Kontakt for iPad or alternatives

JMan

hello Developers of native instruments my name is Jonavin how are y’all doin ? I was wondering and wanted to ask I used to have the demo version of kontakt for my laptop I’ve been using it for a long time just wanted to ask it doesn’t have to be yes it doesn’t have to be no but would you guys ever make or develop an app called ikontakt for the iPad? let me know what y’all guys think whenever you have a chance thanks .. 🙂

EvilDragon

Probably not.

Kubrak

How much would you be willing to pay for iKontakt? 400 USD/EUR like for PC?

nightjar

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/2045/kontakt-for-ipad

I think there is a HUGE opportunity for NI with a new product/service that builds on iPadOS. Sort of a port of the Play series content that you can subscribe to.

Easily carry around a bunch of Play series libraries that you can curate and tweak your favs using touchscreen and... and play by wireless connecting some relatively "dumb" hardware controllers that NI could make for this new product/service.

Those that already own Komplete for "computer" could enjoy a discount on the new iPad OS subscription service of the Play series.

Kaiwan_NI

Been seeing similar questions flying around the community in the past weeks about NI developing mobile apps so I gotta ask: if you already own Kontakt, what would make you switch completely to a mobile app?

I get it a mobile app means expanding market opportunities, but for those who produce on a regular basis, what would make you want to make that leap?

nightjar

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/11607#Comment_11607

A "iPadOS Music Production System" would be a great "side-car" to my main rig.

I can imagine this product letting me work on parts of a song away from my main rig, then integrating easily. It would be a smaller, more robust than taking a laptop rig around.

And when combined with a new NI "dumb" controller, it could be very much like buying a keyboard that has "built in sounds"... Easy to take out and play on gigs... iPad positioned as if it was a central display above a row of 8 rotary knobs on the "dumb" controller... showing their functions as per NKS.

nightjar

Additionally... I can imagine this being so much more "immediate" in being ready to play.

Case in point: I own a KK88 as part of my main setup.

But when I want to casually play some music, it is too much of a hassle to sit down and play for a few minutes.

So recently I bought a Roland RD-88 just for more "immediate" playability... and better to take out on gig vs the KK88 plus laptop.

I would have much rather spent that $1200 on a new NI "dumb" controller + iPadOS version of the "Play Series".

Kaiwan_NI

So essentially a sketchpad? Interesting!

nightjar

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/11657#Comment_11657

I see it as much more than just a sketchpad... it can deliver its portion of "finished goods" to a project.

With the processing power of an Apple M1, with increased internal storage, with more RAM allocation per app... the current iPads are ready to handle more.

Apps needs to catch up to what is possible with this robust device.

JMan

Hey you guys I'm sorry it took me long to answer back I could not log back in I understand everyone ( : but it was just a thought take care everyone have a blessed day

Kubrak

For live gigs I prefer stable standalone haedware and simplify my needs instead expecting run my studio environment and again iPad apps are the nearest and cheapest option against Force/Toraiz/M+ proposals…

Important is the word cheapest. How much could NI charge for iKontakt? Would it be profitable?

Kaiwan_NI

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/11718#Comment_11718

We're turning your feature request into a thought experiment 😛

Kubrak

So, 30-80 EUR for program that costs 400 EUR on Win/Mac platform. And lots of work to port it to iPad.

Sedat Senguel

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/11607#Comment_11607

It doesn't have to be switching. You can see it in many different ways. It could be an entry for new users to enter the music market. It could be switching your setup and catching new vibes on the go. There are a lot of iPads and iPhones on this planet and if NI would for example make iMaschine 3 like Beatmaker3 or even "buy" INTUA/Beatmaker3 or make a collab than this could be huge. Beatmaker 3 for example is in my opinion the next best thing to a maschine workflow. On the other hand a service like komplete now or iKontakt for iPad OS could also be great if made compatible with the desktop version. You could start jammin and building ideas in the DAW on your iPad/iPhone and if you want to go work later on that track on desktop/laptop it could work great with iCloud where you could save your projects and open them on the desktop/laptop and finalize or further enrich it with desktop/laptop plugins and what not. So I would definitely love if NI would be more on the mobile music production side of things and would be very open to beta test as well ;-)

Have a nice weekend y'all!

nightjar

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/11745#Comment_11745

As has been stated, NI could use a subscription approach for this music production environment, of which the iPad would be integral to.

Also, NI would have an income stream from a new line of controllers optimized for this environment.

EvilDragon

A 20 years old codebase does not become iPad compatible very quickly. That is a ridiculous amount of work there. I doubt it will happen.