Komplete 9 or just Kontakt 5

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Diego5150
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Komplete 9 or just Kontakt 5

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I am running Logic 9 as my DAW and I was looking into adding a plugin to my studio setup. I am in a band but getting bored with playing the same old 70's / 80's covers and decided to start recording my own stuff on the side.
I am still learning Logic but I figured why not spend more money.............
Let me know what you guys think about Komplete, Kontakt or any other plugins you guys have, or used. Obviously I must stick with a VVT plugin because I have a Mac. But all input is welcome.

Thanks,
Tim
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While I don't own it myself, it seems like a very good and complete program to start and end with. However, since you're already getting bored by those certain types of sounds, you may find yourself bored with a great deal in it too.

You might want to start by downloading the NI's free instruments and trials to see what inspires you.
The other obvious choices to look at are the free Alchemy player; the free AAS player and perhaps the demos from Uhe (Zebra/Diva); Tone2; & Synthmaster.
Spectrasonics is well worth the mention to check out also, but they offer no demo/trial and don't even you much to audition from.

IMO: Best to start with free players/demos/trials and ask ourselves the hard questions.
What am I looking for? What am I trying to do? What inspires me? What can my system and budget handle? How does it balance, compliment and integrate into what I already have?

YMMV - Happy hunting!
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Post by Diego5150 »

Stipes Vigilo wrote:While I don't own it myself, it seems like a very good and complete program to start and end with. However, since you're already getting bored by those certain types of sounds, you may find yourself bored with a great deal in it too.

You might want to start by downloading the NI's free instruments and trials to see what inspires you.
The other obvious choices to look at are the free Alchemy player; the free AAS player and perhaps the demos from Uhe (Zebra/Diva); Tone2; & Synthmaster.
Spectrasonics is well worth the mention to check out also, but they offer no demo/trial and don't even you much to audition from.

IMO: Best to start with free players/demos/trials and ask ourselves the hard questions.
What am I looking for? What am I trying to do? What inspires me? What can my system and budget handle? How does it balance, compliment and integrate into what I already have?

YMMV - Happy hunting!
Thanks for your response Stipes Vigilo I just wanted to clarify one thing: it is not the sounds that I am getting bored with it it the 70's guitar based music that the guys in my band insist on playing. A majority of it don't even have piano / keyboard parts so I am either playing the horn, effects parts, or I just fill in with organ or piano parts. I just want to write my own stuff but be able to inject quality sounds / patches to inspire me or fill in to what I am writing.
I have heard of Alchemy being another quality plug in from other forums. Thanks again for responding.
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Post by Diego5150 »

Just installed Komplete 9 ultimate last night and I forgot to set the path for the sound library to go to my external drive :oops: After the install though I copied the sound library to the external drive but my Mac would not allow me to delete the sound library on my Mac.
Can anyone help??
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Post by Diego5150 »

Wow these parts of the forum gets as much traffic as a dead end street.

I'll be here all week, try the veal.
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