NI Komplet 8 don`t show in PT12

[spock999]

I updated my NI Komplete/Kontact to the latest 64 Bits version but still don`t see it im my PT 12 ... I only see Reaktor.

Other NI/PT12 users with the same problems ?

[Southsidemusic]

Originally Posted by spock999

I updated my NI Komplete/Kontact to the latest 64 Bits version but still don`t see it im my PT 12 ... I only see Reaktor.

Other NI/PT12 users with the same problems ?

I thought NI Komplete needed to be atleast version 9 to work seeing PT12 uses only AAX64 bit versions but I can be wrong here.

Members Musicman691 and unkJE are great at these version questions as we have NI KU11 now which works great with PT12HD so I have never used any version of the NI ultimate versions below 9.

[nigelpry]

I think it was after Komplete 9 was released that NI released the AAX64 plugin versions. But some of the individual plugins within earlier versions of Komplete have updates that the OP should have access to.

This NI page

https://support.native-instruments.c...in-KOMPLETE-8-

Shows Kontakt 5 and Guitar Rig 5 as new. And this review by musicradar ...

http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/te...plete-7-283544

Shows Absynth5, FM8, Massive and Reaktor5 included.

So the free updates to all those listed above should give AAX64 compatility to these plugins from Komplete 8. The only question mark in my mind from that list is Reaktor ... I seem to remember there being a paid upgrade needed to get AAX64 unless you upgraded Komplete to version 9, then it was included. Reaktor 5.6 comes to mind.

I can't remember if Battery 3 was ever AAX64 compatible, but Battery 4 was first included in Komplete 9.

OP ... Have you installed the latest plugin updates available via Native Instruments Service Centre? Can you list which update version numbers you have installed?

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by spock999

I updated my NI Komplete/Kontact to the latest 64 Bits version but still don`t see it im my PT 12 ... I only see Reaktor.

Other NI/PT12 users with the same problems ?

Thread title says Komplete 8 and you're asking about Kontakt. Komplete 8 is a suite of programs amongst which is Kontakt. The plugins that came with Komplete 8 (K8) did not support aax format only RTAS. AAX rollout amongst NI product was not uniform.

What exact versions of the various NI plugins do you have?

On this page is a partial listing of NI plugins that support aax64: https://support.native-instruments.c...s-11-or-Higher

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by nigelpry

I can't remember if Battery 3 was ever AAX64 compatible, but Battery 4 was first included in Komplete 9.

Battery 3 is not aax64 compatible; that happened in Battery 4.

[LDS]

Most of Komplete 8 works just fine with PT12 as AAX64 plugins here. Battery 3 won't... because AAX64 is supported until Battery 4.

Installing everything straight from the DVDs alone won't work. You need to run NI Access or download the most recent updates from NI after installing from the DVDs to get AAX support. Even then, I think I remember needing to click the 'customise' button on the installers under OSX and manually 'checking' AAX for it to install.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by LDS

Most of Komplete 8 works just fine with PT12 as AAX64 plugins here. Battery 3 won't... because AAX64 is supported until Battery 4.

Installing everything straight from the DVDs alone won't work. You need to run NI Access or download the most recent updates from NI after installing from the DVDs to get AAX support. Even then, I think I remember needing to click the 'customise' button on the installers under OSX and manually 'checking' AAX for it to install.

You don't necessarily have to go to the latest updates to get aax64 support as that happened a couple of updates back. What one has to be aware of with the updates is if you're running OSX 10.8.5 as NI dropped support for that about a year or so ago. Native Access won't necessarily tell you about that and even the older Service Center only had the warning note for a while and that was removed.

AAX64 support wasn't in the original release of Battery 4 - that came in an early update.

[nigelpry]

Originally Posted by LDS

Most of Komplete 8 works just fine with PT12 as AAX64 plugins here. Battery 3 won't... because AAX64 is supported until Battery 4.

Installing everything straight from the DVDs alone won't work. You need to run NI Access or download the most recent updates from NI after installing from the DVDs to get AAX support. Even then, I think I remember needing to click the 'customise' button on the installers under OSX and manually 'checking' AAX for it to install.

Now you mention it, I remember that too. When the first installers with AAX64 came out, the installers tried to be intelligent and only updated what you already had installed. So if you had previously chosen not to install AU or VST versions, then they were automatically deselected for updating.

But that meant the AAX64 versions were deselected too. We had to manually select to install the AAX64 versions. Then, subsequent updates knew which plugin types we wanted.

So the OP may have installed updates that include AAX64 versions, but if he didn't actually go into 'customize' and select the AAX plugin type, they won't have been installed.

Well remembered LDS

[Adel Ale Agha]

You can upgrade your NI komplete to a version above 9.

[nigelpry]

Originally Posted by Adel Ale Agha

You can upgrade your NI komplete to a version above 9.

You can, but whether it is worth the money depends on whether you want those extra Kontakt sample libraries.

Absynth, FM8, Guitar Rig, Kontakt are Massive are still at the same version (there haven't been any paid updates) as they were in Komplete 8.

Battery was updated to version 4 and was included in Komplete 9.

Only Reaktor has a new paid upgrade (to version 6) that is included in Komplete 11.

So upgrading to Komplete 11 is only worthwhile if you need the extra Kontakt sample libraries.

Personally, I upgraded to Komplete 9 ultimate, as I was previously at Komplete 6, but I haven't seen enough new stuff in Komplete 10 or 11 that would be interesting to me.

My next Komplete update will be at Komplete 12. Why? Well Native Instruments update pricing is the same for several previous versions. Currently updating Komplete Ultimate is the same price if you want to update from version 8, 9 or 10.

I'm guessing that when Komplete 12 is released, it will allow updates from 9, 10 or 11. And there will be a bigger range of 'new' Kontakt sample libraries when compared to Komplete 9. So it is more worthwhile.

To stay current, I'll need to upgrade then, otherwise my Komplete 9 will potentially become not updatable.