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@icu81b4This is pretty much it. It is recommended to first install any of the Sonar products you wish to have available, the then install Cakewalk by BandLab to pick up the old stuff. You can do selective installs, but installing the full Sonar program itself really doesn't require much disk space, and you can be sure that you got everything. If you are referring to Sonar X1-X3, or Platinum, the installers are still available in your old Cakewalk account. For the Sonar Platinum era installers, you should use Cakewalk Command Center to access the desired installations. CCC will download, install, and activate the selected installers for you, no serial numbers or activation codes required. Also, CCC has separated many of the instrument and plugin suite installers from the core Sonar installer. But just be aware that there are a few items such as Roland V-Vocal that are part of the core Sonar install, and I don't recall the details of what all of those were.

You authorize any Kontakt Player compatible libraries using Native Access. Then you unzip the libraries into your Kontakt library folder, on whatever drive you would use for them. Greg previously posted details in this thread about which OTS libraries are Kontakt Player compatible, i.e., they show up as "icons" in the Kontakt library browser. The gist of his explanation is that all of the Evolution Complete Bundle titles, plus the Famous E, are Player compatible. You can find such details in each product's listing.

If you have ever used Cakewalk Pro Channel FX chains, you should grasp the concept easily. Another use for MixBox and Snapheap is portability between projects and/or DAWs. If you set up an FX chain that works for you in certain situations, then you can save it as a preset and recall it anywhere else that it may be useful!

That's the entire point of modular synths, right? ?

This just in from Synth Anatomy: Korg Prophecy Plugin 1.5 Update: Let's Explore The New Presets (No-Talking)

Makes sense! Sonitus is quite old, and likely had dependencies on those earlier MS redistributables. I am running Windows 10, but I have many MS VC++ Redistributables installed from the latest, and going all the way back to 2005, without any issues here.

Then they could just charge $7 to those that want the new presets... they are worth it IMO.

RC-48 is not available as a single purchase at Native Instruments, only in the reverb bundle with RC-24 for $99. There is a $49 bundle upgrade if you already own one.

Like how many modules can you actually use?

Even at this link? https://collective.focusrite.com/products/fast-bundle

How many plug-ins you actually going to use?

Good analogy! I will add that Kontakt provides a pseudo "operating system" that users are familiar with. For example, I have some libraries from Spitfire and Orchestral Tools, that each have their own native sample players. I find that I have to learn/re-learn the interfaces for each of these as I use them. It would be more efficient for me if all of them used the familiar Kontakt interface.

Good question. It's probably mainly due to the scripting that is possible for complex libraries. Check out Decent Sampler, and the Pianobook libraries that are community sourced sample based instruments for it. Pianobook was started by Christian Henson of Spitfire Audio (which coincidentally has their own sample player now). https://www.pianobook.co.uk/sampler/decent-sampler/

All of the official NI Kontakt libraries, as well as those licensed for the "Player", will appear in the left-hand Kontakt libraries panel. Otherwise you will have to use the file browser in Kontakt to find and launch your "full" Kontakt library .nki files. But NI was kind enough to allow you to also utilize the "Quick-load" panel to save these .nki locations for one button access to your "full" Kontakt libraries. But no F'n libraries panel for them!

Business as usual!!! ? The basterds....

Yep! Extra for the NI Player packaged version... It costs the developer nothing to package a library for the full Kontakt.

The Exponential Nimbus and R4 are excellent reverbs!!!

I believe it's because of the licensing fee that NI charges developers, which they must then pass on to customers...

I only claim to have beat him once, I think... ?

Mostly!!! ?

That's why I liked that the upgrade from MPS 4.0 to 4.1 included another license for the Exponential reverbs Nimbus and R4.

Well if you have full Kontakt, that's not an issue. The crossgrade goes on sale for 50% off now and then.

Nope, was referring to Larry's comment about 11:

Actually I was originally just comparing the relative value of spending $29 (or $23) for a really dumbed down virtual guitar from UJAM (their bottom of the barrel), vs. putting that cash towards a more capable Orange Tree guitar. Yes, I realize the difference. Apples, pineapples, whatever! But I am saying this as someone who owns several of each brand. And that this may be a good time to skip a dirt cheap UJAM deal, and go up the scale a bit for a much higher quality virtual guitar, that is very accessible at the moment due to the annual group buy. In fact the MSRP for a UJAM guitar is $129. Obviously nobody (I hope) actually pays $129 for UJAM, as they are always having sales.

OK, here it is. Sorry for spamming the UJAM thread, but at least it's not the OT Group Buy thread! ?