When you import a drum loop, for instance, Flesh analyzes the audio, detects any transients, divides it into slices, and extracts transient curves from the slices by identifying low-, mid-, and high-frequency content. Things get really interesting when you apply any number of motion curves, which determine the rate and direction that the index scans through the resynthesized sample. Just as many sample-based instruments require Kontakt or Kontakt Player to run, Reaktor-based synths and effects require Reaktor or Reaktor Player to run, making it the gateway to some of the most spectacular software Native Instruments offers. Although Una Corda is a sampled piano, it has a very distinctive sound. I really would like to have Razor and the compressors etc. For instance, starting with no sales while they churn out newer standalone products ie Middle East, Kinetic Toys, etc , then big sale on certain upgrades, then later a decent sale on main packages like Komplete Ultimate 11 that's now , maybe some other new standalone and another sale on a different selection of upgrades, and eventually a release of newer Komplete version incorporating newer standalones ie: Ultimate 12 might include Middle East.
It also splits the various components that make up some of its complete synths into individual modules. All 6 together are also sold as a unit called the Symphony Essentials Collection. The list of included software is so vast I could easily fill up a page briefly describing each component. The 11th generation of Komplete offers an even more comprehensive collection of instruments and effects. Designed for performance and creative exploration, it can import any audio loop and generate harmonies and sequences based on its content, even if the original material has no discernable pitch.
Usable for production, performance and sound design, the over 18,000 sounds contained in eighty-seven products are easily searchable and accessible via the unified instrument browser, using musical tags and keywords. Also sold in its 6 constituent parts, each being more in depth than its Essentials counterpart. This product, which uses the Kontakt Player, features nine percussion and six melodic instruments found in classic Indian music. My point was that there's no benefit to you in upgrading to 11 Ultimate and then buying the Ultimate 11 to Ultimate 12 upgrade because it would cost you more. Flesh has three main pages: Sound, Samples, and Harmony, each with 12 slots for storing snapshots. But the more affordable Komplete 11 and Komplete 11 Select still offer a lot of options, and a lot of value.
For electronic producers and performers, perhaps one of the more interesting creation tools in Komplete is Flesh. For 20 years, Berlin-based Native Instruments has been a pioneer and a leader in developing software instruments and soundware for musicians. Each has its own page for setting up synthesis parameters and 16 presets that store parameter combinations. Komplete 12 Ultimate Collector's Edition? Indeed, my own upgrade from Komplete 8 to Komplete 11 feels like a pretty hefty jump. Komplete 11 incorporates seven new instruments, including the highly innovative and brand-new synthesizer Form, Una Corda, and Reaktor 6 with the acclaimed Reaktor Blocks.
The Essentials collection is an entry-level version of the Symphony Series, which offers more versatility and much more content at greater expense. You won't be able to install and activate this version unless you own one of the required products listed above! Regarding strings, it includes 5 of the 6 Symphony Essentials packages missing percussion. And discover 70+ included instruments plus thousands of sounds. Great for sketches and beefing up string parts. Based on the Symphony Series instruments, Symphony Essentials deliver the same professional recordings and signature interface with a streamlined set of articulations. During sampling, the piano was played softly and microphones were positioned close to the strings, capturing more ambient noises than usual.
And you get it all at a small fraction of the combined cost of the individual products. I'll probably be compelled to use some of those savings on the one or two new things that will be part of Komplete 12 that I'll actually use. You also get twice as many Discovery Series libraries and three excellent Evolve libraries from Heavyocity. All suites are available as downloads or on hard disk or flash drive. You won't be able to install and activate this version unless you own one of the required products listed above! Maybe even look into EastWest Composer cloud.
Komplete 11 Ultimate upgrades those to Session Horns and Strings Pro and adds Action Strikes, Action Strings, Emotive Strings, and five Symphony Essential librariesāall available as separate purchases, though their total cost is more than the Ultimate bundle. Komplete 11 Select is an economical way to get into the Komplete ecosystem. It delivers eleven full instruments covering the entire instrument range, with synths, pianos, drums, percussion, and effects. The sound generators are a sample player, monosynth, polysynth, and sub synth. Record chord sequences up to eight measures long on the Harmony page. Komplete 11 and Komplete 11 Ultimate deliver new instruments that significantly expand the sonic palette for producers, composers, performers and sound designers.
For a more robust version of this unit, you'll have to get the Symphony Series Collection. So you just have to ask yourself if you need these things when deciding which one to purchase. At the end of the day, Komplete, in this new iteration, continues to be one of my favorite plug-in bundles. The same might be said for Session Guitarist Strummed Acoustic. First Impressions: As I noted in my Komplete 8 review from 2011, Kompleteāespecially Komplete Ultimateāis so expansive, so broad, so deep, new users will spend literally months going through what they just bought. These latest releases add new products to Komplete and Komplete Ultimate, and introduce a new member of the portfolio: Komplete 11 Select. It is a software toolkit that facilitates designing and assembling your own virtual instruments, effects, and ensembles.
Electronic musicians assembling studios often ask me, What software should I buy? Once installed, all products can be used offline. I also speculate a bit on what Massive X may be like, is it a direct answer to other super synths of recent years? Of course, it can be used for a range of popular music, but here again, I found the results pretty interesting when dropping some strummed acoustic guitar into a breakdown part of a trance track. The incredible precision of the sampling, and the playback options in the Una Corda plug-in, renders piano sounds that are unbelievably pure and crisp. With the recent release of Komplete 11, N. All Komplete 11 suites are available as downloads or as boxed versions. Got kinda confused is all.
This can make it a little bit confusing for users new to N. Blocks even supplies four West Coast modules that emulate Buchla-style synthesis techniques. It delivers eleven full instruments covering the entire instrument range, with synths, pianos, drums, percussion, and effects. It breaks sampled sounds into individual grains and provides a host of techniques to quickly transform them beyond recognition by manipulating playback speed, pitch, and harmonic character. Highlights of new K12 Ultimate collectors edition - as compared to K11 Ultimate: -Massive X synth out in feb 2019 -New synths K11 vs. Because I already had Komplete 10 and had kept up with regular updates, I needed to download only certain portions, but it still took about 24 hours to get everything I needed using the application Native Access, which replaces Service Center.