prices and upgrades at Sweetwater. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=Komplete+14+StandardFor those of us who own NI products, upgrade sales come now and then so this is a good way to get on that list. FreeAnother way is Komplete Start with 6GB of Library Fun and it's free: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-start/Again, Native Access will update some of these to the current versions including Kontakt Player to v.7 but here's the out-of-date list of what you get. https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-start/included-products/
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Whatever you do, don't bother with Komplete Now. It is near about useless.
Last edited by Byron Dickens; 10/13/22 06:18 AM.
Byron Dickens BIAB. CbB. Mixbus 32C 8 HP Envy. Intel core i7. 16GB RAM W10. Focusrite Scarlett 18i 20. Various instruments played with varying degrees of proficiency. https://soundcloud.com/athanorsoundlabs
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Whatever you do, don't bother with Komplete Now. It is near about useless.
Agreed. The only "Free" part is the one month trial. Then it's $9.99 month. If you want a bunch of synths and little else… oh you can use the Start and Kontakt Factory libraries with it but those are limited. No thanks. For some, it may be ideal but $120 yr adds up and, if you're in it for the long haul, any of the permanent license packages are a better deal. Strummed Acoustic 2, $99.00, seems to be a strong instrument. … Any opinions on this?
Is this included in any of their packages? I use it now and then — very nice. Strummed Acoustic is part of Komplete Standard. Strummed Acoustic 2 includes a 12 string and a different 6 than 1. It is part of the $1,199 Komplete Ultimate. a $599 upgrade from Standard, a $999 upgrade from Komplete Select or, as you point out, $99 stand-alone. All of the stand alone libraries work in the free Kontakt Player and Komplete Kontrol. If considering Ultimate, the Select 13 package @ $49 still saves you $150. Strummed Acoustic 2 is also part of Komplete Ultimate Collectors Edition that I have. There are upgrade paths to CE from Standard and Ultimate but none from Select. For a couple years, I owned Picked Nylon, another $99 stand alone that I use a lot. I was a little chagrined to see it now part of my Komplete Ultimate CE 14 upgrade but, had I waited for that, I wouldn't have been using it the last two years, right? There were enough other new libraries for me to justify the upgrade price (ouch!) plus another 60 expansion packs that I will never, ever look at. Budgets are limited. Spend wisely!
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Digital Performer 11, LogicPro
Finale27.4, Dorico5, Encore5, SmartScorePro64, Notion6, Overture5
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