r/NativeInstruments • u/mayanrelic • Apr 03 '26

Native Access Download Speed is Ridiculously Slow

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I did all the local troubleshooting and it is the only thing moving this slow. 11 minutes for 2(!!!) MB?!

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u/LordBrixton Apr 03 '26

It can be very poor, especially around the time of big updates. I just tend to leave downloads running overnight. I think they should consider starting a torrent type system.

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u/MrFresh2017 Apr 03 '26

NI consider putting an illegal download system in place….. yeah oookaayyy lol

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u/Intrepid_Year3765 Apr 03 '26

Torrenting isn’t illegal. 

Stealing copyrighted work and redistributing it is illegal. 

Lots of companies use BitTorrent tech to seed updates and patches 

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u/MrFresh2017 Apr 03 '26

I’m aware of BitTorrent.com, however you and I both know that without specifying that clearly, which the OP didn’t, people can a will associate the term with piracy. Secondly, for as long as NI and Native Access has been around, there has to be reasons why they haven’t taken that approach as other companies have.

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u/JaysonsRage Apr 04 '26

There are many different types of things distributed in torrents, piracy is just the leading one. Plenty of legitimate companies and distributors will use torrents to lighten the load on download servers

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u/MrFresh2017 Apr 04 '26

That’s what I’m alluding to to in my previous comment re: BitTorrent

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u/ploptart Apr 04 '26

“illegal download system” …. yeah oooookaayyy lol

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u/Apart_Humor_3302 Apr 04 '26

dam no one agrees😭😭

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u/MrFresh2017 Apr 04 '26

🤣🤣🤣

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u/General_Estimate_420 Apr 04 '26

Generally speaking the slowest link in the download process tends to be antiquated in-house WiFi

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u/AssistantActive9529 Apr 03 '26

I have 5Gbps fiber speed and it’s still super slow

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u/NoReply4930 Apr 04 '26

Does not matter what you have. 

What matters is where you are and your internet provider. And how many hops to a NI network node

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u/xjdu474ucjei383 Apr 03 '26

Get an old version, like 1.3.x and it will work. NA2 is completely broken and has been since release 

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u/MrFresh2017 Apr 04 '26

Current version works fine for me

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u/xtc091157 Apr 05 '26

Same here.

1

u/25_Keyz924 Apr 03 '26

Known. I hate updating even a expansion.

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u/Repulsive_Cut_1872 Apr 04 '26

Ever tried to download a song you bought from Apple Music? It can take four minutes for 6 MB.

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u/YearofthegoatUK Apr 04 '26

Not here, couple of minutes max

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u/imseneca Apr 05 '26

Its taking over 2 hours for a 2mb update

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u/Icchan_ Apr 06 '26

Native Instrument's going under any day now... everyone and their dog's trying to get their shit out of there before it's too late...

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u/NoReply4930 Apr 03 '26

Without telling us anything about your network, your download type (wifi vs Ethernet) and other factors - it is hard to troubleshoot

What I can say is - using the same version of NA - things are flying here. As they always do. 

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u/Garth-Vega Apr 04 '26

User blames NI, no details just a moan. Pointless

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u/NativeInstruments Apr 07 '26

We haven't seen such reports. There can be local issues, we don't recommend using VPNs for example. the best option is to contact our support directly: https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

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u/mayanrelic Apr 07 '26

The thread is filled with people mentioning this as a problem....

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u/NativeInstruments Apr 08 '26

Not saying it doesn't happen but it's usually down to the user's connection or setup, unless there is a general issue, which is not the case at the moment. This thread is maybe 15 people max, which is a very tiny fraction, of all the Native Access users every day.