Have I missed the boat on sales prices (for Live & Komplete)
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:32 am
So, I've been contemplating upgrading my Live-9 Intro for while now and when i saw the improvements in the 9.5 release, it pushed me over the hump. Soon thereafter, I noticed a black Friday e-mail from Ableton offering 25% off, meaning I could upgrade to Suite for less than $500. Unfortunately, I saw this e-mail a couple days after that sale ended and now I am having a really hard time justifying paying full price.
So, my question for you seasoned veterans is... have I completely missed the boat on this discount for a good amount of time, or do you think that Ableton might have another offer coming before the end of the year?
I have a similar issue NI Komplete, although I am leaning towards just Komplete and not Ultimate. I did also get a recent e-mail from them (window now closed as well) for 50% off selected products, but in looking at it closely, neither Komplete nor Ultimate was part of that offer, essentially rendering it useless for my purposes since even at a 50% discount, just 4-5 of those products alone would eclipse the regular $500 price of Komplete.
So, does anyone have any insight into when and if NI might be a doing a mark-down of Komplete 10? I know that there are a ton of upgrade or cross-grade "deals" offered from NI but none really seem to provide a cheaper path, unless you need hardware, which I don't due to my recent purchase of an AKAI MPK249.
Finally, I would like to ask for opinions on the following. Unless I can wait for some ridiculous discount on these, i will only be able to afford to the premium version of one, being left with the standard version of the other. My inclination is to go with Live Suite and Komplete, rather than Live Standard and Komplete Ultimate. Firstly, the former combination should be roughly $200-$250 cheaper than the latter (not counting any possible discounts) but also, in looking at the difference between Komp & Ultimate, most of it seems to be the addition of a bunch of extra Strings, Drums, and Guitar & Bass... none of which are atop my want list.
But, just wanted to make sure I am not missing something glaring with Ultimate and/or over-valuing some of the Live Suite features, such as the ~7 additional instruments, multiple additional soundpacks, MAX for Live, etc.
A bit about me, my likes/styles... indefinably beginner level DAW user although have been toying around with Live for a few years off and on and have learned a bit. I grew up playing several "real" instruments, including keyboards, and am at least fairly well versed in music theory. My favorite genres are Dance, Trance, Techno & Turbo Folk, and ultimately, that is the type of music that I would want to produce.
Thanks in advance for any feedback/suggestions!
So, my question for you seasoned veterans is... have I completely missed the boat on this discount for a good amount of time, or do you think that Ableton might have another offer coming before the end of the year?
I have a similar issue NI Komplete, although I am leaning towards just Komplete and not Ultimate. I did also get a recent e-mail from them (window now closed as well) for 50% off selected products, but in looking at it closely, neither Komplete nor Ultimate was part of that offer, essentially rendering it useless for my purposes since even at a 50% discount, just 4-5 of those products alone would eclipse the regular $500 price of Komplete.
So, does anyone have any insight into when and if NI might be a doing a mark-down of Komplete 10? I know that there are a ton of upgrade or cross-grade "deals" offered from NI but none really seem to provide a cheaper path, unless you need hardware, which I don't due to my recent purchase of an AKAI MPK249.
Finally, I would like to ask for opinions on the following. Unless I can wait for some ridiculous discount on these, i will only be able to afford to the premium version of one, being left with the standard version of the other. My inclination is to go with Live Suite and Komplete, rather than Live Standard and Komplete Ultimate. Firstly, the former combination should be roughly $200-$250 cheaper than the latter (not counting any possible discounts) but also, in looking at the difference between Komp & Ultimate, most of it seems to be the addition of a bunch of extra Strings, Drums, and Guitar & Bass... none of which are atop my want list.
But, just wanted to make sure I am not missing something glaring with Ultimate and/or over-valuing some of the Live Suite features, such as the ~7 additional instruments, multiple additional soundpacks, MAX for Live, etc.
A bit about me, my likes/styles... indefinably beginner level DAW user although have been toying around with Live for a few years off and on and have learned a bit. I grew up playing several "real" instruments, including keyboards, and am at least fairly well versed in music theory. My favorite genres are Dance, Trance, Techno & Turbo Folk, and ultimately, that is the type of music that I would want to produce.
Thanks in advance for any feedback/suggestions!