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Session Guitarist updates and compatibility with Kontakt 7/6
Hey everyone, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Session Guitarist series, there was an update for all the libraries, with the MIDI drag’n drop feature, updated riff and phrase modes, and NKS2 support. Unfortunately for those who were using these libraries with Kontakt 7 or 6, this breaks compatibility. For those who…
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Previous versions of recently updated Kontakt libraries / compatibility with K6 older libraries
Hey all, There are a lot of recent updates for Kontakt libraries to port those to 7.6 and taking more advantage of the MK3 keyboard new possibilities. Some of you expressed the need for previous versions as you do not wish to use Kontakt 7 for various reasons. Here are the installers for those libraries. Let us know if you…
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Official update status - Kontakt (current version: 8.11.1)
This thread provides information about upcoming patches for Kontakt. It will be updated whenever new information becomes available. The currently available software version is 8.11.0. Please make sure that your installation is up to date. —————————— 8.11.1 (2026-06-29) Minimum OS requirements: macOS 14, 15 and 26 (latest…
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Session Horn vs. Session Horns Pro
Hello, Wish to know if Session Horns Pro overwrites Session Horns or if I will have two instruments if I buy it. Also, can I save presets in Session Horns and re-open them in Session Horns Pro ? Thank you.
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can i get a free kontakt/ kontakt player 6/7 for big sur??
hi, recently i used pro tools intro it is great for me, but i needed sampler player for my midi drums/ one shots/ bass [but i dont knows the kontakt it can do or no, please comment]. anyway, i found old video on youtube to get free kontakt but it is 2026 and i still used old mac where can not run 2026 native acces.. thanks!
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Kontakt Player 7 plugin not loading in REAPER after update
Today, while installing an instrument for Kontakt Player 7 I allowed Native Access to update Kontakt and itself. Upon completing these updates, I found the following issue when attempting to initiate Kontakt within REAPER: Upon investigating other instances of this issue online, I've attempted the following solutions:…
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MacOS 27 - learn from the past
Announcement to NI! Apple released public beta of macOS 27, so this is a good chance for NI to make things finally better than in the past and start testing their products now, so they will officially support macOS 27 end of September instead of several months later or early 2027.
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User Favorites
I've run out of Kontakt 8 user favorite (quick jump) slots. Used all ten. I have another third party kontakt instrument to put in there. So is there another way of having a list of third party kontakt instruments, like favorites, that we can quickly use? Same as the factory library list, just for user content?
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Creator Tools doesn't support Kontakt 8?
Creator Tools is unable to pull group information from instruments loaded in Kontakt 8. It works fine with Kontakt 7 and 6. Basically I can't use any of my Lua scripts to create instruments for Kontakt 8.
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No audio through a Mackie ProFx6 mixer
Not getting audio through Mackie ProFx6 mixer. Followed all the steps for audio setup. I'm able to play other programs audio through mixer without issue. When setting up audio in Kontakt all I getfor selections are Mackie ASIO driver and Realtek ASIO under devices. My mixer shows up fine under Windows audio selection.
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Banners Missing
For the new Kontakt 8 browser list, the Rise And Hit is Missing. And Wave Alchemy's Spectrum shows in there, also blank, but shouldn't be in there I think. In the classic view the Rise And Hit banner does show, and there is no Spectrum in the list. How to fix?
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Session Percussionist forced DAW sync
Hi, I've tried Session Percussionist for the first time yesterday and while I see a lot of potential it has a major flaw in my opinion. With transport stopped, when you feed midi notes a pattern will start playing from the beginning on note-on. This is pretty much like any other drum sequencer works. With transport…
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[CRITICAL BUG] Kontakt 7 Crash on Launch(0xc00000fd) Root Cause Identified(Registry Buffer Overflow)
Hi, I am posting this because I have spent 4 hours troubleshooting a critical "silent" crash that prevented Kontakt 7 from launching. I have performed a deep analysis using Process Monitor and identified a structural flaw in the application's startup routine regarding registry management. The Issue: Kontakt 7 crashes…
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Wrong product description in Berlin Percussion
Hello. Ariel from Orchestral Tools support here. I just received a ticket from a user that he bought Berlin percussion for Kontakt and felt misled since it states that it contains Timpani. The Kontakt version of Berlin percussion does not contain Timpani. It was offered as an expansion and was discontinued several years…
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Applications and Instruments stuck in demo mode after purchasing Komplete 26 Standard
So I just bought Komplete 26 Standard from the Native Instruments website as an upgrade to my Komplete Select Band. Finally got everything working, but opted to get the standard bundle.. Now some of the new apps/softwares/instruments/effects... are frozen in demo mode. I already had a couple of the products from purchasing…
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Kontakt 8.11.0: Chords Tool MIDI-out note-offs still missing (macOS 26 + Live 12)
Hey all, I'm still running into this issue on macOS 26.4 with Kontakt 8 v8.11.0 (VST3) in Live 12 (12.4.2). With only "Script generated notes" enabled under Options > Engine > Send MIDI to outside world, when I trigger the Chords Tool from a MIDI keyboard and route Kontakt's MIDI out to another track, the note-offs never…
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Weird Ireland bug in Cakewalk Sonar
Aargh. I'm not sure how to even describe what I'm experiencing here, but I'm having a strange experience with Ireland running in Cakewalk Sonar (current version). Let's say I create a new midi track, and insert an instance of Kontakt 8 (full). I then open the Irish flute from Ireland. I noodle around and things work as…
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Recording drums
Now, to whoever reads this, you might be my savior or my doom… Haven't found a SINGLE tutorial explaining how to connect edrums. Didn't realise I actually needed a MIDI cable (yes, I'm at THAT step; the noobiest level you can find in recording music. A little beginner's video would have helped!). Now that I've more or less…
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Kontakt 8 can't load in Reaper
I have the latest version of Reaper. Upgraded to Kontakt 8.4.1 via current version of Native Access. now Reaper can see Kontakt 8, but it will not load in DAW. it loads fine as stand alone. this is the error message I get. The following effect plug-in could not be loaded: VST3i: Kontakt 8 (Native Instruments) (64 out)…
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Kontakt with Cubase says Demo for Shimmer and Shake
Hi, Kontakt was working fine with Cubase, gone on this week and it's not recognising the Shimmer and Shake vst, and is asking me to run as demo or buy. Never had this before. Any ideas? Regards, Andu
