Just got a NAMM promo email thingy from Sweetwater linking to all the new stuff at NAMM.  Nary a mention of IKMultimedia or ST3.  Nada.  Zilch.  Imagine that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTiF6pNZqiw

GUI - looks a lot cleaner and easier on the eyes and included effects was nice idea.
 
Big question will be the upgrade prices?
 
Also need to hear more of the content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7uwcHPVyJU
 
Official Video

In the NAMM vid:
 
"It'll be coming out in this first quarter"
 
then later
 
"Sampletank 3 is HEEEERE!!!"
 
 
Sooooooooo I asks, which is it?

The GUI looks nice to me but I have to say, I'm a little underwhelmed by the videos. Still, looking forward to it.

"Native 64-bit Compatibility!"
 
What they don't say is there is no 32-bit compatibility. 
 
It's kind of like my local classic rock radio station that brags "40 minutes of nonstop rock!". What they should say is "20 minutes of nonstop commercials!".
 
But I guess as long as there's an iOS version, all bases have been covered.

This whole ST3 is REALLY getting soooooooooooo MEH for me.
 
For a noob to IK this is probably a great buy and value, IMHO.

Looks nice. That's real clever of them to make it 64 bit only limiting their potential customers. Please somebody wake me when I can pick it up for under $100 like I did ST 2.5

I hereby predict that when it's released that all previous owners of ST2 will get a "special introductory" offer (lasting, let's say, a month) of $99 semolians.  Which, of course, considering the past history is too much.  But we'll jump on it anyway.  Or will we?
 
 
PS: Looks OK...but hardly groundbreaking.