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8 hours ago, cclarry said:

Sadly, I'm not downloading it because of how it was advertised.

I'm not downloading because I don't need another electronic drum thingy.

These load slow....verified by the developer.   Some of these come with grooves which I don't think existed in the older versions.

I have Europe and Asia

Tempted to buy another one of these not named harp

Who has some of the others -

9 hours ago, Brian Lawler said:

25 Gigs for a flute?

 

I guess so!

 

 

and it's not Soundpaint either

other than to be unique I could not see the need for this unless doing a flute choir mockup

7 hours ago, TheSteven said:

Now only if my bank account had 50% more $...

50 percent chance of their vst3 working in DAWs

tempting for the amps and  classical guitar

I wonder if it eats 9 volt batteries like Digitech pedals

5 hours ago, ralfrobert said:

Something completely new ... higher prices.

Nope. That's a trend in any industry ran by stuffed shirts. 

2 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

I don't need to travel to their world, they seem to be determined to endlessly try to bring it to mine.

The point that most don't seem to get is that in order for a switch to make sense, the target OS would have to work better than Windows 10. It's not like Windows 10 is going to stop working.

As far as malware paranoia, there's too much 3rd-party malware protection software to even list.

Anti US. Anti MS - they never bash Apple.

They seem like people who are proud of the VAT, or wise fools

Wait till DAW developers not named Reaper stop supporting W10.

Pass - I don't need another DAW and the previous Mixbus is Uinstalled.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/23/windows_11_cpu_requirements/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=top-article

Welcome to the world of Linux fanboys.  While they are techie they haven't a clue of the multimedia production world.

5 hours ago, bluzdog said:

Not for me either but at $125 with Jam points that pretty sick!

Noooooooo - I rarely touch my guitars and I'm stupid enough to get this at that price.

Downside is Kontakt 7 player.  I still use 6 because it's easy on the eyes.

Downside - no direct download and you have to trust a working Native Asshat to download it.  I had success (knock on wood)

1 hour ago, bitflipper said:

What is this "Facebook" thing you're referring to? Is it some kind of cult?

It really is. 

On 4/22/2024 at 12:05 AM, DamienF said:

Perhaps there will never be a Sampletank 5 ; since ST4, IK has launched the Modos and Pianoverse, using other technologies. ST Stretch is outdated and there's no reason IMHA to develop a new software, which cost money, with these old tech, especially since there are now so many alternatives, and not only Kontakt or Halion

I love the Modo Basses.  I think they may be great at sample modeling.  I'd rather see them go in this direction instead of the bloat that surpasses Soundpaint.

15 hours ago, bitflipper said:

Oh, I'm sure they test it. But they are testing in-house installations with no network-based authentication required. So not a realistic user experience.

To paraphrase something one of their developers posted years ago: "American users are just too demanding. They expect too much." 

My biggest question is how on earth does a license verification routine impact so many facets of a program, e.g. laggy UI and audio. Was it phoning the mothership to get permission for every sample? "We have to crack down on these pirates, they're making us look bad."

It seems more software is turning into an iTunes app these days with the click and buy. 

17 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

So....every other month it drops down to $69? SampleTank 5 must be on its way soon.

It's a great package, I snagged it for $49 using Jam Points, direct from IK.

Yes, it includes a lot of duplicate stuff you don't need, but that's because it covers so much ground. You don't have to install everything. SampleTron 2 and Syntronik 2 alone are worth the ticket price. Miroslav Philharmonik 2 is also of value to anyone who wants to get started with orchestral stuff. A buddy of mine snagged it just to get Neil Peart Drums.

Miroslav was the primary target for me, but the hidden gem was SampleTron. If you've ever wanted to play around with the oddball libraries that most 'tron clones omit, they're here, lo-fi sfx and all. Also, to my delight, a vast Optigan library, including some great lo-fi loops.

Why do people think that?  How many times does an IK product go on sale with no version change?  Almost always.

17 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

So....every other month it drops down to $69? SampleTank 5 must be on its way soon.

It's a great package, I snagged it for $49 using Jam Points, direct from IK.

Yes, it includes a lot of duplicate stuff you don't need, but that's because it covers so much ground. You don't have to install everything. SampleTron 2 and Syntronik 2 alone are worth the ticket price. Miroslav Philharmonik 2 is also of value to anyone who wants to get started with orchestral stuff. A buddy of mine snagged it just to get Neil Peart Drums.

Miroslav was the primary target for me, but the hidden gem was SampleTron. If you've ever wanted to play around with the oddball libraries that most 'tron clones omit, they're here, lo-fi sfx and all. Also, to my delight, a vast Optigan library, including some great lo-fi loops.

I think that's the worst one not because of the sound but trying to understand the naming of the patches.  

I kept getting notices about this.

So these won't work in BFD?

6 hours ago, CSistine said:

This is exactly the reason why I hate Install Managers (NA...)! 😆

Furthermore this is why I like full Kontakt libraries! With them I skip to use NA. I rarely use NA and that's fine, avoids a lot of trouble! Most of the updates are anyway of no avail to me, they just consume time and sometimes only introduce new problems! 😉

Someone gets it. That's why I buy the imperfect 8dio stuff.  Player libraries are fine if you cant download direct instead of having multiple failed 80gb installs and get a warning from your ISP.

Unfortunately they are creating more enemies than friends.  There are on the race down to zero Waves model. 

NI can't even get their links right. 

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/29009/the-sheer-joy-of-3-10-2#latest

Best summary of Asshat by the OP.

Eventually this is gonna have to cost them.  Enshitification. They go the **** part right.

I do have my work arounds to get it to work.   NTKDeemon does not uninstall correctly.  I use the old Windows Cleanup Uninstaller.  Watching it go through zillions of registry entries.   Imagine if you had to do that manually.   Add/Remove and Revo doesn't work for this.

LOL! Just LOL!

Can't wait to see what they f"updated on their for forum.  Probably more issues but the same old copy and pasted fix you've seen for months. Then an outside comes up with a fix.

21 hours ago, Michael A.D. said:

Uh-oh.... This does not sound like the Labs we have gotten in the past which were always free.

Here's what the website says:

 

 

"We have built something special for you.

Have your say, get a free trial and discounted early access by joining the waitlist."

 

Hmmm......maybe in the direction of Musio and Composer Cloud.  If that is the case it's not really a bad thing, Then again...........

If I' m wrong

"We have built something special for you.

Have your say, get a free trial and discounted early access by joining the waitlist."

It's statements like this that deserve the middle finger salute.