So you're saying either Komplete is a bunch of cheapo softs or they are subsidizing it for other reasons. Let's please assume latter. What reason would NI have to sell Massive etc. for a few bucks each, if not a vast branding campaign? And why would they do that if not to increase revenue with their main products, Traktor controllers, audio interfaces and Maschine?

I'm sorry, but Komplete is the best value for money out there. You do however get into their database (maybe I should have used Google/Youtube as an analogy, but I didn't want to come across like a conspiracy theorist)

Maybe one day, if we ever manage to build Diva controllers, we'll sell Diva for 10 bucks and our controllers for 1000.

I think if u-he would re-pack Diva with a different name and GUI and post it under a different developer some people would say that one is better than the other no matter what.
Love and hate and challenging attitude.

Diva is Diva.

Not sure. And even if, it won't be anywhere near the discount of Komplete. If ever then it'll be in the realm of 10% rather than 70%.

10% is still a healthy savings

Oh, i would never expect some komplete discount.. that would be silly. NI do hardware, you don't..

Once again please make uhbik singles available.. despite what you might thing i bet you there are plenty of buyers who have not purchased cause they only want one or two of them.

They do singles as Re's....

hehe i sure know that, but i am banned for using reason for life, and i have been back on logic since october

and all i can say is, PRAISE THE LORD!

plus, diva will not make it to RE in the current RE cpu draining sdk, so now i get to use diva again.

Did you stop selling your banks? I can't find them.

.. because Propellerhead have no bundle funcion in their shop

Well sorry i am looking for a second hand Uhbik.. sorry if that offends URS but 149 is just too much for a flanger. I know that's hard for people to understand, but that's the uhbik i would use personally.

But diva i will buy direct next payday, i give you my 100% word on that

I would seriously love to do that, but not sure how and when.

It would require a significant addition to our serial number scheme, as there would need to be a serial for the bundle and one for each single plug. That kind of interferes with those roughly 50 places where we check the serial number or else let the ui melt and such. This is a no go anytime soon. In essence, for a "this year solution" we would have to do just individual serial numbers for each plug. Which means that every user of the full bundle would have to reregister each single plug again. But this I'm not prepared to do... so hmmm, I can't see it happen anytime soon, I'm afraid

Not offended at all!

I'm currently in Melbourne btw. and I'd love to meet up, but my wife's Mum isn't doing well. It's pretty busy. Otherwise I'd organise another meet at Beer DeLuxe

We have to do it this time URS! we must! I will make it there no matter what.. even if i am in a wheelchair!

(no seriously will just take a good dose of the heavy pain meds, and will have a day out.. i need one)

Sorry about your mother in law

Wishing her the very best of health.

Well.. there must be a way we can do something.. that would be really cool as i was bummed i missed it last time because of my stupid back.

How long are you here for?

Are you on the same mobile number as last time?

Like Urs said, maybe for the sounds you like Diva isn't your cup of tea. Diva is modelled after a range of hardware synths, and does this very well. But the sounds you like could be quite different than those obtained from these oldies.

to me they all have something in common, from ace to zebra to filterscape and diva , u-he touch in the caractere, really enjoy these synths btw but yes sometimes i wish the sound was less polished and more dirty.

Yeah I agree. I was never comparing Diva to a Minimoog or a Jupiter 8. Honestly, I've never actually played either. I'm more of a real instrument guy myself. I'm comparing Diva to the three best sounding virtual analogs I've played.

But when people say Diva is the best sounding virtual synth ever, I'm just not hearing that. When I sweep the filter in the virtual MS-20 I'm hearing a thicker, warmer sound than anything I'm hearing in Diva. The Legacy Cell probably has an advantage because you can layer two MS-20's or Polysix's and it might have better effects than Diva.

I would say V-Station is similar to KLAE. Except that it is a little more hi-fi and glossy, and not as 3-dimensional front-to-back.

I would say Dune is comparable to Diva in how good it sounds, with Dune having a more crisp, digital character and Diva having a more analog, "harsh" character.

I find Dune's sound very dull, as if they are *trying* to make it sound analog. Something funky going on with the high frequencies, or lack there of.