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Announced today, mostly as per all the leaks, though Ozone Standard is bundled with all but Select and there are Brainworx products bundled too. Pre-orders now, release September 27, grace period from now (probably - details TBC)



Kontakt 7 is out in October and includes Hi DPI GUI, a new browser, new effects and factory library (including contributions from Orchestral Tools).

Komplete 14 Collectors Edition new products:
Choir: Omnia (by Strezov Sampling)
Lores
Brainworx Knifonium
BX_Console
BX_Focusrite SC
Various expansions
3 Brainworx vouchers

Pricing and upgrade info, plus full comparison chart here:
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... n/compare/

Ultimate Edition new products:
Piano Colors
Ashlight
Action Strings 2
Sequis
East Asia
BX_Console N
BX_Limiter True Peak
Various expansions
2 Brainworx vouchers

Standard Edition new products:
Kontakt 7
IZotope Ozone 10 Standard
Session Guitarist: Mint
Session Guitarist: Picked Nylon
Session Bassist: Prime Bass
Play series (various)
Play box
BX_Oberhausen
Massive X expansions (various)
BX_Crispytuner
Lo-fi-AF
Various expansions
1 Brainworx voucher

(Higher tiered products include all lower tiered products, except number of vouchers).

hmmm... very little to lure me in, especially in the Standard edition. I already own any of the listed products that I use. Of course I do want to get my hands on Kontakt 7, I'm probably not alone. Unless Kontakt 7 is priced higher than the standard bundle I believe I will pass. I guess this is what happens when you've been using their products since the days of FM7<G>.

Ultimate finally looks like a good upgrade for me - when it goes on sale at 50% off. I'm patient, I can wait. I wonder if that Ozone license will be able to be re-sold.

There’s a fair few things I’d like in there - Kontakt 7 and Lores are top of the list for me.

Still a little unclear on grace periods - I have that unopened CE 13 upgrade sat on my shelf.

Jeepers, a terrible first demo for Choir: Omnia:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... oir-omnia/

The good news is that the choir itself sounds promising, it’s those awful tight but flabby drums dominating the mix that sit in no known universe with the choir that make me want to rip my own ears off. The second demo is considerably less wretched.

Hoping better demos and a walkthrough are coming by release day.

No grace period this time. Anyone buying (note - NOT registering) after Sept 7th can get a 50% off voucher for the upgrade.

So my gamble didn’t pay off. Oh well - if anyone can use a 12CE to 13CE sealed and boxed upgrade, drop me a PM!

I don't see anything special that I would need in Komplete 14, I will most likely just purchase Kontakt 7 Upgrade if that is offered. Hopefully they will offer an attractive Upgrade price from Kontakt 6.