KVR Audio

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue May 05, 2026 1:57 pm

Who would've thought it'd happen right now?
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/0 ... mplete-26/

db3 · Post by **db3** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:07 pm

Not me, for sure! I made a mental note to see how the dust settles before investing any further.

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:09 pm

db3 wrote: Tue May 05, 2026 2:07 pm Not me, for sure! I made a mental note to see how the dust settles before investing any further.

Same here. Update prices are steeper than before, too, at least when not owning the last version.

Lbdunequest · Post by **Lbdunequest** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:11 pm

Im surprised there is no Ozone 12 standart edition, only elements

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:20 pm

What happened to Komplete 16 - 25 ?

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:36 pm

yeah waiting as well also nothing wow in there... but for 200 bucks on sale not bad.

Gamma-UT · Post by **Gamma-UT** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:39 pm

mcbpete wrote: Tue May 05, 2026 2:20 pm What happened to Komplete 16 - 25 ?

"...in a revolution, the masses are in motion; the developments of years are compressed into months and days..." Louis Fraina (the probable origin for the fake Lenin quote: "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.")

Though it's got more to do with the way everyone seems to have decided the new shiny is to make the year the version number (which suggests they might now be doing this every year assuming they get a few more years).

Vortifex · Post by **Vortifex** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:46 pm

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/c ... /komplete/

My price for Standard is £229. For that I get the Izotope stuff (don't need it), Absynth 6 (can live without), Kontakt 8, couple of bx plugins (meh), some Massive X presets, and a TON of sampled instruments that I have no interest in. For me it's a pass.

Dirk Diggler · Post by **Dirk Diggler** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:50 pm

I had thought they were completely out of business, no?

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:53 pm

Dirk Diggler wrote: Tue May 05, 2026 2:50 pm no

Correct !

Kypresso · Post by **Kypresso** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:57 pm

mcbpete wrote: Tue May 05, 2026 2:53 pm
Dirk Diggler wrote: Tue May 05, 2026 2:50 pm no
Correct !

They could be at any time though, nobody knows. Except the guy dealing with their insolvency and he is not saying.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Tue May 05, 2026 2:59 pm

I can say the beta testing and updating are going on as normally thus far.
rsp

nirm123 · Post by **nirm123** » Tue May 05, 2026 3:01 pm

for the 1st time they've being removing stuff which was already in the standard edition while the product is still active and included in ultimate and collector editions.

Session Guitarist - Electric Mint, Session Bassist - Upright Bass and more, maybe it's a temp mistake in the comparison table page.

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... d/compare/

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue May 05, 2026 3:07 pm

Interesting that they single out four applications as 'Flagships.' Kontakt and Guitar Rig are obvious I guess, but the other two are MassiveX and Absynth6. But not Reaktor

Also looks like some sort of misinfo on the pricing for Collectors' edition... lists it as £200 cheaper to update from Ult13 than Ult14

Updates
£449.00 For owners of Komplete Collector's Edition 14
£629.00 For owners of Komplete Ultimate 13 And Older

Upgrades
£629.00 For Owners Of Komplete Ultimate 15 To 26
£809.00 For Owners Of Komplete Ultimate 14 And Older

freshalex · Post by **freshalex** » Tue May 05, 2026 3:22 pm

For KCE (and all other), I’m honestly missing something genuinely new — something that makes you say, “Oh, cool, that’s coming with the new version and didn’t exist before.”
As for the things that have been added since the previous version, I’d still have to think twice about whether they make sense for me ... and I'm talking about the half price. For 400 - never!

Native Instruments Komplete 26 released