"Berlin, September 1st, 2009 - Native Instruments today announced KOMPLETE 6, the latest version of its popular software bundle that has become a mainstay with professional musicians and producers. The new collection offers a veritable arsenal of acclaimed instruments and effects that cover all areas of modern music production, including powerful new versions of ABSYNTH, GUITAR RIG and KONTAKT, at a significantly reduced price point.KOMPLETE 6 incorporates the latest ABSYNTH 5, KONTAKT 4 and GUITAR RIG 4 PRO versions, which add significant creative capabilities over their predecessors, complemented by BATTERY 3, FM8, MASSIVE and REAKTOR 5. All included products offer comprehensive compatibility for current host software versions and operating systems. ELEKTRIK PIANO is now included within the new KONTAKT factory library, while AKOUSTIK PIANO, B4 II and PRO-53 are no longer part of the bundle due to their discontinuation as individual products. Overall, KOMPLETE 6 includes an assortment of 7,000 individual preset sounds based on 60 GByte of premium sample material.
With its powerful selection of state-of-the-art instruments and effects at only half the price of the previous bundle generation, KOMPLETE 6 continues to mark the cutting edge of software instrument technology, and provides an invaluable resource for all areas of modern music production and performance.
KOMPLETE 6 will be available in October 2009 for a suggested retail price of $559 / 499 EUR. An update for owners of KOMPLETE 2/3/4/5 will be available for $169 / 149 EUR.
Furthermore, Native Instruments will offer a special time-limited upgrade for owners of any version of KONTAKT or REAKTOR. These users will be able to purchase KOMPLETE 6 at a special price of $339 / 299 EUR until December 31st 2009.
More information on KOMPLETE 6 including a video overview can be found at
www.native-instruments.com/komplete6.info
About Native Instruments:
Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based music production and performance. The company's mission is to develop innovative, fully integrated solutions for all professions, styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike."
This was also posted on the Yahoo Absynth forum...
ReplyDelete"First the bad news:
The following products will be discontinued:
-Elektrik Piano
-Akoustik Piano
-B4 II
-Pro-53
-Bandstand
In addition to the above discontinued products, the following single-
box products will no longer be available in the retail channel:
-Absynth
-FM8
-Massive
-Guitar Rig (software edition)
-Kore 2 (software edition)
-Reaktor
These changes were necessary to facilitate a more substantial change
to the new releases:
Today, NI is announcing KOMPLETE 6.
-KOMPLETE 6 will include Battery 3, FM8, Massive, Reaktor 5, and three
new releases: KONTAKT 4, GUITAR RIG 4 PRO, and ABSYNTH 5.
Better yet- NI has dropped all of their pricing. Komplete 6 will sell
new for $499 upgrades will sell for $149 !!! (no crossgrades-sry)
I've already made arrangements to get my Komplete upgrade- I'll try to
post more info on Absynth 5 as I receive it.
Eddie Sullivan
Sales Consultant
IMS Pro A/V
The Stony Brook Technology Center
21 Technology Drive
E. Setauket NY 11733
1800 344 6434
fax-1 631 751 4552
esullivan@imsproav.com"
So, single box products are no longer available? Seems like a really bad move to me. I realy like Absynth and would like to get FM8 but I'm not going to buy a whole over priced package just to get one or two synths. I mean, I wouldn't use the others and it would be a waste of money, IMHO.
ReplyDeleteOh, wait. Here's an email on the Yahoo Absynth group from Brian Clevinger... "You will still be able to buy/update Absynth individually at NI's
ReplyDeleteonline store. It will not be available in a box in retail stores
anymore. Komplete and a few other products will still be available in
retail stores.
Cheers,
Brian"
Wow B4 II discontinued. odd. you'd think they'd keep selling it.
ReplyDeleteI think NI is downsizing.
Not much in this Komplete 6 to woo me from Komplete 5.