

You also get a large number of effects ranging from granular processing to mastering tools. It comes with over 70 high-quality pre-made synths and gives you access to literally thousands more created by the Reaktor community. New additions of note are two libraries from Heavyocity in the form of Evolve and Damage which are both superb! We also see Action Strings making an appearance too. Komplete 9 Ultimate adds over 30 (yes, over 30!) additional libraries from the likes of e-Instruments, Heavyocity and Scarbee. Kontakt 5 alone ships with a large and extremely useful and varied factory library covering a lot of ground and has some great 'bread and butter' sounds. The Kontakt 5 sample engine is extremely powerful and its KSP scripting features have allowed 3rd party developers to create some really wonderful instruments and libraries for it. Kontakt is arguably the most widely used and supported sampling platform in music production. So what's new and what do you get for your money?

Komplete 9 Ultimate features such a diverse range of synths, production tools and sound libraries that you could make any kind of music you want with it. The only thing that wasn't 'Komplete' was that the RC24 and 48 reverbs came as a separate download once the product is activated, but they're automatically authorized once installed. Simply authorize the software in the Service Center and you're good to go. It still takes around an hour to install but given the size, it's not all that bad. Just plug in the drive and select a destination folder and your off.

Packed with 65 products, it weighs in at a whopping 370 gigabytes which ships on its own portable USB2 drive.
