I've tried multiple DAWs, and I get the same results.
It just crashes the DAW, instantly quits out, lose all progress if it wasn't recently saved.. no good.
It happens when there's maybe 4~ instances of Komplete Kontrol with Kontakt 7 loaded up, as virtual instruments.
Once I get there, I'm toast - surely this isn't ordinary behaviour.
I'm wondering if this is a RAM issue before I do much more troubleshooting - I have 8gb RAM.
No GPU - I use the integrated graphics from my CPU (i7 something or other).
I have a few of the instruments I want regular access to on my SSD, but it's only 500gb so the majority of Komplete 14 Ultimate is loaded onto a HDD.
I'm thinking it's possible that it's the HDD - I can't replicate the problem with instances that are only loaded with instruments from my SSD. So far, they've all got Strummed Acoustic 2 in them, and that's on the HDD.
My issue with this theory is it's still crashed when I've load Komplete Kontrol (within my DAW), and before I even load Kontakt 7 - so it has definitely crashed BEFORE I've been able to start loading up a HDD instrument. BUT, there was already an instance of Strummed Acoustic 2, a HDD instrument, on a different track. So the HDD idea can't be completely ruled out.
Before I spend money on RAM or an SSD.. I just want to know if others have had this issue, and what the problem might be. So I make sure to purchase the right thing to fix the problem.
Besides this problem, I am in love with the NI ecosystem. Absolutely everything has inspired me and I've lost way too many hours just exploring what I have access to. It's simply insane. Love it all.