Reaper won't recognize Kontakt 7.10.5 - it loads 7.6.1

Thanks for the update.

First and most importantly - in Windows - VST3 plugins have a universal (and dedicated) location which is:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3

This location is managed by the OS, and is used by all plugin vendors as a standard location.

Native Access also uses this standard location - in fact it is so standard that you cannot even see this location in File Management. Here is my layout:

Notice the VST3 location is not present.

Yet - NA - installs ALL VST3 plugins to this standard location.

Also - you mentioned:

" (C:\users\_____\Documents\VST Bank). I save any VST files I have to this location. Native Access is set to install to this location (all applications/content/32 and 64 bit VSTs)"

This location ONLY covers VST2 plugins (both 32 and 64 bit).

While you may have Native Access set to install to this location - it will not matter for Kontakt 7 as there is no such thing as a VST2 version of K7.

Sounds to me like Reaper is NOT scanning the standard Windows VST3 directory mentioned above and if it is not - you are never going to see any VST3 plugs at all. Kontakt and everything else.

Finally - here are the actual file specs on the Kontakt 7.10.5 VST3 file installed to my standard Windows VST3 location (2):

Locate your Kontakt VST 3 and compared sizes, dates etc.

Might be a good idea to review exactly why you are installing your plugins in non-standard locations and maybe consider trying some industry standard locations like I have listed in my NA dialog above and set those in Reaper for the go-forward.

VP