Native Instruments releases Komplete 15, Kontakt 8, and Kithara

The biggest Komplete update ever includes over 50 new instruments, effects, and expansions, offering everything you need to make the music that matters to you

Berlin, September 23, 2024 – Native Instruments is proud to release the biggest update ever to its flagship production suite, Komplete 15. Now available worldwide, Komplete 15 offers an incredible selection of sounds and endless ways to shape them. Order before September 30 and receive iZotope’s Neutron 4 professional mixing suite for free (worth $249 USD).

What’s New in Komplete 15?
Komplete 15
introduces over 50 newly included instruments, effects, and Expansions, providing an unparalleled range of creative tools to take your productions from start to finish. Whether you're scoring a blockbuster film, producing chart-topping hits, or exploring new sonic landscapes, Komplete 15 provides a vast array of sounds to keep the creative flow going. Highlights include:

  • Kontakt 8, included in Komplete 15 Standard, Ultimate, and Collector’s Edition, is the latest version of the industry-standard sample-based instrument platform used by the worldʼs top producers, composers, sound designers and studios. Kontakt 8 introduces new Chords and Phrases Tools that can be paired with your favorite Kontakt instruments to quickly spark ideas and unlock new creative possibilities. Leap opens a world of looping and experimentation, while Conflux, a new hybrid instrument using enhanced wavetable features, allows you to modulate organic and synth-based sounds in real-time.

  • Kithara, available as part of Komplete 15 Collector’s Edition, is a cinematic collection of guitars and plucked string instruments transformed with creative performance techniques and lush sound design. From classical, flamenco, and steel guitars to the balalaika, cuatro, and ronroco, each instrument is recorded in stunning detail, creatively performed, and transformed with rich sound design. Kithara blends raw, organic tones with modern possibilities, letting you craft everything from delicate plucks to sweeping textures.

KitharaKomplete 15 comes in four versions: Select, Standard, Ultimate, and Collector’s Edition. See exactly what’s in each version here.

Komplete 15 Select—the gateway to professional-grade sound is now available in three editions:
Beats: Designed for beatmakers, and perfect for hip-hop and R&B
Band: Featuring sampled instruments ideal for songwriting and jamming ideas.
Electronic: Powerful tools for electronic music producers.

Komplete 15 Standard—Includes the new Kontakt 8 along with more than 95 pro-grade instruments and effects, over 40 Expansions, and over 50,000 sounds. Get Ozone 11 Standard, Massive X, and many more powerful tools.

Komplete 15 Ultimate—Includes over 150 premium instruments and effects, ranging from cutting-edge synths to detailed symphonic sample libraries, and more than 70 Expansion sound packs. Alicia’s Electric Keys, Ashlight, and Action Woodwinds are among the new products in Ultimate.

Komplete 15 Collector’s Edition—The complete production package with over 165 instruments and 120 Expansions, providing unparalleled resources for professional production, scoring, performance, and sound design. Fables, Valves Pro, and the brand-new Kithara are new additions to crown Native Instruments’ richest collection yet.


Newcomers to the world of Kontakt and Komplete can try Komplete Start, a vast collection of free plugins, synths, and effects.

Special offer
Order before September 30 and receive iZotope’s Neutron 4 professional mixing suite for free.

Pricing and availability
Starting today, Komplete 15 is available from the NI Shop and select retailers.

Komplete 15 Select
$99 / €99 - MSRP

Komplete 15 Standard
$599 / €599 - MSRP
$199 / €199 - Update from Komplete 14 Standard

Komplete 15 Ultimate
$1199 / €1199 - MSRP
$399 / €399 - Update from Komplete 14 Ultimate

Komplete 15 Collector’s Edition
$1799 / €1799 - MSRP
$499 / €499 - Update from Komplete 14 CE

Kontakt 8
$299 / €299 - MSRP
$99 / €99 - Update from Kontakt 7

Kithara
$199 / €199 - MSRP

Learn more about Komplete 15 HERE.