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14-day money back guarantee included if product is not activated
You can purchase from Gear4music with complete confidence and peace of mind. All of our digital products come with a 14-day money-back guarantee as standard.
If you decide you don't want your order, you can return it within 14 days of receiving it. Provided your product hasn't been activated in that time, you can exchange it for a different product, or get a refund.
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This does not affect your statutory rights.
For more information, please refer to our Returns and Refunds Information.
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
Key Features
The Native Instruments Komplete 26 Ultimate Upgrade for Standard 14 and older is an upgrade path to go from Native Instruments Komplete Standard 14 or older versions of Komplete Standard to the latest and greatest Komplete 26 Ultimate. Komplete 26 Ultimate is the ultimate music production bundle for producers, composers, and sound designers building professional tracks and scores across any style or genre of music. With over 150 instruments and effects, plus 100+ Expansions, it gives you a wide palette to shape ideas into finished productions. Core tools like Kontakt 8, Massive X, and Guitar Rig 7 Pro cover sampling, synthesis, and mixing processing, so you can move between writing, sound design, and mixing without switching ecosystems. Absynth 6 adds a flexible semi-modular approach, combining multiple synthesis types for evolving textures and detailed atmospheres.
You also get incredibly lifelike virtual instruments like Noire, Playbox, and the Session Series libraries, alongside orchestral additions such as Cremona Quartet Ensemble and LCO Producer Strings. This makes it easier to handle everything from electronic production to cinematic work in one setup. Seamless integration with Native Instruments hardware including Maschine and Kontrol allows you to explore more ways to control and express your beat-making performances with tactile control. In addition, you will also receive a 25 Dollar E-voucher for the Native Instruments Shop on registration, letting you upgrade your Komplete setup even further!
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Komplete 26 Ultimate Key gives you a wide, flexible set of tools that adapt to how you create. Each instrument or effect is designed to be shaped and customised, so your sounds develop alongside your ideas. Whether you’re working on electronic tracks, orchestral scoring, or something more niche, you’ve got the tools ready without needing extra purchases.
Setup is straightforward, too. With NKS support, your sounds map directly to compatible controllers and DAWs, helping you stay focused on music instead of configuration. It’s a setup that feels ready to use straight away and stays flexible as your workflow evolves.
This bundle brings together widely used studio tools like Kontakt 8, Massive X, Guitar Rig 7 Pro, and Absynth 6. Each one covers a key part of production, from detailed sampling to advanced synthesis and effects processing. That means you can build, shape, and refine sounds all within one collection. These tools are developed alongside producers, artists, and composers, reflecting real creative needs. You’re not just getting a large library, but a set of instruments designed to handle detailed work, experimentation, and everyday production tasks with equal confidence.
Building a full production setup piece by piece can quickly become expensive. Komplete 26 Ultimate Key brings everything together in a single bundle, covering instruments, effects, and expansions in one purchase at over 90% off the cost of buying each plugin individually. It’s a practical way to access a broad range of sounds without managing multiple licences or platforms.
Komplete 26 Ultimate is for all kinds of musician, producer, artist or engineer. With access to a wide range of instruments, effects, and expansions tailored for modern production, the electronic music producer can create without restriction with Komplete Ultimate.
Creating acoustic recordings for your band? Native Komplete Ultimate lets you record, arrange, and produce with instruments that feel responsive and mix-ready. From realistic keys and guitars to polished vocal processing tools, everything integrates smoothly with your setup via NKS, reducing setup time and keeping your attention on performance and writing.
With a broad sonic palette and precise control over sound design and mixing, you can create detailed scores using industry-standard tools trusted across film, TV, and games with ease.
Komplete 26 Ultimate features more than 100 genre-specific Expansion sound packs filled with synth presets, drum kits, one-shots, samples, and loops – including Zona Ritmo, Midnight Flow, Italo Disco, Jazz Hop, Cinematic Soundscapes, Ambient Atmospheres, and many more. Crafted by leading artists and sound designers, these Expansions are compatible with any DAW and integrate seamlessly with Native Instruments products such as Kontakt 8, Massive X, Battery 4, Monark, and Massive.
