Upgrade K6 > K8, multi-outs-cofiguration (and library)

w2privat

Hi,

in short… It took me a long time to create multi-out presets especially for my drum machines (forgotten keys, stock library).

1. Will they work in 8 or do I have to re-create them (please not!!!)?
2. They have been saved as Track Templates in REAPER, perfect multi-outs in tracks, all ready-to start…will they perform?
3. Do the vintage drum machines still exist in lib.2?
4. Might it be a good idea to keep K6 WITHOUT its library (save space)?

Thanks!

(Ich habe Kontakt 6 und nicht mehr sooo viel Platz auf dem Rechner, würde jetzt aber gerne mit der Zeit gehen und auf 8 up-graden.

Die Library von 6 finde ich ausgesprochen gut, z.B. auch die Chöre und die Vintage Drum-machines, m.E. total unterschätzt.

Es gibt hier widersprüchliche Aussagen dazu, ob die alte Library komplett in der neuen enthalten ist, ich fände es schade, wenn nicht, würde es aber mal drauf ankommen lassen.

Meine Frage ist nun die nach den externen von mir konfigurierten Instrumenten. Es hat mich viel Zeit gekostet, div. Drum-Machines mit Einzel-Outs zu konfigurieren, z.B. die von Forgotten keys. Bekomme ich bestimmt nie wieder hin.

Zudem habe ich sie dann in REAPER entsprechend eingebunden (ebenfalls Einzel-Outs) als Track-Templates, was auch aufwändig war.

Frage ist also, ob dieser ganze Kram mit K8 funktioniert, oder ob es alles neu muss, bzw. würde man dann K6 weiter betreiben (ohne seine Werks-Library)? Dankeschön.)

Jeremy_NI

@w2privat I'll try to answer your question as best as I can.

1 and 2:

Reaper doesn't support VST3 plugin migration so these wouldn't convert automatically. However, if those track templates have been created with Kontakt 6 VST3, you can actually manually edit them in a text editor and replace Kontakt.vst3 with Kontakt 8.vst3 and the appropriate plugin ID, and that should work. You might get more info on Reaper forums.

3:

The Kontakt Factory Library 2 contains most of the previous versions. And you can also open your old libraries in the new Kontakt.

4:

Because there is no auto-migration in Reaper, you should keep Kontakt 6 to open the projects where you used it.

I hope that helps.

Jeremy_NI

@w2privat I'll try to answer your question as best as I can.

1 and 2:

Reaper doesn't support VST3 plugin migration so these wouldn't convert automatically. However, if those track templates have been created with Kontakt 6 VST3, you can actually manually edit them in a text editor and replace Kontakt.vst3 with Kontakt 8.vst3 and the appropriate plugin ID, and that should work. You might get more info on Reaper forums.

3:

The Kontakt Factory Library 2 contains most of the previous versions. And you can also open your old libraries in the new Kontakt.

4:

Because there is no auto-migration in Reaper, you should keep Kontakt 6 to open the projects where you used it.

I hope that helps.

w2privat

😊

helped, thank u