Can I update from Komplete 9 to 14 with only lic key and no install

rif

Hello,

I have an opportunity to purchase an unopened box Komplete 9 Ultimate Instruments and Effects collection for cheap. I'm only interested in this purchase really to leverage the license for an upgrade since I can't run this old version on my system. I would like to purchase 9 then upgrade to the latest Komplete Standard or Ultimate 14 so I can run it on the latest Logic X pro on Monterey. If i just register the lic key or 9 within my Native Access, will I be eligible for the update price?

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LostInFoundation

Of course you will be eligible (for update or upgrade). And you will also discover Komplete 9 Ultimate already gives you a toooon of instruments to play with.

Just be sure the 9 version you are buying is a full version and not an update/upgrade itself, cause if you don’t own any previous version of Komplete, but just updates, you won’t be able to register it

LostInFoundation

Of course you will be eligible (for update or upgrade). And you will also discover Komplete 9 Ultimate already gives you a toooon of instruments to play with.

Just be sure the 9 version you are buying is a full version and not an update/upgrade itself, cause if you don’t own any previous version of Komplete, but just updates, you won’t be able to register it

rif

Thank you for your quick reply. Appreciate it!

LostInFoundation

But…to someone of NI:

while I was checking for the OP, I noticed some site shenanigans: sometimes when I check for availabilities for updates, the site lists me wrongly: I own Komplete 13 Ultimate Collectors Edition but the site still lists me as a Komplete 9 Ultimate owner…

I hope this doesn’t affect my update/upgrade prices…

rif

Also I noticed the sku has EDU next to it and this person purchased for school but never used. I read somewhere about educational licenses do not apply?

LostInFoundation

@rif just a suggestion (against NI interest ☺️). If you are not in a hurry about updating to 14, NI has some special sales under the name of Summer of sound.

Since you are already buying a lot of instruments with 9 version, you could take some time to learn those and wait a couple of months before updating to 14, sparing some more money in this way 😉

rif

@LostInFoundation , good point. Yeah I am in no hurry. I am not sure if this version would even run on my Monterey system. Regardless as I pointed out in my last post, I think the 9 version is an Educational purchase and NI states I cannot get the update prices with an EDU license. I may just wait until Summer to see what the sales have to offer.

LostInFoundation

Ah ok…no , educational version doesn’t allow for many things (even resell if I’m not wrong), since they already comes at a good price.

If you need them, as you can see from my screenshot above, I own a series of previous updates/upgrades I could sell you, but you’ll need at least one previous full version of Komplete

rif

Okay, I'll probably go with Standard and since no rush, I'll keep an eye out for the sales like you mentioned. Thanks