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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: 8.12.0)
This thread provides information about upcoming patches for Kontakt. It will be updated whenever new information becomes available. The currently available software version is 8.12.0. Please make sure that your installation is up to date. —————————— 8.12.0 (2026-07-28 OVERALL CHANGES. ADDED Phase 1 of the Default View…
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Kontakt 8 Player: Opening the GUI once nearly doubles the Logic project size
Hello, I have found a reproducible behaviour in Kontakt 8 Player that I would like to understand. I do not know whether this is expected behaviour or a bug. Steps to reproduce Create a new empty project Select Software Instrument – Kontakt 8 Multi timbral 5 Parts Load my previously saved Channel Strip Setting containing…
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Updated to Kontakt 8, now cannot get Session Horns Pro or other NI plugins to open
I moved to a new iMac. Updated Logic Pro to 12.3 Installed Kontakt 8. It is located in: Macintosh HD > Library > Audio > Plug-Ins > Components > Kontakt 8.component Updated/reinstalled Session Horns Pro Session Horns Pro library is in Macintosh HD/users/shared/Session Horns Pro Library I've found Kontakt 8 in Logic Pro…
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CIrcular eathing 100% CPU
Whenever I use Circular my CPU goes to 100% usage and all I can hear is crackling. All I am doing is holding a 4 note chord down. Some presets are worst than others. Other than lowering my device buffer size - any ideas?
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Bug report: Vocal Colors — Expression value not applied to audio engine after DAW session reload
I'd like to report a reproducible bug in Vocal Colors affecting Expression knob state recall. It occurs in every DAW I've tested and across multiple versions of Kontakt and Vocal Colors, and it makes the instrument unreliable for scoring work. I have recreated this on multiple computers using different versions of kontakt…
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Multiple issues after moving content to external drive
Warning: Long post, several interrelated issues … I recently moved my library contents to an external SSD drive as suggested. After the move, I set the content location in the file management section of Native Access to the new location and then opened the library view with "All" selected. As expected, the instruments…
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Pop-editing volume slider
Noobie here. Can't find this in the manual, but is there a way to pop-edit an instrument's output volume in Kontakt 8? I'm trying to do this in a Multi Bank. (See screenshot.) With a mouse, the slider can be slid, but I'd like to be able to double-click the slider to type in an exact value with the number keypad. Is there…
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Session Ukelele, tempo too low error, Cakewalk DAW
Hi… My session is at 88 BPM and I'm having a problem with Session Ukulele, Easy Going D. When I change the tempo to 1/2, I get the message "TEMPO TOO LOW. PLEASE INCREASE THE TEMPO. TRY DOUBLE TIME SCALING, OR DECREASE SWING". (The tempo is too low. Please increase it. Try doubling the timescale or reducing the swing.) It…
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Studio DrummerVentura 13.7
Hello, I'm having a strange issue. maybe simple who knows. I use Alesis E drums and have no issues with connecting with the drums and KK. the issue I have is when I go into studio Drummer and as I watch as I hit each piece of the drum set they are correct on screen. However I do notice when I trigger one of the symbols it…
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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
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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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"CONTENT MISSING" , WINDOW SHOWS NO CONTENT
I bought Scene: Nightshade, installed, uninstalled, reinstalled more than once. Never been able to open it via Kontakt 8 in a session. Thrill, Ashlight etc, open just fine. When I try i get the "CONTENT MISSING" error and am invited to browse for files and folders. Nothing happens, though I can find and open my Native…
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Kontakt 8 Demo Mode after Update (SOLVED)
Hi, I have recently updated to the latest version of Kontakt 8 (8.12.0) I launched Vienna Ensemble Pro and found it was loading demo mode, so I closed the application and launched it standalone. Unfortunately, the behaviour persisted and it is still greeting me with the window to Demo Buy or Activate I am an owner of the…
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kontakt broken..glitching gui
updated kontakt and now its glitching. the mouse cursor is constantly flashing as if its clicking on something but its not and theres alot of lag when playing . this happened a few years ago in kontakt 7 and finally got fixed with a update but for ages i couldnt use it because it was glitching. if i load up kontakt…
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⚠️ WARNING: Be aware of software scams!
I want to warn the community about a website that appears to be selling Kontakt, Komplete, and various Kontakt libraries at unrealistically low prices while claiming that the products can only be authorized through their own service. The website I'm referring to is: saleonplugins com This is a major red flag. Legitimate…
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Kontakt 8 Player Not Starting
I tried to start it standalone (stays in task manager about 5 secs than crashes). As a plugin in a daw (reaper, I get the error that says "This VST plug-in is not responding — it may be displaying an activation promp in another window, or it might just take a while to scan" but i have the komplete start in my acc) Things I…
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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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Transferring Old Sample Libraries to Work (from Ableton 8/Kontakt 5 to Ableton 12/Kontakt 8 on M4)
I used Ableton Live 8 with Kontakt 5 on my MacBook Pro running Mac OS High Sierra, with all of my sample libraries stored on an external hard drive. I’ve now upgraded to a Mac Studio M4 running macOS Sequoia, Ableton Live 12, and Kontakt 8. Since upgrading, I haven’t been able to access any of the sample libraries I was…
