Dan, would you (or anyone) be willing to give me the nickel tour here? For the last thirty years I have only used Roland MIDI synths. I have their best one, but I'm beginning to see it does not compare any longer to what a software synth can do.

I found Kontakt 6 for $399 here: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-6/ Is that correct for what is needed?

If so, does Kontakt 6 require any dongle or other copy protection?

Do you get any sounds with Kontakt 6 or is it just a base program requiring that you buy other sounds like the one you are going to buy?

I have seen references here to Kontakt before, and I recall they always talk about 'waiting for a sale'. Is that correct?

Thanks!


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