anyone know cheapest way to upgrade from Kontakt 1.x to 2?

[robjohn]

In anticipation of the Solo Stradivari I'd like to "be prepared". Thanks for any advice!
- robjohn

[Quasar]

It's going to cost $150, and you can get it at either NI's site, or through a retailer. Mine is in the mail, ordered from Sweetwater (free shipping!)

[sammy24]

u should check out b&h photo in manhattan-- they are offering it for $125, which is probably the best price you're gonna find -- i don't think there's free shipping, but if your location is still new york city u could pick it up yourself--(on the site it says $150, but there's a link to email me a better price, and they are offering for 125-- in general they have some pretty amazing deals i have not really seen anywhere else-- i myself am probably going to get the kontakt 2 crossgrade for owners of kompakt/kontakt based libraries for $200, which is a steal compared to everywhere else)

[crr]

I don't know why they don't offer an upgrade just to the new engine.
I have kontakt 1 and to be honest I never used the samples they give with it and i don't what to upgrade to hae again other samples that I don't need.
Should be better to have a downloadable version at a cheaper cost!

[Styxx]

I don't know why they don't offer an upgrade just to the new engine.
I have kontakt 1 and to be honest I never used the samples they give with it and i don't what to upgrade to hae again other samples that I don't need.
Should be better to have a downloadable version at a cheaper cost!
Excellent idea yet probably not profit effective for them. I've never used the samples either with Kontakt 1.5. Guess we just have to bite the bullet!

[robjohn]

Thanks all for the advice! To paraphrase their radio commercial (for those who've heard it), "I'll go to B & H!"
Best -
- robjohn

[sammy24]

:D

i wish i could get a job in their advertising department and overhaul their radio advertising concept, those commercials used to make me not want to go to b & h, until i saw their prices and heard that they actually are knowledgeable and reliable ;)

[robjohn]

:D

i wish i could get a job in their advertising department and overhaul their radio advertising concept, those commercials used to make me not want to go to b & h, until i saw their prices and heard that they actually are knowledgeable and reliable ;)

I agree - in fact I seperately happened upon the actul store in Monhattan once and it didn't occur to me until much later that "B&H Photo" was actually the cheesy "I'll go to B & H!" from the radio ad I had heard so many times (not exactly effective advertising to have the store lead me to notice the ad instead of the other way around!)
- robjohn

[Markleford]

I also got my K2 upgrade from B&H on PoM's advice: if you click the "mail me a price" link you get the $125 offer. (or at least that's what it was at the time) Shipping was prompt, too.

- m

[sammy24]

what do they say, bad advertising can be as effective as good advertising, as long as it gets u to recognize the product-- i always wondered if that was true, esp. because there are certain advertisements on the radio that are so bad i wouldn't buy the product b/c of how bad the commercial was--(i don't know if u heard this one, but the valentine's day ad for "star registry" where u name a star after someone, was so bad that i just cracked up every time i heard it--)i hope no one here is affiliated with star registry:D if they are i'm only trying to help--give me a call i'm sure i can come up with something