Komplete 8

[Soundtrack2life]

I got an email last month ago to upgrade to Komplete 8. Just curious if anyone else has upgraded and how it is playing along with Pro Tools. FWIW my Komplete 5 is crashing PT 9.0.3 and I was hoping that K8 (Kontakt most specifically) would fix the problem.
Joe

[Micks_Mix]

I have Komplete 8 Ultimate, no problems...
But I am using PT 8.1

[nst7]

Komplete 5 is 3 versions ago. It wouldn't be compatible with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Windows 7. Not surprising that it's not working with PT9.

You'll definitely want to upgrade to 8 if you plan on trying to use it at all. From Komplete 6 on, it's been working pretty well for most people.

You might also consider going to Komplete 8 Ultimate, if there's an upgrade for that as well.

[Soundtrack2life]

Actually Komplete 5 worked well for me up until I updated to PT 9.0.3 & OSX 10.6.8. Looks like I will be updating then. . . . .glad to hear it is working well on the latest version.

[Obsidian Dragon]

I purchased the upgrade to Komplete 8 for $199 but afterwards, I wished that I got Komplete 8 Ultimate instead for $499. It has much more content which is the point of buying software instruments in the first place.

[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by nst7

Komplete 5 is 3 versions ago. It wouldn't be compatible with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Windows 7.

That's simply false information and shouldn't be posted.

I'm using Komplete 5 with Snow Leopard on 7 or 8 different machines and it's absolutely flawless. No crashes in years. I refuse to upgrade because it's not broken and I've had my share of "broken" from NI over the past decade.

[nst7]

Well, it's not false info according to the website. A few of the products in K5 are listed as not compatible, such as Absynth 4 and Guitar Rig 3, as well as the discontinued products such as B4II, Acoustik Piano, etc.

There are probably workarounds, and you may indeed have it working flawlessly, which is great, but as far as I can see on their website, it would not be "officially" qualified. My point to the OP was that he shouldn't be surprised if software that was 3 versions old was having a few issues.

[Carl Lie]

Originally Posted by Obsidian Dragon

I purchased the upgrade to Komplete 8 for $199 but afterwards, I wished that I got Komplete 8 Ultimate instead for $499. It has much more content which is the point of buying software instruments in the first place.

I was thinking that but I don't think I'd use the extra stuff as I already have Session Strings Pro and the Scarbee Stuff. Decisions, decisions..

C

[Obsidian Dragon]

Originally Posted by Carl Lie

I was thinking that but I don't think I'd use the extra stuff as I already have Session Strings Pro and the Scarbee Stuff. Decisions, decisions..

C

The Scarbee Bass stuff is what I was disappointed that it was not included in Komplete 8 but only in Komplete 8 Ultimate. There is only on bass model included instead of all of them. Unfortunately S/W is not returnable or else I would have returned it for the Ultimate bundle. At this point, I'll just wait until next year's upgrade to get the ultimate bundle.

[nst7]

To Obsidian,

It looks like "regular" Komplete 8 is now eligible for the upgrade to K8 Ultimate, and the price is just the difference between them, so you wouldn't even lose any money. On the NI Website it specifically says K2 thru 8. On Sweetwater's website it says 2 thru 7, but I called someone there and their info sheet says "2 or later".

In fact, you can get it from Guitar Center (store or website) and get 15% off through today with their Columbus Day coupon, making the upgrade $425.



To Carl Lie,

You can sell your existing licenses for Session Strings Pro, Scarbee and anything else you have, which would offset your costs at least somewhat. You would need to provide the installers and samples on a disc for the buyer, since they probably couldn't download it. I'm not sure how much you could get for them, but it might be worth a shot.