The Ultimate Bundle of Instruments and Effects: Features of Each Native Instruments KOMPLETE 12 Bundle

What Is Native Instruments KOMPLETE 12?

These days, there is hardly a production studio where you won't see Native Instruments products.
Among the company's products, the industry-standard "KOMPLETE series" bundle includes

• Band instruments such as drums, bass, guitar and piano
• High-quality orchestral and cinematic instruments
• A wide range of synthesizers specialized for electronic music
• Ethnic instruments and sound effects (SFX)
• Guitar amp simulators, a wealth of mixing effects and more

It contains a huge number of products and lets you complete everything from pre-production to post-production; in other words, it's an essential item for anyone involved in music production.

Especially for music that is costly to produce, such as orchestral and cinematic pieces, realistic KONTAKT instruments let you create high-quality pre-production tracks at low cost.
In some cases, you can even finish a complete master with programming alone.

Did you know that KOMPLETE is available in a total of five bundles, including the free "KOMPLETE START"?

Here we explain the differences and features of the four bundles, excluding the free version.
The free "KOMPLETE START" is covered in the article below, so please read it as well.

What Types of KOMPLETE Bundles Are There?

KOMPLETE comes in four bundles aimed at different uses, such as production genre and scale of activity.

• KOMPLETE 12 SELECT
  A bundle for beginners. For users who want to start making music casually at an affordable price
• KOMPLETE 12
  The standard bundle. With this, you'll have pretty much everything you need
• KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE
  A bundle for advanced users who want to produce seriously. Includes orchestral and cinematic instruments
• KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE Collector's Edition
  An all-in-one high-end bundle. Contains over 45,000 more sounds than KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE. For professional users who want to expand their possibilities even further

A list of the products included in each bundle can be found here.
If there's a specific product you want, be sure to check that it's included in the bundle you buy.

Now let's look at the features of each bundle.

KOMPLETE 12 SELECT

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KOMPLETE 12

FM8 Video Tutorial

It offers synthesizers not included in the "SELECT bundle", such as "Absynth 5" and "FM8", along with a rich lineup of unique effects, allowing you to take your mixing up a level.

Session Horns Video Tutorial

"Session Strings 2" and "Session Horns" combine realism good enough for pre-production with rich articulations, so you can do quite elaborate production with this bundle alone.

"Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass", a realistic reproduction of the famous Rickenbacker 4003, is sure to impress users trying Native Instruments products for the first time.

KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE

"ULTIMATE" is also the bundle the author bought.
I use its instruments very often in my daily work, and the dry horn sounds of the solo instruments have been put to use in many productions.

With a rich lineup of drums, bass, guitar, ethnic instruments and effects added, it's arguably the ultimate bundle, capable of label-quality production in every genre.

BRASS COLLECTION Video Tutorial

The "SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS" series included from this bundle up consists of very easy-to-use, realistic classical instruments.
In particular, "SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS – STRING ENSEMBLE" can be played in divisi (small sections), letting you bring agile, beautiful legato into your music.

For building orchestrations, it provides woodwinds, brass and percussion that can handle fine expression, so you can complete orchestral music with this one bundle.

DAMAGE Video Tutorial

Its other handy cinematic instruments are also prized by composers and arrangers in studios around the world.
In particular, you can hear the acrobatic sequences of "DAMAGE" in many action movies, TV programs, games and more.

Session Horns Pro Video Tutorial

"Session Strings 2" and "Session Horns", included in the "KOMPLETE 12 bundle", are upgraded to "Session Strings Pro 2" and "Session Horns Pro" from ULTIMATE onward, letting you build very realistic string and horn sections.

KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE Collector's Edition

To the cinematic-leaning ULTIMATE, it adds as many as 30 Expansions for "Maschine 2 (not included in KOMPLETE)" and "Battery 4", giving track makers a collection they'll love too.

These Expansions are especially useful for creating sounds for live performance, so we recommend them to professional users who want to broaden their activities.

That concludes our introduction to the four KOMPLETE 12 bundles.
It's a truly excellent product that lets you build professional-quality sound at low cost.
If you don't own it yet, or own it but are unsure about upgrading, why not consider buying or upgrading to KOMPLETE 12?

An essential item for anyone involved in music production!
The Ultimate Bundle of Instruments and Effects: Features of Each Native Instruments KOMPLETE 12 Bundle
Here we explain the differences and features of the four bundles, excluding the free version (KOMPLETE START).
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Which KOMPLETE 12 bundle should I start with?

We recommend SELECT, which is affordable, for beginners; the standard KOMPLETE 12 for those with production experience; and ULTIMATE if you'll be producing serious orchestral or cinematic music. Check that the products you want are included in each bundle before choosing.

Q2. What are the main instruments included in KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE?

It includes classical instruments, cinematic instruments, orchestral instruments from the SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS series, sound effects such as DAMAGE, and realistic horn libraries such as Session Horns Pro, covering production in every genre.

Q3. Can I produce music for film with KOMPLETE 12 alone?

With the ULTIMATE bundle, which is rich in orchestration-ready classical instruments and cinematic instruments, you can complete music for film or game background music with a single bundle.