Johnny-D VGM Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I am curious... If I already have the free Kontakt player, will I be able to upgrade to the full version for a lower price? I'm guessing not since the player version is free, but I just thought I'd ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Barnes Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) No, but there are some free libraries for Kontakt Player, you have to register them with NI. Once you have done that you may qualify for crossgrade pricing. I don't know which ones at the moment but this one has worked in the past https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/drummica Nothing to loose by trying it. Edited July 19, 2020 by Vernon Barnes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bradley Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Unfortunately, DrumMic'a doesn't get you anything in the way of upgrade offers. Though it's nice to have if you don't already have Addictive Drums or similar, and the price is right. Been trying to get onto the KOMPLETE merry-go-round for years, but they never seem to have the substantially less-than-$600 pricing it'd take to make that happen. And I own $300 of things that appear in KOMPLETE... those don't help, either. It's as if they want to keep the riff-raff out. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 To get the best deal, just wait for Native Instruments' regular summer (around June) or Winter (Black Friday) sales. If I recall, the prices are as much as 50% off. Alternatively, you can purchase secondhand, but of course there's some risk involved, and even with a legit sale, Kontakt is usually snatched up pretty fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Barnes Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Sometimes upgrades and crossgrades are included in sales. The page on Kontakt crossgrades leads you to this list of third party Kontakt Player libraries. Do be careful as nowhere does it explicitly say all will entitle you for a crossgrade. Companies like Soundiron have some excellent Player compatible products and often have sales that can significantly reduce the price of their products. However it would be wise to check if it would make you eligible for a cross grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I own the Soniccouture Estey Reed Organ, an instrument for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. My account at Native Instruments show me eligible to crossgrade to the full version of Kontakt 6 for $249. Waiting for their next 50% off sale (at $125) ... ? Quote "As an owner of Soniccouture - Estey Reed Organ you qualify to install and activate this version." This instrument currently lists for $49 at Soniccouture. I got it for free during a giveaway a few years ago. http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/18-exclusive-free-content/p233-estey-reed-organ/ However they are currently offering these other Kontakt Player instruments for free: http://www.soniccouture.com/en/free-stuff/ I'm curious if NI will recognize any of these freebies as crossgrade eligible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsinger Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 You can try the Deals subforum under Coffee House (part of these forums). Usually when there is an NI sale there will be discussions about various upgrade paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Barnes Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 3 hours ago, abacab said: I own the Soniccouture Estey Reed Organ, an instrument for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. My account at Native Instruments show me eligible to crossgrade to the full version of Kontakt 6 for $249. Waiting for their next 50% off sale (at $125) ... ? This instrument currently lists for $49 at Soniccouture. I got it for free during a giveaway a few years ago. http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/18-exclusive-free-content/p233-estey-reed-organ/ However they are currently offering these other Kontakt Player instruments for free: http://www.soniccouture.com/en/free-stuff/ I'm curious if NI will recognize any of these freebies as crossgrade eligible? I think Estey was a paid product they gave away free for a while. The other were always free but when they introduced NKS support they added these instruments to the Player compatible ones. I love the Rocksichord in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vernon Barnes said: I think Estey was a paid product they gave away free for a while. The other were always free but when they introduced NKS support they added these instruments to the Player compatible ones. I love the Rocksichord in particular. Well you would make your $49 back on the Estey with the crossgrade deal on Kontakt 6 at $249 crossgrade vs. $399 full version. I also have the free DrumMic'a and the paid SoundIron Hyperion Strings Micro, but the NI website only shows the Estey for my crossgrade deal. I don't think it will list more than 1, if you have more than 1 eligible instrument. I'm pretty sure that at one time Drum Mic'a did work for that deal. Edited July 19, 2020 by abacab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny-D VGM Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 I read an article on bedroomproducersblog.com that Arcane by Embertone will REPORTEDLY qualify for a crossgrade. Can anyone tell me if this is legit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillmy Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I just downloaded and installed Free Embertone Arcana, added the serial they gave me via email in Native Access. Then I checked if I qualified for the crossgrade and I did! Now I will just wait for the %50 sale to buy it at around $150 lol! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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