Dorico opening Kontakt Player instead of Kontakt 5

GatesofDawn67

Dorico loads the Kontakt player and not Kontakt 5

I have created the directory: C:\Program Files\VstPlugins and put the Kontakt .dlls into it. I added this directory to the VST2 plug-in paths in Dorico. It didn’t list the the player in the white or black lists. I reopen Dorico and it still isn’t there.

I even renamed the player’s .dll to try to prevent it from loading. Dorico must be finding it elsewhere as it loads anyway.

I rebooted my computer, and found that the blacklist was populated, the VST Rack had Kontakt 5 listed and I could run the full version of Kontakt.

This lasted until I shut my machine down. Now it only runs the Kontakt Player again.

I have already spoken to Dorico about this. They sent me to you.

Jeremy_NI

@GatesofDawn67 Kontakt Player and full Kontakt are basically the same program, only a different authorization handled by Native Access. Can you click on the logo in the Kontakt's windows in Dorico and do the same in Kontakt in standalone ? Are the versions the same ? If not, this is the source of your problem and you need to check your VST folders in Dorico and Native Access.

We don't have a plugin administration guide for Dorico but one from Cubase so it must be very similar: Plug-in Administration in Cubase 9 (and higher)

Please note that Konbtakt 5 doesn't have a VST3 version so you should also check this out: https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/fr/articles/206899770-How-to-use-VST2-plug-ins-in-Dorico