Mac and Music News

Native Instruments will soon change the pricing and upgrade conditions for Komplete 2. This bundle consisting of eleven software synthesizers, samplers and effects. With Absynth 3, Battery 2 and a free upgrade to the upcoming Kontakt 2 now included in the bundle, the pricing for Komplete 2 will be adjusted to reflect the new value of the package. The new suggested retail prices for Komplete 2 are: Full Version $1499 /1299 Euro, 2 Product-User Upgrade $1149 /999 Euro, 4-Product-User Upgrade $689 /599 Euro and 7-Product-User Upgrade $229 /199 Euro.

The new pricing for Komplete 2 will take effect on April 1st 2005.

Digidesign and Line 6 release Amp Farm 3.0 plug-In. Amp Farm 3.0 allows users to plug any guitar directly into a Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel, or Venue live sound system and instantly hear it running through their choice of simulations of world-class guitar amplifiers and miked cabinets. Amp Farm 3.0 works on live input tracks as well as pre-recorded Pro Tools tracks and is compatible with Pro Tools 6.7 software on Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems and supports the Digidesign Venue live sound environment.

Amp Farm 3.0 costs $595 and uprade from Amp Farm 2.0 is $95.