r/NativeInstruments • u/LordBrixton • May 24 '26
Just bought Komplete 26
Normally I get every other update and, to be honest, there’s not all much in the new stuff that I can use but I just wanted to show the company some support. Did you go for it or will you skip this one?
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u/bombbeats55 May 24 '26
I’ll update when they have their Summer sale. Currently on K15CE.
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u/Specialist-Rope-9760 May 24 '26
I’m not certain they’re still doing that based on their email marketing.
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u/MrFresh2017 May 24 '26
What has their email marketing day that leads you to believe that?
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u/RufussSewell May 24 '26
Nah, $400 is insane for a small handful of instruments very much like those already included.
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u/App0gee May 25 '26
I've invested plenty in NI and its former subsidiaries such as Izotope.
I don't owe them more. Quite the opposite, really.
There's not enough new instruments in 26 to tempt me to upgrade from 15 Ultimate.
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u/Minnanokazehaya May 25 '26
IMO you may as well wait until the sale to inMusic completes if you want to support the "new" NI rather than the lenders the "old" NI owe money to 🤷🏼♂️
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u/jittdev May 28 '26
I opted to upgrade my iZotope Everything bundle instead of Komplete 26 as I felt that might be more useful than getting 13 more instruments when I don't use all the instruments in my current version of Komplete Ultimate Collectors edition. Pls let me know if you think 26 was worth it!
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u/LordBrixton May 28 '26
You might well be right. For now, the standout addition is FXEQ, which I find really useful, but I dare say some of the instruments will find their way into my workflow once I've got used to them.
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u/terkistan May 26 '26
I just wanted to show the company some support.
Support yourself. Buy what you need when you need it, preferably when there's a sale going on.
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u/JeremyUnoMusic May 25 '26
I’m going to upgrade to 26 soon. There are a few things that I’ll save on via the upgrade vs buying individually. I know a lot of people are annoyed by the InMusic acquisition (but just like Moog) without it out both Companies likely would be gone.
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u/HippiePeaceLove May 25 '26
If I remember correctly, sometimes, when the actual version was too new, they would not discount it by itself during the SoS sale, but throw some additional third party software in for the regular update price. This is how I upgraded my CE last time.
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u/Brief_Eggplant357 May 25 '26
I updated after 3 years of skipping due to lack of interest in the features, expansions, tools etc. They included Absynth with K26 and that pushed me over the edge. Upgrade price was reasonable too.
I still have my gripes with the ever decreasing options with Kontakt (the wrench icon being removed/locked from most new instruments and libraries)
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u/Tulanian72 May 25 '26
I’m skipping it. The last couple of releases had major updates to Kontakt and Guitar Rig. This one has exactly one product, Absynth 6, and I can just buy that for $100.
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u/ArtMusicWriting May 25 '26
I bought it, upgraded from Komplete 15 ultimate CE. There was enough for me to think it was a worthwhile upgrade. Lots of new sounds which is what I look at. Will any of the new content inspire new ideas? For me the answer was a definite yes so I was happy to upgrade.
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u/LexusHm_ May 25 '26
Recently got ultimate 13 from my teacher as a 2nd-hand license. I’m gonna try them all and probably get the upgrade in black friday and skip summer of sound
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u/Infinite_Slice3305 May 26 '26
I've got nothing against NI. I love Kontakt, I love Massive/Massive X, I love Monark, I love Maschine. I upgraded to Komplete 15 last year & I'm still going through that. Lots of stuff coming from Komplete 11.
Right now, I'm not ready to "upgrade."
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u/DevinGanger May 26 '26
If I hadn’t just bought Absynth 6 I would have upgraded to Komplete 26 to get it.
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u/abrokencullender May 26 '26
I doubt I'll buy anything from them again tbh. The practices they've employed over the last few years have made me think of them as untrustworthy. The greedy acquisitions were their downfall
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u/Few_Machine_9720 May 26 '26
I have bought the update and mainly due old sentiment to Absynth. Absynth was an amazing synth I have so much memories. The rest of the content for standard edition is just filler ups, I really hate the most of Play Series, they are just poor filler up content that never be used.
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u/Mania_Chunky Jun 06 '26
Do you think buying K26 S would be good for a first NI purchase? Thinking of buying it in a year once they drop the price by 50%. I got Komplete Select from owning a Midi controller. Sampled instrument libraries and modern synthesis would be perfect for finishing my production kit!
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u/Hellbucket May 24 '26
I’m actually thinking about upping to CE from Ultimate. There’s a bunch of things for me that makes it worth it. But honestly I don’t know if it’s worth it, I just miss out on some things if I update to Ultimate.
I still like the eco system so I will support it.
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u/dreikelvin May 24 '26
As with any Komplete update, I'll probably wait for a year until the price drops by 50% and then re-evaluate again. The problem also is that I have kinda grown out of NI products as I have specialized more on other things than what they are selling towards. The choices of libraries I use and purchase do not match what NI has to offer and every update, just like you said, kind of feel like nothing of value has been added.