

Interestingly, Razor is included with the Utimate bundle only, as are the Strings and Cinematic Evolve Mutations 1 and 2 and Session Strings Pro. At a glance, Ultimate has everything you could possibly want! 50 included NI products as opposed to Komplete's 27, a sample library more than double the size of its predecessor. The good people at Native Instruments have provided a useful comparison chart to outline the differences. So, what is the value of Komplete 8 Ultimate over regular Komplete you might ask. Studio Drummer, with over 2,500 professional grooves. Apparently this prevents unwanted distortion and harshness related to resonance peaks. There are also 37 new filters from low pass to formant filters some of which utilise a new adaptive resonance tech.

Included are new Pro Effects which are available as separate products, such as the Solid G-EQ, Solid Bus Comp, a Transient Master (can't wait to try that!) and a Tape Saturator. Kontakt 5 has been given what appears to be a significant upgrade. In this article let's take a brief look at some of the new features and products in both Komplete bundles. Learn more about the differences between Komplete 8 and Komplete 8 Ultimate here. Say goodbye hours spent installing from 20 DVDs! In fact, it's so massive (sic) that it comes on a USB 2.0 external drive. The later weighs in at over 240GB and includes over 50 different NI products. Komplete now comes in two flavours, Komplete 8 and Komplete 8 Ultimate. To complete the Komplete 8 package are new versions of Kontakt, now at version 5, Guitar Rig 5 Pro and, a completely new product, Guitar Rig 5 Kontrol. Native Instruments has announced the all new Komplete 8 and it's bigger than expected. The Native Instruments juggernaut collection of Audio Instruments & Effects just got even bigger.
