Darn, this new version is Windows 11, only. My laptop is Windows 11, but my DAW PC is Windows 10.

On January 30, 2026 at 2:50 pm anxiousmofo said
Shocking they aren’t even requiring registration/email to download.

Tangled roots perplex her ways.

It’s a one-man shop. The developer, James, is a really decent guy. I’ve communicated with him — purely as a customer — several times over the years and he’s always been a really nice, d…Read More

Shocking they aren’t even requiring registration/email to download.

On January 30, 2026 at 2:14 pm anxiousmofo said
The upcoming Koda Sampler looks like it could be a major competitor to Kontakt with fantastically awful timing for NI and any assumed ongoing market dominance by Kontakt and related financial maneuvering.  I was quite impressed by the Koda NAMM presentation videos, at least.

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On January 30, 2026 at 10:54 am LinkedMusicians said

On January 30, 2026 at 9:34 am fretman said
I’m just glad I recently replaced my old keyboard (with obsolete drivers) to Arturia rather than NI’s Kontrol Keyboards.

I was explaining this situation to my wife yesterday and I told her how glad that I am that I don’t own one of NI’s keyboar…

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The upcoming Koda Sampler looks like it could be a major competitor to Kontakt with fantastically awful timing for NI and any assumed ongoing market dominance by Kontakt and related financial maneuvering.  I was quite impressed by the Koda NAMM presentation videos, at least.

I was holding out for the next Komplete as well.

On January 29, 2026 at 11:55 pm Brian said
I wonder if any comparisons can be drawn from the Magix insolvency that I believe was filed two years ago?  I am not interested enough to dig, and I would be reliant on translation as I don’t speak a word of German.  I did find the following recent press release regarding Magix that you can translate via…

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I ~might~ buy Absynth 6 if it went on significant sale, as I was holding out for the next Komplete and subsequent SOS sale but am not feeling confident there will be another even if NI remains afloat to some degree. I fear the pricing and bundling models will change, which will definitely make me intensely less interested in NI products.