updating projects from Kontakt 6 to 8

Waybacks23 · 2025-04-27T14:20:00+00:00

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I have several projects where I used Kontakt 6 to access Native Instruments. Of course when I updated to Kontakt 8 the links got messed with. I have painstakingly gone through all of my projects (more than 200) and changed the each progress from 6 to 8. I thought I'd solved it. Today when I pull up any project with Kontakt it reverts to 6 rather than 8 even though I had saved it with 8. I do still have Kontakt 6 and 8. Any ideas are greatly appreciated

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PoorFellow

When asking for help about something then it's always a very good idea to include any relevant information.

In this case then relevant at least is exact OS version and make and exact version number of DAW.

Waybacks23

Thanks

I am using windows 10

Daw: Mixcraft 10 pro studio

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/44751/updating-projects-from-kontakt-6-to-8

What is a mystery here is - just updating to K8 - while leaving K6 in place - should do nothing negative.

Every existing project should open just fine as the project would have no idea that K8 is even a thing.

Agree with @PoorFellow - I feel like we are missing something here.

Waybacks23

thanks

I have downloaded the legacy links provided on the NI site. They will only load as demo versions. I have also opened native access and added serial numbers for product validation. access only shows the newer instruments though

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/223747#Comment_223747

Apologies - but I still do not understand what all this means - especially "Legacy links" - to what exactly?

And added serials for what - exactly?

Waybacks23

Legacy links to older versions of Instruments which are available on the NI site for those still using Kontakt 6

Serial numbers entered into Native Access for the various instruments

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/223756#Comment_223756

If you are talking about redownloading specific K6 versions of libraries that were displaying "Your version of Kontakt is too old" - and these products are already part of your licensed products within your NI Acct - there is no need to add serials and so on.

Library replacement is simply uninstall "newer" (non-working version) and reinstall older - K6 friendly version.

If any of these are suddenly displaying Demo - the first cause for this is a non-registered library - as in a product you are not actually licensed for.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/223741#Comment_223741

Have you upgraded to Mixcraft 10.6 pro studio ? I would like to think that it's free for version 10 users ?

So , just some stray thoughts. What exact Kontakt 6 version were that ? VST2 or VST3 ? 32 bit or 64 bit ?

The new Kontakt 8 as VST is exclusively VST3 and 64 bit so I don't know if anything could be in play with respect to that. Also were the projects made with Mixcraft version 10 ?

Else then after re-saving project with Kontakt 8 then you could try moving the Kontakt 6 VSTs before opening the project again to see if that makes any difference.

Otherwise then maybe people over at the Mixcraft forum have an idea or ask Mixcraft support ?

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