Previous versions of recently updated Kontakt libraries / compatibility with K6 older libraries

Thanks a lot

I feel like I'm missing something here. I'm not complaining, but I loaded up an old unfinished Ableton Live set today which used Lo-Fi Glow on Kontakt 6, created before the 2.0 update. The Lo-Fi Glow release notes in Native Access say Kontakt 7.6 is required. But my set loads fine and the instruments play. I haven't yet got to transferring any old instances of Kontakt 6 to Kontakt 7, because Live does not support automatic replacement and I almost always make adjustments after loading an instrument, so those have to be transferred to a Kontakt 7 instance – I can't just load the same instrument because it will not sound the same without them. So of course I am happy to find this old set just working without having to downgrade the instrument!

If I add a new instance of Kontakt 6 and try to load Lo-Fi Glow into it I get the message that my version of Kontakt is too old and I must upgrade to use it.

This is not a problem because I own Kontakt 7, and am using that in new sets. But if Lo-Fi Glow is not compatible, how is it working in the existing instances of Kontakt 6? And if it is working there, why can't NI make it backward compatible for loading in new instances (with new features that require Kontakt 7 hidden/disabled) so that people don't have to go through this process of installing old versions and making sure they don't forget and accidentally upgrade in Native Access (no "update all" then)? Clearly it loads and works in Kontakt 6 if previously loaded before the update and saved into a Live set. It just can't be loaded into a new instance.

I also feel like when Native Instruments decided to change the numbering and plugin ID so that 7 was not a drop in replacement for 6, they should have provided a mechanism for automatic replacement with 7 that did not rely on the DAW developers building in support. It was inevitable that some developers would not do it and leave us having to manually save snapshots and load them in Kontakt 7. I know it's probably too late for that now, but I hope and trust that Native Instruments have learned from both the K6 to K7 update and the instrument updates not to let this kind of thing happen again.

All that said, I'm still a happy Kontakt user. I wouldn't do without it. It opens up a world of unique and unusual third party instruments, along with what Native Instruments themselves offer.

Is it possible to repost here NOW the entire list for KONTAK 7.4.2 ? NO KONTAKT 6, ALL THE INSTRUMENT FOR CATALINA 10.15.7

Please NI Staff, make a proper dedicated page for this issue in spite to make us jumping around FORUM!!

This situation is especially irritating since Kontakt 7 player often crashes Maschine when I load an [Instrument] or a [Sound] preset which fires up K7 (just now happened for the x-th time when loading "Oberbrass" which is an Analog Dreams preset. First time it just crashed Maschine completely, second time it loaded, but made Maschine freeze when trying to load the plugin GUI). What an utter mess. Unbelievable

Possible Fix - Worked for me!

Uninstall Kontakt (NOT KONTAKT 7)

Delete folder

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Native Instruments\Kontakt\

Delete everything in Library folders

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Native Instruments\Maschine 2\

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Native Instruments\Komplete Kontrol\

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Native Instruments\Kontakt 7\

Re-open Maschine or offending software IE:Kontakt, Komplete Kontrol and let it scan in the new library. On Scan in, all kontakt plugins should now use Kontakt 7.

Have a good day :)

Ive tried that before, nothing solved the problem. It's disappointing, it's just NI should provide an easy solution for everyone.

Thank you anyway for your reply. Much appreciated