califran
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Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
Two parts to the question. 1) What do you think of Kontakt 5? 2) Given that I focus on songwriting rather than production and tend to use sounds as supplied -- minimal tweaking, little-to-no experimentation -- is Kontakt 5 a sensible purchase at this price? Thanks.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 02:46:57
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califran
Two parts to the question.
1) What do you think of Kontakt 5?
2) Given that I focus on songwriting rather than production and tend to use sounds as supplied -- minimal tweaking, little-to-no experimentation -- is Kontakt 5 a sensible purchase at this price?
Thanks.
Do you own a previous version of Kontakt? Do you own many other virtual instruments? If no, then I'd recommend getting Komplete... as it offers a LOT of bang for the buck.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 03:01:09
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I have Kontakt 5. I'd highly recommend it. It opens many new options for you that you will quickly appreciate.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 05:27:31
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If you just want good sounds straight out of the box Kontakt is a good option. The factory content is useful and there is a lot of free or low cost addons if you want to fill any holes.
Most Kontakt instruments require minimal tweaking. You can dive deep if you want to but do not have to. I think it would be very useful for your use scenario.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 05:27:32
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If you just want good sounds straight out of the box Kontakt is a good option. The factory content is useful and there is a lot of free or low cost addons if you want to fill any holes.
Most Kontakt instruments require minimal tweaking. You can dive deep if you want to but do not have to. I think it would be very useful for your use scenario.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 07:46:39
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I noticed the price reduction also - I know there a lot of companies creating libraries for Kontak 5 - but I wondered about the 43gb or so of samples that come with the package --- I currently use sampletank 2.5 and dimension pro, - Are the samples noticably more realistic(brass instruments, bass guitars, guitar, pianos etc) than the ones that come with these two packages?? I've tried the Kontakt free player and wasn't really blown away with the free sounds.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 08:26:04
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- but I wondered about the 43gb or so of samples that come with the package --- I currently use sampletank 2.5 and dimension pro, - Are the samples noticably more realistic(brass instruments, bass guitars, guitar, pianos etc) than the ones that come with these two packages??
IMHO - Yes they are much better for the most part. That said I think the main value of Kontakt is the third party content. There is a lot of great stuff availale for free or less that $20
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 08:49:46
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Sounds-wise/content wise, I completely agree with Glyn.......Kontakt is really fantastic right out of the box (SampleTank & Dim Pro do need some tweaking). That being said..... and with Kontakt 5 being on sale, an alternate option might be to get K4 for really cheap from someone selling their Kontakt license. I've bought quite a few NI things at the KVR_Market_Place and had very good experiences in the purchase process (Paypal). Also, I believe K4 has more 3rd party libraries available.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 12:40:46
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Also, I believe K4 has more 3rd party libraries available.
Kontakt 4 libraries and earlier will play in Kontakt 5, but not the other way around.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 14:57:29
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BOOM! I'm in.
Ka-ching!
Well worth it.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 17:11:16
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Thanks to all who've replied. I appreciate the comments so far, and I'll be interested in any more. Still a few days to decide . . .
BTW, Glyn Barnes points out in another thread in the Software forum that NI have several products, not just Kontakt, at half-price this week. I tried including a link to the sale in my original post here, but it kept vanishing. I'm glad other people possess greater eptitude.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 21:25:16
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Anyone think we might see Komplete 10 next month? I skipped 8 and 9 and wouldn't mind getting Kontakt 5 but would be happier with the next version of Komplete if it's coming out soon.
Cheers,
jayson
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 21:52:07
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jayson
Anyone think we might see Komplete 10 next month? I skipped 8 and 9 and wouldn't mind getting Kontakt 5 but would be happier with the next version of Komplete if it's coming out soon.
Cheers,
jayson
Ummm, I didn't think Komplete 9 was out all that long ago...? Was it?
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/24 22:44:37
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Komplete 9 and Komplete 9 Ultimate just came out in March. Komplete 10 wont be out til next year 2014.
I personally wouldn't buy Kontact 5 standalone I would buy Komplete 9 and get not only Kontact 5 but a bunch of libraries to use with it. But on sale yea buy Kontact 5.
Kontact is very good, worth the having for all the 3rd party libraries out there and ya really kinda need the full version as the free player is limited.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 01:12:26
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Ah ... that's right. I thought that they usually put Komplete on sale sometime during the late summer or fall. Guess I'll just wait a bit longer as I want the Ultimate version.
Cheers,
jayson
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 10:50:35
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Kontakt 5 at half price is a no-brainer. I've been craving the Action Strings, also at half price now. Any input on that?
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 14:32:09
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Thanks for the info - well I'm in!! Ordered today - At least its easier to smuggle into the house than a guitar Just need to hide that credit card statement!!!
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 14:44:57
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Congrats!! You'll love it. If you want to go indepth or even learn the basics with Kontakt, check out Groove3's video tutorial.
Funny you mentioned "hide the credit card".........at the time I bought K4, I also had to jump some hoops. :))
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 15:05:30
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The trick is to buy your wife something of comparable value beforehand. My studio monitors cost me a Rolex.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 16:18:28
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I think you're right Bit I've been thinking Fabfilter Pro-C .... what do ya think????
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 17:35:47
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Dinner and a movie ought to cover it. Not fast food, though. Someplace with table cloths.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/25 20:32:04
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Woohoo!!! Been waiting along time for this. Thanks for the heads up. Will be able to get "Piano in Blue" now.
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califran
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/27 17:50:48
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Thanks again for all the replies. Sale lasts till 7/29. Still thinking . . .
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/27 19:22:56
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I bought it and it came 2 days ago. It was a little hard to get a hang of at first, but it sounds great. I also downloaded some free libraries that sound amazing. Well worth the $200. I can wait to put this through its paces.
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/28 17:04:15
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'''' At least its easier to smuggle into the house than a guitar
Just need to hide that credit card statement!!! '''
My wife just went to the store.is the sale still on?I wasn't sure where to look
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/28 19:05:49
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'''' At least its easier to smuggle into the house than a guitar
Just need to hide that credit card statement!!! '''
My wife just went to the store.is the sale still on?I wasn't sure where to look
It's still on - go to native-instruments[dot]com[forwardslash]blockbusterseason
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/28 19:58:34
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instead I went to amazon and bought Komplete 9 for just under 500, I alredy have Battery 4 but decided not to piece by piece,,,amazon offers 6 months no interest so I can do that...100 a month
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/29 04:31:07
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Congratulations on your purchase - but thats 6 cc statements you need to hide.... lol
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/29 08:40:43
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I think Texas is a stand your ground state, I think I reached my limit though for at least a month
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Re: Kontakt 5 half-price this week - worth buying?
2013/07/29 11:12:14
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K5 1/2 price? Can K6 be far away? ;-)
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