Komplete editions / No Discord??

Crogonint

I would have rather asked this in a Discord channel to get some immediate feedback on it. Also, since this is more of a personal preference issue, there really is no need to keep it logged in a forum like this for all time. THIS is what a Discord is for. I find it a bit shocking that a professional company of this calibre does not have one. YES, keep the forum so the community has a permanent log of things that will benefit from that. However, you also ought to provide a Discord for immadiate feedback and chat oriented needs. How can a music centric community NOT be served by a more creative social outlet??

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I just bought my first AKAI, the MPK mini v3. It says that I get to pick from 3 editions of Komplete: Beats, Band or Electronic. I'm not certain if either one will suit my needs, and certainly none of them will fit all of my needs. I want to produce ambient background music for two different genres, medieval and cyberpunk. So on one end of the spectrum you'll have something you might expect to hear in a medieval tavern or dance hall.. think lutes, harps and fiddles. On the other end, it would be thoroughly modern, electro-trance with perhaps a dash of funk.

Off hand, I'm thinking that Komplete may be a bad fit for what I need to do with it.. but then again, I have nothing to really base that on. You guys tell me, CAN Komplete help me? How would I do that? Is there some sort of custom edition I can choose to use, or..?

BJQ1972

I would say that as it's Free, and includes 100s of £s worth of software beggars can't be choosers - these new packs are better value than the ones Native have sold to their own customers.

You would need to purchase the full Komplete to get near to everything you want, but based on one part of your requirements the Select Electronic pack would suit you more.

Crogonint

I put together a spreadsheet for comparison. That's a bit rough, since I technically have no clue what does what. It appears that the Band Edition offers the most inherent value, since you get most of the components for a modern band. My big problem iis that I have no idea what the stuff at the bottom is for. I can't even make an educated guess.

I agree, the Electronic edition would get me a whole lot closer to the elecro-trance-funk needed for cyberpunk. What does it take to add to these packs later, though? Could I for example substitute some lute samples for the accoustic guiter in Band, and make it more useful? I'm still kind of shooting in the dark here, becaue I don't actually understand what all of these options are.

goddesstex

you guys are on discord? send invite :D

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/214780#Comment_214780

you guys are on discord? send invite :D

That's not how it works , check Ranks and Rewards.

goddesstex

oh i see i thought it was like a more chill community np have fun