Kontakt Player 8 standalone - no sound

bill5
bill5 Member Posts: 44 Member
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Using the version within my DAW is fine. But when I fire this up and load a VI…no sound. And no, this isn't one that requires the full version. Even Piano Uno won't play. (And no I don't have my speakers muted :) ). I'm happy to concede "operator error" but I don't see where/how. Appreciate any insights or ideas.

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  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 2,585 mod

    Check the MIDI preferences in Kontakt and make sure that your keyboard is enabled for input. That's the common cause of silence in Kontakt/Komplete Kontrol standalone.

  • PoorFellow
    PoorFellow Moderator Posts: 7,268 mod
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/46097/kontakt-player-8-standalone-no-sound

    To help people understand then perhaps supply screenshots of the Kontakt standalone settings of Midi and Audio. Also then what is your exact version of Kontakt and exact version of OS ?

  • bill5
    bill5 Member Posts: 44 Member
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/231557#Comment_231557

    Thanks; it is enabled.

  • bill5
    bill5 Member Posts: 44 Member

    Thanks - in response:

    MIDI:Nothing under inputs, outputs is MS GS Wavetable Synth with status "off."

    Audio:
    Driver: ASIO
    Device: Realtek ASIO
    Device driver config: ASIO Config
    Status: Running
    Sample rate: 0

  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 2,585 mod

    In the MIDI settings inside Kontakt you should see the keyboard MIDI ports. What MIDI keyboard are you using?

    Also, the "Sample rate: 0" isn't good, normally you'd be seeing 44100 or 48000 there. Are you using the same ASIO driver in your DAW and are the settings the same?

  • PoorFellow
    PoorFellow Moderator Posts: 7,268 mod
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/231650#Comment_231650

    Try using Steinberg built-in ASIO Driver: information & download for all music programs and DAW

    then also do the following :

    Open a Windows Administrator Terminal/Command prompt

    in command prompt type mmsys.cpl

    hit enter

    Select tab Playback , Select your active audio device (e.g., your speakers or headphones), right click and click Properties.

    Select tab Advanced . Uncheck both options under Exclusive Mode (Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device Give exclusive mode applications priority)

    Click Apply and OK.

    Also remember to check that the Steinberg built-in ASIO Driver Setup (x64) is setup to use your audio device (Found in Windows Start menu after Steinberg driver installation).

    Please notice though that the Steinberg built-in ASIO Driver from what other people say is one of them 'not a real ASIO driver' and that it may give more latency than some other 'ASIO' drivers.

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