![]() Instead, we’re looking at the major new additions and an appraisal of the multiple packages and their potential target users – in short, which one should you consider? It would be impossible to succinctly cover them all (a full breakdown is available here). The result is a dizzying number of products in total, with over 60 new additions in this version alone. Happily, this means that Komplete 14 includes a selection of plug-ins from those companies in addition to Native Instruments’ own. NI recently united with music software brands Brainworx, iZotope and Plugin Alliance to form the Soundwide group. ![]() READ MORE: Beginner’s guide: Essential software tools for podcasting.Since then, its software stable has continued to grow and we now arrive at Komplete 14, available in several suites based on the number of products you get. It’s been almost two decades since the Berlin-based developer released its first Komplete bundle, bringing together instruments and expansion packs at a significant discount over their collective individual prices. When you get back, KOMPLETE 13 will be fully installed, and ready to use.Native Instruments’ software lineup is among the largest and most diverse on the market. You have the option to install the products individually, and you can do this by manually clicking Install under each product.īut if you want everything, and most people do, simply click the Install All button and Native Access will install everything for you with no further input.Ĭlick Install All, and walk away for a couple hours (or longer). Once you are all setup, save you settings and your are ready to install. Just understand, if you leave the VST location on the default setting, make sure you add that VST path in your DAW, otherwise you won’t find many of the plugins in your DAW. If you have a folder you already use for VST2 files, you can change that here. VST3, and AAX are ALWAYS installed to the proper, hard coded location. ![]() You have a 64 bit and 32 bit location, though most DAWs today only use 64 bit plugins.Īnd these locations are ONLY for the VST2 version of the plugins. It can be installed to an external drive or an internal drive.įor better performance, install the content to an SSD, it really makes a HUGE difference! It’s a good idea install the content to a non-OS drive (so not your C: drive if you are on Windows) The Content is things like Damage (15GB), Guarneri Violin (22.7GB), Symphony Series String Ensemble (31.7GB), etc… This is what takes up so much space – about 1TB for the Ultimate Collector’s Edition! The Content location is where the sample libraries and some other content will be installed to. You want the apps installed to your OS drive, and the apps/plugins themselves are not that large. The Application location should be left alone. This is NOT where plugins or content will be installed to – this is where the installers will be downloaded. This is where content will download, be unzipped, and then installed. If you want to see the full specs and the deconstruction of the included disk, check out this video KOMPLETE 13 – Is it a HDD or SSD?īefore installing, make sure you check the preferences in Native Access! The drive included with the boxed version is a low-end 2.5″ slim hard drive, 5400 rpm. You MUST install the content on to another drive!Īnd the truth is, you would not want to run the content from the included drive. You CANNOT run any of the plugins or sample libraries from the included hard drive! Native AccessĪlso, for those who don’t know, the included hard drive is ONLY for installation purposes! Whether you have standard KOMPLETE 13 all the way through KOMPLETE 13 ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION, the installation will be the same. ![]() Just get the boxed version and save yourself some time.īut you should also be aware that even with the boxed version, you will have to download around 100GB’s of content since the hard drives were finalized before release and the Cremona Quartet libraries were not included on the drive. This is what you want!The price is the same, so why buy the version you have to download? And you may have to download and store 1TB of data if you purchase Ultimate Collector’s Edition. The boxed version includes a hard drive with all of the installers on it. You can purchase KOMPLETE in two forms – Download or Boxed. Native Instruments has a done a really good job improving the installation process over time, in the past we had to install from multiple DVD’s and that took forever! But with Native Access, the installation is completely automated. Native Instruments KOMPLETE 13 is a giant package of must-have instruments and effects, but how do you install all of it?įirst, you’ll use Native Access to register, install, and update all of your NI apps and sample libraries.
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