Upgrade individual instruments when you own Komplete 13 or downgrading Komplete 13?

Bhang · 2025-04-16T10:55:15+00:00

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Can I upgrade individual instruments in my Complete Bundle or does that mess things up? I own Komplete 13 but the newer ones just have not added anything I want and they actually discontinued most of the things that made this bundle worth it. I am trying to figure out the best/ cheapest way to still keep Reaktor and Kontakt.

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PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/44476/upgrade-individual-instruments-when-you-own-komplete-13-or-downgrading-komplete-13

I am trying to figure out the best/ cheapest way to still keep Reaktor and Kontakt.

Updating to Komplete 15 Standard usually is always the best deal since that gives you the full version of all the N.I. flagship apps including Kontakt 8 , Reaktor 6 , Guitar Rig 7 Pro and the synths.

And since you already have Komplete 13 then your price is the update price , so simply wait for a sale and update to Komplete 15. The saving getting one of the bundles are huge compared and then add %50 off at a sale then it only rarely pays to start buying or updating the parts over the whole package. And what parts of a bundle that you do not like you do not have to download or use 😉

Prices shown are always present prices : Compare Komplete 15 bundles , My Komplete Offers page

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Bhang

damn auto-correct :-(

Kontakt :-)

MaikR

Isn’t this information available to you when logged into your account on the website?

Your personal offerings on Komplete should be there. After that you can do the math om buying those separate products.

As far as I know you cannot upgrade individual products, you’ll have to buy them separately. That would explain why you see the full price.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/44476/upgrade-individual-instruments-when-you-own-komplete-13-or-downgrading-komplete-13

I am trying to figure out the best/ cheapest way to still keep Reaktor and Kontakt.

Updating to Komplete 15 Standard usually is always the best deal since that gives you the full version of all the N.I. flagship apps including Kontakt 8 , Reaktor 6 , Guitar Rig 7 Pro and the synths.

Prices shown are always present prices : Compare Komplete 15 bundles , My Komplete Offers page

Bhang

I have only ever seen Komplete upgrades on sale during a new release (13 ,14 ,15 ,etc.) Other sales only ever have the full versions or individual instruments.

I would jump on an upgrade for $250. That would be worth it to me, unfortunately, for me it is $400 and that is just not worth it to me.

Thank you for the comment, however, it is appreciated.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/222264#Comment_222264

Thank you for the comment, however, it is appreciated.

You are very welcome 🙂

I have only ever seen Komplete upgrades on sale during a new release (13 ,14 ,15 ,etc.) Other sales only ever have the full versions or individual instruments.

I have seen a number of sales already where both updates and upgrades have been %50 off , sometimes though then the update/upgrade discount were only later in the sale. My Komplete 14 upgrade from Select to Standard were bought on a sale , and then a sale or two later I upgraded from Standard to Collectors , both at %50 off.

I would jump on an upgrade for $250. That would be worth it to me, unfortunately, for me it is $400 and that is just not worth it to me.

What do you have ? and what do you want to upgrade to ? If you already have Komplete 13 Standard then even now the update to K15 Standard is only $/€ 199 , if you want to upgrade from K 13 Standard to K15 Ultimate then $/€ 600 . But both could be %50 off at a sale , they have been at most sales other than right after release of Komplete 15 . So if you have Komplete 13 Standard and want to update to Komplete 15 Standard then the update at a sale could be as low as $/€ 100

If you only have Komplete 13 Select then yes then it would be $/€ 500 at the moment to upgrade to Komplete 15 Standard , but still only half of that (The $/€ 250 that you mention to 'jump at') at a sale if it again becomes %50 off..

Of course with inflation going up all over the world then who knows if Komplete bundle prices and discounts will stay what they are and have been or even for how long…

BIF

Native Instruments almost always (as far back as I can remember) has a summer sale called "Summer of Sound". Should start popping up in May, June, or July (I can't remember which, except that it usually overlaps with the US Independence Day holiday on July 4th).

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/222936#Comment_222936

Historically - Summer of Sound kicks off the first week of June. It went really early last year - like May 18:

Summer Of Sound 2024

BIF

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/222937#Comment_222937

Thanks for the memory check!

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