ATTN: Analog Dreams Users - New Update requires Kontakt 8

Vocalpoint
Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,108 Expert
in Kontakt

Just noticed this come down via Native Access:

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If you are still settled into Kontakt 7 - and have not made a move to K8 yet - if you mistakenly click Update - you will get the good ole - "your version of Kontakt is too old".

Stay frosty when heading into Native Access peeps.

VP

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  • dexl
    dexl Member Posts: 66 Helper

    Thanks for the heads up, I won't be updating anytime soon.

  • PK The DJ
    PK The DJ Member Posts: 2,291 Expert

    Is it really a problem, as you can download 8 Player for free?

  • Sunborn
    Sunborn NKS User Library Mod Posts: 3,345 mod
    edited February 14
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/42499/attn-analog-dreams-users-new-update-requires-kontakt-8

    The only new in this update is the addition of Multi instruments (just 10 megabytes).
    Multis of course requires Kontakt 8. So, if you are not in Kontakt 8 you really don't need this update.

    In case you are in Kontakt 7 and accidentally updated your Analog Dreams and have some issues, do this:

    • Delete the Multi sub-folder from your main Analog Dreams folder.

    • Go at C:\Users\Public\Documents\Native Instruments\installed_products and use a text editor to edit the Analog Dreams.json file. Change the "ContentVersion":"2.2.1" value, to 2.1.2

    • Go to the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Native Instruments\Analog Dreams and do the same. Double-click the "ContentVersion" key and change the value as above (from 2.2.1 to 2.1.2)

    …or, update to Kontakt 8… 😊

    Note: I did not tested that, since I'm in Kontakt 8, but it should work.

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,108 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211202#Comment_211202

    Not a problem - until you try to load Kontakt into your KK 2.9.6 or MKII and watch Kontakt 8 try to take over everything. Or you have a truck load of old projects and K8 takes priority and so on and so on.

    Yes - it's a problem. :)

    VP

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,108 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211206#Comment_211206

    Sunborn

    Question - some interesting edits here - that I am hoping I might be able to use. What exactly does this do - for Analog Dreams specifically - if one has already updated (I have not)?

    I am trying to determine if edits like these would turn off the little "1" indicators that show up beside Updates in the NA interface.

    I REALLY want to turn off the "1" for Komplete Kontrol 3 - which I do not want on the system at this time and now the same for Analog Dreams.

    Appreciate any insight.

    VP

  • Sunborn
    Sunborn NKS User Library Mod Posts: 3,345 mod
    edited 2:05PM
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211301#Comment_211301

    Most probably, those "!" indicators will remain. I can't say for sure, because i always update.

    But NA is "looking" mostly on those places (registry and installed products) to get info.

    It is really simple to do it and see for your self, then undo it, if not works for you. Just change 2 values, forth and back (if needed). :-)

    The above are for libraries/expansions mostly. KK3 will probably be more tricky.

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,108 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211306#Comment_211306

    Took a look at the Komplete Kontrol .json - and it has no version info at all. So that one is a bit odd.

    And yes - I am looking for a way to tell NA that I am content with my "current" version X of a product and am not interested in newer updates - especially ones that would break the Kontakt version.

    VP

  • Skijumptoes
    Skijumptoes Member Posts: 88 Advisor
    edited 5:10PM
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211202#Comment_211202

    Yes of course it's a problem, open up a previous project which has K7 and Analog Dreams instances, and it will fail to load. That's incredibly poor, they need to rectify this or it will put NI on a mental blacklist of plugins which are unsafe to leave instantiated on past projects.

    At which point it makes me reluctant to keep putting money into the eco system. It's pulling the rug from our feet, compromising our own content, and done without any kind of warning or notification of it occuring.

    Thanks for the heads up OP.

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