I stand by saying it's not fair to compare the stock library of Kontakt to Complete Composer's Collection. Take a look through their catalog some time. They have tons of sample libraries that aren't just Alicia's Keys, West Africa, or Session Strings.
Kontakt is like 43GB out of what, 240GB? Komplete 8 Ult. The stock libraries are about 1/6th of the stuff you'll find in Komplete 8 Ultimate. well I made it already in the post above, but yes I'm generally talking about stock libraries.
EW SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA GOLD COMPLETE VS GOLDX PROFESSIONAL
It's only recently with the West Africa library and Alicia's Keys do they really sound like they have a professional clarity to me, but as I struggle to articulate my thoughts beyond that, I suggest not putting too much stock into those opinions. Well of course I'm talking about stock libraries, although some stuff like Battery 3, Guitar Rig, Session Strings have a weird, "thick" and for lack of a better description, "lightly distortioned" quality to them that I really don't like. Storm Drum 2 would also be a huge improvement, since I'm not sure if NI's library offers anything similar to Godzilla Hits. Not to mention symphonic choirs has a word builder, and silk/gypsy/RA would have tons more than the world section in Kontakt. Not that I'm complaining, it's 100x better than the soundfonts I used to use. The VSL orchestral stuff is good for slower passages, but not aggressive pieces. If I got Komplete to have a very high quality selection of bread and butter stuff, I would purchase Composer's Collection afterwards, because while it is versatile, the Kontakt orchestra section leave a lot to be desired. It's like when I got Kontakt 4, so I'll have the same feeling. I would get Komplete 8 Ultimate because I'm just a sucker for GIGANTIC sound libraries where you can spend hours looking at patches and marvelling at the notion that you just made the best investment ever. So it depends on what you're looking to do. Komplete 8 Ultimate is VERY versatile and has lots of sounds for any styles of music, while Composer's Collection, (with my choice of QLSO, Pianos Gold, Silk, Ra, Gypsy, Choirs Bundle and Storm Drum 2 Bundle, which totals to $860) is incredibly useful for more cinematic and acoustic instrument situations. Composer's Collection, you have to say Ultimate because the prices are more similar (more similarly ridiculously expensive that is).
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