Komplete 4

[Anthony M.]

I finally decided its time to buy some soft synths. Any recommendations? I was considering going out to pick up Komplete 4… anyone using this?

[dsound]

Komplete 4 is an incredible package for what you get. Having said that, you have to be into the way NI interfaces work. I have K4 installed on my machine and while the FM8, Battery, Guitar Rig, etc sound great..the interface can be kind of a mind ****. Sometimes I feel like I have to have a programing degree to use the shit. I've actually fallen in love with Reason all over again (I have K4, DFHS, Mach 5, Indigo). I just find the Reason interface to be so musical and ready to play. The menus in K4 are a pain and hard to read. By the time I've gone through 3 or 4 patches, I'm tired and the creativity is dead. That's just my experience. Again, a lot of the stuff sounds incredible but you have to 'deal with it' and each instrument can be a resource hog.

One more Reason note...the Reason Pianos refill is the bomb!! Better than any other Piano software.

[Versatile255]

for the price of komplete 4 id reccomend some hardware instead you wont be dissapointed believe me get a motif on ebay or get the rack same with fantom or any other keyboard. go to guitar center and try them out youll have a nice libabry of sounds and way to save some computer space.

[Imagearho]

Komplete 4 is the bomb. We have tons on hardware synths including 2 motifs and we rarely use them. The only hardware synth we really turn on is our se1x cause it rocks but other than that all we use are softsynths. They are a system hog but well worth it.

[Ken Lewis]

Abynth is some of the most unique, pristine patches available. some of the best stereo patches as well, but not great for hip hop, generally speaking.

The Organ sounds great, the acoustic piano sounds great. FM8 is a bit tought o use. FM7 is good. Pro 53 is good. i havent figured out Battery or the other stuff yet, but its a very good package.

[Anthony M.]

Originally Posted by Versatile255

for the price of komplete 4 id reccomend some hardware instead you wont be dissapointed believe me get a motif on ebay or get the rack same with fantom or any other keyboard. go to guitar center and try them out youll have a nice libabry of sounds and way to save some computer space.

I use hardware now (mpc 200xl, motif xs8, fantom x6, and a v-synth xt). I'm just trying to explore some software options to add to my arsenal.

[Versatile255]

ooo ok then go right ahead then get it i have a few of them i was just saying if that was all you was gonna get dont do it but yeah go ahead. What type of sounds u looking for just synths or what.

[AON]

There are lots of nice free synths out there, check out kvraudio.com if you haven´t.

[Anthony M.]

Nope haven't been there yet... I'll go check it out now. Thanks.

[khameln]

Originally Posted by dsound

One more Reason note...the Reason Pianos refill is the bomb!! Better than any other Piano software.

Are you kidding? Ivory, Akoutic Piano, smokes the RP pianos.

[jeremyglover]

quote: "By the time I've gone through 3 or 4 patches, I'm tired and the creativity is dead"

that's why you have a "favorites" folder...

[rhodesp04]

a friend of mine gave me the "komplete 4" when it first came out and it is pretty awesome in terms of sound quality, "tweak-a-bility," and has a wide range of sounds for one package. i agree with some of the other posters that money could be a little better spent on a few other things but if you already have let's say reason and the refills (my first recommendation) then this is not a bad package

[Keyflo]

komplete 5 is out, i think u get the same synths and some more items, correct me if im wrong