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 ~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.

This seems like a bangin’ deal but with having UAD Signature already I figure it may be overkill. Anybody do it?

An absolute steal at that price.

Highly regarded skin/GUI developer for U-he and others. Some presets, as well.

Gets some high praise for easier workflow. Worth ten bucks I reckon.