- Joined
- Oct 19, 2011
- Location
- Washington DC
Allow me to preface this little post with a bit of full disclosure. I'm a Native Instruments fan. I own the S4 + Traktor Scratch Pro 2.x, F1 and Komplete 8. I've always enjoyed their products, random specials and customer service. I was excited upon hearing the news this morning about Komplete 9 and quickly rushed to the website to see what new goodies would be shipped with Komplete 9:
Battery 4. NICE! About effing time. The new interface looks slick and the implementation of the SSL emulated plugins is a nice touch. The addition of the Time Machine Pro algorithm is a HUGE win.
Monark. Erm...alright. Another "Analog" creation that bears a very striking resemblance to u-he's beautiful DIVA synth.
SSL FX. Solid Bus Comp, Solid Dynamics and Solid EQ. I mean, they're nice. But they're not really "new," only to the Komplete 9 package. I'm quite fond of my FabFilter plugins right now so I'll pass...
The Giant. Again, not "new," just new to Komplete 9. A giant fucking piano. Perhaps useful for someone...but not me considering my HD is loaded with piano sampler instruments...including the multiple versions already included in Komplete 8.
And aside from the above listed, everything else is the same. For an upgrade price of $150 (for Komplete 2-8 owners), I probably shouldn't complain too much. I'm actually more disappointed than anything. I was hoping for more updates to the classics...where's my FM9...my Massive 2...Kontakt 6?
I hate to speculate or talk negative about a developer who's products I enjoy, but the lack of "wow" factor with Komplete 9 leads me to believe that we will see the likes of FM9, Massive 2, etc. released during this year...at an additional cost to those who have already purchased Komplete 9.
I truly hope that I'm wrong and getting worked up over nothing...but again, I can't help but feel a bit let down. Probably my own fault for setting expectations so high.
Thoughts?
/endrant
Battery 4. NICE! About effing time. The new interface looks slick and the implementation of the SSL emulated plugins is a nice touch. The addition of the Time Machine Pro algorithm is a HUGE win.
Monark. Erm...alright. Another "Analog" creation that bears a very striking resemblance to u-he's beautiful DIVA synth.
SSL FX. Solid Bus Comp, Solid Dynamics and Solid EQ. I mean, they're nice. But they're not really "new," only to the Komplete 9 package. I'm quite fond of my FabFilter plugins right now so I'll pass...
The Giant. Again, not "new," just new to Komplete 9. A giant fucking piano. Perhaps useful for someone...but not me considering my HD is loaded with piano sampler instruments...including the multiple versions already included in Komplete 8.
And aside from the above listed, everything else is the same. For an upgrade price of $150 (for Komplete 2-8 owners), I probably shouldn't complain too much. I'm actually more disappointed than anything. I was hoping for more updates to the classics...where's my FM9...my Massive 2...Kontakt 6?
I hate to speculate or talk negative about a developer who's products I enjoy, but the lack of "wow" factor with Komplete 9 leads me to believe that we will see the likes of FM9, Massive 2, etc. released during this year...at an additional cost to those who have already purchased Komplete 9.
I truly hope that I'm wrong and getting worked up over nothing...but again, I can't help but feel a bit let down. Probably my own fault for setting expectations so high.
Thoughts?
/endrant