Tomislav Erhard-Pacovski

musician / composer

Tomislav Erhard-Pacovski. Musician and composer from Osijek, Croatia.

KOMPLETE: one of the best music investments you can make

Over the years, I’ve made quite a few mistakes while building my collection of sound libraries. One of those is not becoming a Native Instruments Komplete user much earlier. In 2008. it was very difficult for me to spend a larger sum of money exclusively on music software, as I’ve needed to invest in many other things as well, such as the interior design, computer components, audio hardware, and the musical instruments themselves. So I’ve thought it would be best to take one step at a time and build my sound library a bit by bit. When I think about it now, it was a bad call. By doing so, I was spending money here and there on things I’ve never been quite happy with and which I’ve never used again after purchasing my very first version of Komplete.

Native Instruments Komplete package is most definitely one of the cornerstones of my studio. Despite a somewhat high price, it is without any doubt one of the best investments you can make when it comes to music equipment. Depending on the genre of music you’re interested in, this package can cover almost all of your needs for quality virtual instruments, sound libraries, and effects, all at once. And if by any chance the selection doesn’t entirely suit you, you can always upgrade to the larger Ultimate package or delve into an ocean of 3rd party boutique sound libraries for Native Instruments Kontakt.

I’ve picked the Standard version myself due to the more affordable price, but I’ve also concluded that I really don’t need the additional content available in the Ultimate package, especially now when I’ve built quite a selection of quality 3rd party Kontakt libraries. However, one should never underestimate the quality of Native Instruments, not only as the developers of premium music programs like Kontakt, Reaktor, and Guitar Rig but also as the makers of top-of-the-line libraries and effects. For example, ever since I’ve read and heard of Native Instruments Una Corda piano library, I couldn't stop thinking about it. This was undoubtedly one of the most inspiring and beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard. Priced 150€ alone in Native Instruments Store, I’ve abstained myself from getting it for quite some time. But fortunately, Native Instruments offers generous discounts rather frequently, including the option for upgrading the whole package to a new version. Taking an advantage of that, I’ve updated my originally purchased Komplete 9 to version 10 and finally to 11. This last update was largely inspired by the Una Corda. ;)

The only downsides of the Komplete package I can think of are that you might not need everything included for your particular work, the fact that updating to a newer version occasionally doesn’t bring too many new things, and a somewhat high initial price of the package. However, this quickly becomes not as high when you think about the real value of all the individual products included. You only have to take a look at Native Instruments Store and do the math. Native Instruments Komplete packages really have a terrific value.

Music composed, performed, and produced by Tomislav Erhard-Pacovski

Mastered by Steve Kitch at Audiomaster Ltd

Photos by Marinko Šarić

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