satya Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 While buying Kontakt 7 in crossgrade it says As an owner of Impact Soundworks - The 88E you qualify to install and activate this version. The88E is free in their site https://www.native-instruments.com/en/pricing/kontakt-7/ https://impactsoundworks.com/product/the-88e/ Don't know if it's for limited time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Wait for the next NI 50% off sale to pull the crossgrade trigger! Even better deal! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 lotta free stuff there https://impactsoundworks.com/products/category/free-instruments/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satya Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, abacab said: Wait for the next NI 50% off sale In last sale the promo always applied to full version not for crossgrade or update as much as i remember Edited October 11, 2022 by satyabrata satapathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, satyabrata satapathy said: In last sale the promo always applied to full version not for crossgrade or update as much as i remember I got the full Kontakt 6 at the 50% off sale in 2021, and with crossgrade from Player the total was $124.50. I think the crossgrade was $249 at the time without a sale. I also received the same offer in 2020, but I passed it up then. Maybe they didn't offer the same deal in 2022? Probably need to check with Larry on the specifics here... oh, wait!!! ? Edited October 11, 2022 by abacab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technostica Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 2 hours ago, satyabrata satapathy said: In last sale the promo always applied to full version not for crossgrade or update as much as i remember They generally have different types of sales, some of which are on full versions and some on Updates/Upgrades/CrossGrades. So it will probably come around again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutrageProductions Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Kontakt 7 has locked out 'under the hood' editing on most libraries because of proprietary coding for HDPI scalability. Many other bugs have arisen as well, so maybe wait until the dust settles before upgrading. Just MHO. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Rosefelt Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) deleted Edited October 11, 2022 by Reid Rosefelt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 HDPI scalability, thought out properly, shouldn't be anything insane. Limited DPI detection has been a thing since Win2K and it's only gotten easier in Win 8.1 and Win 10. Speaking out of experience, as DPI scaling was my first task at my new job a few years ago. Then again NI was hurting for money and had even laid off some of their software and sound engineers a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse g Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 The main question is, are you really going to use it??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, jesse g said: The main question is, are you really going to use it??? The answer for me is that the full Kontakt opened up the excellent inexpensive Indiginus libraries which require full Kontakt, as well as numerous free Kontakt libraries that don't work in Player. Plus I got a sweet upgrade to Komplete 13 the following year! Edited October 12, 2022 by abacab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveiv Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Ich want K6 -> K7 für $50. Hurry up NI! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fret_man Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 The next big sale should be June 2023, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse g Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 16 hours ago, daveiv said: Ich want K6 -> K7 für $50. Hurry up NI! ? Is that even offered and if so, how long do you have to wait for it to go that low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveiv Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 41 minutes ago, jesse g said: Is that even offered and if so, how long do you have to wait for it to go that low? Yes. Likely in the summer of '23. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrides Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 43 minutes ago, jesse g said: yes. Update from a previous version will be $50… That 50% sale is usually in the summer. So June 2023. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwaffel Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I honestly don't see any reason to update yet. It took years for companies to really start making anything for Kontakt 6 that didn't use Player. Many companies are still developing their libraries using Kontakt 5. I'd personally say give it a year or so before spending the money because chances are, there isn't going to be much worth upgrading for. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveiv Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Batwaffel said: I honestly don't see any reason to update yet. It took years for companies to really start making anything for Kontakt 6 that didn't use Player. Many companies are still developing their libraries using Kontakt 5. I'd personally say give it a year or so before spending the money because chances are, there isn't going to be much worth upgrading for. Breaking backwards compatibility is profitable for software companies. I expect a wave of "Custom-tailored for K7" sample libraries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwaffel Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 1 minute ago, daveiv said: Breaking backwards compatibility is profitable for software companies. I expect a wave of "Custom-tailored for K7" sample libraries. That's one of the reasons I like being able to keep Kontakt 5 installed on it's own. I will likely keep both 5 and 6 installed once I do upgrade to 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveiv Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Batwaffel said: That's one of the reasons I like being able to keep Kontakt 5 installed on it's own. I will likely keep both 5 and 6 installed once I do upgrade to 7. That's a good idea. I'd also love to see companies to provide both K5/K6 and K7 versions of their VIs. HiDPI support in K7 is an important feature for many people, but not everyone needs or wants that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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