Kontakt increases the treble in my samples?

Emanuel_1228 · 2024-05-01T01:59:52+00:00

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Hello guys, this is my first post in the community.
I was creating my sound libraries for Logic/Mainstage (Sampler), now I'm creating them for Kontakt, I'm on Kontakt 6.6.0.
When I was comparing the sounds in both versions (Sampler - Kontakt) I noticed that the Kontakt has a boost in the treble, even though I am using the same samples.
I even took the task of testing them with pink noise, and when I reverse the phase on one of the tracks, the Kontakt track reproduces high frequencies, it even seems like it has an envelope, because it starts with a low volume and increases (taking into account Note that it is the same pink noise sample).
I hope someone can help me with this query. Greetings

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stephen24

Sounds as though you're playing your sounds in a default "new instrument", which may well have a volume envelope installed, and maybe some EQ or other processing. Check by playing your raw sample in the Wave Editor.

Emanuel_1228

@stephen24 I have tried it without any type of process, the envelopes are the same.
All the tests I did were without process

stephen24

And playing it in the Wave Editor (guaranteed processing-free)?

Kontakt just spits out numbers, which are converted to sound in your audio device. If you don't programme any processing, it'll spit out the same numbers as you put in. How are you actually generating the sounds in your tests?

Emanuel_1228

@stephen24 I already had my sound libraries in the Logic/Mainstage Sampler, when I was already making them for Kontakt, I noticed that in Kontakt they sound with an increase in the high frequencies, obviously I had EQ and dynamics processes, but then I removed all kinds of processes alone the sample flat, and yet it continued to sound with that increase in high frequencies.
Then, to be more precise, I decided to test both samplers with pink noise, so I generated pink noise and recorded it, I already had the audio in wav and I simply dragged the audio to each Kontakt and to the Sampler, so in theory, when you have the same audio signal and you reverse the phase in one of them, there should be cancellation, that is, you should not hear anything, but in the Kontakt track high frequencies were being reproduced, and as you already mentioned, it even seemed like it had an envelope, since which started with a low volume and gradually increased

stephen24

Sorry I wasn't clear.

I simply dragged the audio to each Kontakt

How are you generating the sound in Kontakt? What exactly do you do to make Kontakt play your sound?

Emanuel_1228

@stephen24 For the test I did, record pink noise, and the WAV file simply drag it to each sampler, in the Logic Sampler I simply opened the plugin, went to mapping and dropped the pink noise sample in C3, and I also did the same in Kontakt, add a new instrument, open mapping editor and drop the pink noise sample on C3.

stephen24

As expected.

Have another look at my first post. Take your time.

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