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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: 8.13.0)
This thread provides information about upcoming patches for Kontakt. It will be updated whenever new information becomes available. The currently available software version is 8.13.0. Please make sure that your installation is up to date. —————————— 8.13.0 (2026-09-03) OVERALL CHANGES. ADDED User interfaces improvements to…
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Kontakt Factory Library automatically (and retroactively!) adding delay fx to drums
When I go into the Kontakt Factory Library and load up any of the drums from Vintage > Drum Machines, Kontakt automatically puts delay on them. It appears to only apply to the stuff in the Vintage subcategory This would be a nuisance in and of itself, but the big problem is that it appears to be doing this retroactively to…
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Komplete Start, Kontakt, VST plugins... which? where?
I haven't used any of the Cremona Quartet instruments in a while and realized recently that NI updated them and made them unusable in version 6 of the Kontakt Plug-in, which is the version I purchased them with. They now require Kontakt 7, which is apparently no longer available. I checked out the Komplete Start Getting…
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Kontakt 8 Glitches when multiple instances loaded in Cubase 15 if program outside of DAW is opened
I found a bug with Kontakt 8 inside of Cubase 15 (I have not tried it with other DAWs). It does not occur with versions of Kontakt 5-7. I have been able to recreate this bug every time I have tried it. These are the steps that create Kontakt 8 to glitch out and crash Cubase (follow each step exactly): 1) Load project in…
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Kontakt stuck notes with sustain pedal inside Cubase 13 Pro (works in standalone)
Hello, I'm experiencing a reproducible stuck-notes issue with the latest version of Kontakt 8 when it runs as a plugin inside Cubase 13 Pro. I did not notice this problem with earlier versions of Kontakt 8, and the same setup works correctly with the latest version of Kontakt 7, so this looks like a regression introduced…
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configuring midi in Kontakt8
I'm looking for tutorials on configuring midi controls for instruments inside Kontakt. for instance, I want to control certain parameters of a brass VI using a breath controller… or say I wanted to change patterns using an active pedal board in Session Guitarist AFTER I started the "continuous pattern playing" button…
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Limit on Picked Acoustic instances?
Anyone else experience this? I have six instances of Picked Acoustic loaded into Kontakt, but when I try to load a 7th It just says " Welcome to Picked the acoustic" And is eternally "loading". I opened up a fresh instance of Kontakt and was able to open up another Picked Acoustic But should be able to just load as many as…
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loading NI drum kits in logic and/or mapping roland v drums to maschine.
hello, i want to: a) load NI drum kits (specifically the abbey road acoustic ones) into logic to control with roland v drums and/or b) control maschine 2 software with roland v drums with correct mapping. ___ a) NI abbey road acoustic drums in logic i have loaded a new software instrument and followed all steps in this…
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How to change attack on Cremona Quartet Ensemble?
I just go the Cremona solo instruments (Violins, Viola and Cello) and something is puzzling me, namely the attack. I see the different articulations, I hear what they do, but somehow the attacks is always fairly slow and I can't seem to find the option to change that. The velocity seems to change how "hard" the notes are…
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Kontakt 8 crashes with external midi-clock
Kontakt 8 alsways crashes while loading new presets when it is connected to external midi-clock (from BOSS rc-505 mk2 looper). It happens either via interface or directly via usb. The tempo is exactly received. But the Kontakt is always struggling. Anyone else with the same experience and maybe with a solution? thanks
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Adding a Crash Cymbal to an Existing Kontkat Drum Kit
I recently picked up a Kontakt drum instrument by Past To Future Samples called Walsh Drums. It has nice snare, toms, etc., but it needs better cymbals. I have some experience editing and creating drum kits in the past (Kontakt 5), but in this case I am unable to do what should be a simple thing, add a crash cymbal to this…
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Session Horns Ghost Piano Notes
Hello I keep hearing piano notes lagging after the brass when I use Session Horns in the Standalone Kontakt 8 Player using just the onscreen virtual digital piano. The MIDI input setting is empty. When I connect an actual MIDI keyboard to the PC (via usb) and set the Input accordingly, the piano sounds disappear. Is there…
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I made a Mac app that fixes the blank and cropped artwork in Kontakt 8's browser
I made a Mac app that fixes the blank and cropped artwork in Kontakt 8's browser Body (one paragraph per line, paste as is or rough it up in your own words first, since polished prose from a first-time poster reads as marketing): I have 220 libraries in Kontakt and a lot of them were showing soft or missing artwork, so I…
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Kontakt 8.13.1 crashes with Elektrik Piano 1.5 patches
on three consecutive occasions, while trying to load 3 different factory patches from the Elektrik Piano 1.5 library, the latest version of Kontakt (8.13.1) crashed. the same patches open just fine in Kontakt 7.
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Scrambled Kontakt 8 GUI
This discussion was created from comments split from: Kontakt 8: Empty white dialog box appears after adding instrument. Kontakt uncontrollable (KT-10584).
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Audiofier Aetherarp with Kontakt 8 player
Hello, I´ve tried to install the Aetherarp instrument from audiofier. It was a p.i.t.a. to connect it with the Kontaktplayer 8 and then after 15Minutes it told me, that I need the full version of K 8 for 299 bucks. Is there a way that I can use it with the K8Player? The same with the instrument cybertools. Both of them…
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Question about Session Horns Pro
Is there a way of automating the dynamic control toggle switch on the control page of Session Horns Pro? It works if I click it with my mouse during playback, but that's not ideal. I want to change over a few bars in. I can't find a midi CC associated with that control. Anybody manage to figure out a workaround? I know I…
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Arrow keys (Up/Down) not working in Kontakt 8
I have issue with arrow keys in Kontakt Player 8 on Macbook. I cant navigate in preset list with arrows Up and Down. The first time it happens with the 8.11.1 update and keep happen till 8.13.1. In older versions of Kontakt Player 8, there was no issues. In Kontakt 7.10.9 and Komplete Kontrol 3.5.4 there are no issues. So,…
