Fwrend

At the very least, the respectable (and smart) thing would have been to be transparent and forthright concerning perpetual plugin owners advising them to update (WUP) to the latest versions (v14) rather than just registering non-registered plugins.  This would have at least generated some revenue for them in the transition.  Not sure, but I would have seriously considered at least updating my Mercury/Classics bundle currently at v13 giving me another year of updates.

Owners of perpetual plugins should be fine either way (for the near future) at their current status per instructions for v9-13 & 14 versions in the Support pages.  However, remaining at the current Sub status, is the beginning of the end for me.

Information from FAQ:

11 minutes ago, Bapu said:

I wonder how many anti-sub users have a Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Hulu etc account? 😉 

Valid argument if Waves were my only resource.  In my case, I'm not interested in a subscription because I have plenty of other perpetual plugins to replace them with. However, I like having those options in my toolbox.  If not, I'll move on.

Ridiculous!

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1 hour ago, antler said:

As far as I know, those files that begin ._ are Mac metadata files. 

Interesting, didn't know that, thanks!  Info on these file extensions HERE.

Original email from February 2

Update: I heard back from an email to NI who mentioned being concerned about there being two .nicnt files as in the pic above.  I checked with other library instrument folders and noticed which file was the correct one then deleted the extra from the Kirk Hunter folder.  Voila'!  It now works.  Thanks all for the sounding board and input!

@antler possible, but I don’t think so.  Problem is it doesn’t site the path it is expecting.  That does make me think of another possibility though. I’ll try later this evening. Thanks!

1 hour ago, abacab said:

Is their pro market large enough to carry Waves?

Wasn't it for ProTools (for a while)?  While there are far more developers of plugins than DAWs, I would think the same concern would apply.  Maybe apples & oranges but certainly the speed at which tech evolves as well as its saturation in the market creates unique opportunities for the young and demands new strategies for the old. 

..and if they do, what will happen to WUP?  Will there be a deadline to WUP to the latest version before it goes away and your left with only a subscription option for updates?

27 minutes ago, husker said:

What version of Native Access are you using? 

NA version 3.20
Kontakt version 5.8.1

Trying the Locate function gives me this:

The NI fix is to make sure the aforementioned file is present which it is:

Clicking on the three dots in the upper right only shows Release Notes
and Installation Paths which when clicked shows no path where other NI & third party libs do:

FYI, I was toying with the upgrade again this morning.  Left it in my cart and exited.  A while later I received an email with another 5% off to purchase at $189.05.

EDIT: I just recently upgraded to MPS5

15 hours ago, antler said:

My guess is that this means we no longer create Kontakt Player libraries that need authorisation via Native Access.

Thanks!  Sorry for the thread highjack, but I was intrigued to know if new Hunter libraries still offered Library activation or not per Kirk's remarks.

 I've emailed (in a very convoluted process!) Native Instruments.  Since this is a new PC, there is nothing to delete in the registry per some of the videos I've seen on removing Kontakt Libraries.  But that doesn't keep Native Access from showing the library and won't let me "Locate" the library as normal nor remove it. 

I like Kirk’s libraries but this last reply leaves me wondering?

i emailed him because after loading up a new PC, the most recent Kontakt would not authorize Virtuoso Ensembles telling me the .ncti file couldn’t be found. On my phone so the extension is off the top of my head. However the file is there but won’t activate the Library and the file tab won’t load it because it has an associated Library.  Here is Kirk’s response:

”As far as the activation, I would love to help you, but this looks to be an issue with Native Instruments…. Which is why we no longer create libraries needing their authorization.”

 Huh?  Anybody have similar issue?

I just reloaded a brand new PC (thanks @Jim Roseberry!)  Surprisingly, Waves mercury installed without one issue (activated to USB stick) - including versions 12-14.  I would like to WUP at least one more time but not for $240 ($440 if I include the v14 ones).  Awaiting one of the rare WUP discounts via the extra discount hopefully from everyplugin.com!

18 hours ago, Fwrend said:

Happy & Blessed Birthday Larry - you deserve it!

Fixed!

Happy & Blessed Birthday Larry - you deserve it!

https://youtu.be/Vg5HIMnPx7k

$132.61 (JRR w/forum) for MPS 5.1 from MPS 4 will probably be as good as I can do, no?  May have to pull the trigger (tho I'd like RX10 Advanced).

53 minutes ago, Miro K said:

updates, upgrades ?

Maybe not, but competitive  crossgrade, yes. $186.50

Nice

Sensivity?   js

Thanks for the head's up!

Nice, thanks!

15 hours ago, Brian Lawler said:

I still could not find product downloads on that page. 

Are you logged into your account?
Do you already have products with UVI?

If so, you should see this for all your products on that page.

Thanks for the alternate Portal setting!  Hadn't seen that.

What's not to like about a $12.50 plugin?  I've got the SSL 4000 E, AMEK 9099, Crispytuner & Limiter True Peak in my basket at the moment.

One click away from adding 4 fine products to my growing collection of unused plugins!

Sweet, thanks OTS!

Perfect, thanks!!!