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The beauty of MIDI out
Some Kontakt instruments have arpeggiators and pattern sequencer within the GUI, mainly to drive percussion instruments, yet not all of them have a midi out capability. What do you do with the midi out? Do you drive other instruments? Do you modify the grooves so to have some variety? Let's talk! I particulary like the…
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Right syntax for relative path on two different PCs
Hello everybody, I have an instance of K7 on a Win 10 PC I use for tracking (let's call it Tpc) and another instance on another Win 10 PC for mixing etc. (Mpc) On Tpc the path is this: X:\Ableton\Instruments\Kontakt 7\Libraries\ while on the Mpc it's this other one: N:\Audio\Ableton\Instruments\Kontakt 7\Libraries\ How…
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Are nkm files still usable?
Hi, I recently upgraded to Kontakt 8. One of my favorte VIs is not showing up in Quickload. This library uses nkm files. In quickload I can see the old file structure that I created previously, but it is missing all of the presets. If I try to drag and drop the files into those empty folders, nothing happens. I am able to…
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Upgrade Kontakt 8 Player to Kontakt 8 Full
Macbook/M4/Sequoia Is it necessary to uninstall/remove “Kontakt 8 Player” prior to installing the NI Kontakt 8 Full/Paid version? Any related KB’s or instructions to address this issue? Thx
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Official Process for Releasing a Kontakt Player Library
Hello everyone, I am looking for information on the official process for releasing a sample library for the free Kontakt Player. I'm specifically interested in understanding the concrete steps required to make a product available through Native Access. Could someone from the community or NI staff clarify the following…
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KONTROL S Series and Kontakt for live concerts
When playing in live, I would like to having my multi rack in Kontakt with several instruments loaded so I can select the desired instrument and get sound ONLY from the selected instrument… I can navigate trough each intrument from the Kontrol Keyboard buttons but all instruments are sounding because all of them take OMNI…
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Best Tutorial?
What is the best tutorial for learning how to route the separate channels out of Kontakt Player to your DAW (in my case Studio One) so that one instance of Kontakt can run multiple instrument channels? I've been trying to learn this for years but have yet to have success with it. Thanks so much.😀 John B
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Mariachi Band
i am looking for VST instruments for mariachi band; vihuela, guitarron, etc. i spent a lot of time looking and all i've found was samples but that is not what i am looking for. thank you
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Using Midi CC to change Auto-chord Key on the fly in Session Guitarist. Possible?
I’m working in my DAW (Cakewalk) with Kontakt, using Session Guitarist Electric Vintage. I’m using auto chords and the key is set to F. The song modulates twice, going up a half step each time – first to to F# then to G. Is it possible to send a CC command to Electric Vintage to change the Auto-chord key when the song hits…
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Summer deal quick question
hi, a quick question: I want to buy Symphony Series Collection, and the native Instruments website offers me automatically a price of €59.90 as a crossgrade, since I already own complete 14 standard. Is this correct? I just wanted to be sure I was buying a product in the right way, thanks everyone.
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How Do I Remove the demo for The Gentleman piano from my system?
The other day I downloaded the demo version of the Gentleman piano. I decided I don't want it and want it removed completely from my system. It does not show up in Native Access. Somebody here had better have an answer or I will never buy another NI or Izotope product again. I HATE how difficult it has become getting…
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shop icon in kontak version 6.8
Sorry, but why the hell is there an icon that is essentially an advert for the new Kontakt version in Kontakt 6? call me old fashioned but I find that when I buy a product and own it I don't want to see adverts in it so could you tell me if there is any way to remove it
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Export/import of multis
I have been using Kontakt 6 VST3 for a while and I'd like to switch to Kontakt 8. The issue is that I have a bunch of very detailed multis that I have set up and and use frequently and I like to export them to Kontakt 8 (or import in Kontakt 8 from 6.) Is there a way to do this? (I noticed that In Kontakt 6 under…
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Symphony Essentials installation problems?
on the website Symphony Essentials says it works with Kontakt player. When I try to install in Native Access, it says I need full Kontakt 8. I have Kontakt player 8. How do I install this?, I just bought it….
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Kontak 7 appears as a demo mode
Somebody can give me a solution for this issue because I tried the whole recommendations received from Native Instruments team but Kontak 7 continues showing me a demo mode for each products I already bought. Any solution or suggestion?
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Of Kontakt Humanize
Hello everyone. Can anyone tell me what the reason is? In Kontakt 8, for example, in the Noir library, I made a midi part, all the velocities were aligned. But with each playback or export. the tones sound different, when quieter, when very loud. As if slightly different samples are used each time. Is there something like…
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Kontakt 8 Chords Tool Usage in Ableton
Hello, I have two questions related to the Chords plugin in Kontakt 8: Is it possible to use the Chords plugin to generate chords outside of the Kontakt 8 ecosystem (e.g. with Ableton stock plugins)? In Advanced mode (pic included), I have the key in C Major, but when I play this chord, it's triggering an A# note on the…
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protools _ kontakt 8 _ failling to load
hello hope everything is ok with you all mac m4max sequoia 15.5 Komplete 15 ultimate collectors edition Kontakt 8 works ok in standalone _ garage band _ logic _ ableton live 12 _ cubase 12 pro . does not load in protools 2025_06 _ rosetta or direct tried reinstall of k8 via native access several times . still does n t show…
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Why I see DEEP POOL by Session Audio in KONTAKT LIBRARY and I do not see it in Libraries?
Hello I have a problem with Kontakt 7. I loaded Deep Pool by Session Audio via Native access. But I can only see and hear it in LIBRARY where its All Banks work fine, while it does not appear in Libraries. So I can't use it. Can anyone help me?
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kontakt 8 vst audio plugin
Does anybody know how to get the kontakt 8 vst plugin? It does not install on intel mac with the installer. Customer support takes forever to respond and when they do they give me the wrong info. I am using it for symphony series with dorico 6
