Loading time Kontakt 7

Theo van de Ven
Theo van de Ven Member Posts: 46 Member
edited July 2023 in Kontakt

Windows 10 - Cubase 12 pro - NI 14 Ultimate CE


When starting my PC and creating a new song in Cubase - The first time I select Kontakt7 its taking a very long time untill the Kontakt screen appears. But only the first time after starting my PC ánd starting a new song. After that, every new track starts very fast ?

What causes this please?

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  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 2,006 Expert
    edited July 2023 Answer ✓

    I have Kontakt 7 installed on a very fast Samsung 970 NVMe drive AND it is on my Defender exception list - and it still takes 7-10 secs to open.

    That is not the issue.

    VP

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  • Uwe303
    Uwe303 Moderator Posts: 3,770 mod

    Hello,

    maybe first time you start kontakt it needs to start the big database with all the presets and stuff. Never noticed it on my PC with win 11, cubase 12 but will try later on my system.

  • Theo van de Ven
    Theo van de Ven Member Posts: 46 Member

    I never noticed it before either Uwe, it started recently.

    Did you allready day try it on your pc ?

  • Uwe303
    Uwe303 Moderator Posts: 3,770 mod
    edited July 2023

    If I open a new track with Kontakt 7 vst3 it's there after 1 or 2 seconds, after that adding kontakt, kontakt is right there after clicking "add track". So there is a difference. I have a Ryzen 7 5700x.

  • Theo van de Ven
    Theo van de Ven Member Posts: 46 Member
    edited July 2023

    Its only slow when creating a new song and adding the first track with NI

    the next track is there within 2 seconds

    Opening a existing song loads also very quick.

    I have W10 and Ryzen9 5900X

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 2,006 Expert
    edited July 2023

    Over here in Studio One v6.1.2 - adding a new instance of K7 VST3 (v7.5.0) to a track takes 1.5 secs.

    That said - K7 (v7.5.0) takes at least 10 seconds to open in standalone mode. Whereas K6 took literally one second.

    Whatever K7 (standalone) is doing at startup is very poorly implemented. Or perhaps completely useless.

    VP

  • Theo van de Ven
    Theo van de Ven Member Posts: 46 Member

    Thanks guys !


    The slow loading time seams to be caused, by Windows defender. Is it perhaps wise to use a fast virus scanner, or none at all? My Daw pc is almost never connected to the internet- only for updates.

  • PoorFellow
    PoorFellow Moderator Posts: 4,007 mod
    edited July 2023
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/83684#Comment_83684

    It's never advisable to turn off the virus scanner on any computer unless you never attach any internet connection , USB sticks , network drives and so on and have made 100% sure that there are no virus on the computer prior to turning off virus scanner.

    A less risky approach , though not risk fee ! , is to add the Kontakt and the Cubase 12 pro apps to the ignore list of your AV.

    Some virus guards are more resource demanding that others but Windows Defender never struck me as one that demanding..

    Do you have any mechanical hard drives in your system that you uses for this or are they all SSD ?

    You most likely also have enough RAM ? How much ?

    Also , have you checked the 'How Can I Optimize the Performance of KONTAKT?' to see if any of the advice helps on performance ? :

    https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/210275605-How-Can-I-Optimize-the-Performance-of-KONTAKT-

  • Theo van de Ven
    Theo van de Ven Member Posts: 46 Member

    My PC = AMD Ryzen 9 - 5900X 3.70 GHz 32 GB Ram W10 pro 64bit

    OS C: is a Samsung SSD 860 Pro 1TB D-E and F drive are samsung 2tb ssd PM9a1 drives ( so very fast ) Thanks for the optimize link - I'm gonna check it



  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 2,006 Expert
    edited July 2023 Answer ✓

    I have Kontakt 7 installed on a very fast Samsung 970 NVMe drive AND it is on my Defender exception list - and it still takes 7-10 secs to open.

    That is not the issue.

    VP

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