iZotope Music Production Suite 6 released..

I find it amazing that we're hearing about NI products first on Izotope, that the video file that's supposed to play for GR7 doesn't work, and that there is little to no information about GR7 Pro.

I love the NI ecosystem, but with a lot happening, it seems like there's a lack of cohesion.

Personally, I'd also ask, why we'll have a reason to upgrade to GR7 Pro. If it's just new models, I'll be honest, I won't be upgrading. That should be an update.

I'm having to guess at what the update is, because there's no information.

@nightjar

Checked with MPS 5.1 and it does not look like there's a reasonable loyalty offer at this point - only select single product upgrades.

Interesting. I noticed the other day that there seemed to be some "behind the scenes" stuff going on at iZotope where I couldn't access deals, which then re-appeared. It looks as though payments is unified but the actual accounts are not linked. Seems like this was in preperation for Production Suite 6. I suspect that full unification would be a next step in time for Komplete 15 maybe?

Interestingly, my Ozone 10 (part of Komplete Standard) was registered within Native Access, but Nectar (part of Komplete Ultimate) is registered with a code via izotope.com. Ozone currently shows up as a demo in my izotope portal, but Nectar is a full product. Again, I imagine this will take a bit of unpicking at NI HQ, but it would be nice to see it all in one place - but all in good time.

@Wouter De Muynck - I would be so surprised to see this not be a priority. From a branding perspective, Izotope has a very clear offer that is different to NI, but also complements it perfectly. In my head I always think NI = start a song, iZotope = finish a song. They would be mad to mess too much with that.

What's interesting about this launch is that I see nothing yet on the NI website itself about Guitar Rig 7. This, I believe would be the first time a Native Instruments native product has been sold first via another brand? I think based on the thought about what each brand is "for" can give an answer. If iZotope becomes the store for mixing and mastering they would take control of all the current NI/PB effects, and they would not be sold via NI. This frees up NI to have a more focussed range of VSTs and sample libraries. 🤔

@holonology , I agree with your point of view, but NI left all the questions about roadmap/looper/... unanswered with a lot of frustration and a decrease in forum activity on the GuitarRig FX section. Apparently a lot was happening in the background, but I'm afraid some damage has been done. Hopefully confidence will raise and customers will find their way back, but of course I need to know the details of the new version.

As a Komplete user, I'm also curious about the upgrade path for GR7 Pro. My NI account isn't working on Izotope's, this is a of course a complex exercise to make which will become clearer the next days/weeks.

This Guitar Rig 7 should be 6.5 😅

Upgraded to MPS 5.2 just 15 days ago for $150.

So I think I’ll pass on the $229 “loyalty offer”.

Besides - knowing Izotope, they’ll come out with MPS 6.1 in a couple of weeks with RX11 standard for more money. After all, this is a venture capital company now.

What’s funny about this is: K14 still sells with Ozone 10 standard and GR6. I get that new Kontakt instruments between versions end up in the next Komplete version, but this is software. Why would anyone buy say K14 ultimate or UCE for the next year or two knowing it comes with old software?