I, personally, think it will be GREAT to get all the effects that I already
paid good money for AGAIN, and PAY MORE FOR THEM!!!
 
That always makes me feel better about paying more!

IK Obi
The current price is 60% of what SampleTank 2 cost back in 2003 when it was first released. 

As if that matters in today's economy. Today $299 is a boatload of money for most us I can tell you that.
 
I have not yet jumped ship on ST3 but the upgrade price better be darned attractive or you've lost one customer. And $249, $199 or $179 just ain't attractive to me.

cclarry
I, personally, think it will be GREAT to get all the effects that I already
paid good money for AGAIN, and PAY MORE FOR THEM!!!
 
That always makes me feel better about paying more!

You're missing the BIG picture.
 
Just imagine the value for that one hermit that never owned ST2. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oh wait, he bought NI's Ultimate 9 last year.

Doubt I will buy this for a long time.  I just got the upgrade to Kontakt 5 last month; I had Kontakt 4 for over 6 years before upgrading and I waited, and waited and just got it bundled in K9Ultimate.  I want to explore it before confusing me with a different sampler.  Given that Kontakt 5 regularly was available for $98 as an upgrade, I would not even consider ST3 unless it's upgrade price is at least as competitive in price and even if it is available at that price I will wait.  Also, I want to hear what others see and hear in it and to see how stable it is.  Like many here, I have waited this long, I can easily wait some more; I am just not in a hurry to get it any more.  Shoot, I even waited until last week to upgrade to Ozone5 and that was for $79.  But that is apples compared with oranges.  Still, what I mean is that the price will really need to be competitive.
 
I do admit that the new ST3 GUI (as seen on MF link) does look much more readable and that feature will be welcomed.  From what I gleaned over at the KVR countdown thread there will not be a free player version for a while.  
 
I do wish IKMultimedia success with this.  For now, I am happy with Kontakt 5 and I will and can wait a little longer.     

If I could use my $68 in Jam Points (hahahahahahahahahahahaha dream on bapu) I'd pay as high as $149 as an upgrade price.
 
If not $79 is the max I'd pay as an upgrade price.

bapu

cclarry
I, personally, think it will be GREAT to get all the effects that I already
paid good money for AGAIN, and PAY MORE FOR THEM!!!
 
That always makes me feel better about paying more!

You're missing the BIG picture.
 
Just imagine the value for that one hermit that never owned ST2. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oh wait, he bought NI's Ultimate 9 last year.

I'm a little away from things at the moment, so a serious question - did they announce ST3 and a release date for it yet??
I tried this link
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/ik-multimedia-sampletank-3
It seems to have been removed.
Thanks
Nigel
 
 
 
 

Bajan Blue
I'm a little away from things at the moment, so a serious question - did they announce ST3 and a release date for it yet??

The latest Arsebook countdown to ST3 post says 24th Jan. I assume they will have a big launch at NAMM.

Glyn
Thanks, so today's the day (well today in California time )  - when they finally get around to it some of us might already be in tomorrow!! That sort of sounds like a song title 

bapu
 
As if that matters in today's economy. Today $299 is a boatload of money for most us I can tell you that.

• 67 effect plug-ins including Pedalboard, which includes 35 stompboxes
• 18 software instrument plug-ins
• Custom instrument tuning system including 97 fixed tuning presets, equal-tempered, custom, and Hermode tuning
• 17 instrument and effect plug-ins with true surround support
• 1548 Patches for Audio, Auxiliary, Software Instrument, and Output tracks
• 3647 Apple Loops covering electronic genres: Hip Hop, Electro House, Dubstep, Modern R&B, Tech House, Deep House, and Chillwave
• 848 EXS24 Sampler instruments
• 3655 plug-in settings for 85 plug-ins
• 30 Ultrabeat electronic drum kits with 750 unique drum sounds
• 666 reverb spaces and warped effects for Space Designer
• 32 groove patterns for Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in 
   
   
   
  That's a fraction of what you get for $199 when you buy Logic - a little 35 GB of content, for the biggest part, eminently usable, btw... From that perspective, it seems a bit ridiculous to spend hundreds of dollars on a plug-in or a bread and butter sample library...
   
  I might grab the free version to play the old ST libraries which I haven't converted if they have one.